As UFC 300 draws closer, the list of big name fighters that are throwing their hats into the ring for a possible spot on the card is growing rapidly. Earlier this week, Women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (16-3) was added to that list alongside stawweight titleholder Zhang Weili following a brief back and forth on […]
Camila Oliveira | Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Camila Oliveira, Brazil’s first UFC octagon girl, announced Tuesday that she’s expecting a baby with her partner Luis Ricardo Franco. The Brazilian model, who has worked as ring girl for almost 11 years, debuting at UFC Sao Paulo in January 2013 at 21 years […]
On Saturday, following UFC 296, Dana White took a more serious tone than usual while discussing the PFL’s purchase of Bellator. The UFC’s CEO has always been quite outspoken regarding how he feels about the acquisition, but this time he gave the press a different thought in response to how he feels about Bellator no […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling expected to have tickets to the UFC 296: “Edwards vs. Covington” pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Las Vegas, but when Sterling arrived at T-Mobile Arena, the doors were locked and “Funk Master” was sent packing. The good news is, Sterling […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Geoff Neal definitely didn’t appreciate Ian Machado Garry making and selling a t-shirt with his mugshot emblazoned on it, but it turns out that didn’t bother him nearly as much as the Irish prospect claimed after their originally scheduled fight at UFC 292 was cancelled. Back in […]
Most of the MMA fan base have come to accept that trash talk just comes with the territory. This past week in the buildup to UFC 296, however, Dana White feels that Colby Covington went too far. During the pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Covington was going off on Leon Edwards in the fashion […]
Darren Elkins | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Darren Elkins won’t be adding to his impressive octagon resume anytime soon. The longtime UFC featherweight announced Friday that he had to undergo surgery after breaking his leg in training. In a social media post addressing the situation, Elkins called it a “freak accident.” […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bryce Mitchell is okay. Mitchell suffered a scary loss tonight at UFC 296 (Sat., Dec. 16, 2023) when he was knocked unconscious by Josh Emmett from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (watch highlights). Mitchell was convulsing on the ground after the knockout. Bryce Mitchell’s convulsions […]
UFC 296 is in the books, and Leon Edwards remains the 170-pound division’s champion, further solidifying his place as the best welterweight in the organization. In what is widely being considered a poor performance by welterweight championship challenger Colby Covington, Edwards retained his title by showcasing tremendous skill, resulting in the invalidation of his opponent’s […]
Josh Emmett | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images UFC 296 saw five fighters walk away from Las Vegas with some extra money on the last UFC fight card of the year. On Saturday, following UFC 296, UFC CEO Dana White announced at the post-event presser that the company awarded a “Fight of the Night” […]