Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images John Makdessi didn’t have an ideal result on his recent trip down under. UFC 293 was the 20th walk to the Octagon for Canada’s “Bull,” Makdessi. Unfortunately for the Halifax, Nova Scotia native, he suffered his ninth career UFC defeat (18-9 overall) against Jamie Mullarkey via unanimous […]
Following the latest episode of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday, the newly appointed CEO of the UFC took the opportunity to praise middleweight champion Sean Strickland (28-5) following some questions on the subject. This past Saturday at UFC 293, Strickland defeated two-time champion Israel Adesanya by way of a clear and uncontested unanimous decision. […]
UFC CEO Dana White admitted that he is unsure about Conor McGregor’s next steps. McGregor has been out of the cage since his loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021, as he suffered a broken leg. Although he has had extensive rehabilitation since then, McGregor’s return is not looking any closer. The ‘Notorious’ had made it […]
The State of California has passed a bill unanimously which has created the first state-run-pension fund for MMA athletes. The bill was sponsored by former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Matt Haney (state representative) as the bill was passed on September 13th, 2023. Rousey was very vocal about the need to look after fighters […]
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso face off | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The No Bets Barred boys are back this week with a full breakdown of UFC Noche and the women’s flyweight title rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew kick things off with a […]
Following his fifth straight title defense in the featherweight division, Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski (26-2) has decided that in an ideal world, his next fight would be the lightweight title rematch versus Islam Makhachev (24-1) at UFC 300. Back in February at UFC 284, Volkanovski and Makhachev went toe-toe for five rounds in an extremely […]
The merger between the UFC and WWE has now become official, with Dana White being given a new role. The move has seen Endeavor, UFC’s parent company, join WWE to create TKO Group Holdings, Inc. The make-up of the venture means that Endeavor has a controlling interest of 51 percent. As for the WWE, it […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Five fighters earned UFC contracts on Week 6 of Season 7 of DWCS, and even three fighters who lost their bouts took home their win money for gutsy efforts. UFC CEO Dana White called Tuesday’s event the “best night of the season,” and with action-packed fights and […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dana White’s Contender Series enters the latter half of Season 7 tonight (Tues., Sept. 12, 2023), once again giving 10 would-be contenders the chance to earn a spot in the Octagon. The action begins, as it will for the rest of the season, at 8 p.m. ET […]
Sean Strickland’s new UFC middleweight belt has already suffered some damage. The champion acquired the belt following his unanimous-decision win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. The victory was one of the biggest upsets in recent memory as the American put on a sublime performance as he dropped the former champion in the first round. […]