Michael Chandler is gunning for his next fight to be against Conor McGregor. ‘Iron’ Mike has been rallying for an outing with McGregor following his vicious knockout win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 274. Chandler brought a lot of excitement with him when he came to the UFC from Bellator. Initially signed as a backup,
Khamzat Chimaev laid out his condition before fighting Belal Muhammad “Remember The Name” seems to have no issues about it Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad have been going at it on social media since December, UFC president Dana White previously stated that no one wants to take on Chimaev, but Muhammad begged to disagree and
After bashing Kayla Harrison on Twitter multiple times, Sean Strickland issued an apology after meeting her. Strickland has been in Florida training for his upcoming fight at UFC 276 while also helping Bellator contender Johnny Eblen get ready for his fight against Gegard Mousasi later this month. A rare apology While training at American Top
Cain Velasquez has been given a new date for his plea hearing. Attorney Mark Geragos asked Judge S. Franco for a continuance citing a need to work through discovery. This marked the third request by Geragos in as many hearings at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, CA. District attorney representative Aaron
Over the years, a few UFC fighters have talked about their nerves before fights. Former welterweight champion George St-Pierre and former two-time title challenger Cowboy Cerrone come to mind. You can add Gilbert Burns to the list. In a recent interview with ESPN, Burns admitted that he has always been a little nervous before fights,
Luke Rockhold is not happy with how the system is treating Cain Velasquez. The former UFC Middleweight champion is slated to return to action against Paulo Costa at UFC 278 in August. Rockhold has remained on the sidelines since his last outing against Jan Blachowicz in July 2019. He had been looking to return earlier
Rogerio Bontorin was scheduled to take on Manel Kape at UFC 275. Their main card fight this Saturday in Singapore has been called off after Rogerio Bontorin had to be hospitalized from kidney issues. Bontorin suffered the problem during his weight cut, a practice common in the sport. It is generally considered to be a
This week, the UFC will be in Singapore with two title fights scheduled for the show’s main event and co-main event. A top attraction is Glover Teixeira, who will defend his light heavyweight title for the first time. His opponent will be Prochazka. Valentina Shevchenko faces off against Taila Santos in the co-main event. Zhang
UFC president Dana White seems very interested in making a fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. Dana White “really likes” McGregor vs. Chandler The UFC boss was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports and asked about potential opponents for Conor McGregor upon his return from injury. Despite being asked about Jorge Masvidal, White suggested that
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway III goes down in less than a month, and Uriah Faber has given his pick. Volkanovski vs. Holloway 3 pick Speaking with The Schmo, Faber picked the Hawaiian to win the trilogy. “Man, it’s hard to say. I thought Holloway, I think it was the last one – I thought
Anthony Smith is going with the underdog in the UFC 275 headliner this weekend. UFC 275 goes down Saturday night in Singapore as Glover Teixeira looks to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time against Jiri Prochazka. While Teixeira is currently undergoing a career renaissance that saw him win the strap at 42,
Ricky Hatton believes Paddy Pimblett should take better care of his body The former professional boxer does not agree with Pimblett’s alarming level of weight gain between fights. Hatton had won multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight to become an endeared figure in the UK. Now that he sees another rising prospect
Eight UFC fighters have lost their jobs. The UFC is doing some summer cleaning to make room for this year’s season of Dana White’s Contender Series. Yesterday and today, the algorithm-based Twitter account UFC Roster Watch revealed that Louis Smolka, Frank Camacho, Alex Da Silva, Andreas Michailidis, Felipe Colares, Tristan Connelly, Niklas Stolze, and TJ
Michael ‘Venom’ Page is set to face Mike Perry at BKFC 27. Coming off an interim title loss to Logan Storley at Bellator 281, Page is set to venture into a new sport before returning to the octagon in Bellator. He was riding a six-fight win streak before the loss and rebuked the judges for
MMA fans are nuts. We watch two people fight in a steel cage in their underwear and then cheer them on. However, a particular MMA fan took their fandom to a whole new level. On Wednesday, UFC fan Jack Millard posted a picture of his new tattoo. It is Darren Till and Khamzat Chimaev, aka
Ariel Helwani shared some insight on the return of Conor McGregor. Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor has remained on the sidelines for about a year since his most recent outing last July. McGregor succumbed to back-to-back losses to his adversary, Dustin Poirier in 2021. During their second contest at UFC 264, he suffered a