UFC 309 will feature the UFC’s old version of gloves following criticism of the new design. The card is headlined by Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic in a heavyweight title clash. The new gloves were introduced on June 1 in an attempt to reduce eye pokes and hand injuries. An example was when Leon Edwards […]
Jon Jones says a fight with Alex Pereira does more for his legacy, as he downplayed a Tom Aspinall fight. Jones fights Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on November 16 after winning the UFC Heavyweight Title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. He is returning from a pectoral muscle injury, which prevented the UFC 295 […]
Sean Strickland outlined his conditions for a rematch against Dricus Du Plessis. Strickland lost against Du Plessis at UFC 297, where he lost his UFC Middleweight Title in a split decision. Sean had secured the belt after upsetting Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. The rematch never happened, as Strickland faced Paulo Costa at UFC 302. […]
Dustin Poirier is willing to step in and fight Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 after rumors emerged that Michael Chandler could pull out. Poirier has not fought since his UFC 302 defeat against Islam Makhachev. The Diamond lost via a fifth-round submission. The defeat meant that he missed out on the lightweight title for the […]
Chris Weidman has no plans to retire as he will decide his future on a fight-by-fight basis. The former UFC Middleweight Champion is 40 years old as he prepares for his next fight at UFC 309 against Eryk Anders. He arrives into the fight with a victory against Bruno Silva in March. It was the […]
UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will rematch Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311 from Los Angeles in January. Makhachev is coming off a successful defense of his title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 in June. He submitted Poirier in the last round for the third successful defense of his title. He was linked with a […]
Jon Jones‘ coach, Brandon Gibson, says that his fighter’s retirement should be on his own terms. Jones defends his UFC Heavyweight Title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on November 16. It is his first defense of the title after he picked up the belt by submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 last year. Dana […]
Conor McGregor has reacted to WWE Champion Cody Rhodes’ positive review of his Proper 12 Irish Whiskey as the wrestler invited him to crossover into the sport. McGregor is waiting for his next fight after pulling out of his UFC 303 fight with Michael Chandler due to a broken toe. The Irishman said he would […]
Jon Jones has agreed on a deal to dismiss his two misdemeanor charges after allegedly threatening an employee from Drug Free Sport. Reports indicate Jones threatened the employee (Crystal Martinez) when she visited his home to carry out a drug test. Jones was allegedly intoxicated, as Martinez claimed he took her phone. This was reportedly […]
Dana White says that talks are ongoing for the UFC’s first-ever event in Spain. His comments arrived following Ilia Topuria’s knockout victory against Max Holloway at UFC 308. He stopped Holloway in the third round to make the first successful defense of his UFC Featherweight Title. In his post-fight interview in the Octagon, Topuria was […]