Photo by Matt Davies/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Matheus Nicolau is not here for Manel Kape’s excuses. The veteran UFC flyweight released a lengthy statement on Friday lambasting would-be opponent Manel Kape after Kape badly missed weight by 3.5 pounds for UFC Vegas 84. Kape tipped the scales at 129.5 pounds on Friday morning in […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will finally be back in action tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 13, 2024) to host UFC Vegas 84 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be the promotion’s first event since UFC 296 back on Dec. 16. Leading […]
Despite having grounds to, Dricus Du Plessis was not interested in pressing charges following his cage side run in with Sean Strickland at UFC 296. In fact, in a recent interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, Du Plessis voiced his understanding for the way Strickland stood up for himself. He even took it one […]
Nate Diaz’s preference is to headline UFC 300 for his next fight. Diaz has not fought in any combat sports form since he boxed Jake Paul on August 5, 2023. He lost a unanimous decision, but there was a rematch in the works. Paul and PFL Chairman Donn Davis offered Diaz $10 million for an […]
Making their 2024 Amazon Prime debut, ONE Championship is preparing to deliver nine high level matchups this Friday with ONE Fight Night 18: Gasanov vs. Oh. Live from the world-famous Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand, the card is set to feature nine bouts showcasing athletes disciplined in Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and of course MMA. Unfortunately, the […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC A welterweight fight between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov has been added to UFC Vegas 85, and the Feb. 3 fight card has lost three fighters due to injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Among the fighters scrapped from the winter event: Nate Maness, Kiefer Crosbie and William Gomis. Maness was […]
Following a successful North American debut last year, ONE Championship has announced two more events to take place in the States in 2024. This past May in Broomfield, Colorado, the leader in Asian MMA executed their first event on American soil, ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video. The card was a massive success, and […]
Dana White has confirmed the first title fight for UFC 300 as Zhang Weili defends her strawweight belt against Yan Xiaonan. Weili enters the fight following a successful first defense of the belt against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292. Zhang dominated her opponent to win a unanimous decision. She won the belt for the second […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Yan Xiaonan got her wish, and she will challenge for the UFC strawweight title against champ Zhang Weili at UFC 300, UFC CEO Dana White announced Wednesday. The Zhang vs. Yan fight marks the first time two Chinese fighters have challenged each other for a UFC title […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jim Miller is in the same boat as Anthony Smith when it comes to a recently discussed fantasy clash with … Brock Lesnar. Is there any better way to start the 2024 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) calendar than with talk of a Miller vs. Lesnar openweight spectacle? […]