Conor McGregor has hinted that when he returns to the octagon after recovering from a broken leg, his “weapons” will be “different.” McGregor competed twice in 2021, both times losing to fellow UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier. McGregor was knocked out by the American last January before the Irishman damaged his leg in their July fight. […]
Photo by Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Tom Aspinall is planning to put on a show when the UFC returns to London this summer. In March, Aspinall headlined the UFC’s first event in London in three years, and he did so in style, submitting Alexander Volkov in the first round, and sending the fans […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been denied bail once again. In late February, Velasquez was arrested for attempted murder, as well as a litany of other charges. According to reports, the former champion shot at a car and traffic and struck a man. Over the next few weeks, more news emerged about the […]
Two fighters who are fan-favorites are set to face one another. Bobby Green and Jim Miller will share the octagon at UFC 276. Miller is on a two-fight winning streak. He earned victories against Erick Gonzalez via knockout in the second round and earned another victory in 2022 against Nikolas Motta on February 19. Miller […]
Following UFC 274 the trajectory of Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira’s careers headed in different directions. Oliveira cemented his legacy as one of the greatest UFC lightweights of all time with a first-round submission of Justin Gathje and Ferguson extended his losing streak with a nasty KO. So when the unofficial champion extended an offer […]
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz has shared his view on what transpired in his win over Aleksandar Rakic. Blachowicz went one-on-one with Rakic in the main event of UFC Vegas 54. The two were going back and forth with Blachowicz finding success with the calf kicks. Rakic also got in some good shots […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting When Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns for her rematch against Zhang Weili at UFC 275, it will only be the fourth time in her UFC career she’s scheduled to go three rounds. Between title fights and main events, the ex-strawweight champion has spent the majority of her time preparing to go 25 minutes, […]
Jan Blachowicz came out victorious Saturday night, but it didn’t come without injury. Former light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, and one of the most promising contenders, Aleksandar Rakic, headlined UFC Vegas 54. Blachowicz won the contest by TKO while Rakic suffered an injury to his right knee in the third round. Blachowicz tested Rakic’s chin […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Jan Blachowicz usually saves confrontations for the cage rather than social media but he felt compelled to fire back at UFC middleweight Sean Strickland over comments he made about the Russian invasion into the Ukraine. On the same day the invasion started in February, Strickland took to Twitter to say […]
Jan Blachowicz’s championship run was short-lived. But he’ll have a chance to get back into the winning column when he meets Aleksandar Rakic in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. Blachowicz is coming off a submission loss to Glover Teixeira, who snatched the light heavyweight title from him in October. Rakic, meanwhile, […]