In news that came out of left field, Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane will compete for the interim heavyweight title. That’s according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported Monday that it would headline the upcoming UFC 265 pay-per-view event taking place August 7 in Houston, Texas. “Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) will face Ciryl Gane (@ciryl_gane) in
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) youth MMA championship will be taking place soon, with a variety of amateur fighters competing from around the world. Thanks to Conor McGregor, Irelands athletes will be doing so without any concern over money. Having grown into the sport through his own struggles, McGregor is looking to give
UFC bantamweight turned flyweight Sarah Alpar has had quite the string of bad luck so far, in her UFC career. Now she is asking for help to pay for her next fight camp, and focus on her training. Alpar is just 0-1 in the UFC, since getting a huge win on Dana White’s Contender Series.
UFC Hall of Fame member Michael Bisping was punched by a stranger on the streets this weekend. According to Bisping, the punch was so weak that he laughed at the man and continued with his day. Bisping Laughs off Being Punched in New Orleans Initially, Bisping took to social media to tell his followers about
Justin Jaynes feels no regrets about his decision to bet on himself, despite losing. Jaynes told the public that he would be betting his entire fight purse on himself as he took on Charles Rosa during UFC Vegas 30. UFC Vegas 30 Previous to their fight, Jaynes announced that he would bet his fight purse
Jon Jones was excited to hear about Fedor Emelianenko coming back. After it was recently reported that Emelianenko would return to action on October 23 in Russia for his first fight since December 2019, Jones took to Twitter. “Fedor is fighting again?! Well that’s pretty exciting” Fedor is fighting again?! Well that’s pretty exciting —
A heavyweight main event between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov occurs today (Saturday, June 26, 2021) at UFC Vegas 30. An undefeated Gane (8-0-0) comes into the fight looking to cement his place as a title contender in the heavyweight division. The veteran Volkov (33-8-0) is also looking to make a statement and cement his
A heavyweight matchup between Tanner Boser and Ovince Saint Preux takes place today (Saturday, June 26, 2021) at UFC Vegas 30. Boser (19-8-1) comes into the fight attempting to bounce back from a tough decision loss against Ilir Latifi at UFC Vegas 28. Saint Preux (25-15-0) is also trying to rebound after suffering a KO/TKO to Jamahal Hill
A featherweight matchup between Andre Fili and Daniel Pineda occurs today (Saturday, June 26, 2021) at UFC Vegas 30. Fili (21-8-0) comes into the fight attempting to bounce back from a tough decision loss against Bryce Mitchell at UFC Vegas 12. Pineda (27-14-0,2 NC) is also trying to rebound after suffering a KO/TKO to Cub
A welterweight bout between Tim Means and Nicolas Dalby is taking place now (Friday, June 25, 2021) on the UFC Vegas 30 main card. Round 1 Means lands a head kick. Both fighters are swinging early with reckless abandon! Dalby clinches Means but gets judo thrown by Means. Means passes to side control. Dalby is
A lightweight bout between Renato Moicano and Jai Herbert is taking place now (Friday, June 25, 2021) on the UFC Vegas 30 main card. Round 1 Herbert lands a nice outside kick. Moicano clinches up with Herbert and manages to take him down with a body lock takedown. Herbert does well to get up but
Diego Sanchez might be making a move to bare-knuckle boxing. The original ‘Ultimate Fighter’ isn’t one to turn down challenges. Sanchez has competed at four weight classes throughout his UFC career. But it looks four-ounce gloves may be left behind at some stage for the MMA veteran. What’s Next? Sanchez is beginning a new chapter
The hysterical “beef” between former UFC double-champ Henry Cejudo and internet sensation Hasbulla Magomedov isn’t going away anytime soon. Cejudo, since retiring back in 2020, has teased his return mentioning a multitude of potential opponents. Alexander Volkanovski, Petr Yan, Deveison Figueiredo just to name a few. However, someone who has been on his radar recently
Newly minted flyweight champion Brandon Moreno won his title after fighting Deiveson Figueiredo for the second time. He says that if the former champ wants a third fight, he has to get a win over someone else first. The first time Moreno fought Figueiredo, the bout ended in a draw, with the Brazilian retaining his
Fighters are oftentimes metaphorically betting on themselves when they step into the Octagon to compete. However Justin Jaynes is taking a literal approach to this, by putting a bet of nearly $25,000 on himself to beat Charles Rosa this weekend. Jaynes is four fights into his UFC tenure with a 1-3 record. He is hoping
Recently Anthony Smith was in the news for making claims about his former foe Jon Jones allegedly failing drug tests ahead of their fight. Now Jon has fired back, and it is clear that he is unfazed by these remarks. Smith claims that before he and Jon fought for the light heavyweight title in 2019,