Conor McGregor may have gotten TKO’d by Dustin Poirier, but the result still didn’t stop the UFC’s cash flow. UFC 257 was extremely successful, drawing an approximate 1.5 million buys. And, according to reports, Abu Dhabi paid for most of the expenses just to have a McGregor booking on Fight Island. Poirier Finishes Conor McGregor
Despite being a past rival to Michael Chandler, Patricio Pitbull still believes that the new lightweight has what it takes to becomes UFC champion. However, although Pitbull thinks Chandler would beat Dustin Poirier, he still doesn’t believe that either competitor is the best lightweight on the planet. Emerging Superstar Michael Chandler is enjoying his newfound
Paige VanZant could be making a return to MMA quicker than expected. VanZant made headlines last year after she opted to sign with Bare Knuckle FC (BKFC) shortly after her UFC contract ended. She is now set to make her bare-knuckle boxing debut against Britain Hart at BKFC: Knuckle Mania which takes place February 5.
The MMA world is relatively quiet after coming off of the return of Conor McGregor at UFC 257. Dustin Poirier was able to immediately raise his stock with casual fans with his TKO of McGregor, making it look relatively easy. However, fight fans will now have to wait a week if they want more UFC
Social Media influencer Jake Paul is now a very common name to fight fans. Paul and his brother Logan have had an amazing rise in popularity in combat sports due to their celebrity boxing matches. Paul’s latest fight was against former NBA star Nate Robinson. Paul made quick work of Robinson and finished him in
Bill Goldberg is one of the biggest legends in professional wrestling. However, he could have been a mixed martial arts star if the pay was right at the time. The sport was a ‘dream’ for Goldberg as he even owned one of the biggest MMA gyms during the late nineties and was friends with all
UFC president Dana White believes former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is the promotion’s greatest fighter of all time. White appeared on TMZ recently and was answering some rapid fire questions. When asked who he thought was the greatest UFC fighter of all time, White didn’t take long to answer. “Jon Jones,” he replied. Of
The latest “The Thrill and the Agony” video showcased what transpired backstage following UFC 257 this past weekend which was headlined by Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor. Poirier was able to earn arguably the biggest win of his career after knocking out McGregor in the second round of their lightweight clash. Meanwhile, in the co-main
After delivering a Ric Flair-esque promo this past weekend, Michael Chandler would receive a call from the man himself. Chandler enjoyed an emphatic debut win at UFC 257 as he TKO’d Dan Hooker in the first round to truly announce himself in the lightweight division. He would make full use of the platform of a
The rematch between Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall will have to wait for now. The pair were set to meet in a middleweight bout on the main card of the UFC 258 pay-per-view event taking place February 13 in Las Vegas. However, as revealed by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Weidman recently tested positive for COVID-19 and
It has been over a year since Rory Macdonald signed with the PFL. While he is still waiting to make his debut there, he is not ruling out a return to the UFC after his stint in this promotion. In his time in the UFC, Macdonald was touted as the heir to GSP’s throne as
Few people have the type of lengthy career at the highest level of MMA, that Alistair Overeem has had. He knows that he is reaching the end of the line, and is hoping to get one last shot at the title before he hangs up the gloves. Beginning his career in 1999, Overeem spent his
It is nothing new for fighters to compete with an injury, but it is still crazy to hear. Recently, Kamaru Usman revealed that despite dominating the fight, he beat Jorge Masvidal with a pretty seriously broken nose. When Usman took on Masvidal, he was actually supposed to be facing Gilbert Burns. However when Gilbert contracted
In life we all learn at one point or another, that there are some things you just don’t joke about. UFC fighters Sean O’Malley and Casey Kenney seem to be learning that the hard way after getting some blowback for their comments. O’Malley was doing an episode of his podcast with Kenney, and it seemed
In the eyes of many MMA fans, Khabib Nurmagomedov has an argument for being the greatest fighter to ever live. Fighter’s like Justin Gaethje has faced Khabib and fell victim to his smothering ground game and flawless record. Furthermore, Gaethje believes that Khabib is such a dominant lightweight, that he would probably beat any fighter
Don’t count out Ben Askren in his boxing match against Jake Paul, at least to Michael Chandler. Perhaps the confidence in Askren comes from one MMA fighter pulling for another’s striking. However, the probable outcome of the decision more than likely boils down to friendship over striking abilities. Paul on Askren Not Landing a Punch