Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel of experts sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female mixed martial arts fighters in the world? With August in the books and a star-studded September ahead, it’s time to
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A sex toy was an unexpected addition at a recent MMA pre-fight staredown, and to the surprise of no one, it was not well-received. High League, a mixed martial arts promotion based out of Poland, saw the weigh-ins for their August 28 event interrupted by something never before seen at previous fight week festivities in
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley banked $2 million for his split-decision loss to social media star Jake Paul, which took place last Sunday night (Aug. 29) inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. But that number is expected to go even higher after “The Chosen One” collects his pay-per-view (PPV) points. As of this
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
Conor McGregor and Brittney Palmer via The Sun UK Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor and Octagon girl Brittney Palmer poked fun at Khabib Nurmagomedov over his recent ring girls comments. Last week ‘The Eagle’ made headlines when he dubbed ring girls as being “useless” in mixed martial arts. “Look, I don’t want to offend
“The Motown Phenom” Kevin Lee is nothing if not persistent, as he has now decided to publicly challenge Mike Perry for the third time. Kevin Lee is in desperate need of a win after losing his second straight fight in what was the fourth loss in five fights; and apparently, he believes Mike Perry is
3:37 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has signed a contract extension that will keep him inside the Octagon, ahead of his upcoming fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on Nov. 6. Gaethje (22-3) broke the news to ESPN during an interview Tuesday. The former interim champion had expressed some frustration with the UFC
The UFC’s pay-per-view schedule for the rest of 2021 is filling up quickly, but there’s still one mammoth presence missing from the year-end slate: Heavyweight king Francis Ngannou. Ngannou has been out of action since knocking out Stipe Miocic just 52 seconds into the second round of their March rematch to capture the UFC heavyweight
Credit: Troy Taormina & Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports New reports claim the long-expected Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title bout pitting Dustin Poirer vs Charles Oliveira is set to be the headliner for the promotion’s final pay-per-view of 2021. On Wednesday, MMAFighting was first to report, from multiple sources, that lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (31-8)
Paddy Pimblett has plans for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White and his fellow executive during UFC Vegas 36 Fight Week. Pimblett (16-3) is among the biggest and brightest prospects coming out of England. Having turned down the UFC twice in the past, the former Cage Warriors star will make his UFC debut at
Joe Rogan tests positive for COVID, forced to reschedule comedy show in Nashville Podcaster, comedian and UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan recently tested positive to COVID-19 and was forced to reschedule a comedy show in Nashville. The 54-year old Rogan made the announcement on Wednesday via Instagram. In the video, Rogan explains that he started experience
UFC commentator, Joe Rogan has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19. Rogan announced on Wednesday that he recently tested positive after having symptoms after a recent work trip. He said he stayed away from his family and despite testing positive, he said he only had one bad day thanks to taking a handful of
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Conor McGregor goes after former UFC champ Michael Bisping, Israel Adesanya on Jon Jones heavyweight bout, Dustin Poirier passes on Nate Diaz bout for UFC lightweight title Charles Oliveira bout, Ciryl Gane on Francis Ngannou heavyweight title fight in Paris, Dan Hooker vs. Nasrat Haqparast set for UFC 266 and much more! Informations about our
UFC Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno has warned Alexandre Pantoja that he’s making a “big mistake” by suggesting the Mexican is scared. Moreno, who had previously been released from the promotion, reached the 125-pound mountaintop following an undefeated six-fight run since his return to the UFC in 2019. After a split draw opposite Askar Askarov, victories
7:51 AM ET Derek Brunson smiles and looks off into the distance. He’s thinking about all of the world-class opponents he has competed against during his nine-year career. In just his third UFC fight, Brunson took on 2000 Olympic wrestling silver medalist Yoel Romero. Half of his 10 most recent fights have come against opponents
Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, where our esteemed panel of experts team up to sort out the movers and shakers of the ever-shifting MMA landscape. Ladies and gentlemen, a monster month is ahead of us. With 21 ranked fighters scheduled to compete over the next few weeks — including