It has been a little over a year since Joanna Jedrzejczyk was seen inside the Octagon. Now she is plotting a return, and has her eyes set on an immediate title shot when she competes again. As a former strawweight champion, Joanna became one of the most beloved fighters in all of MMA. Even after
It has been a hard road for Khamzat Chimaev over the last few months as he works to recover from catching COVID-19. Now he says that he is feeling in peak health and ready to get back to his smashing ways inside the Octagon. When he first signed to the UFC, Chimaev made the kind
It is far from a secret that Dana White has never been the biggest proponent of COVID-19 safety procedures. So it is not particularly surprising to hear him say that masks will not be required for fans attending UFC 261. From the start of the global pandemic, White has done everything he could to downplay
Two of the last three times that Ben Askren was seen competing in combat sports, he suffered pretty embarrassing knockouts. Now he opens up on which KO was worse for him. In three fights spent in the UFC, Askren experienced one of the biggest drops in stock you will ever see. He went from what
UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler is ready to get back into the octagon, and his recent losing skid doesn’t add any additional pressure. For now, Lawler will continue waiting until his management finds him a suitable matchup. Lawler is a former UFC champion and has a reputation for being one of the most exciting fighters in
Jake Paul is either believing his hype or his boxing abilities. Either way, since easily defeating Ben Askren, Paul sent waves on social media calling out various MMA fighters and boxers. Paul decided to call out former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier one of the more unusual callouts. Jake Paul vs. Askren Fight It only
It looks like Francis Ngannou vs. Jon Jones won’t be happening. Ngannou became the new heavyweight champion following his impressive second-round knockout win over Stipe Miocic in the UFC 260 headliner last month. Many immediately looked ahead to a potential fight with Jones only for the latter to become embroiled in another pay dispute with
With Jake Paul coming off a big win over Ben Askren, people have been questioning what could be next for the YouTube boxer. Mike Perry has offered himself for the task, and has shared some footage of the two sparring in the gym as proof of what kind of fight it would be. Perry has
The highly anticipated title fight between Zhang Weili and Rose Namajunas is almost here. Zhang defends her title for the second time as Namajunas looks to be the first ever 2X women’s UFC champion. However, the lead-up to the Strawweight battle wouldn’t come without controversy. What Sparked The Controversy “Thug” received some backlash online after
From the moment she moved to flyweight, Valentina Shevchenko has been an unstoppable, dominant force of nature. However there is only one thing that could persuade her to move back up to 135lb. For all intents and purposes, the UFC created the flyweight division with the sole purpose of showcasing the skills of Shevchenko. She
Some have been calling for a fight between Amanda Nunes and Kayla Harrison. However the Olympian is not particularly keen on the idea herself, at least not right now. When Harrison announced her intent to make the move to MMA, anticipation was high to see how she could perform. From the start, her Olympic level
With his most recent win over Ben Askren, YouTube boxer Jake Paul has officially made himself an enemy of MMA. It seems that he has done enough to make former UFC champ BJ Penn want to come out of retirement to vanquish him. There was both a UFC and Bellator event over the weekend, but
Jake Paul was able to quickly destroy Ben Askren during their primary event fight on the Triller app. The knockout was so fast that many fans took to social media to voice that Askren “took a dive” or that the match was scripted. Nonetheless, Paul took to social media to collect a bet from Dana
Conor McGregor wants his respect in the world of MMA for his clean competition and not being a steroid cheat. Consequently, McGregor took to social media to take shots at USADA, as well as fighters such as Nate Diaz, who, in his opinion, have gotten away with cheating. Conor is always vocal on social media.
Robert Whittaker believes a rematch with Israel Adesanya is on the cards. Whittaker made it three wins in a row following a unanimous decision victory over Kelvin Gastelum at the UFC Vegas 24 headliner last night. Many observers felt he was deserving of a title shot before that fight and now, it’s even more so
Ben Askren is prepared for all the ridicule. Askren suffered a first-round TKO defeat to Jake Paul in their Triller Fight Club headliner last night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. “Funky” did manage to land one right, however, his lack of striking was clearly on display as Paul would drop him with a