It was announced this week that Francis Ngannou has parted ways with the PFL, and now the former UFC heavyweight champion has made a comment on his future within the MMA world. Ngannou (18-3 MMA) competed only once in his three years with the organization, but secured a fierce first-round finish of Renan Ferreira in […]
Jon Jones (28-1, 1 NC) has confirmed that he is officially in talks to fight at the UFC White House on June 14. Jones had initially walked away from the sport in June 2025 after a title bout with Tom Aspinall failed to materialize. However, the allure of competing on the South Lawn for the […]
Two-weight UFC champion Alex Pereira has vacated his light heavyweight title, as he will move up to the heavyweight division, seeking to become the first three-division champion in UFC history. The news comes after Pereira reclaimed the belt with a first-round knockout over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 last October to avenge the loss in […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski (28-4) revealed if he had suffered significant damage in his rematch against Diego Lopes last month, he would have considered retiring, however, since he retained his title without injury he decided to sign a new UFC contract. Volkanovski secured a unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) in the rematch, successfully marking […]
Although UFC Welterweight Champion Islam Makhachev believes his next fight will be at the June 14 White House event, he shut down rumors that his opponent will be UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria saying that the UFC “already has opponents lined up and isn’t interested in that fight right now”. Following his win over Charles […]
Russell Crowe, who won the 2021 “Best Actor” Academy Award for his leading role as Maximus in Gladiator, is starring in a new MMA action-drama movie titled “Beast”. In the film, which Crowe co-wrote, he stars as a coach to a former MMA champion, played by Daniel MacPherson, who must return to the sport for […]
The news of Jon Jones’ diagnosis of ‘severe arthritis’ was a surprise to everyone in MMA, including UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who has now had to pivot his game plan for the year. After Jones’ short retirement, which forced him to drop the heavyweight title to Aspinall, he announced he would be making […]
Conor McGregor deleted a post which said that both his comeback date and opponent were set after he told fans he is “waiting on his contract.” McGregor has been sidelined since suffering a leg injury in 2021 during his Dustin Poirier loss at UFC 264. He then pulled out of a UFC 303 fight against […]
Following a decade away from MMA, Ronda Rousey will make her return to the sport on May 16 in a featherweight bout against former MMA-fighter-turned actress Gina Carano. The fight will take place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California and be streamed on Netflix. The 39-year-old Rousey (12-2), who was the first woman the […]
Dustin Poirier was spotted back in full training at American Top Team (ATT), sparking speculation he may come out of retirement for a potential UFC White House appearance in June. Poirier originally walked away last July following a unanimous decision loss to Max Holloway in a bid for the BMF title. While he initially seemed […]