Islam Makhachev | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Islam Makhachev doesn’t know what he did to make Nate Diaz mad. In December, Makhachev and Diaz grabbed headlines after a small altercation backstage where the two threw water bottles at each other from across the room. Makhachev was there for the UFC 311 press conference while […]
Dana White has joined Mark Zuckerberg’s board of directors on Meta. White has slowly been expanding his profile outside of the UFC. He recently set up Power Slap in 2023, making it one of the most viral combat sports on the internet. He also hinted at a foray into boxing after previously being linked with […]
UFC rising star Raul Rosas Jr. might need another couple of years to get N3on in fighting shape. N3on, a popular live streamer, recently joined the UFC bantamweight at a UFC Gym to get some work in. Rosas put N3on through a training workout, which included grappling, striking technique, and even some push-up work — […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Guard your anus. Professional Fighters League (PFL) is making a significant rule change ahead of its 2025 season, legalizing elbows for regular season competition, as well as playoffs, bringing the promotion more in line with the unified rules of mixed martial arts (MMA). “New year, new adjustments,” PFL head cheese […]
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira will fight Magomed Ankalaev next. That is according to Ankalaev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz. Pereira is coming off a successful 2024, which resulted in three stoppage wins. He stopped Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 in the first round to cap off a historic card. That was followed up by a […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Eddie Alvarez considers himself a fighter who always lives up to the occasion and he has the championship belts to prove it. But as he prepares to headline the first ever BKFC card in his native Philadelphia on Jan. 25, the 40-year-old veteran is still haunted […]
Sean O’Malley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley believes a title shot should be next for him no matter who holds the bantamweight title after UFC 311, but he definitely has his preference of opponent. Appearing at a pre-fight press conference ahead of RIZIN 49 this past Tuesday, O’Malley laid out his plans […]
Bryce Mitchell has proven to be one of the best grapplers in the UFC’s talent-rich featherweight division, but what he did in a recent training session left one Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach in shock and awe. Over the years, “Thug Nasty” has relied on his wrestling skills and submission chops to slice through some pretty dangerous […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping admitted he wasn’t fully truthful with athletic commissions towards the latter end of his career. After Bisping was viciously knocked out by Vitor Belfort in 2013, he suffered a detached retina that led him to essentially compete in his final 11 fights — including […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Paige VanZant says she’s returning to MMA, and will do so in the sport’s newest promotion. On her podcast A Kickass Love Story with her husband and fellow fighter Austin Vanderford, VanZant revealed she has signed with the GFL — the sport’s newest promotion that is spending an incredible amount […]