UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier responded to Beneil Dariush after he suggested that Poirier should hang up the gloves. The former UFC interim lightweight champions’ latest outing occurred at UFC 281 in November at Maddison Square Garden against Michael Chandler. After enduring the early storm from Chandler, Poirier recuperated, eventually latching onto a rear-naked choke in
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Charles Oliveira wants his title back. The Lightweight and Featherweight divisions will be showcased against each other next month (Sat., Feb. 11, 2023) in Perth, Australia at UFC 284. Islam Makhachev seeks his first title defense by fending off reigning Featherweight kingpin and pound-for-pound best, Alexander Volkanovski. Had Oliveira stifled Makhachev this past Oct. 2022,
Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters. MMA fans have seen fighters retire and then un-retire so many times that MMA retirements are never quite believed the first time around. Ben Askren, who retired in November 2019 and then returned
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: IMAVOV vs GASTELUM Updates Due to injury, Kelvin Gastelum has been removed from his middleweight main event with Nassourdine Imavov. Replacing Gastelum will be UFC veteran Sean Strickland. As a result, this five-round bout will now take place at light heavyweight. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: STRICKLAND vs IMAVOV takes place Saturday, January 14
10:40 PM ET The California Legislative Women’s Caucus on Monday called for the removal of Dana White as UFC president in a public letter addressed to the head of the promotion’s parent company. The letter, sent to Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, comes after video surfaced last week of White slapping his wife, Anne, at a
Chaos was the name of the game in 2022. For the second year in a row, a record-tying number of UFC titles changed hands — of the 12 UFC beltholders who began 2022 with gold strapped around their waists, just five managed to clamber into 2023 unscathed, once again matching the record for the largest
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley has further defended his remarks about Dana White‘s altercation with his wife, insisting they were an example of “dark humor.” 2023 opened in a rough way for the MMA leader, with footage emerging of its president getting into a physical clash with his wife Anne. The video, which was obtained
Michael Bisping is reacting after Jake Paul extended a PFL contract offer to Nate Diaz. Jake Paul, spoke on his YouTube channel about his newly inked contract with the PFL saying: “I’m so dedicated to this that I offered Nate Diaz a two-fight deal. First, we box. Then, six months later, we fight MMA in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! No UFC fighter wants to pull out of a fight. Training camps are expensive and grueling, significantly taxing months endured in the hopes of a big win and ideally big paycheck. Usually, fighters are safer the week of events, as training tapers down and the weight cut becomes the focus. Unfortunately,
Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury. Kelvin Gastelum is out of his fight with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday due to a mouth injury. The details of the injury are still a bit sketchy but he did release a photo and video
A member of the DWCS Class of ’21, Basharat earned a pair of victories in his rookie year in the UFC in 2022, and he looks to maintain his unbeaten record as he kicks off this year in a clash with Class of ’22 alum Mateus Mendonca. The 27-year-old “Snow Leopard” struggled at times on
5:42 PM ET The UFC’s first main event of 2023 has taken a hit, as Kelvin Gastelum has withdrawn from a five-round middleweight bout against Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday in Las Vegas. Gastelum withdrew due to an injury to his mouth, sources told ESPN. Middleweight contender Sean Strickland has agreed to replace Gastelum on the
Marlon Vera is savoring the climb to the top of the bantamweight division. Currently No. 6 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, Vera is set to face Cory Sandhagen (No. 4) in the main event of UFC Vegas 69 on Feb. 18. While reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is yet to
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling is dealing with an injury that has pushed back his expected fight against Henry Cejudo. Sterling last defended his title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 280. Since then, he’s teased some time away from fighting, but that plan seemed axed amidst rumors of a targeted Cejudo fight. While Sterling vs.
Adrian Yanez and Sean O’Malley both agreed to fight one another last year, but the bout never came to fruition. Yanez had called out O’Malley after his win, and ‘Suga’ had said Yanez would be next, but the scrap never happened. Instead, O’Malley had a No-Contest against Pedro Munhoz and then defeated Petr Yan by
2023 has gotten off to a chaotic start in mixed martial arts (MMA). ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed today (Mon., Jan. 9, 2023) that the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of the year has suffered a main event change right at the start of fight week. Kelvin Gastelum (17-8) has been injured out of his
Kelvin Gastelum injured, Sean Strickland steps in to face Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 Sean Strickland has stepped up on five-days notice to replace Kelvin Gastelum against Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Vegas 67 main event on Jan. 14. ESPN first reported the news on Monday and the fight promotion confirmed the development in
The way this fight ends feels like it was written for a Hollywood MMA movie, with Barboza cast as the underdog hero and Etim the villain. That wasn’t actually the case, of course, but it plays that way if you really think about it. For the first two rounds, Barboza and Etim ran fairly level,