UFC CEO Dana White has debunked rumors that the UFC White House event is being pushed back from the current June 14 date to June 26. The rumors began after a report from ‘Puck News’ claimed the event was moving to June 26. The Sunday, June 14 date carries significant weight for the promotion and […]
Conor McGregor, the former two-division champion, took to social media to show off his latest training footage. McGregor, who hasn’t competed since suffering a leg injury in his loss against Dustin Poirier in July 2021 at UFC 264, has been vocal about his desire to fight at the UFC White House card on June 14. […]
Although UFC Welterweight Champion Islam Makhachev believes his next fight will be at the June 14 White House event, he shut down rumors that his opponent will be UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria saying that the UFC “already has opponents lined up and isn’t interested in that fight right now”. Following his win over Charles […]
Russell Crowe, who won the 2021 “Best Actor” Academy Award for his leading role as Maximus in Gladiator, is starring in a new MMA action-drama movie titled “Beast”. In the film, which Crowe co-wrote, he stars as a coach to a former MMA champion, played by Daniel MacPherson, who must return to the sport for […]
The news of Jon Jones’ diagnosis of ‘severe arthritis’ was a surprise to everyone in MMA, including UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who has now had to pivot his game plan for the year. After Jones’ short retirement, which forced him to drop the heavyweight title to Aspinall, he announced he would be making […]
Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth expressed his desire to have an MMA fight. The 42-year-old Australian, best known for his role as Thor, revealed that he has been incorporating boxing, Muay Thai, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu into his training. While promoting his upcoming thriller Crime 101 alongside Halle Berry, Hemsworth admitted that he has “trained and sparred […]
Conor McGregor deleted a post which said that both his comeback date and opponent were set after he told fans he is “waiting on his contract.” McGregor has been sidelined since suffering a leg injury in 2021 during his Dustin Poirier loss at UFC 264. He then pulled out of a UFC 303 fight against […]
Following a decade away from MMA, Ronda Rousey will make her return to the sport on May 16 in a featherweight bout against former MMA-fighter-turned actress Gina Carano. The fight will take place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California and be streamed on Netflix. The 39-year-old Rousey (12-2), who was the first woman the […]
Conor McGregor sparred PFL welterweight Eoin Sheridan during his latest training session. McGregor is training for a potential appearance at the UFC White House event on June 14. The clip shows Conor testing his timing and distance against Sheridan, a 6’5″ welterweight. Sheridan is currently 4-0 in the PFL Europe, as the Irishman gains more […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall has opened up on his struggles after undergoing surgery on both eyes. The 32-year-old champion is currently battling bilateral traumatic Brown’s syndrome, a condition that causes double vision. This occurred after Ciryl Gane’s accidental eye poke in both eyes at UFC 321 last October, as the fight ended in a […]