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? […]
Former bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling (23-4) has let it be known that he will not move back down to 135-pounds following his featherweight debut at UFC 300. In his most recent octagon appearance, Sterling fell short on defending his title versus Sean O’Malley, and was stopped with strikes in just the second round. Back in […]
Israel Adesanya has been cleared of a drunk driving charge over an incident on August 19th, 2023. According to reports, Adesanya was over the limit of ‘50 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood.’ At the time of the stoppage in Auckland, New Zealand, Adesanya had 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. He […]
Phil Vespe, BKFC Alan Belcher and ex-UFC champion Junior dos Santos will collide for the heavyweight title of Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bare-Knuckle MMA promotion on March 2 in Orlando, Fla. Masvidal announced the pairing on Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jorge Masvidal (@gamebredfighter) Belcher makes his second appearance in Gamebred […]
Conor McGregor has once again taken to social media for a call-out, this time criticizing the Nurmagomedov clan with a since deleted response. Just over one week ago, it was announced that Conor McGregor would make his return to the Octagon during International Fight Week in June, following a questionable timeline status for the last […]
Rumors are emerging that Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz have reportedly agreed to a boxing fight in March, subject to an official announcement. Masvidal’s decision to come out from retirement increased speculation he could fight at UFC 300. Ben Askren and Justin Gaethje were some of the names mentioned as an opponent. Chael Sonnen felt […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira are two of the top lightweights in the world, but both have opened as underdogs for upcoming fights scheduled for UFC 299 and UFC 300. Poirier clashes with rising star Benoit Saint Denis in a five-round battle that serves as the co-main event of UFC […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya lost a decision to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 last Sept. in Sydney. “The Last Stylebender” never recovered from his first-round knockdown and needed a finish in the final frame of their 25-minute contest to keep “Tarzan” from usurping the middleweight throne. That would have […]
Dana White has announced Dustin Poirier vs Benoit Saint-Denis and Charles Oliveira vs Arman Tsarukyan for UFC 299 and UFC 300, respectively. Poirier aims to follow up on the loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291, during which he was knocked out in the second round. That was Poirier’s second defeat in three fights as […]
Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Despite the ugly scene it cause, Laura Sanko wasn’t offended when Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis brawled at the T-Mobile Arena during UFC 296. The trash talk that started it all? She could do without that. “I’m not some prude … I realize what game we’re in, right?”’ Sanko […]