Georges St-Pierre has criticized the UFC’s new seven-year broadcast agreement with Paramount, calling it “terrible for the fighters.” The deal, set to begin in 2026, will make Paramount the exclusive U.S. home for all UFC events, with numbered and Fight Night cards streaming live on Paramount+ and selected major events airing on CBS. The agreement […]
Conor McGregor has been in the news for a number of different reasons as of late, but many fans feel it is genuinely nice to see that this time it was for a quite endearing reason. McGregor has been out of the octagon since his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier, but he has stayed active […]
Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman are reportedly set for a third fight, this time in boxing, after two previous UFC bouts. The first fight between the two took place at UFC 162 in July 2013, where Weidman beat Anderson to become the UFC Middleweight Champion. The rematch took place at UFC 168 in December 2013, […]
Ex-UFC bantamweight Champion Raquel Pennington (16-10 MMA) has pulled out from her Noche UFC fight against Norma Dumont (12-2 MMA), which was set for September 13 due to a neck injury. Pennington has not fought since her split decision defeat to Julianna Peña at UFC 307 on October 5, 2024, where she lost her bantamweight […]
Jon Jones (28-1 (1 NC) has re-entered the UFC official drug testing pool, despite his recent retirement. The UFC’s Anti-Doping website confirmed the news, showing he has been tested for the third time this year. This follows after Jones retired on June 22, with Tom Aspinall being crowned the heavyweight champion due to his interim […]
Ronda Rousey (12-2) may be preparing for a return to the UFC according to Chael Sonnen, who says that he heard directly from the 38-year-old UFC’s Hall of Fame’s camp that she is targeting the winner of the still to be scheduled bantamweight title fight between champion Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes, as long as […]
Rumors have emerged suggesting that UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria (9-0 UFC) is set to make his first title defense against Justin Gaethje (9-5) at UFC 323 on December 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While the fight has not yet been officially confirmed by the UFC, sources indicate that this matchup could be […]
Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC) will face Rafael Fiziev (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in Brazil in a headliner at UFC Fight Night 261 on October 11 in Rio de Janeiro. Oliveira is looking to bounce back from his first-round knockout loss to Topuria at UFC 317 on June 28, as he missed out on […]
Dricus du Plessis successfully defended his middleweight title over the former champion Israel Adesanya in August 2024, and as he looks back on it now, he feels that was his toughest challenge yet. The grudge between Du Plessis and Adesanya had been in making for years based on their unmatched heated rivalry, and when the […]
Ben Askren knows that his road to recovery will be a long one, but his outlook has remained positive, and now he has showcased that he is able to walk again in a recent post to social media. Askren was hospitalized in early June with pneumonia as a result of a mistreated staph infection. Later […]