UFC Vegas 49 has taken a hit, but all is not lost for Islam Makhachev. Makhachev was set to take on Beneil Dariush in the UFC Vegas 49 headliner on February 26. It was essentially a title eliminator with many believing the winner would likely get the next lightweight title shot. However, it was reported
Ciryl Gane finally opened up about the infamous leg lock at UFC 270. At UFC 270 last month, in the fifth and final round of the heavyweight title main event, Gane grabbed a leg lock on Francis Ngannou; however, it did not end well. Ngannou would reverse Gane and end up on top of him, which
Israel Adesanya is brushing off Robert Whittaker’s belief that the wrong man had his hand raised at the end of UFC 271. Adesanya and Whittaker did battle in a rematch on Feb. 12 for “Izzy’s” UFC Middleweight Title. The two collided inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. While their Oct. 2019 encounter ended in
The ‘Notorious’ One claims he has the best ground and pound in all MMA. Conor McGregor might be out of commission trying to recover from his broken leg, but he hasn’t stopped posting on social media. Best GnP On Wednesday, McGregor put out a big claim on his Instagram; that he has the best ground
Mike Swick is currently in the biggest fight of his life. Swick has taken to his Instagram account to reveal that he’s been dealing with cancer. There was a period when the former UFC fighter didn’t even know he had it. Luckily, he has gotten the official diagnosis without waiting even longer than the seven
Kevin Holland is having fun delivering beatdowns to keyboard warriors. Holland is the number 14-ranked UFC middleweight. His next fight will be contested at welterweight, however. He is scheduled to take on Alex Oliveira at UFC 272 on March 5. Kevin Holland Stomps Second Troll Kevin Holland seems to have taken on the role of
‘Cowboy’ rides again on May 7th. Rebooked Donald Cerrone was supposed to fight Joe Lauzon at a UFC Fight Night on April 30th, but not everything goes according to plan. The match-up is being moved to a pay-per-view event at UFC 274. Unlike their first booking, this fight will now have fans in attendance. As
Darren Till believes the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker was extremely close. Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight crown after outpointing Whittaker over five rounds in the UFC 271 headliner this past weekend. While many thought it was a clear Adesanya victory, it was certainly competitive, and some observers had “The Reaper”
Jorge Masvidal has bad intentions in store for Colby Covington and also has intentions for getting back into the title picture. It is going to be a hard road back to the welterweight title for Masvidal as his last two fights were for the championship. He got brutally knocked out in his previous outing, leaving no
Is T.J. Dillashaw still trying to cheat? The champion Aljamain Sterling thinks so. When you cheat in professional sports, it will follow you forever. That’s the problem former bantamweight champion Dillashaw is dealing with. He picked up a win in his return fight last July against Cory Sandhagen but badly injured his knee in the
Brian Ortega got a new tattoo on Valentine’s Day, but it’s no ordinary one. Ortega’s Latest Tattoo The UFC Featherweight contender would get the inside of his lip tatted up on Monday. Ortega would make it into a gift for his significant other and fellow UFC fighter, Tracy Cortez. Ortega would request his tattoo artist
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo thinks Khamzat Chimaev has the ingredients to dethrone Israel Adesanya. Chimaev currently competes in the welterweight division but he has also fought at 185 pounds. In fact, his 17-second knockout victory over Gerald Meerschaert back in Sept. 2020 was contested at middleweight. The hype train is at full speed
Trevor Noah has a target on his back. And it’s no other than UFC Featherweight Bryce Mitchell who has his eyes on fighting him. The popular late night show host would get Mitchell’s attention after cracking some jokes about the recent ‘freedom convoy’ that is occurring in Canada. The news story Noah covered is in
Robert Whittaker is back in Australia after falling short at UFC 271. Whittaker collided with Israel Adesanya on Feb. 12. This wasn’t the first time the two clashed inside the Octagon. Back in Oct. 2019, Whittaker was stopped in the second round via TKO by “The Last Stylebender.” The rematch played out quite differently but
Booker T, a five-time WCW Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion in WWE, thinks Israel Adesanya has the gift of gab similar to Muhammad Ali. Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion. He is fresh off a successful title defense against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. This
Jimmy Crute will not be fighting in 2022. Surgery On Monday, the UFC Light Heavyweight revealed on his Instagram that he will be having reconstructive knee surgery and will be out for the rest of the year. “Absolutely gutted to announce that I will be out for the rest of the year. I need a