UFC Michael Chandler completed his takeover of The Ultimate Fighter 31 finals. With Cody Gibson (19-8) defeating Rico DiSciullo (11-2, 1 NC) on the season finale of TUF 31, it’s now official that all four fighters set to compete in Saturday’s finals at UFC 292 will have originally come from Team Chandler. That caps off […]
Vince McMahon has been named on the board of directors for ‘TKO.’ The news arrives following the recent decision of the WWE to merge with Endeavor, which is the UFC’s parent company, to form ‘TKO Group Holdings.’ The merger is expected to become official in September, as the board of directors have been revealed. McMahon, […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight veterans Chris Weidman and Brad Tavares will battle this weekend (Sat., Aug. 19, 2023) at UFC 292 inside TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s been little more than two years since Weidman was seen in the Octagon, shattering his leg almost immediately […]
Amanda Lemos and Jessica Andrade | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Amanda Lemos will challenge Zhang Weili for the UFC strawweight championship on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 292 in Boston, and the last woman to beat her predicts an upset at the TD Garden. Jessica Andrade, who tapped Lemos with a standing […]
Mark Zuckerberg has ruled out a fight with Elon Musk by dismissing the latter’s intentions to have a cage fight. The talk over the duo having a bout started after Musk confirmed he would be open to a cage fight in response to reports that Zuckerberg wanted to set up a rival to Twitter. In […]
Dricus Du Plessis may not get another shot at facing Israel Adesanya. That is according to his coach Eugene Bareman. Du Plessis was in line to face Adesanya following his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. However, the quick turnaround meant Du Plessis was not ready to make it in time for a fight […]
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Conor McGregor has ambitious plans for his UFC return. The former two-division champion, who hasn’t fought since suffering a devastating broken leg in his most recent outing against Dustin Poirier in 2021, has long been expected to clash with fellow The Ultimate Fighter 31 coach Michael Chandler in his next […]
Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Here’s what you may have missed! Let me make one thing clear right away: I want Vicente Luque to succeed. On the surface, that’s what he did last night (Sat., Aug. 12, 2023) in the main event of UFC Vegas 78 by decisioning former Lightweight king Rafael […]
Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Vicente Luque returned to the octagon for the first time in over a year and looked like a new and improved version of himself as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 78. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, […]
Logan Storley stopped Brennan Ward in the second round at Bellator 298 to get a step closer at securing a title shot. Storley had a lot to prove, fighting in his hometown, following the loss of his unification bout with Yaroslav Amosov. But rather than succumb to the pressure, Storley stepped up to the plate. […]