UFC bantamweight contender Julianna Pena claims an unnamed coach at American Top Team (ATT) told her that most of the female fighters at the famed MMA gym, which is run by Dan Lambert in Coconut Creek, Fla., were “shooting their butts with steroids” when she spent a week on location back in 2013. “They were
Conor McGregor spends €19 million on land for future low-income housing, supermarket Conor McGregor was named the richest athlete in the world for 2021 and he’s just purchased a huge plot of land with plans to become even richer while also helping the community where he lives. The Currency was the first to report the
Image Credit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Ex-UFC fighter, Anthony Rocco Martin was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. A police report obtained by MMA Junkie among other outlets shows Martin was arrested on Nov. 20 for allegedly urinating on a casino floor and punching a security guard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The arrest
Thanksgiving is a holiday full of food, family, love, and giving thanks for all of the above! Here’s how some UFC stars celebrated turkey day! Giving Thanks Some of our staff members also took the time to share what they are most thankful for in the world of MMA: Clyde Aidoo: I’m most thankful for
Thanksgiving may be a bit different in the world of mixed martial arts, with the pesky dilemmas of weight-cutting and fight preparation getting in the way of the collective stuffing of our faces that is customary around the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to celebrate. Between sharing pictures of loved ones,
Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Colby Covington (red gloves) fights Robbie Lawler (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is open to a fight with fast-rising stud talent, and “participation trophy” winner, Khamzat Chimaev if that’s what the promotion
First, UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno joins the show ahead of his trilogy bout against Deiveson Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC 270 from Anaheim, California on January 22nd. He discusses how he bounced back from getting beat up during his first sparring session at age 12, his former coach Henry Cejudo coaching Figueiredo
Welcome to Midnight Mania! 28-3 with an absurd 25 knockouts to his name, Jiri Prochazka is doing something right. The Czech athlete is 2-0 inside the Octagon, and the former Rizin champion is likely next in line for a shot at UFC gold. What’s his secret? The power puncher recently revealed a fairly uncommon training
Having already had one performance in front of UFC management with a win at Dana White’s Contender Series earlier this year, middleweight Joseph Holmes was looking to secure a spot in the company when he faced Jhonoven Pati at Fury FC 53 on November 14. Just under the half-way point through the first round, Holmes
Daniel Cormier vs. Ariel Helwani beef, Ariel Helwani provokes him with Dana White, UFC relationship, Leon Edwards declines Vicente Luque’s offer for title eliminator bout before UFC welterweight bout against Kamaru Usman and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel
Image Credit: Dan Hooker’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Hooker already has his eyes on a possible opponent if he does indeed drop back down to featherweight. Hooker recently revealed he was thinking of dropping down to 145lbs and did a test cut where he made the weight with ease. Now, after the test cut
According to the manager of all three fighters, the UFC’s plans for Justin Gaethje, Islam Makhachev, and Beneil Dariush may now be revealed. Following a pair of significant bouts in the lightweight title picture, Islam Makhachev defeating Dan Hooker at UFC 267 and Justin Gaethje defeating Michael Chandler at UFC 268, there has been much
Roxanne Modafferi may never have captured a UFC title, but she still had a career that many of her fellow MMA pioneers could envy. “The Happy Warrior” competed 44 times over an 18-year run that began in an era of MMA’s infancy. Women’s MMA existed only on the fringes when she first laced up her
Credit: Jason Burgos It is the time of year to give thanks for all your MMA blessings to your preferred space god, ancient deity, or drug of choice and rejoice because 2021 has been a pretty good year in the sport. There are surely things in the fight game to be annoyed and perturbed about,
As far as coping with the loss which tarnished his previously perfect professional mixed martial arts record, losing may be unfamiliar to the New York native, but it’s certainly not new. “The other thing that I think people forget is that I had a life before fighting (laughs). I’ve lost, like, 50 wrestling matches. I’ve
Mixed martial arts does not lend itself to happy endings. This is true of most sports, really; it’s rare to see someone with both the fire to compete and the self-awareness to walk away when they should. The vast majority of careers don’t end with triumphant bellows from atop the mountain, but with slow, painful
Watch Amanda Nunes face-plant Cris Cyborg to become two-division champ | Video Amanda Nunes became the first woman two-division champion in UFC history when she knocked out Cris Cyborg at UFC 232 in 2018. Nunes is set to defend her bantamweight title at UFC 269 on Saturday, December 11, against Julianna Pena. UFC 269 takes
Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane shared an awkward moment backstage at UFC 268. However, the undisputed champ doesn’t believe it happened naturally. When walking out to find his seat to enjoy the card, Ngannou would walk past Gane and his team who were there cornering Nassourdine Imavov. Clearly ignoring the interim champion and his former