Beneil Dariush believes Conor McGregor is cheating the system. Much has been made over the fighting future of McGregor. While he’ll serve as a coach on season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” and UFC has plans of booking him against Michael Chandler, McGregor finds himself in a dilemma with USADA. The two sides are at
Gilbert Burns is fed up. The No. 5-ranked welterweight contender wants the FBI to get involved in MMA judging after the wacky scorecards turned in following the UFC San Antonio main event last weekend in Texas. Judge Joel Ojeda scored the final three rounds for Marlon Vera, a stark contrast to the scores turned in
Paddy Pimblett calls for Jared Gordon rematch from hospital bed | Video Lightweight Paddy Pimblett underwent successful surgery for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon, and called for a rematch with “Flash.” Pimblett sustained an ankle injury in his controversial unanimous decision win over Gordon in December and recently
6:44 PM ET UFC flyweight fighter Alex Perez said it was a seizure that forced him out of his 125-pound contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC San Antonio this past Saturday. On Sunday, Perez wrote on social media that he suffered a seizure while doing his prefight warmup, which is why he withdrew from
Dakota Ditcheva was not at all shocked she earned her first submission win this past weekend at PFL Europe 1. The 24-year-old improved to 8-0 as a pro MMA fighter when she tapped Malin Hermansson in the first round in Newcastle, England. Having come from a Muai Thai background, a lot of MMA fans were
From the outset, Alexander was the quicker, sharper of the two, stinging Peterson with both punches and kicks to all levels, dropping “Ocho” late in the first round and causing him to fight southpaw in the second after repeated thudding low kicks. Peterson showed his trademark toughness by hanging in and continuing to press forward,
Dana White is commenting on the split decision ruling in Saturday’s UFC San Antonio main event. UFC San Antonio saw Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA) defeat Marlon Vera (20-8 MMA) via split decision in the bantamweight main event. Several fans believed that Sandhagen should have been awarded a unanimous decision victory over Vera. Sandhagen, 30, now
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin Luke Rockhold expressed an interest in branching out after walking away from UFC, but I don’t know if this is exactly what he envisioned! While backstage at last weekend’s (Sat. March 25, 2023) UFC San Antonio event, Rockhold ran into NBA legend Tim Duncan,
Holly Holm Speaks Out, ‘Let’s Protect The Children’ When former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to the Octogaon and defeated Yana Santos, she took the time on the mic to call for America to “protect the children.” So of course when she arrived at the post-fight presser, she was asked to elaborate on those thoughts.
1:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mixed martial arts has had a small number of standout fighters who have won championships in two weight classes. Bellator MMA soon might have the first three-division champ in a major fight promotion. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who reigns at featherweight and vacated the lightweight title in 2021, will go for
Dana White often says he doesn’t make fights right after UFC events, but he made a rare exception when he announced Colby Covington as the next contender for Leon Edwards’ welterweight title in the hours after UFC 286. So why was Covington a special case? “That is true [we don’t make fights right after fights],
Li Jingliang vs Santiago Ponzinibbio (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS) January 16, 2021 Despite being sidelined from the Octagon for over two years, “The Argentine Dagger” entered his Fight Island meeting Li Jingliang as a sizeable favorite. He even intoned to the press that it was a mistake for Li to accept the bout. Maybe
Alex Pereira’s coach is not ruling out an eventual move to heavyweight. For now, Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira is focused on his upcoming fight with Israel Adesanya. It will be Pereira (7-1 MMA) vs Adesanya (23-2 MMA) battling it out at the main event at UFC 287 which takes place on Saturday, April 8th at
If you want to get to 135-pound champion Aljamain Sterling, you’ll first have to go through No. 1-ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili, who is content to play gatekeeper so long as his friend and teammate remains atop the division throne. That’s why “The Machine” welcomes a potential title eliminator against the red-hot Cory Sandhagen, who
Patricio Pitbull looks to make MMA history, fighting for bantamweight title in June Patricio Pitbull already has (or has held) the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles and now he’s looking for his third title at bantamweight. According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of
7:30 PM ET Saddle up. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, one of the most active and popular fighters of the past several decades, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC San Antonio broadcast. Cerrone, 39, will join a prestigious class that includes former longtime UFC champions
Jay Hieron knows he’s one of the lucky ones. Throughout a 10-year, 30-fight MMA career, Hieron avoided any major injuries, and though he suffered four knockouts, he never dealt with any long-term effects when it came to brain damage or impaired cognitive function. For the past decade since retiring from MMA, Hieron has been busier
UFC returns to San Antonio, Texas, for the first time in almost four years with a pair of thrilling 135-pound matchups. Surging No. 4 ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Vera goes for his fifth consecutive win when he takes on exciting finisher and No. 5 ranked Cory Sandhagen. Also, former women’s bantamweight champion and current No.