Daniel Cormier discussed the grappling abilities of Alex Pereira. ‘Poatan’ skyrocketed up the UFC middleweight rankings to become the champion in only four fights. Three of his four wins came by KO/TKO due to his world-class striking fundamentals and inhuman power. Although his standup skills can’t be questioned, Cormier has weighed in on Pereira’s takedown
Beneil Dariush explained his frustrations in getting a matchup with Charles Oliveira and voiced his concerns regarding the possibility of getting passed up again for a title shot. Top-five-ranked lightweight contender Dariush was last seen in action against budding prospect Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280 last October. He established his place in the mix of
Paradigm Sports Management, which represents Conor McGregor, warned other promoters and organizations against teaming up with Manny Pacquiao as their legal battle rages on. Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor is arguably the biggest star of all time in professional mixed martial arts competition. His rise to popularity helped elevate the UFC and the sport
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
Michael Bisping is looking at the three things he feels will lead to a Jon Jones victory against Ciryl Gane in March. After two years of teasing his move to the heavyweight division, the time has finally come for Jon Jones. He will be making his divisional debut against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Many
Eric Nicksick spoke to Middle Easy exclusively about what the future holds for Francis Ngannou. The world is waiting to see what will be next for former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Since failing to come to an agreement with the UFC, Ngannou has left the organization and become a free agent. He will have
Ben Askren has offered his thoughts on one controversial mixed martial arts (MMA) coach who has been using some questionable training methods on his younger students. Yidikes Yom is training students out of the Lyon MMA Center in France. Yom has posted some of his training techniques with the young students on his Instagram, and
Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana is apparently not happening anytime soon. The UFC was planning on booking the 135-pound title matchup between the pair at the upcoming UFC 285 pay-per-view (PPV) event. However, according to a recent report from Combate, the UFC was unable to make that fight happen. Nunes has been dominant in her
UFC Hall of Fame inductee Jose Aldo has a date and opponent set for his highly anticipated professional boxing debut. After more than 10 years of dominance inside the Octagon, ‘Junior’ will test his skills in the squared circle on February 10. Emanating from Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Aldo will make his debut
The coach for Alex Volkanovski, Joe Lopez is not worried about the size difference in the fight against Islam Makhachev. The featherweight king, Alexander Volkanovski is preparing to make the jump up to lightweight and challenge the newly crowned champion, Islam Makhachev for that belt. Volkanovski is the pound-for-pound number one in all of the
Former UFC featherweight competitor Felipe Colares put his skills to work outside of the cage in order to stop a thief. Sharing his story and a video of the incident on social media, Colares was witnessed holding down an alleged thief who was attempting to steal a phone from a woman in Rio de Janeiro.
Dana White’s Power Slap League has been nothing short of a disaster from the moment it was announced. Slap fighting quickly became an internet sensation in recent years, but it’s becoming evident that the UFC president’s attempt to mass market the brutal viral sport is quickly backfiring. Fans and fighters alike have criticized the so-called
Conor McGregor is teasing another appearance as a TUF coach and Michael Chandler wants in. Conor McGregor has been absent from the UFC for over a year and a half. He has been healing up from an injury, working on some of his outside businesses, and filming a movie. Now it seems that he could
Aljamain Sterling is slated to defend the UFC bantamweight championship against the returning Henry Cejudo this spring. First reported by MMA Fighting, the 135-pound title clash is being targeted for UFC 287 on April 8. No other information has been disclosed by the promotion at this time, including location or venue. UPDATE: Reports of a
Luke Rockhold could make some serious money should he find himself inside the squared circle with one of the Paul brothers. That is according to former UFC and Bellator standout Josh Thomson who discussed Rockhold’s recent free agency announcement on his Weighin In podcast with ‘Big’ John McCarthy. The former UFC middleweight champion told Ariel
Champ vs. champ? Jamahal Hill is all for it. Hill Has Shown Interest In Fighting Pereira Before Before capturing the UFC Light Heavyweight title at UFC 283, Hill quite a few fighters on his radar. One of the names on Hill’s potential hitlist of opponents was actually middleweight king Alex Pereira, a teammate of Glover