Dana White has shut down any chance of Islam Makhachev moving to middleweight. Makhachev is keen on becoming a two-weight world champion. He is coming off a successful UFC Lightweight Title defense against Renato Moicano at UFC 311. The Russian has said he wants to move up. A move to welterweight is difficult since his […]
Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen have been announced as the new coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 33. The first episode will air on March 27 on ESPN, marking the show’s 20th anniversary. Last season’s show featured Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso. The season was a precursor to their trilogy, which Valentina won. Conor McGregor and […]
Another month, another person asking for a body shot. Former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya competes in his first non-title fight in six years this weekend (Sat., Feb. 1, 2025) in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia against No. 5 ranked Nassourdine Imavov, from inside Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi […]
Anderson Zargo and Guilherme Mendonca at a Copa Thunder Fight event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 26, 2025 | @barrelelapierna, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s […]
Alex Pereira will be in Sean Strickland’s corner for his rematch against Dricus Du Plessis. Strickland rematches Du Plessis on February 8 from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. He lost their first fight at UFC 297 via a controversial split decision, losing his UFC Middleweight Title. Strickland bounced back with a win over Paulo […]
Conor McGregor | Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images Conor McGregor finds himself with yet another feud on his hands, this time with one of his countrymen. Ireland’s Paul Hughes shined in his fight with lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov this past Saturday at UFC Dubai, where he narrowly lost a majority decision that had several fighters—including […]
Dricus Du Plessis does not see Islam Makhachev posing any problems if they were to fight. Du Plessis is the UFC Middleweight Champion, as he will defend his belt against Sean Strickland at UFC 312. It is a rematch of their UFC 297 clash, which Du Plessis won by a controversial split decision. He defended […]
Holding grudges after fights is natural, but former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has used the opposite method to generate growth in his potential as a fighter. Adesanya returns to action this Saturday, on the heels of 2 straight losses, to square off with Nassourdine Imavov in the main event at UFC Fight Night Saudi […]
Oh boy. Today (Tues., Jan. 28, 2025), Jake and Logan Paul put out a poster teasing a fight between the two former YouTuber-turned-boxers with a March 27 date streaming on MAX, and as one might expect, the internet did not take kindly to the announcement. Whether it be calling it another “fake fight” in reference […]
Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan have signed up as rival coaches on a Russian TV show called HYPE Global Reality, which is similar to The Ultimate Fighter. The pair are former rivals, having faced each other in 2023. Merab won a unanimous decision as he went on to later win the UFC Bantamweight Title against […]