Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Francis Ngannou isn’t about to let UFC President Dana White rewrite the narrative about his UFC exit. The former UFC heavyweight champ and recent PFL signee on Sunday issued a point-by-point rebuttal to White’s statements about his move to the tournament-based promotion. “What is your problem with me?” asked Ngannou, who […]
Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush met twice in the UFC. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting Only fighter to face Beneil Dariush twice inside the UFC cage, Diego Ferreira alerts Charles Oliveira ahead of their crucial lightweight tilt at UFC 289 on June 10. Having lost a pair of decisions to Dariush in 2014 and 2021, […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Oddsmakers have locked in Dustin Poirier as a betting favorite for his upcoming rematch with fellow UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje at UFC 291 on July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lightweight matchup will serve as the main event and be contested for the […]
Tyson Fury hit back at Joe Rogan after the latter backed Jon Jones to beat him in a hypothetical fight. Rogan’s comments were clear that if Jones and Fury were stuck in a room, then the former would come out victorious. While that may have been the case, Rogan still acknowledged Fury was one of […]
ONE Friday Fights 17 threw up a variety of knockouts in a series of pulsating bouts as part of the ONE Championship event in Bangkok, Thailand. Pompetch PK Saenchai headlined the event with a KO win over Duangsompong Jitmuangnon in the first round. The bout started off tentatively until Pompetch landed a left hook that […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC At the UFC Vegas 73 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above, courtesy of Ag. Fight. In the main event, Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill can weigh no more than 116 […]
“McGregor Forever” began airing on Netflix on Wednesday, May 18 and within hours many MMA fans has already binged all four episodes. Those fans took their thought to Twitter, in the best way they know how. The documentary, which is about four hours long if watched in one sitting chronicles McGregor starting at the build-up […]
Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will battle for the second time inside the octagon in the main event of UFC 291 on July 29 in Salt Lake City for the BMF title. While the premise is there, why is the BMF title on the line, and should the UFC have […]
Dana White revealed that UFC 293, the first of three action-packed pay-per-view events, will be held in Sydney, Australia, on September 10th, 2023. The development marks the start of a promising partnership between the UFC and the state of New South Wales, aimed at enhancing the promotion’s presence in the region. With an estimated collaboration […]
Daniel Cormier has praised Francis Ngannou’s recent PFL deal, showing that he was right to become a free agent. Ngannou left the UFC after contract talks broke down following his win over Ciryl Gane. Thereafter, he was linked with ONE Championship as well as the sport of boxing. But after holding out and signing with […]