On Saturday, UFC 265 took place in Houston, Texas, featuring the headlining event of Big Bad Boys clash between Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and undefeated Frenchman Ciryl Gane. What was supposed to be a hometown advantage for Lewis turned into a historic victory for Gane. The French fighter won in the third round via […]
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov’s longtime coach Javier Mendez has a theory why Conor McGregor crossed the line in a later-deleted tweet about Nurmagomedov’s dead father. Mendez speculated that McGregor’s verbal attack against his undefeated rival may relate to a feeling of diminishing power in the world of MMA. “He’s got all the […]
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis returns to his hometown in a matchup against undefeated Ciryl Gane for UFC 265 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Lewis, No. 3 ranked in the MMA, will go head-to-head with Gane, No. 4 ranked, who is cruising along a 9-0 record. Lewis seeks to grab the title after dropping the […]
Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane is not the championship fight we were all craving. And that’s okay. Look, no amount of trash talk or made-up titles is going to make us forget that the UFC has failed to deliver on the glorious possibility of […]
Saturday night’s main event is all set. Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane successfully made the weight on Friday for their UFC interim heavyweight title bout. Lewis weighed 264.5 pounds and Gane came in at 247. In MMA, the heavyweight division is between 206 to 265 pounds. The two fighters will meet in the octagon at […]
Joe Rogan, one of the best commentators in the UFC, will not be at the broadcast team at UFC 265 this Saturday. He will be replaced with Dominick Cruz, the former bantamweight champion and experienced commentator. Cruz will share the broadcast table with former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik. Fans will enjoy […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images We’re just over 24 hours away from the UFC 265: “Lewis vs. Gane” pay-per-view (PPV) event, which pops off tomorrow night (Sat., Aug. 7, 2021) from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, headlined by the interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane, who battle […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Urijah Faber has had a storied MMA career, and it may not be done just yet. In 2016, Faber retired from MMA following a decision win over Brad Pickett, with plans on focusing on his coaching and other projects. But as MMA retirements often go, Faber’s didn’t last long. After teasing […]
UFC President Dana White seems to be extending his hand to Bellator star AJ McKee to negotiate with the organization. In a recent interview, White hinted at being open for the new champion to potentially face some UFC fighters. But the history between White and the fighter dates back to over a decade ago. McKee […]
A frontrunner for Fedor Emelianenko’s homecoming bout has finally emerged. Bellator MMA announced Thursday morning in a press release that “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC) will take on No. 2 ranked heavyweight Tim Johnson (15-7) in the main event of Bellator Moscow on Saturday, October 23 at the VTB Arena. Emelianenko announced his […]