Anthony Hernandez’s injury means former two-division ONE champion Reinier De Ridder will now headline against Brendan Allen at UFC Vancouver on September 15. De Ridder is undefeated with a 4-0 record. He has risen quickly through the ranks with wins over Robert Whittaker and stoppages against Gerald Meerschaert, Kevin Holland, and Bo Nickal. De Ridder, […]
Conor McGregor has announced he is no longer pursuing the Irish presidency. McGregor’s campaign, centered on an anti-immigration platform, fizzled out as he struggled to meet the nomination requirements. In order to appear on the ballot, candidates for the Irish presidency must secure nominations from either 20 members of the national parliament or four local […]
Despite Jon Jones’ continued determination to make his case for fighting at the White House event, Dana White has turned him down once again as he just can’t trust him following him backing out of his long-awaited heavyweight title defense against Tom Aspinall in favor of announcing his so-called “retirement.” Dana does, however, trust Conor […]
Alex Pereira has been training with former rival Sean Strickland in preparation for his rematch with Magomed Ankalaev. Pereira lost his UFC light heavyweight belt to Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March, his first loss at the weight class. Ankalaev was able to negate Pereira’s striking, as he secured a unanimous decision. The rematch takes […]
Dwayne Johnson has opened up following concerns over him looking emaciated at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month for the world premiere of his movie ‘The Smashing Machine. Johnson put on approximately 30 pounds to play Mark Kerr in a role that many are tipping him for an Oscar nomination. However, during the premiere, […]
Jon Jones is training, insisting he is not retired, as he targets a return at the UFC White House event next year. Jones announced his retirement in June, vacating his heavyweight belt, as Tom Aspinall became the full champion. However, Jones then reentered the testing pool, indicating his wish to fight on the card. While […]
Since Donald Trump’s original announcement back in July of the White House hosting a UFC fight next year, very little details have surfaced, but now that has changed since that CEO Dana White has met with the president to discuss the subject. Many questioned whether this was real or simply just a publicity stunt, but […]
BKFC President David Feldman says Conor McGregor is training to make his BKFC debut with an eye on the winner of Mike Perry vs. Jeremy Stephens, who face off at BKFC 82 on October 4. The news comes just as McGregor was a no-show at the press conference for the event, but Feldman explained the […]
2020 Olympic wrestling gold medalist Gable Steveson is set to make his MMA debut at LFA 217 on September 12 against Braden Peterson in Minnesota. The debut comes after Steveson was released from the WWE’s developmental system in May 2024. After his release, he returned to college wrestling for a final year where he won […]
Many had thought that Dricus du Plesss would be the individual to solve the puzzle of the undefeated Khamzat Chhimaev, but as it turned out that was far from the case. Du Plessis came into this main event bout at UFC 319 listed as only a moderate underdog, but in reality, the South African showed […]