Tonight at Noche UFC (Also known as UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2) from the T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) was able to retain her UFC flyweight championship title by going the 5-round distance to a split draw versus Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1). Throughout the fight, the main event competitors showed high […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t think much of Chael Sonnen’s opinion. After his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, Du Plessis was the clear No. 1 contender to face Israel Adesanya next. Unfortunately, an injury prevented Du Plessis from fighting Adesanya at UFC 293 and so instead, […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Noche UFC mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 16, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Noche UFC will be headlined by the 125-pound rematch between newly-crowned flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alexa Grasso has a familiar face ahead of her, but it’s a whole new challenge. When Grasso fought Valentina Shevchenko six months ago, she was a massive underdog, and when she pulled off a fourth-round submission against the then-flyweight champion it was considered one of the biggest […]
Pat Miletich, UFC Hall of Famer and legendary MMA veteran, was arrested for drunk driving for a third time on Thursday morning. Reportedly, the MMA pioneer had to be woken up by the police after falling asleep while his vehicle was still running, thankfully the car was not moving at this point. Additionally, the officers […]
Alexa Grasso rematches Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday at Noche UFC. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images At the Noche UFC official weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video. In the main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexa […]
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 […]