Adrian Yanez doesn’t want to see an instant sequel between Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley. Sterling’s superb title run finally came to an end this summer. After three straight title defenses, the now former UFC Bantamweight Champion met his match at UFC 292 where he was TKO’ed by O’Malley inside two rounds. Yanez On Who’s
Brad Katona reflected on his treacherous journey to rejoin the UFC. In 2020, Katona was released by the UFC after suffering back-to-back unanimous decision losses against Merab Dvalishvili and Hunter Azure. After taking some time to decide what’s next, the Ultimate Fighter Season 18 winner signed with BRAVE Combat Federation, leading to three fights in
Sean O’Malley’s coach Tim Welch is flattered by the comparisons that his fighter has received to Irish megastar Conor McGregor. UFC 292 saw the rise of a new bantamweight world champion as ‘Sugar’ delivered perhaps the knockout of the year against one of the greatest 135-pounders in the history of the division, Aljamain Sterling. O’Malley
Sean O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch revealed the reason why referee Marc Goddard reprimanded him during last weekend’s UFC 292 main event. On August 19, O’Malley climbed to the top of the 135-pound mountain, capturing the bantamweight world championship with a vicious second-round knockout of Aljamain Sterling inside Boston’s iconic TD Garden. Days removed from the
Earlier this week, No. 3 ranked women’s bantamweight contender Mayra Bueno Silva revealed that she had failed a drug test ahead of her second-round submission victory over Holly Holm in July. ‘Sheetara’ moved to 6-2-1 inside the Octagon and solidified her spot in the division’s top five, making her a potential candidate to compete for
Sean Strickland will finally get a title shot as he will headline UFC 293 in Australia against Israel Adesanya. After Strickland scored a TKO win over Abus Magomedov, he called for a title fight but wasn’t sure he would get it. Then, after Dricus Du Plessis beat Robert Whittaker by TKO, Strickland assumed he would
Neil Magny plans on putting undefeated Irish standout Ian Garry in his place come Saturday night. Magny will make his return to the Octagon on a very short ten-day notice as he replaces Garry’s original UFC 292 opponent, Geoff Neal. Ahead of his highly anticipated return, the ‘Haitian Sensation’ sat down with Mike Owens in
Shane Burgos admitted that training at PFL is harder than he thought “Hurricane” talked about Clay Collard ahead of their upcoming main event fight Shane Burgos is currently gearing up for his 2023 PFL 9 headliner bout against Clay Collard. Ahead of the match, the former UFC featherweight opened up about how difficult his preparation
Cory Sandhagen scored his third-straight victory at UFC Nashville, but the bout didn’t necessarily go off without a hitch. ‘The Sandman’ headed to Music City, USA last weekend with the hope of delivering a show-stealing performance en route to earning a UFC title opportunity. However, things didn’t go exactly to plan after he suffered a
Strawweight standout Tatiana Suarez is quickly living up to her reputation as the female Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Covina, California native once again delivered on the hype, scoring an impressive second-round submission victory over ex-champion Jessica Andrade at UFC Nashville on Saturday night. The victory moved Suarez to 10-0 and into the No. 4 spot in
Tatiana Suarez is hoping the UFC eventually grants her request following a successful showing against Jessica Andrade. Suarez had been out of action since June 2019 before returning against Montana De La Rosa back in February. Suarez had been battling neck and knee issues during her time away, but she returned in grand style, submitting
It’s a bad idea to count out Sean O’Malley… at least, that’s according to Eddie Cha. Fight Ready’s Cha has many years of experience as a striking coach, notably to former UFC Champion Henry Cejudo and ‘The Korean Zombie’. While he’s not in O’Malley’s corner for his upcoming title fight at UFC 291, he is
MMA coach Eddie Cha recently spoke to James Lynch for MiddleEasy. During the interview, Cha touched on a number of topics, including his interactions with “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. “Zombie” is training for an August 26 showdown against former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway. “I’m hearing he wants to retire, so why not
Paul Craig is hoping to fight Bo Nickal next time out. Craig made his middleweight debut at UFC London and he scored TKO win over Andre Muniz. After the win, Craig took the mic and called out Nickal as he thought it made sense. Nickal was a dominant wrestler in NCAA and has transitioned into
Frank Mir explained why he believes Conor McGregor will fight again. McGregor last fought in July 2021, losing against Dustin Poirier for the second consecutive time after a severe leg injury prematurely ended the UFC 264 main event. The former two-division UFC champion endured a treacherous recovery process before returning to training earlier this year.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir doesn’t see Stipe Miocic bringing much of a challenge to reigning titleholder Jon Jones. After capturing the heavyweight crown in emphatic fashion at UFC 285 earlier this year, Jon Jones will return in November for a clash with the general consensus heavyweight GOAT, Stipe Miocic. The two men are