UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling prefers a fight with Sean O’Malley next over a matchup with the returning Henry Cejudo. Sterling defeated former champion TJ Dillashaw in the UFC 280 co-headliner last weekend. He returned following a rematch win over Petr Yan earlier this year at UFC 273. Sterling has a plethora of options for
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Anthony Smith believes Jake Paul did the Nate Diaz – Anderson Silva thing backwards. Smith has had no shortage of words for Jake Paul preceding and following his recent boxing match and win over Anderson Silva. It was Paul vs Silva last Saturday, October 29th at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Paul took
Muay Thai ace, Marina Rodriguez, will throw down opposite knockout artist, Amanda Lemos, this Saturday (Nov. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 64 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It really feels like UFC isn’t quite sure what to do with Rodriguez. The 35-year-old Brazilian is ranked at No. 3 in UFC’s rankings, and she’s
UFC Vegas 64: Rodriguez vs. Lemos Face-offs Video Following Friday’s official UFC Vegas 64 weigh-ins, the athletes competing on the fight card faced off with their opponents at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight card is headlined by a women’s strawweight bout between No. 3 ranked Marina Rodriguez and No. 8 ranked Amanda Lemos. Rodriguez officially
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski feels Islam Makhachev may have second thoughts about facing him. Volkanovski is expected to be Makhachev’s first lightweight title defense since earning the belt. Makhachev won the then-vacant title over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. A post-fight Octagon face-to-face enhanced the energy surrounding a potential super fight
Aljamain Sterling has discussed T.J. Dillashaw’s decision to fight injured at UFC 280. It was on Saturday, October 22nd at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, that Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA) met up with T.J. Dillashaw (18-5 MMA) in the co-main bantamweight event. ‘Funk Master’ won the fight and the title that night. – Advertisement
Welcome to Midnight Mania! “Let’s go, we won.” As is often the case, Team Nate Diaz instigated a bit of chaos at a public event last weekend. The Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva boxing event was scene of the latest scuffle Diaz and his camp have started, and per usual, Diaz walked off claiming himself
T.J. Dillashaw responds to Cody Garbrandt call out: ‘How is that guy still in the UFC?’ Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt called for a trilogy bout against rival and former two-time titleholder T.J. Dillashaw last week. On Wednesday, Dillashaw responded. “This dude is a b*tch. 10 days before our first fight the UFC flew me
Former UFC two-weight champion Henry Cejudo has vehemently dismissed Sean O’Malley‘s claims of having just $37 in his account. Cejudo re-entered the USADA testing pool earlier this year and is planning a return to the Octagon. He doesn’t have a fight booked yet but has been linked to a potential UFC 284 matchup with Aljamain
The weird and wonderful world of Fight Circus parades back into action on November 5th at 9pm (PST.) From the same team that brought us Full Metal Dojo, the aptly titled Fight Circus IV: Send Lawyers, Guns and Money will take place in Phuket, Thailand and will be aired live on Fite TV. – Advertisement
Bryce Mitchell’s challenge to Joe Rogan has been denied. Chatting conspiracy theories is nothing new for Rogan and his guests on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. According to rising Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight contender, Mitchell, however, the longtime color commentator of the promotion didn’t bite on the challenge. Mitchell recently took to social media,
Sean O’Malley: ‘I’m the best striker in the world’ Sean O’Malley, the top contender in the UFC bantamweight division, catapulted up the rankings following his UFC 280 split decision win over former champion Petr Yan. Yan is considered one of the best strikers in the division, and O’Malley was able to hurt “No Mercy” a
4:11 PM ET The younger of the fighting Pereira siblings will be making a transition to MMA, much like her brother. Aline Pereira, a former Glory kickboxer, has signed a mixed martial arts deal with Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA), the promotion announced Wednesday. Pereira will make her MMA debut Nov. 18 against Ultimate Fighter veteran
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani‘s days on the social media platform Twitter might be numbered after the recent slew of organizational changes. Helwani is one of the most prominent presences in MMA media, specifically on social media. He has a large following across many platforms, including Twitter and Instagram, where he provides analysis and breaks news
TJ Dillashaw says it makes no sense to face Cody Garbrandt when he returns from his shoulder injury. In the co-main event of UFC 280, Dillashaw was looking to reclaim the bantamweight title but suffered a second-round TKO loss to Aljamain Sterling. Just seconds into the fight, Dillashaw dislocated his shoulder and it kept popping
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For about ten or 15 minutes, TJ Dillashaw earned some goodwill in his UFC 280 loss to Aljamain Sterling. Fans watched the former champion try his damnedest to fight the best Bantamweight on the planet with a single functional arm, and when the fight inevitably turned against him, he didn’t look
Daniel Cormier can’t stop buying Jake Paul Pay-Per-Views, but stole the last one YouTube celebrity and social media star turned professional boxer Jake Paul gets criticism from all sides, but he has a fan in former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier. Paul (6-0) defeated former UFC middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva (3-2) by unanimous decision this
9:00 AM ET More than 10 years ago, Holly Holm was sitting in the JacksonWink MMA facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, discussing “what if” scenarios with her team. Holm was still a professional boxer at the time (she wouldn’t fully transition into MMA for several years), but when the conversation steered toward chokes and, more