Gable Steveson, the 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist, sent a message to the UFC with a 13-second knockout in his debut at The Dirty Boxing Championships (DBX4) against Billy Swanson. With UFC matchmaker Mick Maynard seated cageside, and his coach, Jon Jones, watching, Steveson produced on the biggest stage. He landed a big right hand followed […]
Alex Pereira, who regained the light heavyweight title with a round 1 stoppage win over Magomed Ankalaev on October 4, invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to train with him. Mark Zuckerberg has been a fan of the UFC for years, and has attended the promotion’s events on multiple occasions. In addition to being a fan, […]
Dana White has confirmed his intention to make the UFC heavyweight title rematch between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane after their fight ended in a no-contest following the first round at UFC 321, as Aspinall was unable to continue following an eye poke from Gane. While Aspinall retained his heavyweight title due to the accidental […]
Nerves were high for Tom Aspinall’s first attempt at defending his heavyweight title tonight at UFC 321, but unfortunately, an unintentional eye poke from Ciryl Gane ended the action in just the first round. From the start of the fight, Gane was landing clean shots with his southpaw jabs, and inside low kicks, but Aspinall […]
Conor McGregor has backed UFC Welterweight Champion Jack Della Maddalena (JDM) to beat Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 on November 15. McGregor’s comments were shown by jiu-jitsu specialist Craig Jones, who is helping JDM prepare for this fight after the Australian secured the belt with a unanimous decision win over Islam’s friend Belal Muhammad at […]
Dana White “hates” UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall’s comments about refusing to fight his teammate, Ante Delija. As Aspinall prepares to defend his title for the first time this Saturday against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, his reign has already come under fire. Aspinall became the champion when Jon Jones retired and vacated in June. […]
Rumors are running rampant that Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett will serve as the main event for the UFC’s first card on Paramount+, which is reportedly targeted for January 10 in Los Angeles. Pimblett extended his UFC unbeaten record to 7-0 after securing the biggest win of his career, a third-round knockout of Michael Chandler […]
Paddy Pimblett has suggested that a contract is on the table for a fight with Ilia Topuria, hinting that the latter has not signed it. Pimblett shared a message asking why “hand sanitizer boy” hasn’t signed the contract yet, a term that is likely in reference to some hand sanitizer Paddy threw at Ilia during […]
Tonight in Vancouver, Canada, Brendan Allen overcame the early grappling exchanges in his match with Reinier de Ridder, wore his opponent down, and forced him to not rise off his stool for the final round. Despite the first round being completely one-sided for de Ridder due to the compromised positions and submission attempts he was […]
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has left the door open for a UFC return, stating that a fighting career is “never really done” after being inspired by Mike Tyson’s return to the ring. Rousey, 38, who once dominated the UFC’s 135-pound division with six title defenses, walked away from MMA after suffering two consecutive […]