Kenny Florian says Jon Jones has a new mindset ahead of UFC 285. Ken-Flo Gives His Two Cents On Jones vs. Gane After three years away, the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion makes his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane for the vacant title left behind Francis Ngannou. There are a lot of questions as to how Jones
What does the future look like for Francis Ngannou? ‘Anything’s Possible’ Nobody knows for sure what the former UFC Heavyweight Champion will end up doing after his departure from MMA’s premier organization earlier this month. Boxing? PFL? Bellator? BKFC? There’s a lot of different routes that Ngannou in this next chapter of his career, which
Coach Eric Nicksick shared the craziest Sean Strickland story he had He talked about Strickland’s process of continuous hard sparring that helped take the short-notice main event for UFC Vegas 67 Seventh-ranked UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland is coming off a win over Nassourdine Imavov in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 217 under
Yana Kunitskaya isn’t a fan of ‘Dana White’s Power Slap League’. ‘This Looks Terrible’ On Wednesday, ‘Power Slap’ made its TV premiere on TBS, but not without drawing criticism for its brutal knockouts. Following not too long after a brain doctor’s judgement, the former UFC title challenger is the latest to criticize the new promotion.
Curtis Blaydes has provided his opinion on Dana White’s slap fighting league. The Power Slap League is currently one of the most controversial topics in combat sports. White’s newest business venture launched its first season on January 18. During an interview with James Lynch of MiddleEasy, Blaydes was asked about his opinion on slap fighting.
Curtis Blaydes has made his prediction for the next heavyweight title fight. There’s no longer a champion at heavyweight as Francis Ngannou has said his farewells to the division (and promotion) by testing free agency. The vacant throne will be overtaken by either Jon Jones or Ciryl Gane as the two stars collide at UFC 285.
Curtis Blaydes believes Francis Ngannou made the right move by leaving the UFC. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was involved in a public feud with the promotion and company president Dana White for the better part of the last two years. He completed the final bout on his contract against Ciryl Gane in Jan.
Cory Sandhagen is rooting for Alex Volkanovski to beat Islam Makhachev but doubts if it would happen. Reigning featherweight champion Volkanovski has been targeting entry into the ultra-exclusive double-champ club inaugurated by former two-division champion Conor McGregor. He was the backup for the last lightweight title fight and will finally get his opportunity against the
Cory Sandhagen believes TJ Dillashaw’s retirement was the right move after a disastrous return to the Octagon last year. Dillashaw returned from a two-year suspension for banned substances from the New York State Athletic Commission in 2021, scoring a split decision win over Sandhagen in 2021. Suffering a knee injury during the bout, Dillashaw would
Cory Sandhagen will step back into the Octagon on February 18th to take on No. 4 ranked contender, Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera. Winner in three of his last five, Sandhagen (15-4-0) will look to get back into title contention this February when he returns to the APEX in Las Vegas for a showdown with streaking bantamweight
Cris Cyborg has revealed her next MMA fight will likely be against Cat Zingano. When Zingano signed with Bellator, a featherweight showdown against Cyborg seemed inevitable. Now that the Brazilian MMA legend got her feet wet in boxing, the matchup against ‘Alpha’ is expected to take place in 2023. During an interview with Mike Owens
Cris Cyborg is still on board for a cross-promotional class with two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison. While Cyborg continues to reign supreme as the Bellator featherweight champion, Harrison is learning to cope with the first setback of her mixed martial arts career. Stepping into her third-straight PFL championship bout in November, Harrison fell short of
Cris Cyborg is happy with where she’s at in her career. Following an almost-perfect run in the UFC that saw her become champion, Cyborg would do the same in Bellator but this time without any blemishes on her record. The Bellator Featherweight Champion went a perfect 5-0 inside the promotion before stepping into the boxing
Johnny Walker has a simple solution to resolve the rampant criticism of mixed martial arts judging that has once again been on everyone’s mind. On December 9th, MMA fans worldwide were scratching their heads as combat sports judge Doug Crosby delivered a 50-45 card in favor of Danny Sabatello in the Bellator 289 main event
Another month, another vacant light heavyweight title fight. Just after Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a split draw at UFC 282, the UFC decided to pivot and put on another fight for the vacant title at 205 at UFC 283. It will be old school vs. new school as former champ Glover Teixeira
Bellator champion, Patricio Pitbull Freire is certain that there will be no cross-promotion event with the UFC. The final Bellator event of the year is set to be a historic one. On December 31, four Bellator fighters will be headed to Japan to take on four Rizin fighters in a cross-promotional event being called Bellator