Currently the pound-for-pound top female fighter globally, Zhang is renowned for her physical prowess in the 115-pound division, and now basketball Hall of Famer Shaq understands why. Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, who now weighs around 350 pounds, met UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili, who fights in the 115-pound division. Despite the vast difference in
Things are heating up again between Darren Till and Mike Perry. Years after their infamous sparring session and much online back-and-forth, the MMA frenemies are re-hashing their age-old argument: who would win in a fist fight? Till & Perry Go At It That question has yet to be answered but perhaps a matchup between the
Dana White is thrilled by his new body transformation post The UFC president has been staying in shape almost the entire year Having been spearheading MMA events here and there, UFC president Dana White is evidently a very busy man. However, that doesn’t mean he couldn’t find time to shred up as he is now
Stamp Fairtex delivered a stunning TKO win over Seo Hee Ham to capture the ONE women’s atomweight title The Thai MMA star is now a three-sport champion ONE Championship stalwart Stamp Fairtex pulled off a sensation performance at ONE Fight Night 14 to cop the atomweight title. Fairtex TKO’d South Korea’s Seo Hee Ham en
Stipe Miocic is feeling healthier and stronger heading into UFC 295 The former heavyweight champ doesn’t want to ask Daniel Cormier for advice and talk about retirement Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic has been gearing up for his UFC 295 title fight with Jon Jones. Ahead of the highly-anticipated match, Miocic shared his take
Aside from scoring knockouts and winning world championships, Alex Pereira’s favorite pastime has to be playing pranks on his friend, Glover Teixeira. ‘Poatan’ pulled off yet another one, sharing the evidence on social media. This time, the pair appeared to be out at a sushi restaurant when Pereia handed Teixeira what appeared to be something
ONE atomweight world champion Angela Lee announced her official retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts on Friday night at the promotion’s ONE Fight Night 14 event in Singapore. Lee, who has reigned as ONE Championship’s first and only atomweight queen, laid down her title in the middle of the ONE Circle in an
Conor McGregor wasn’t impressed with Nate Diaz’s professional boxing debut. On August 5, Diaz fought outside the UFC for the first time in over fifteen years. The Stockton native decided to switch things up and fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a ten-round professional bout at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. The boxing match didn’t
Sean O’Malley weighed in on the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. In October 2022, Makhachev dethroned Oliveira to become the 155-pound king. Following the disappointing loss, ‘Do Bronx’ bounced back by securing a first-round TKO win against Beneil Dariush in June of this year. In the meantime, the Russian
According to Sean O’Malley, former middleweight champ Israel Adesanya looked like he was “stuck in the mud” during his UFC 293 title tilt with Sean Strickland. Fans and fighters alike can’t stop raving about Strickland’s picture-perfect performance against ‘The Last Stylebender’ at the promotion’s latest pay-per-view offering in The Land Down Under. While some believe
Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson finds it a little crazy that Colby Covington is getting his third opportunity at a UFC title this December. Six months after announcing that Covington would be the next man to challenge Leon Edwards for the welterweight world title, UFC CEO Dana White finally delivered fans a date for the long-awaited championship
On December 16, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thomspon will look to climb back into the welterweight title picture as he is set to square off with undefeated division standout Shavkat Rakhmonov. Thompson will step back into the Octagon five months removed from his previously scheduled scrap with Michel Pereira at UFC 291 in July. Sadly, Thompson never
Stephen Thompson has discussed what the UFC can do to avoid further issues with fighters when it comes to pay. Thompson was at the center of attention one night before UFC 291, although it wasn’t for the reason he had hoped. “Wonderboy” was expecting to share the Octagon with Michel Pereira in Salt Lake City
Former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson believes Alex Pereira’s striking power poses a true threat to Jiri Prochazka. On November 11, Pereira and Prochazka will collide for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The title fight will serve as the co-main event of UFC 295. Both men are former UFC champions, with Pereira being a former
Eugene Bareman, the head coach of Israel Adesanya believes his pupil would win in a rematch against Sean Strickland. Earlier this month, Adesanya lost his middleweight title to Strickland in a big upset, which also was a one-sided fight. Strickland’s pressure proved to be too much for Adesanya as he dominated for all five rounds
Charles Oliveira wanted to fight Islam Makhachev in Brazil before accepting Abu Dhabi date. In October 2022, Oliveira fought Makhachev and suffered a disappointing second-round submission loss for the vacant UFC lightweight title. ‘Do Bronx’ vowed to bounce back and earn a rematch against the Russian world champion, which he accomplished earlier this year. On June