Headlining Bellator MMA’s monumental 300th event, Usman Nurmagomedov executed a well-rounded game plan to retain his lightweight title, with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Brent Primus. Live from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, The milestone evening for the organization was celebrated with a total of 16 fights, including 3 world championship matchups. To make […]
During the press conference that followed Dana White’s Contender Series last night, the UFC’s CEO gave an honest, and sarcastic, reaction when asked about Showtime getting out of the boxing business. White has had a rough relationship with Stephen Espinoza, the president of Showtime Sports, since promoting alongside him in 2017 for Floyd Mayweather Jr. […]
Israel Adesanya has entered a guilty plea in relation to a drink-driving incident on August 19th, 2023. Reports indicate that the incident in question saw Adesanya be over the legal alcohol limit of ‘50 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood.’ As a result, Adesanya pleaded guilty on September 25th, 2023, in New Zealand. The timing […]
Live from the 3Arena tonight in Dublin, Ireland, Johnny Eblen dispatched Fabian Edwards prior to the championship rounds in their middleweight title bout at Bellator 299. The headlining contest for the 185-pound belt concluded a monumental evening that featured a total of 20 fights. This is the 11th time Bellator has travelled to Ireland since […]
Dana White has revealed a total of three new world-title bouts for UFC 295 and UFC 296. In an action-packed card coming up at the back end of the year, Jiri Prochazka will take on Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title on November 11th, 2023, at UFC 295. This will be part of […]
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. […]