Conor McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, has confirmed that his fighter will not return in time for UFC 300. McGregor has not fought in the UFC since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The defeat had been compounded by a leg injury that kept McGregor out of the octagon for more than two years. […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Paddy Pimblett doesn’t see a Tony Ferguson win at UFC 296 doing as much for him as one might think. It will have been over one full year since Pimblett last fought come UFC 296 on December 16 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The quick-rising […]
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has expressed interest in crossing over to the world of MMA, and it seems that Dana White is interested as well. Wilder currently has a fight on the books with Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia in December, and also has plans to fight Anthony Joshua in 2024. Despite his […]
Twitter Nia Renee Hill did not hold back when former U.S. president Donald J. Trump made his way cageside during UFC 295, setting off a storm of controversy online. It’s safe to say that Bill Burr’s wife Nia Renee Hill is not a fan of former U.S. president Donald Trump. Trump was one of many […]
Jailton Almeida | Photo by Pedro Vilela/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jailton Almeida wants Ciryl Gane next, and hopefully Jon Jones some day. On Saturday, Almeida continued his dominant run through the UFC’s heavyweight division, taking a unanimous decision victory over Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. The win was Almeida’s […]
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images UFC 295 will go down as one of the wildest UFC events of 2023 with a main card full of finishes, including championship victories for Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall in the final two bouts. Though the main event carried a bit of controversy, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, […]
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has been handed a six-month suspension and a $50,000 fine following a positive test. According to the California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster, the failed test was in reference to some prescription medication. As a result, Nurmagomedov’s win over Brent Primus has been changed to a no-contest. The […]
In just his seventh appearance with the organization, Alex Pereira has earned his second world title by defeating Jiri Prochazka tonight at UFC 295. Live from Madison Square Garden in New York, UFC 295 featured a five fight main card, culminating in the contest between the Pereira and Prochazka to crown a new light heavyweight […]
Conor McGregor could return to face Michael Chandler in the summer of next year. That is according to Dana White. Following McGregor’s recent enrollment into USADA, the MMA fighter must provide two negative samples over a period of six months before he can compete. The timeline, therefore, ruled out a return for this year, with […]
YouTube, Gamebred Bareknuckle Alan Belcher remains one of the heavyweight kings of bare-knuckle fisticuffs, though Roy Nelson may have something to say about that after Friday night. The former BKFC heavyweight champion won a puzzling split decision over Nelson to remain undefeated in bare-knuckle combat in the main event of Gamebred Bareknuckle 6, which took […]