Robert Whittaker has disclosed how Israel Adesanya’s second-round-knockout victory over Alex Pereira disrupted the UFC’s plans moving forward. The former middleweight champion disclosed that the UFC’s perfect sequence of bouts would have involved Pereira triumphing over Adesanya and then relinquishing the title to him. Subsequently, the UFC would have arranged a third match between Whittaker […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Nate Diaz is officially heading into the boxing ring. Jake Paul will get his wish on Aug. 5 in Dallas, Texas by getting to welcome Stockton’s finest to the art of the “sweet science” in a 185-pound clash. Yes, you read that right. For “The Problem Child,” […]
The UFC schedule continues to progress with UFC on ESPN 44 on April 15th, 2023, from the T-Mobile Center, Missouri. A reliable insider, as per MMA Junkie, has shared the details about the commentators and analysts slated for the event. Let’s take a look. Seasoned media personality Karyn Bryant takes on the role of desk […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Miocic had hoped to fight Jones in July, but that isn’t happening any more. Now the former heavyweight champ is throwing some shade Jon’s way. Stipe Miocic is getting impatient waiting for a superfight with Jon Jones to come together. After Jones ran through Ciryl Gane in just over two […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chris Curtis believes he got a raw deal at UFC 287, and he’s pleading his case the regulators of his fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Curtis lost a unanimous decision to Gastelum via scores of 29-28 twice and 30-27. But he believes an alleged headbutt cost him a […]
Nico Ali Walsh and Biaggio Ali Walsh, the grandsons of Muhammad Ali, have reacted after Jake Paul expressed his desire to hurt them. Nico has made a name for himself, securing the WBC’s 2022 ‘Prospect of the Year’, whereas Biaggio is a budding amateur in MMA. And after having had some time to digest his […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cynthia Calvillo has been released from the UFC. The veteran strawweight and flyweight fighter was released from her contract following a split decision loss to Loopy Godinez this past weekend at UFC 287. A person with knowledge of Calvillo’s release confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on […]
Alex Pereira has shared his plans for the future following UFC 287 in the aftermath of his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya. Adesanya had previously lost to Pereira in two kickboxing matches and one MMA fight, but in the main event of UFC 287, he defeated his rival with a brutal knockout in the second […]
Dricus du Plessis is standing firm in his verbal confrontation with Israel Adesanya and has cast doubts on the legitimacy of the new champion. Du Plessis had made a sudden outburst directed towards Adesanya and Francis Ngannou by claiming that he would be the first person to bring a championship belt to Africa. Since then, […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Belal Muhammad is not happy with how the Welterweight title picture is being handled. “Bully” is unbeaten in his last nine fights, and he’s defeated several Top 10 opponents and former […]