Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have battled twice before with both fighters holding a win over the other. Now, fans are clamoring for that trilogy bout as it seems the hopes of it are dwindling away. This week Diaz seemingly shut down the idea of ever doing the trilogy. “Not right now. He’s got a […]
Italian DJ, Francesco Facchinetti, formally pressed charges against former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor for allegedly assaulting him at a party in Rome. The alleged incident took place at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome. Facchinetti accuses McGregor of attacking him unprovoked leaving him with injuries to his face and neck. On Tuesday, Facchinetti told […]
Brian Ortega gets his second chance at the featherweight title when he faces champion Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 266 main event on Saturday. The two coached opposite each other on The Ultimate Fighter and Volkanovski developed a lot of animosity toward Ortega. During the UFC 266 Media Day on Wednesday, Ortega responded to all […]
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett made his highly anticipated UFC debut on Saturday on the UFC Vegas 36 main card against Luigi Vendramini and scored a first-round finish. During the event’s post-fight press conference, Pimblett spoke about the win, his plans in the fight promotion and the fact that he does not turn down fights. Watch everything […]
It’s no secret that no. 6 ranked welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal and no. 1 ranked Colby Covington do not like each other. The two former teammates and friends are now bitter rivals. A grudge match between the two has been talked bout but has yet to come to fruition. Masvidal believes the two will eventually […]
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate returns to the octagon for the first time since November 2016 on Saturday taking on Marion Reneau in the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event. The 34-year old mother of two posted a video to YouTube chronicling her weight cut. UFC Vegas 31 Weigh-in Video: Miesha Tate vs. Marion Reneau (Courtesy of Miesha Tate) […]
On Friday, WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury posted a video of him and Nick Diaz in a boxing ring after a workout on his Instagram story, tagging the UFC. “I’m here with me boy Nick ‘the bad man’ Diaz,” Fury said. What you say Nick?” Diaz responded, saying “We’re here.” “We’re […]
Former UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has been talking about possibly returning to the fight game for quite some time. Now, however, he’s returned to the gym and gearing up to step back into the Octagon sometime around late spring or early summer of 2020. Johnson began his run as one of the […]
It was a hell of a fight card–Lucas Barbosa defeats Nicky Rodriguez! Kyle Boehm defeats Barbosa!–but most of the post-game chatter has focused on a strike thrown during BJJ Fanatics’ Submission Only Grand Prix last night. During the matchup between Tex Johnson and teenaged jiu-jitsu phenom William Tackett, Johnson threw a punch at Tackett’s head […]
Well, this is just a full-on bummer. Five time EBI Champion and all around cool dude Garry “The Lion Killer” Tonon was recently let go from his position as coach of the Rutgers University BJJ Club. Announced in an Instagram post earlier this evening, Tonon said the firing came as a result of his earlier […]