Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Zuffa LLC Ciryl Gane and Rose Namajunas seek a fresh start in France. One half of the main and co-main events of UFC Paris, respectively, the two are coming off of arguably the most humbling setbacks of their careers. For Gane, it was a quick submission loss to Jon Jones in which […]
Despite remaining extremely active in the fight game during retirement, in his new-found role as promoter, Jorge Masvidal (35-17) feels that a return to active competition within the UFC could still be a possibility. Masvidal retired from the sport following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 back in April, ending a […]
This Saturday evening, Live from the Accor Arena in Paris, UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac is set to kick off with five preliminary matchups, followed by an exciting six-fight main card. Almost exactly one year ago, former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane (11-2), finished Tai Tuivasa in the third round of their main event […]
Former UFC and current ONE Championship titleholder Demetrious Johnson picked up another accolade to add to his long list of them. Johnson won first place in the 2023 IBJJF Masters World jiu-jitsu competition, which kicked off Thursday in Las Vegas. Johnson competed in the featherweight (154.6 pounds) gi division at Las Vegas Convention Center in […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Jon Jones will make his first heavyweight title defense against former 265-pound titleholder Stipe Miocic as part of the upcoming UFC 295 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., Nov. 11, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joining them will be No. 1-ranked […]
Dana White’s house had reportedly been broken into by an intruder, causing the authorities to respond. Reports indicate that the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office apprehended 23-year-old Brady Cooper. This was after White reached out on social media by asking the public if they could help identify the person. The video shows the defendant kicking the […]
Chris Weidman’s recent return to the octagon has been marred by injury once again. The former UFC middleweight champion made his return to the octagon against Brad Tavares. Things didn’t pan out well, as he suffered a unanimous-decision loss. That was a huge setback since he had been absent from the UFC since his defeat […]
Ciryl Gane | Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The UFC’s summer run continues as does its international tour, as the world’s top MMA promotion follows up UFC Singapore with a trip to the City of Light. UFC Paris is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between former interim champion Ciryl Gane and rising […]
The PFL has reportedly received over $100 million in investment after selling a stake in the company to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). According to reports, the PFL sold a minority stake to SRJ Sports Investments. The latter only came into being three weeks ago after being created by the PIF. The details of […]
Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Before potential pay-per-view bonuses and other incentives, UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili took home the biggest disclosed payday at UFC 292. Weili earned a disclosed $520,000 for her dominant win over Amanda Lemos in the co-headliner of the Aug. 19 pay-per-view, topping headliners Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling, who each […]