Dana White wants to make Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall for this summer. The two fighters are on course to face each other following their respective victories. Jones defended his UFC Heavyweight Title by defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 to send the latter into retirement. Aspinall, meanwhile, knocked out Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 […]
On a recent episode of ‘Beyond the Fight‘ Chael Sonnen discussed that he feels that the best play for the UFC to make with Alex Pereira is to push for a move to heavyweight. Pereira is set to put his light heavyweight title on the line once again this weekend, when he meets Magomed Ankalaev […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The wait for Jon Jones to return to action may be sooner than later. On Wednesday, UFC CEO Dana White revealed his expected timeline for Jones to return to action and defend his heavyweight title after a lopsided win over Stipe Miocic this past November. While Jones hasn’t fully committed […]
Ronda Rousey has fueled speculation that she is making a comeback to combat sports after she posted some pictures of herself training. The former UFC Bantamweight Champion left the UFC in 2016 after two consecutive losses. She was stopped by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in 2015, followed by a KO loss to Amanda Nunes […]
Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney | Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images The Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero press conference will feature Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero, Devin Haney, Jose Ramirez, Teofimo Lopez, Arnold Barboza Jr., and more to promote their upcoming fights at the “Fatal Fury: City of Wolves” event on May 2 in New […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev has spent the last several months talking smack about Alex Pereira. The reigning light heavyweight champion, no stranger to pre-fight trash talk, challenged the current No. 1-ranked title contender to put his money where his mouth is — in the form of a $200,000 wager (with the proceeds […]
Alex Pereira has challenged Magomed Ankalaev to a $200,000 bet ahead of their upcoming fight at UFC 313 on March 8. Pereira is the favorite, having beaten Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 in his last fight. That followed after stoppage wins against Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka. Meanwhile, Ankalev is the leading contender in […]
Not everyone feels that Ilia Topuria making the move to lightweight is the right choice at this point in his career, and in a recent interview, UFC Coach Din Thomas shared similar thoughts. It was announced last month by Dana White that the UFC 313 main event between former champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes […]
Jon Jones | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Tom Aspinall has provided an update of sorts to his ongoing rivalry with Jon Jones and it’s not going to make fans any happier. According to the UFC interim heavyweight champion—No. 1 in the division the MMA Fighting Global Rankings—he’s done everything he can publicly and privately […]
Jon Jones and Alex Pereira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira previously said he wanted to train with heavyweight champ Jon Jones ahead of Jones’ title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Now, it appears Pereira doesn’t think that’s the best idea. Pereira is set to defend his […]