Following a hectic week involving backstage altercations, a cancelled press conference, and a dramatic miss on the scales, UFC 279 fight day is finally here. Although, what we have been anticipating all week, a main event featuring the legendary Nate Diaz versus Khamzat Chimaev, will no longer be occurring due to Chimaev weighing in 7.5 […]
After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, figures across the combat sports world shared their reactions to the news. On Thursday, September 8, the Queen passed away at 96-years-old at her Scottish estate, Balmoral. With her reign now coming to an end after 70 years, it makes her the longest reigning monarch in British history, […]
The broadcast booth welcomes back Joe Rogan who will be commentating alongside Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier at UFC 279. The trio will be sporting the headsets to call the event together for the fourth time since UFC 276, and three weeks since the explosive ending to UFC 278 where Leon Edwards snatched the welterweight […]
The first-ever event of the UFC in Paris, France, was held on Saturday. The event’s headliners were the first ever French interim UFC champion, Ciryl Gane, and top contender Tai Tuivasa. Gane won the “Fight of the Night” via KO/TKO in the third round. Tuivasa sent him in a knockdown. After this knockdown, Gane stood […]
The UFC’s first ever Paris event is set. Local Frenchman Ciryl Gane will face rising contender Tai Tuivasa on Saturday, September 3 at the Accor Arena. Gane, the former interim heavyweight champion, has not fought since losing to UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in January. Fans thought he had the potential to pull off the […]
Jorge Masvidal’s ongoing case has been pushed back for nearly three months. Judge Zachary James granted a joint continuance – that was agreed between both the prosecution and defense – to set a new pre-trial hearing for November 17 and tentative trial date to December 5; Masvidal’s tentative trial date was scheduled for September 12 […]
Discussions for the hearing of Cain Velasquez’s ongoing criminal case have been tabled until September 9. Judge Jessica M. Delgado did not provide further details regarding Monday’s special in-camera hearing discussions, according to MMA Junkie. She appeared virtually due to being exposed to Covid-19. Velasquez’s attorney Mark Geragos has said that the Santa Clara County […]
Once Conor McGregor returns to the octagon, he could get an immediate shot at the lightweight title. At least that’s what former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira says. “I like the narrative. It would be perfect. We’ve been asking for this fight in Brazil so hopefully, it works out,” Oliveira told ESPN. Oliveira will meet rising […]
Kamaru Usman said he will be back. Documentarian Will Harris of “Anatomy of a Fighter” released a video this past Wednesday displaying the before and after of Usman on Saturday – from when he was the UFC welterweight to when he was stripped of that title by Edwards at the main event of UFC 278. […]
Kevin Holland is back for his third fight of the year. Holland will reportedly be facing Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout at UFC 279 on September 10 in Las Vegas. Although there has not been an official announcement made, Holland took to Instagram for his own personal announcement of the fight. View this post […]