The backstage brawl at UFC 279 is set to be investigated by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. In the past week, there was a wild turn of events in the build-up to UFC 279 at Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. As there was an unsuccessful weight cut by Khamzat Chimaev, the main event was […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC It was apparently a case of mistaken identity at Tuesday’s DWCS press conference after UFC President Dana White ranted about a UFC 279 conspiracy theory. White attributed the theory, which accused the UFC of orchestrating the last-second headliner shuffle, to former UFC welterweight champ Pat Miletich. He admitted he hadn’t […]
The Dana White Contender Series show is winding down its season 6 by hosting one of the three remaining cards for 2022. In the main event, two bantamweight fighters squared off in hopes of earning the highly-coveted UFC contract. Farid Basharat, the brother of Javid Basharat, was the heavy favorite coming into the fight with […]
Cris Cyborg is planning her future. Cyborg has competed in many MMA organizations and has come out on top in every one. She has held world champion titles in the Invicta FC, UFC and Bellator featherweight divisions. Now the question is: what’s next? “It’s hard to say, but I think you have to really focus […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC It’s been a rough couple of days for Li Jingliang. The welterweight “Leech” got caught up in the UFC 279 weight-cutting drama orchestrated by Khamzat Chimaev and was pulled from his Tony Ferguson bout in favor of a showdown opposite the heavier Daniel Rodriguez, who was preparing for a catchweight […]
YouTube creator and social media celebrity turned professional boxer Jake Paul has made a name for himself inside the largely off the backs of former MMA fighters. According to Paul, targeting UFC fighters was by design. Paul began his boxing career by taking on a fellow YouTube personality, AnEsonGib. Paul finished him in the first […]
Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images Three-time NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell scored his first knockout in boxing at the Social Gloves 2 event held in Los Angeles this past Saturday night — and he also took home the biggest payday on the entire card. The salaries for the event were released on Monday by […]
Former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou has died at 34 years old. Multiple outlets reported the news early Monday morning, and MMA Fighting confirmed the death with a representative for Theodorou. TSN reported that he was battling stage 4 liver cancer. Former UFC standout Chael Sonnen asked for a moment of silence during the Jake Paul […]
Elias Theodorou | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Tragedy struck the MMA community over the weekend as news broke of the death of former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou due to cancer. Shortly after Theodorou’s death became public, fighters and fans paid homage to the Canadian veteran and The Ultimate Fighter: Nations winner, who died of cancer […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The Stockton slugger wasn’t shy about demanding more money to fight a different opponent at UFC 279, something UFC had no problem forking over. After a disastrous weigh-in that saw Khamzat Chimaev come in more than seven pounds heavy for his Welterweight main event against Nate Diaz, UFC was forced […]