Could Francis Ngannou have too much on his mind ahead of his first heavyweight title defense? That storyline is discussed on this week’s Between the Links ahead of Ngannou’s main event bout with Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 this Saturday. In addition, the panel talks the trilogy fight for the flyweight championship between Brandon Moreno […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight strap-hanger, Ciryl Gane, will look to unify the titles opposite knockout artist, Francis Ngannou, this Saturday (Jan. 22, 2022) at UFC 270 inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Overshadowed by all the coach and teammate drama is the simple fact that […]
Khamzat Chimaev is one of the fastest rising stars of the UFC. Since joining the promotion, he proved that he is one of the toughest welterweight and middleweight division fighters. After earning two victories in 10 days, in his first-ever two fights of the UFC, he held another battle against the black belt of Jiu-Jitsu, […]
Francis Ngannou isn’t taking home his UFC 270 prize purse in full cash. Instead, the UFC heavyweight champion announced Tuesday on social media that he is taking half of his prize purse in Bitcoin via Cash App. “After doing a lot of research on Bitcoin, I really believe it is the future of money, man. […]
Claudia Gadelha retired from MMA after winning 18 of 23 professional bouts in a span of 12 years. Claudia Gadelha may have decided to retire from mixed martial arts due to concussion-related symptoms, but she won’t be leaving the UFC entirely. The one-time UFC strawweight title contender has accepted a job in the UFC with […]
Georgia’s Zviad Lazishvili is not having the best start to his UFC career. First, he loses his debut (which he took on short notice) and now he’s suffered a nine-month suspension due to a failed drug test. The Nevada Athletic Commission announced the suspension, plus fines totaling $1,800 ( plus a $326 prosecution fee.) Now […]
Seven years ago today, Conor McGregor competed in his first main event on U.S. soil. McGregor made his main event debut a thrilling and violent one by stopping Dennis Siver less than two minutes into the second round. This win ensued a featherweight title shot, which the Irishman took full advantage of. McGregor was undefeated […]
Carlos Felipe won’t re-enter the UFC cage until April 2023. | Zuffa LLC UFC heavyweight Carlos Felipe has received an 18-month suspension and 15 percent fine of his fight purse after failing a drug test on Oct. 16 in relation to his decision loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Vegas 40, the Nevada Athletic Commission […]
Julianna Peña already did something that seemed impossible. Peña stopped the No. 1 ranked pound for pound female fighter, Amanda Nunes, and dethroned her in the bantamweight division. Now, she has lots of options. She can fight against Valentina Shevchenko and defend her belt, rematch with Amanda Nunes, or one more option. “It would be […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! The line between self-belief and delusion is a rather fine one. Respectfully, Giga Chikadze got his ass kicked last Saturday at UFC Vegas 46. The kickboxer was unable […]