Former UFC middleweight and The Ultimate Fighter 23 veteran Eric Spicely called the pay for Power Slap League “f****** nuts.” On Monday, Spicely tweeted that he received a verbal offer to compete on the slap-fighting program and balked at the compensation, which he said was $2,000 to show and $2,000 to win. Longtime MMA analyst
You know you’re getting old in life when the fighters you grew up on start retiring. Want to feel really old? Watch the second generation of fighters you followed hang up the gloves. That’s where I’m at with Glover Teixeira and Shogun Rua. Two of the classiest gents in the game, in and out of
A middleweight battle between two action-generating fighters has been booked for UFC 287 between Kelvin Gastelum and Chris Curtis. As reported by MMA journalist Alex Behunin, Gastelum and Curtis have agreed to meet on April 8 at UFC 287. Both fighters are currently ranked in the middleweight division. Gastelum is currently ranked at #13 with
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley was not happy after being kicked out of a restaurant for a dress code violation. ‘Sugar’ has been out of action since his clash with Petr Yan at UFC 280 in October. In that outing, O’Malley and ‘No Mercy’ went back and forth for 15 grueling minutes. While many felt the
Kelvin Gastelum has his next opponent after missing out on the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of 2023. MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin confirmed today (Mon., Jan. 23, 2023) that a Middleweight tilt between Gastelum (17-8, 1 no contest) and Chris Curtis (30-9) has been added to UFC 287 on April 8, 2023. The location
Sage Northcutt books MMA return 4 years after brutal KO Sage Northcutt shocked the MMA world when he was released from the UFC and signed with ONE Championship. He shocked them again when he was KO’d brutally in his ONE Championship debut. Northcutt was very badly injured following the bout, and many thought he might
8:15 AM ET For six years, the UFC flyweight division had nothing but stability. Demetrious Johnson held the title for 2,412 days from 2012 to 2018, compiling a UFC record 11 consecutive title defenses. But since “Mighty Mouse’s” dominant run on top of the division, the 125-pound weight class has been volatile. Henry Cejudo, the
RIO DE JANEIRO — Charles Oliveira has his entire year planned. The former UFC lightweight champion is targeting an octagon return for May and wants an opponent big enough, one that “sells and the UFC thinks that I will fight for the belt next with a win.” by the end of 2023, he revealed during
There are over 225 fighters on the UFC roster under the age of 30, and that crop of UFC fighters will likely lay the foundation for the UFC for many years to come. UFC 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXPERIENCE But which fighters under 30 are the best and/or have brightest futures ahead of them? You’re about to
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani was less than impressed with how the UFC announced the upcoming trilogy fight between welterweight titleholder Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. The post-fight press conference at this month’s UFC Vegas 67 event certainly wasn’t short on major announcements. Most notably, it saw confirmation that Francis Ngannou has been stripped of the
Current WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury still wants to mix it up with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. Ngannou is now a free agent after failing to come to terms on a new deal with the UFC. “The Predator” recently appeared on “The MMA Hour” and said he’s leaning more towards having a boxing
UFC flyweight contender Lauren Murphy was brutalized by fellow 125-pound veteran Jessica Andrade as part of the UFC 283 pay-per-view (PPV) main card, which took place last weekend (Sat., Jan. 21, 2023) at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Murphy lost a lopsided decision with scores of 25-30, 25-30, and 26-30. The 39 year-old
Deiveson Figueiredo moving to bantamweight after UFC 283 championship loss Former two-time UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo announced that he’s moving up to the bantamweight division after his UFC 283 loss to Brandon Moreno. In was the fourth time Figueiredo and Moreno faced off inside the octagon. They fought to a majority draw at UFC
1:12 AM ET Jamahal Hill walked slowly toward his corner, and in a moment, the realization came to him: He had just become a UFC champion. Hill beat Glover Teixeira via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) in the main event of UFC 283 on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro to win the vacant light
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Between Calvin Kattar vs Josh Emmett, Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez, and Calvin Kattar vs Arnold Allen, he expected someone to make a statement. But two of those crucial fights ended due to injury and the other was controversial. See What’s Happening In The Featherweight Division “I was waiting for a real statement. It was
If there were any doubts about Khabib’s commitment to leaving MMA, one need not look any further than a report that emerged over the weekend. Recently, it was revealed that Khabib Nurmagomedov would be stepping away from MMA to spend more time with his family and attend to matters outside of the sport. The timing
One American neuroscientist wonders if a Power Slap League competitor will ever be the same following a devastating KO loss. A lot has been made about Dana White’s Power Slap League series. Aside from the controversy surrounding UFC President Dana White not facing repercussions, at least publicly, for slapping his wife on New Year’s Eve