UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and his ESPN colleague Ryan Clark recently engaged in a friendly discussion regarding their perspectives on the welterweight division’s Mount Rushmore. While the two shared a general consensus, there were subtle differences in their viewpoints. There are a slew of welterweights in UFC history who made their mark. When
Marlon “Chito” Vera isn’t fazed by the trash talk and breakdowns Henry Cejudo is known for. Vera and Cejudo are expected to collide on the main card of UFC 292. The two will clash inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s a big opportunity for “Chito” to make his mark in the 135-pound title
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has been captured in photos engaging in martial arts training, hinting at his serious preparation for a potential clash with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Musk’s impromptu training session lasted for hours and took place alongside popular podcaster and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Lex Fridman. Elon Musk Teams Up with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Alexander Volkanovski is intrigued by the dangers presented by Yair Rodriguez in their upcoming title fight. On July 8, ‘The Great’ looks to continue his legendary run in the UFC featherweight division by defending his title at UFC 290. Standing in Volkanovski’s way is Rodriguez, who is coming off wins against Brian Ortega and Josh
Luke Rockhold teased a future appearance under the Karate Combat banner. In August 2022, Rockhold endured a unanimous decision loss against Paulo Costa at UFC 278, extending his MMA losing streak to three fights. Shortly after coming up short in his latest UFC fight, the California native parted ways with the promotion, opening up several
Elon Musk has accepted an offer from Georges St-Pierre to train him for a social media smackdown with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The combat sports community has been abuzz as of late with talks of a clash between billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg quickly going from “What if?” to “Holy sh*t, this might actually
Khamzat Chimaev is back in Sweden and preparing for a potential clash with former UFC welterweight world champion Kamaru Usman. ‘Borz’ has not been seen inside the Octagon since a September 2022 shellacking of Kevin Holland at UFC 279. The first-round submission over Holland moved him to 12-0 in his mixed martial arts career, but
Former UFC middleweight titleholder Alex Pereira was in a giving mood, and Glover Teixeira is all smiles because of it. It’s no secret that Teixeira took Pereira under his wing. Numerous times, Pereira has publicly praised the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for being a mentor to him. In Teixeira’s mind, Pereira has done even
Henry Cejudo wants in on Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk. The Internet was bombarded with fight talk after the Facebook and Tesla CEO’s agreed to a cage match last week. Since then, it seems like everybody in MMA is eager to help out Musk & Zuck in some way or another with Dana White willing to
Former UFC Middleweight Champion, Alex Pereira, found himself at the center of an unexpected controversy during a routine trip to Walmart. The renowned fighter, who recently made waves in his bouts against Israel Adesanya, was tailed by a security staff member, much to his surprise. Pereira, a former two-division GLORY kickboxing champion, gained recognition for
Kenny Florian thinks Ilia Topuria is the real deal. ‘He Might Be One Of The Few Who Could Challenge Volkanovski’ ‘El Matador’ moved to #5 in the featherweight rankings after dominating Josh Emmett over the distance in the main event of UFC Jacksonville on Saturday. Topuria has received a hefty pour of praise following his
Dricus du Plessis isn’t short on confidence going into UFC 290. On July 8, du Plessis will go one-on-one with former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker. The winner of the bout will likely be in prime position to challenge current 185-pound titleholder Israel Adesanya. “The Last Stylebender” has said that he’d like du Plessis to
Shane Burgos was among five fighters to make six figures for their fight at 2023 PFL 6 last weekend. Burgos took on Yamato Nishikawa in his second PFL fight after leaving the UFC for the PFL in free agency. In his promotional debut, Burgos lost a decision to Olivier Aubin-Mercier and in his second regular
Josh Thomson has given Ilia Topuria some advice. Thomson fought in the UFC seven times while also fighting for promotions like Bellator, PRIDE, and Strikeforce. With that, he understands the game and what fighters should and shouldn’t say after fights. So, after Ilia Topuria beat Josh Emmett by a lopsided decision at UFC Jacksonville, he
During the recent UFC event, a distressing incident occurred involving Tafa. In his fight against Austen Lane at UFC on ABC 5 in Jacksonville, Fla., Tafa fell victim to a severe eye poke just 29 seconds into the match. It was one of the most flagrant eye pokes in the history of the UFC. Referee
Michael Chandler believes Conor McGregor will return for their highly-anticipated fight within the next six months. Now that four episodes of TUF 31 have aired, the MMA community is eagerly waiting for the McGregor vs. Chandler fight date to be announced. The UFC superstars were expected to meet in the Octagon once the season concluded,