Jiri Prochazka has doubts that Alex Pereira will get an immediate rematch with Magomed Ankalaev. This comes after Ankalaev, who secured a unanimous decision victory over Pereira in March to claim the light heavyweight belt, accused the former champion of dodging potential rematch dates. Pereira has dismissed these claims, as he has returned to training, […]
Chael Sonnen has voiced his disapproval of Islam Makhachev potentially splitting his time between welterweight and lightweight. Makhachev is set to vacate the UFC Lightweight Title ahead of the Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira vacant title fight at UFC 317 on June 28. He’ll then likely challenge UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena. The latter […]
Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images Conor McGregor’s list of victories (and crimes) outside of the Octagon continues to grow more extensive. A couple days ago, footage emerged of the UFC superstar dropping a nightclub patron at the famous Pacha club in Ibiza, Spain. The former double champion is no stranger to conflicts outside of the […]
Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree are ready to make history as the first UFC fighters to headline an event in Azerbaijan. At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Baku, Hill and Rountree successfully made weight, tipping the scales at 206 pounds (making use of the one-pound allowance for a non-title light […]
While weekly editions of ONE Championship’s ‘Friday Fights’ are quite heavily focused around Muay Thai showcasing, they often have quite exciting matchups featuring international MMA prospects, and this week is no different. Kicking things off in the first on the card, the undefeated Sardor Karimboev (3-0) from Uzbekistan will make his ONE Championship debut. Karimboev […]
Daniel Cormier was surpirsed by Islam Makhachev’s coach, Javier Mendez, saying his fighter might retire from MMA after three more fights. Makhachev, who successfully defended his lightweight title four times, has recently vacated his belt and will move up to welterweight. He will likely challenge the current welterweight champion, Jack Della Maddalena, in a bid […]
Jamahal Hill | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC is making its debut in Azerbaijan! This Saturday, UFC Baku goes down from Azerbaijan’s capital city, headlined by a light heavyweight banger between former champion Jamahal Hill and recent title challenge Khalil Rountree Jr. The card also features a ripping lightweight contest […]
Conor McGregor reportedly knocked out a man at the Pacha nightclub in Ibiza. Reports indicate the incident took place early on Tuesday morning (June 17). The video footage reportedly shows McGregor, while holding a some alcohol, initially putting his arm around the man. Moments later, he allegedly throws two left hands that dropped the man […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Somehow, Alex Pereira is always the biggest man in the room. Despite starving himself down to 185-pounds for a couple years in his bid to dethrone Israel Adesanya, “Poatan” always looked massive in the cage. His eventual move to Light Heavyweight surprised no one, and even after the 20-pound jump, […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Daniel Cormier took a commanding lead in his coaching duel with Chael Sonnen – and one of Cormier’s fighters took home some extra cash. The fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 33 featured some intense weigh-in drama as Team Sonnen’s Andreeas Binder (10-1, 1 NC) failed to make weight for […]