Dana White has reacted positively to Dustin Poirier’s suggestion of having a one-night BMF tournament. Poirier is coming off a fifth-round submission loss against Islam Makhachev at UFC 302. The defeat meant he missed out on another lightweight title, just as he had done so against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira. In his post-fight comments, […]
Tonight in Salt Lake City, Utah, Alex Pereira added yet another highlight finish to his resume, with a vicious TKO of light heavyweight title challenger Khalil Rountree in the main event at UFC 307. While the fight would finish in dominant fashion, Rountree was competitive throughout, landing many significant strikes through explosive attacks in the […]
The UFC has reached a $375 million antitrust lawsuit settlement, subject to the courts approving it. The UFC faced two lawsuits claiming it broke antitrust laws to create a monopoly and control how much fighters earned. A lawsuit was filed in 2014 called Le vs. Zuffa. Another followed in 2021 by the name of Johnson […]
Eric Nicksick, Francis Ngannou’s coach, wants Tom Aspinall to join their training camp. Ngannou makes his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira on October 19. He has not had an MMA fight since his win over Cyril Gane at UFC 270 in 2022. Since his UFC departure, Ngannou has had two boxing fights. He lost on […]
Dana White has hinted that he could enter boxing, saying that an announcement is coming soon. White’s entry into boxing has been suggested for some time. The CEO of the UFC helped put on Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor in 2017. During this period, there were rumors that White was working on Zuffa Boxing. It […]
The South African authorities reportedly want to spend $1.7 million to host Dricus Du Plessis‘ next fight. Du Plessis is the UFC Middleweight Champion as he defended his title with a fourth round submission win against Israel Adesanya in his last fight at UFC 305. It was the second defense of his title after he […]
Dana White says Tom Aspinall will be back-up for the UFC 309 fight on November 16 between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Jones will defend his UFC Heavyweight Title after pulling out of the original UFC 295 date. Bones injured a pectoral muscle, which required surgery. During his absence, Aspinall worked himself into a title […]
Dana White says Conor McGregor will return in the early parts of next year. McGregor’s last UFC appearance was a 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier where he broke his leg at UFC 264. That was his third loss in four UFC fights. He was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29. […]
UFC 307 has been announced for October 5, subject to the main event being announced. The card will take place from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The UFC will head to the venue for the first time since UFC 291 in 2023 when Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier to win the BMF […]
Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming film The Smashing Machine has just been picked up for UK distribution. Johnson plays ex-UFC and PRIDE fighter Mark Kerr. Kerr is a Pride FC Heavyweight Champion and a two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion. The film explores his addiction to painkillers and narcotics. The film will also touch upon Kerr’s relationship with […]