Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images “The more adversities, the better the story.” —Alex Volkanovski Islam Makhachev cuts a tremendous amount of weight to make 155 pounds. Ahead of his UFC 284 showdown against Alex Volkanovski, the lightweight champion was accused of illegally using an IV to rehydrate, though his outspoken accuser, current […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jiri Prochazka is coming for the belt he never lost. UFC 295 will take place in the historic Madison Square Garden next month, featuring two highly-anticipated title fights in the promotion’s heaviest weight classes. In the main event, Jon Jones is booked to square off opposite former […]
This past weekend, a 57-year-old Pat Miletich (29-8-2) made his comeback to MMA versus Mike Jackson at Caged Aggression 36 in Davenport, Iowa. The Hall of Famer had not competed in the sport since 2008, and unfortunately for his hometown crowd in Davenport, it showed. While Jackson (2-2) has much less experienced than the UFC […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 294 fight week has arrived. In one of the crazier late event shake-ups in recent memory, the UFC’s return to Abu Dhabi has seen the two headliner bouts require fill-ins. The main event went from a big lightweight title fight rematch between the champion Islam Makhachev […]
Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Conor McGregor played the role of social media instigator yet again last night (Sat., Oct. 14, 2023) during the Misfits Boxing: “Prime Card” in Manchester, England, as “Notorious” took to Twitter to support long-time friend, Dillon Danis, and take an official shot at English influencer, KSI. McGregor first […]
Old man strength wasn’t enough to carry UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich, 57, through three rounds with Mike Jackson at Caged Aggression 36. Jackson, 38, spent the majority of two rounds underneath Miletich, who put his liberal foe on the canvas early with a right hand off a naked led kick. But when Miletich […]
Logan Paul and Dillon Danis | Photo by Tim Markland/PA Images via Getty Images The Paul vs. Danis start time and TV schedule is for the Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis and KSI vs. Tommy Fury fight card at AO Arena in Manchester, England, on Saturday night. This post will help explain the Paul vs. […]
In addition to being the most decorated American born Jiu-Jitsu champion of all time, Mikey Musumeci is also the holder of ONE Championship’s flyweight submission grappling world title, and as time goes on, he only adds to the greatness that he has already achieved by 27 years old. While he is now mostly focusing on […]
So far, October has felt like a constant stream of drama within the UFC, and the latest headline surrounding a statement released by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has only added to an already busy month. In the statement released by Travis Tygart, USADA’s CEO, it was announced that Conor McGregor is now once […]
As reported earlier, the UFC has replaced USADA with Drug Free Sport International, which will take control over drug testing in 2024. UFC senior vice president of athlete health and performance Jeff Novitzky revealed the new partnership in their latest presser on Thursday. Novitzky promised the updated program will make vast improvements over USADA and […]