Ahead of this weekend’s headlining bout versus Jailton Almeida, Derrick Lewis feels that he was tricked, and only learned that the fight was in Brazil after accepting the short notice offer. On roughly 30-days notice, Lewis stepped up to fill in for the injured Curtis Blaydes in the main event at UFC Fight Night: São […]
Dana White has given his take on the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou fight. The fight went above and beyond the general consensus before the fight in that Ngannou managed to put in a competitive performance. In a fight where the former UFC heavyweight champion was making his boxing debut, Ngannou went the distance and […]
Conor McGregor talked up his net worth by claiming that 99% of the current fighters in the UFC would not compete in the sport if they were given a week’s worth of his earnings as wages. The Notorious is known for being a cash cow of the sport, with the MMA fighter’s net worth estimated […]
TKO Groups Holdings, Inc, has released its first financial figures following the merger between the UFC and WWE. The disclosure was made to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which showed a detailed breakdown of the figures concerning the UFC and WWE. The figures go on to reveal that during the first half of 2023, the […]
ONE Championship returns this Friday, with ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade, Live on Amazon Prime Video. When it comes to individually showcasing multiple forms of martial arts, nobody does it better than ONE Championship, and this Friday is just yet another example of this as the organization puts in the final preparations for […]
Jonathan Haggerty and Nong-O Gaiyanghadao | ONE Championship ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong sparked quite a debate when he declared that his organization promotes the best strikers in the world, especially compared to the very “sloppy, mediocre-ish striking” Sityodtong says he’s witnessed in the UFC. Of course, ONE Championship not only promotes MMA, it also […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A new interim UFC Heavyweight champion will be crowned at UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden next week (Sat., Nov. 11, 2023). Jon Jones’ unfortunate tear in his pectoral muscle will keep him sidelined for the better part of 2024, requiring an eight-month recovery post-surgery. Therefore, a […]
The UFC has been dealt a massive blow after their appeal to dismiss a class action antitrust lawsuit against them was denied. The move follows after a lawsuit was initially filed by ex-UFC fighters in 2014 against the organization over fighters’ pay. Some of the fighters included Cung Le, Jon Fitch and Kyle Kingsbury, as […]
Jailton Almeida | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The No Bets Barred boys are back this week with a full breakdown of UFC Sao Paulo and the main event matchup between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew kick things off with a discussion Francis Ngannou’s surprise performance […]
Elon Musk has reiterated his desire to fight Mark Zuckerberg in an MMA fight after the latter claimed that the CEO of Tesla was not serious. Speculation over a fight first emerged when Musk claimed he was open to a cage fight following reports that Zuckerberg was creating a rival to X, formerly known as […]