Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC UFC President Dana White did not have an easy upbringing, the child of a single mom with a dad “who was never around.” But White also insists he would not change a single event from his childhood because it made him the man he is today. A total “savage,” according […]
ONE Championship American grappling star Danielle Kelly has booked her next match at the upcoming ONE on Prime Video 7 card on Feb. 11, where she’ll face Ayaka Miura. ONE officials confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Wednesday. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Philadelphia, Kelly has been making a fast rise up the […]
The UFC’s first pay-per-view event of 2023 has been locked in with its official post. Originally, Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka were scheduled to headline the event, but Prochazka vacated the title after suffering a serious shoulder injury. Teixeira asked for more time to prepare for a different rival, but instead, UFC gave held a […]
Former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has rejected the plea deal in his criminal case. Now, he will head to court, which stems from his alleged assault of several people at a Las Vegas Four Seasons hotel last December 18. Of the alleged individuals includes Christopher and Julie Stellpflug who filed a lawsuit and […]
Photo by Casey Sykes/Fan Controlled Football/Getty Images Zion Clark has a new fan in Conor McGregor. Clark, a wrestler born without legs, got a shout-out from the former two-division UFC champ after winning his pro MMA debut this past Saturday. Commenting on a video of Clark’s first fight, McGregor lauded Clark as a unique strategic […]
For the first time in over a decade, Tony Ferguson is not in the UFC lightweight rankings. Ferguson has been on a five-fight losing streak since 2020. The last time he was victorious was in June 2019 when he stopped Donald Cerrone in the second round. According to the UFC, rankings are created based on: […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley is known for his striking and to date, his bantamweight hands have turned in an impressive 11 knockouts in 16 wins. But if “Suga” wants to have a legitimate chance at capturing the 135-pound title he’ll need to prepare himself for two of the division’s best wrestlers in […]
Following his TKO loss against Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight championship, Dillashaw has declared his retirement from mixed martial arts. He badly injured his shoulder throughout the battle, and he was scheduled for surgery. The 36-year-old decided to retire since he would be out for more than a year. Dillashaw, one of the greatest bantamweights […]
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sean O’Malley is all about the money, but not at the cost of his morals. In November, three former UFC champions — Kamaru Usman, Henry Cejudo, and Justin Gaethje — were heavily criticized for accepting an invitation from Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadryov to visit Chechnya and attend a birthday party […]
Watch the highlight video and recap from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 66 main event between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland. Cannonier defeated Strickland by split decision. UFC Vegas 66 took place on Saturday, December 17, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Paulo Costa rips UFC after news of Robert Whittaker UFC 284 fight ‘stop being […]