Kamaru Usman is open to fighting Stephen Thompson “The Nigerian Nightmare” lifted the lid on why his potential fight with Khamzat Chimaev isn’t happening Kamaru Usman is now ready to return inside the Octagon and he has got his sights on Stephen Thompson. The former UFC welterweight champ is also down to fight Khamzat Chimaev
Teddy Atlas thinks Jake Paul could beat Nate Diaz The boxing trainer and analyst pointed out what Francis Ngannou needs to do to possibly knock Tyson Fury out Veteran boxing analyst Teddy Atlas weighed in on the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match and the highly-anticipated superfight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou.
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.
Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler will compete in an “MMA rules match” at WWE’s upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view. Plenty of former UFC fighters have transitioned to professional wrestling over the years, including Brock Lesnar, Dan Severn, Ken Shamrock, and more. Rousey and Baszler have carried on that tradition, leading to an ongoing storyline that features them
Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson has still not been paid for showing up to UFC 291 ready to fight. Unfortunately, his opponent did not afford him the same courtesy resulting in the cancelation of their highly anticipated fight. The MMA community has been up in arms after a report from MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn revealed that ‘Wonderboy’
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
Kelvin Gastelum will not be fighting Shavkat Rakhmonov this September. Gastelum vs. Rakhmonov was booked for a special Mexican Independence Day edition of a UFC Fight Night card on September 16. That plan has now blown up in smoke. Gastelum has taken to social media to reveal the fight is off, and he even included
Let the record show that Sean Strickland doesn’t hold back when it comes to Israel Adesanya. Well, the #6 middleweight contender isn’t one to hold his tongue on anything, much less the champion of the division, who Strickland was rumored to fight at UFC 293. Time is winding down for the Sydney, Australia event which
Justin Gaethje got a special phone call after his win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291. Gaethje was headlining UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah in a rematch against Dustin Poirier for the vacant BMF belt. It was a highly-anticipated rematch and in the second round, Gaethje landed a beautifully-timed head kick that knocked
Dustin Poirier shockingly admitted Khabib Nurmagomedov was better than him “The Diamond” said it’s hard to digest the fact that he lost to Justin Gaethje when he knew he was the better fighter Fresh off a devastating BMF title fight loss at UFC 291, Dustin Poirier opened up about how he was feeling heading into
Justin Gaethje has earned some respect from Michael Bisping. The newly-crowned ‘BMF’ Champion popped back up in the lightweight title picture with a stunning headkick knockout of Dustin Poirier at UFC 291. Following the KO-of-the-year contender, Gaethje called for a title shot against the winner of Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira 2, which takes place
Nate Diaz has an idea of who would win between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, but he feels the bout is snake oil. McGregor and Chandler have served as opposing coaches on season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” While there has been some tension between the two, many are wondering if the bout will ever
Former PFL champion Kayla Harrison is still hopeful she can fight Amanda Nunes. While Harrison was the PFL lightweight champ and Nunes was the UFC’s bantamweight and featherweight champ, Harrison was vocal in wanting that scrap. However, Harrison ended up losing to Larissa Pacheco and hasn’t fought in 2023 while Nunes beat Irene Aldana at
Chael Sonnen hopes Dana White and the UFC will re-sign Derrick Lewis. At UFC 291, Lewis’ fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima was promoted to the main card after Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson vs. Michel Pereira was canceled. ‘The Black Beast’ capitalized on the opportunity by securing a first-round TKO due to a flying knee and
Bobby Green responded to Tony Ferguson’s accusations of an intentional eye poke during their UFC 291 fight. On Saturday, July 29, Green and Ferguson fought on the UFC 291 main card. With six seconds left in the fight, ‘El Cucuy’ was submitted by an arm triangle, leading to his sixth consecutive loss in the Octagon.
‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas was ready to throw in the towel following her lackluster performance against Carla Esparza last year. After coming off back-to-back wins over Zhang Weili to both capture and defend the UFC strawweight world championship, Namajunas had her sights set on evening the odds with former foe Carla Esparza, who had defeated her