Don’t know who’s playbook they are borrowing from but ONE Championship keeps on making interesting moves. Per a new rumor Miesha Tate is the next target on their ever growing list of former UFC champions. It began with Eddie Alvarez, which made sense because The Underground King was always belt hunting and paycheck seeking. This
The clock struck midnight and at UFC 230 Derrick Lewis turned back into a pumpkin. The Sunday Morning Rumor Mill weeps for our Black Beast. It would have been cool if Lewis shocked the world but Daniel Cormier is just too damn good. There is Jon Jones and Cormier than a huge drop off in
Little PSA, the MiddleEasy Twitter account is now officially blocked by Ali Abdelaziz. Which leads us right into Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Georges St. Pierre is the new fight the UFC wants to make. Somehow, someway this all connects together. Sometimes our Sunday Morning Rumor Mill goes up and some new rumors sneak through. This is
Times are changing and we think MMA is ready. In a world with MMA trades, the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill is ready. Either the first quote, unquote MMA trade ever was a huge deal or it wasn’t. Did Mighty Mouse wear out his welcome? Was Ben Askren retired anyway? MMA is weird and its going to
Was this a quite in MMA? The Sunday Morning Rumor Mill is confused and scared about a “normal” week in our great sport. Keep in mind this was a week where wrestler, Sambo fighter turned UFC champion Khabib Nurmagodnavo challenged unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather to a match. Yup, 100% normal MMA things. As always these
Fedor fought last night and the aftershock of UFC 229 still looms large. The Sunday Morning Rumor Mill acknowledges our GOAT and pays our respects. It’s a good time to be a MMA fan. Rizin, the UFC and Bellator just stole the damn show on three consecutive weekends. Maybe this whole thing is going to
Do you remember where you were the night Khabib hopped over the cage? The Sunday Morning Rumor Mill remembers. MMA will be fine after UFC 229. Our sport is under a constant battle within itself. MMA is martial arts but it is also two humans fighting in a damn cage. MMA will adapt, it will
Bless you RIZIN. If you’re reading this edition of the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill, we just assume you’re already caught up on all of the RIZIN 13 glory. In 2018, to reach the highest level of MMA fandom you really need to be watching every second of RIZIN. JMMA’s lives inside of MMA’s core. And right now,
Violence wanted: contact Eddie Alvarez via walking down any Philadelphia street and just yelling for him. Alvarez is a hitman for hire and it figures the next step in his MMA career may take him across the sea. The former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion may be on the move again. Currently a free agent,
Hola from Brazil, the former fight capitol of MMA. As the shadow of UFC 229 looms large, the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill will stare directly at the sun so you don’t have to. This week in MMA, Kid Yamamoto left us and Conor McGregor returned to us. Knowing Kid he was probably a huge fan
Hello Comrades, MiddleEasy may or may not be preparing for a full on Russia takeover. Even in Moscow the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill lives on and is chilling with some bears. Thanks to Canelo vs. GGG 2 boxing took over the spotlight this weekend. The UFC roamed the Russian tundra. While the MMA week that
Sometimes you hear a rumor that sounds too good, too big to be true but we have a feeling about this one. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson part two just kind of makes sense. Also sometimes the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill stumbles in and blesses us with some mid-week goodness. We’ve heard for the past
UFC 228 was the ultimate Catch 22 for MMA fans. Don’t worry the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill is here to decide all your most difficult life choices. On one hand UFC 228 was a spectacular night of fights. On the other hand, the card wasn’t garbage on paper but in no way did it deserve
You did it and we’re proud of you. Happy Labor Day weekend from the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill. MMA rumors never take a day off but you have earned yourself a three day weekend. On a Friday, Saturday and Sunday with no UFC, Bellator, Rizin or ONE cards, we were once lost but now we
To those of you who watched KSI vs. Logan Paul, Bare Knuckle Boxing and UFC Lincoln back to back to back, the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill salutes your service. If you’re not mixing YouTube celebrity boxing, bare knuckle fights and the biggest MMA promo in the world into a cocktail over ice then what are
For those of you who like to keep their mixed martial arts and pro wrestling separate? This is not a good week or Sunday Morning Rumor Mill for you. Also, your head is completely in the sand. MMA has always been pro wrestling. The no holds barred sport inside the cage is at its best when