Arman Tsarukyan has stated that he believes Khabib Nurmagomedov is the greatest fighter to ever enter the Octagon, not his upcoming UFC 311 opponent Islam Makhachev. Tsarukyan is most recently coming off his career defining split decision victory over former champion Charles Oliveira, earning his the shot to face Makhachev for the lightweight crown next […]
Photo by Michelle Farsi/Zuffa LLC A lot can change in a month’s time. Back in November, TKO Group Holdings president and chief operating officer Mark Shapiro pumped the brakes on getting involved in boxing after UFC CEO Dana White said he was prepared to go “guns blazing” into the sport after seeing all the issues […]
Nate Diaz has been charged with battery after allegedly hitting a Las Vegas nightclub employee this year during an altercation. Reports indicate Diaz hit the employee in the face on August 25 while Nate was with some acquaintances as they were trying to get inside the Omnia at Caesars Palace. Authorities have witnesses saying Diaz […]
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier this week, UFC Featherweight kingpin Ilia Topuria shook up the division by revealing his plan to move up to 155-pounds. “El Matador” just recently established himself as the best 145-pounder […]
Merab Dvalishvili | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Merab Dvalishvili has no regrets about his fan altercation this past weekend. At UFC 310, Dvalishvili served as one of the cornermen for teammate Aljamain Sterling’s fight, and after the bout, the UFC bantamweight champion nearly got into a fight with a fan. The altercation immediately went […]
Ilia Topuria has hinted that he could vacate his UFC Featherweight Belt and move up to lightweight to face Charles Oliveira. Topuria stopped Max Holloway in his last fight at UFC 308 to make the second successful defense of his belt. He won the belt after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298. Since then, […]
Movsar Evloev and Aljamain Sterling | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Aljamain Sterling is giving himself a reality check. Movsar Evloev defeated Sterling in a closely fought preliminary bout at UFC 310 this past Saturday, a matchup that was potentially to determine the No. 1 contender at 145 pounds. Sterling, a former bantamweight champion, fought […]
The Dricus du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch will take place at UFC 312 on February 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The pair will run things back in the main event following their first fight at UFC 297. Du Plessis won a controversial split decision, ending Sean’s reign as UFC Middleweight Champion […]
Conor McGregor mocked Belal Muhammad during his appearance at UFC 310. McGregor is not on the best terms with Muhammad after various exchanges on social media. Muhammad has even said he is open to making that fight. Belal is the current UFC Welterweight Champion after beating Leon Edwards in his last fight at UFC 304. […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Craig Jones gives BJJ stars a million reasons not to sign with the UFC. With the UFC signing Mikey Musumeci and looking to lock up more Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) stars, Craig Jones has reminded grapplers not to just rush in to signing exclusive deals. The inaugural Craig […]