Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier should probably just fight at this point. Immediately following Chandler’s devastating second-round front kick knockout of Tony Ferguson (watch highlights) at UFC 274 last month (May 7, 2022), the former three-time Bellator Lightweight titlist took to the microphone with Joe Rogan, putting the division once again on notice. Rattling off
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Paulo Costa accused of elbowing nurse over vaccination card argument Former UFC title challenger Paulo Costa could be in big trouble if the reports of him striking a nurse over a dispute turn out to be true. According to Globo, a Brazilian news outlet, the alleged incident took place on Monday night at shopping center
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier was surprised by Charles Oliveira missing weight ahead of UFC 274. Poirier lost to Oliveira at UFC 269 last December. Just a few months later, Oliveira was slated to face Justin Gaethje in the UFC 274 main event but was stripped of his belt just hours before the
1:03 PM ET UFC’s first trip to France has added a major middleweight bout, as former champion Robert Whittaker will take on Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris on Sept. 3, the promotion announced Tuesday. This bout was originally scheduled for UFC 275 on June 11 in Singapore but was postponed due to a Whittaker injury.
Image Credit: UFC Jordan Leavitt says he was a bit offended when he got the offer to face Paddy Pimblett at UFC London. Leavitt, who’s currently 3-1 in the UFC, wasn’t sure who would be next for him but he was surprised when he was offered Pimblett. According to ‘The Monkey King,’ he says he
This weekend (Sat., June 4, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will remain in Las Vegas, Nevada, and its Apex facility for UFC Vegas 56. We rebound from a rare off week with classic UFC Apex fare: a Heavyweight main event, fun and relevant co-main scrap, then good mix of prospects and relative unknowns underneath. Consider
Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori re-booked for UFC Paris in September The middleweight clash between former champion Robert Whittaker and former title challenger Marvin Vettori has been re-booked for UFC Paris on Sept. 3. UFC officials made the announcement on Tuesday. Whittaker and Vettori was originally expected to meet at UFC 275 on June 11,
UFC lightweight Jordan Leavitt is relishing the opportunity to bust out some moves in front of Paddy Pimblett’s home crowd this summer. On July 23, the UFC will cross the Atlantic for its second UK-held card of 2022. The first is widely regarded as one of the most memorable events of the year so far,
9:00 AM ET One of the most anticipated fights — and the one most often asked about — continues to be Conor McGregor’s next match. McGregor has been adamant that he will return from his broken left leg in 2022. But as the months go by, that seems up in the air. And then there’s
Claudia Gadelha hopes for one more contest with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but she isn’t holding her breath for it. During the rise of the Strawweight division led by Jedrzejczyk from Mar. 2015 to Nov. 2017, the biggest rival for the champion was undeniably Brazil’s Gadelha, who she defeated to earn her first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Chuck Liddell sends message to Cain Velasquez: ‘Stay strong brother’ Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell became the most recent fighter to weigh in on former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez‘ situation. Velasquez was arrested on Feb. 28 after allegedly ramming a vehicle and firing multiple shots during a 7-mile chase. Velasquez was
The UFC is scheduled to make its French debut in September, but don’t expect Paddy Pimblett to be booked for any future fight cards in Paris. The English lightweight traveled to the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis over the weekend for the UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF. In a series
Former UFC fighter Mark Munoz has released a statement after being placed on administrative leave from his job as a high school wrestling coach. Mark Munoz has always been known as one of the good guys in mixed martial arts and regardless of whether or not this incident goes any further, we expect that reputation
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his 185-pound title against hulking division power puncher Jared Cannonier in the upcoming UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And he’ll do it as the -365 betting favorite. That’s according to the number crunchers over at Draft Kings,
Oscar De La Hoya is glad his boxing bout against Vitor Belfort never came to fruition in 2021. De La Hoya and Belfort were set to meet inside the ring back in September of 2021. However, the fight was soon cancelled and never came to be. Recently, De La Hoya was interviewed and asked about
Image via Marvin Vettori on Instagram, photo by ROF Industries Inc. Marvin Vettori has blasted Conor McGregor for his comments about Beneil Dariush. Vettori and Dariush are gym mates and have trained together at Kings MMA for a long time. Needless to say the two are good friends and Vettori has come to the defense
The 135-pound Bantamweight division is loaded with talent across the globe in mixed martial arts (MMA). In Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) specifically, former champion Henry Cejudo believes it’s the very best out there. After Cejudo’s fellow former dual-division champion, Daniel Cormier, recently shared his list of best divisions in the promotion — listing Lightweight at
Jorge Masvidal promises to ‘break’ Conor McGregor’s face ‘I come to kill’ Jorge Masvidal is awaiting the legal conclusion of his street altercation with Colby Covington but looking forward to who he might fight in a more legal venue next. And it seems like he has his eyes on former two-division champion Conor McGregor. “There