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
Tito Ortiz and his anti-mask beliefs are finally coming back to bite him. Earlier in the month, it was reported that the beautiful city of Huntington Beach, California was full of concerns regarding Tito not wearing a mask. Shortly after, Ortiz was banned from being physically present during city council meetings for that reason. Now, the
Justin Gaethje is the latest to be targeted by Dillon Danis. Danis — currently at Bellator with a 2-0 professional MMA record — has become notable for calling out a number of UFC fighters on social media while claiming he would beat some of them in grappling matches. Among his targets in the past include
Cody Garbrandt revealed he lost the passion for fighting right after becoming UFC bantamweight champion. Garbrandt became the bantamweight king after an impressive performance against Dominick Cruz back in December 2016 that saw him earn the unanimous decision victory. Unbeaten at the time, “No Love” should have been on top of the world. Instead, it
Gilbert Burns will get a second chance at UFC gold on February 13 when he faces Kamaru Usman for the undisputed welterweight title. He plans on finishing Usman and making an emphatic statement. Burns (19-3) is 5-0 as a welterweight. His latest victory was an absolutely dominant performance over the former Champion Tyron Woodley. Burns
Jake Paul is already in training camp and getting ready to face Ben Askren on April 17. The influencer turned professional boxer will face the former ONE welterweight champion in an 8-round boxing match. Paul had stated many times that he would try to put on an amazing performance in this fight as the clear
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has routinely handed out suspensions to UFC fighters that do not make much sense. Bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington has been the latest to be hit with such a sanction. The last time we saw Pennington in the Octagon, she was beating Marion Reneau by unanimous decision. This was