Dustin Poirier was in Dublin, Ireland, undergoing some training, sparking fans to demand a fourth fight between him and Conor McGregor. Poirier’s last fight was a second-round-stoppage loss to Justin Gaethje as the latter grabbed the BMF title. In the aftermath, Dustin considered the possibility of moving up from lightweight, having lost the last two […]
Tonight at Noche UFC (Also known as UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2) from the T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) was able to retain her UFC flyweight championship title by going the 5-round distance to a split draw versus Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1). Throughout the fight, the main event competitors showed high […]
The State of California has passed a bill unanimously which has created the first state-run-pension fund for MMA athletes. The bill was sponsored by former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Matt Haney (state representative) as the bill was passed on September 13th, 2023. Rousey was very vocal about the need to look after fighters […]
The merger between the UFC and WWE has now become official, with Dana White being given a new role. The move has seen Endeavor, UFC’s parent company, join WWE to create TKO Group Holdings, Inc. The make-up of the venture means that Endeavor has a controlling interest of 51 percent. As for the WWE, it […]
Sean Strickland’s new UFC middleweight belt has already suffered some damage. The champion acquired the belt following his unanimous-decision win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. The victory was one of the biggest upsets in recent memory as the American put on a sublime performance as he dropped the former champion in the first round. […]
Culminating an exciting evening at UFC 293 in Australia, Sean Strickland has achieved the unthinkable, defeating Israel Adesanya in a 5-round stand-up war to achieve the UFC middleweight title. Despite an “obvious” mismatch in the eyes of many, including the betting experts who had “The Last Stylebender” as an enormous -600 favorite, Strickland managed to […]
This Saturday at UFC 293, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-2) will put his title on the line versus the brash challenger, and always entertaining, Sean Strickland (27-5). Following hitting the mark on the scales yesterday, Adesanya and Strickland were left with one last opportunity to size each other up earlier today ahead of their main […]
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland faced off in their pre-fight presser ahead of their bout on September 9th, 2023, at UFC 293. Adesanya will defend his middleweight title for the first time since his win over Alex Pereira as he faces the fifth-ranked contender in the form of Strickland. The latter is on a two-fight-win […]
Sean Strickland has not had the best build up in the run up to his title shot against Israel Adesanya. Strickland will fight for the middleweight title on September 9th, 2023, as he aims to shock the world. He is a massive underdog, as he arrives into the fight with two wins and two losses […]
This past Saturday, in the main event of the UFC’s second trip to France in the history of the promotion, former interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane dismantled Maldova’s Serghei Spivac with excellent distance management, crisp striking, and a plethora of damaging body shots. In what seemed like a quick night of work for France’s own […]