Two of the UFC’s top female contenders will meet at UFC 283. Jessica Andrade will return to the flyweight division to fight Lauren Murphy on January 21 as part of a pay-per-view event. It is expected to take place in Rio de Janeiro. Andrade returns to the 125-pound weight after campaigning at strawweight, where she […]
Petr Yan | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC Petr Yan thinks Sean O’Malley isn’t as good as he thinks he is. Yan faces O’Malley this Saturday in bantamweight bout on the main card of UFC 280. The fight is arguably more anticipated than the bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw in the […]
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! Aljamain Sterling’s second UFC Bantamweight title defense opposite TJ Dillashaw is fast-approaching, as the pair are set to collide this weekend (Sat. Oct. 22, 2022) at UFC 280 from inside Etihad […]
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is taking offense with some of the things that TJ Dillashaw has been saying leading up to their UFC 280 co-main event. “For him to go out and say he’s the greatest bantamweight of all time right now just shows his arrogance which is exactly what I talk about,” Sterling […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez’s pre-trial was delayed on Monday, as was expected by the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice courtroom. The 40-year-old appeared for the second time in court this week. He is also awaiting the decision by a judge in San Jose, California about a recent discovery order. On Monday, the […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Following a disappointing conclusion to his most recent UFC fight, Sean O’Malley wasted no time reaching out to the matchmakers to give him another opponent. An accidental eye poke prevented Pedro Munhoz from continuing in his matchup against O’Malley in July, but rather than try to rebook that fight, the […]
UFC fighters can no longer gamble. That’s on UFC fights, at least. The promotion changed its Code of Conduct on Monday to now ban fighters and their teams from betting on UFC fights. It says it’s to “clear direction” from sports betting regulators. UFC just issued this memo to fighters and managers regarding a change […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! In case anyone was uncertain, the stakes at UFC 280 are pretty damn high! Well, maybe not for Beneil Dariush, who cannot earn a title shot even if he extends his […]
UFC President Dana White has truly evolved the sport in almost every aspect and now he is at it again. He is working with former UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta to make “slap fighting” a commissioned sport in Nevada. Schiaffo LLC, a company owned by both individuals, is opting for a discussion to sanction it to […]
UFC, YouTube In the first episode of UFC 280 Embedded, Charles Oliveira questions the championship credentials of Islam Makhachev, Makhachev unwinds with some fun and games, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling puts in work with welterweight champion Leon Edwards, Sean O’Malley says he has a present for Petr Yan, and more.