Photo by Brett Hemmings/Zuffa LLC Moving up a weightclass is never easy, and challenging a champion like Islam Makhachev is even harder. So Alex ‘The Great’ would like some credit for it coming into UFC 284. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski goes into UFC 284 in Perth, Australia a big underdog against lightweight champ Islam Makhachev. […]
Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns Battle for Ultimate Glory at UFC 287 Co-Main Event – Can Burns Rise to the Challenge and Secure the respect he feels that he deserves, or Will Masvidal redeem himself following his most recent loss. Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal will meet at UFC 287 on April 8, per Dana […]
UFC, YouTube On the first episode of UFC 284 Embedded, Alexander Volkanovski and coach Joe Lopez prepare for the week ahead, coach Javier Mendez joins Islam Makhachev’s team in Australia, Josh Emmett gets up close and personal with some local wildlife, Jack Della Maddalena and Randy Brown go to work ahead of their main card […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Doo Hoo Choi would have won his fight with Kyle Nelson at UFC Vegas 68 were it not for a point deduction he received for an illegal headbutt. UFC President Dana White didn’t agree with the resulting majority draw, however, so he took matters into his own […]
It is official, Dana White has made the announcement that ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 31 will pit Connor McGregor and Michael Chandler against one another as coaches. Of course, this also means that the two MMA veterans will square off inside the octagon at the end of the season. The latest season of the reality […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Serghei Spivac put the heavyweight elite on notice last night (Sat., Feb. 4, 2023) at UFC Vegas 68 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the Moldovan contender submitted former UFC title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event. In addition to […]
On Saturday night under the lights at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, Bellator made their promotional debut on CBS with their first event of 2023, and 290th MMA card overall. The show featured 14 high level bouts fights, and displayed supreme talent from top to bottom. But, given its legendary nature, most eyes were […]
This past Friday night in Thailand, the world-famous Lumpinee Stadium was home to ONE Championship for the third event of their Friday Fights series. The show featured 11 bouts (3 MMA, 7 Muay Thai, and 1 Kickboxing), and culminated with a flyweight Muay Thai main event between Rajadamnern World Champion Petsukumvit Boi Bangna and Chorfah […]
Darrion Caldwell | Bellator MMA / Lucas Noonan Darrion Caldwell didn’t realize it, but he needed to be humbled — and that’s exactly what happened ahead of his first fight in over a year. Caldwell will return to action at Bellator 290 when he faces Nikita Mikhailov in a bantamweight preliminary bout. The event takes […]
At UFC 284, Islam Makhachev will face Alexander Volkanovski, the current featherweight champion, in an attempt to defend his lightweight title for the first time. Before the eagerly awaited super fight, it was made public that Khabib Nurmagomedov had decided to retire from MMA coaching and wouldn’t be in Makhachev’s corner. Volkanovski claims he was […]