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! 11 days out from the event, COVID-19 has disrupted a UFC Vegas 44 bout. Longtime UFC Welterweight Matt Brown revealed earlier today on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19, forcing […]
Aoriqileng (blue gloves) and Cody Durden (red gloves) | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Aoriqileng has spoken up to address the Cody Durden controversy. Following Durden’s unanimous decision win over Aoriqileng at UFC Vegas 43 this past Saturday, Durden said in his post-fight interview, “I knew he was going to be tough but I had […]
Stipe Miocic is standing his ground for another shot at the title. And he isn’t letting anyone get past him – not even Jon Jones, he said. Miocic said he’s open to fighting Jones – who competes in light heavyweight, but has been bulking up for the heavyweight division – but Jones shouldn’t go straight […]
Colby Covington still believes he beat UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 268, and he is calling for a trilogy match. Covington and Usman met earlier this month in the main event of UFC 268 and the fight turned out to be a back-and-forth war, much like their first meeting back at UFC 245. […]
Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo announced that he is officially a father. On Thursday night, “Triple C” took to Instagram and notified that his partner, Karolina, has given birth to their daughter, America. Cejudo said the baby was sound and healthy and was born on November 18. View this post on Instagram A post […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Sean Strickland has a couple of options in mind for his next opponent, but Darren Till doesn’t seem to be one of them. Recently, Till appeared on Michael Bisping’s Believe You Me podcast and expressed interest in a matchup with Strickland — potentially in a possible return to London for […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Has Islam Makhachev sent Dan Hooker packing from the 155 pound division? Dan is in talks with a UFC dietician about a potential change. The UFC’s 155 pound division is an absolute shark tank. There are no easy fights in the top ten, and if you’re not named Conor McGregor […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Michael Chiesa knew about Sean Brady long before fighting him, and not just because he was a fellow UFC welterweight. As a UFC commentator, he’d gotten the skinny on Brady’s talent from his colleague, retired lightweight Paul Felder. In the middle of their UFC Vegas 43 co-headliner, Brady said Chiesa […]
Ketlen Vieira proved herself as a worthy contender. Vieira (12-2) served Tate (19-8) a unanimous decision loss in UFC Vegas 43’s main event Saturday night. Tate started the first round by landing several combinations and protected herself from the Brazilian’s takedown attempt just 20 seconds before the first-round bell. But in the second round, Vieira […]
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg says she is interested in facing Cat Zingano next, saying it would be a “great fight.” Cyborg is coming off of a quick first-round KO win over Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271. For Cyborg, she is currently riding a five-fight win streak including a four-fight winning streak since she […]