Max Holloway‘s face came out rather unscathed from his fight against Justin Gaethje. As for his legs? Totally different story. The newly-minted BMF Champion surpassed all expectations in his long-awaited return to the lightweight division. Holloway excelled against Gaethje for five rounds, piecing up the gritty striker in a fight many were saying was tailor-made
Max Holloway’s UFC career has never seen him knocked down, according to official fight stats. After more than a decade of competing against some of the biggest names in the game, Max Holloway is just beginning to hit his prime. After dominating everyone in the featherweight division not named Alexander Volkanovski for years, ‘Blessed’ made the
Kayla Harrison has reportedly turned down a fight with No. 2 ranked bantamweight contender Ketlen Vieira. That is according to Vieira, who dropped the news during a recent interview with Drake Riggs of MMA Mania. “She might be the shiny new toy, but just like any toy, she needs to be played with and tested,”
Say what you will about Dominance MMA founder Ali Abdelaziz, but you can’t deny that the man will go to bat for his clients — especially when he feels like they’re being lowballed. That was the case in 2020 as Justin Gaethje, who is represented by Abdelaziz, was gearing up for a fight with former
Ahead of his return to the Octagon, light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith spent some time working with former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. On Saturday, May 4, ‘Lionheart’ will look to climb back into the win column after a devastating knockout loss against Khalil Rountree in his last outing. Heading to Rio for UFC 301,
Jamahal Hill reflects on what could have been at UFC 300. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion was thrown to the fire in his return to the Octagon, when he met Alex Pereira for the undisputed title. Hill hadn’t fought in 448 days and was coming from a ruptured achilles injury last summer but that
Jamahal Hill was blown away by Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje’s epic encounter at UFC 300. Not long before ‘Sweet Dreams’ stepped into the main event spotlight for a clash with light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, fans inside T-Mobile Arena and those watching around the world were treated to an instant classic as Holloway and
And just like that, Jamahal Hill is ready to rebound. It’s not everyday we see a UFC fighter shake off a loss and go straight back to work the next day. But, that’s exactly how it all turned out for Hill, who has already booked his return fight. A week after losing to Alex Pereira
Cain Velasquez is set to stand trial on a slew of charges, the most serious being attempted murder, beginning September 9 in Santa Clara County, California. Judge Elizabeth Peterson set the trial date on Wednesday with Velasquez appearing in court alongside his attorney Renee Hessling. Initially, Hessling requested another continuance, but prosecutor Aaron French, who
Anthony Smith believes he is the perfect opponent for Alex Pereira “Lionheart” claims he is the only light heavyweight who could match “Poatan” Anthony Smith is certain he and Alex Pereira is the best matchup at light heavyweight at this point. Anthony got his eyes on Alex Smith is already booked for a showdown with
Khabib Nurmagomedov was ready to throw away a big payday for one of his boys. Capturing the UFC lightweight title in an unlikely short-notice scrap with Al Iaquinta at UFC 223, ‘The Eagle’ quickly became one of the promotion’s top stars. Of course, his intense rivalry with Irish megastar Conor McGregor certainly helped move things
Jose Aldo reflected on his UFC return and transition to boxing “Junior” lifted the lid on his previously reported boxing match with Floyd Mayweather The Brazilian is rooting for Conor McGregor at UFC 303 Jose Aldo talked about his return at UFC 301, potentially facing Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match and his take on
Leon Edwards plans on defending his welterweight title when the UFC returns to Manchester on July 27. ‘Rocky’ last stepped inside the Octagon at UFC 296 in December, securing a decisive decision victory over Colby Covington to retain his 170-pound crown. No official announcements have been made regarding Edwards’ next title defense, but according to
Chris Weidman is here to address the elephant in the room and that’s Alex Pereira’s wrestling (or lack thereof). The hard-hitting Brazilian punched his way to not only capturing the title, but defending it as well against former title holders in Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, who both relinquished gold due to injuries. Pereira removed
While preparing to ride Dana White’s prized bull ‘Twisted Steel,’ UFC Hall of Famer Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone tore his bicep clean off the bone. Cerrone was set to feature at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) “Unleash The Beast” event on Saturday, May 18, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Riding a practice bull earlier this
Marlon Vera is determined to keep himself in the 135-pound title picture — and he plans to use Petr Yan to do it. ‘Chito’ is coming off a lopsided unanimous decision defeat at the hands of reigning UFC bantamweight world champion Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 in March. That same night, Yan fought his way