As far as UFC president Dana White is confirmed, Conor McGregor is in fact retired. McGregor recently announced his retirement earlier this month following the conclusion of the UFC 250 pay-per-view. Given that it was his third retirement in the span of four years, not many in the combat sports world took it seriously. However,
Jon Jones seems to be looking past his next fight being in the UFC. After numerous rants against the UFC in regards to fighter pay, Jones has stated that he wants to vacate his title. On social media, Jones voiced that the UFC has shorted him on many paydays. Especially in his prime. So, now
Max Rohskopf had his UFC debut last night at UFC Vegas 3 against Austin Hubbard. During the match, Rohskopf asked his corner to stop the fight around 20 times and they wouldn’t do it. He told them to call it, and that he didn’t want to continue. Yet, they continued to try and fire him
Curtis Blaydes got the job done on Saturday night, but his performance was seriously lacking according to UFC president Dana White. Blaydes met Alexander Volkov in the UFC Vegas 3 headliner in what was ultimately a drab affair over 25 minutes. “Razor” used his wrestling and grappling to control Volkov for majority of the fight,
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) will be looking into the corner controversy involving Max Rohskopf and his coach Robert Drysdale. Formerly unbeaten lightweight Rohskopf stepped in on five days’ notice to face Austin Hubbard at UFC Vegas 3 on Saturday night. Following the end of the second round where Hubbard dominated him, Rohskopf repeatedly
UFC Needs New Hashtags for Events UFC Apex 3 delivered from top to bottom. Shane Burgos and Josh Emmett put on a show. While a couple in Tecia Torres and Raquel Pennington will both go home together with a W on their record. Curtis Blaydes showed dominance with elite-level wrestling and made his case for
It is time for the main event of the evening. This is a very interesting match-up in the heavyweight division between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Round 1 Blaydes gets the early single leg and gets the takedown. Volkov gets back up but Blaydes maintains his grips and throws him back on the ground. Blaydes
The co-main event of the evening might very well be the most interesting fight of the night on paper, as the dangerous Josh Emmett faces off against the very exciting Shane Burgos. Round 1 Shane Burgos takes the center of the cage right away. Emmett lands a kick and eats a counter from Burgos. Emmett
The welterweights are up next as Belal Muhammad looks to move up in the ranks against a dangerous counter striker in Lyman Good. Round 1 Leg kick lands early for Muhammad, Good retaliates with a kick to the body. Muhammad lands a jab and Good keeps the pressure on him. Good keeps Muhammad against the
The main card starts with a banger, as Jim Miller (record-tying 35 fights in the UFC) faces off against Roosevelt Roberts at a catchweight of 160 lbs. Round 1 Quick start, Jim Miller trips Roberts and jumps on him. Miller gets to half guard and threatens the guillotine. Miller puts his head next to Roberts’
This is the main event of the undercard, strong wrestler and UFC veteran Clay “The Carpenter” Guida faces off against Bobby Green. Round 1 Guida takes the center of the cage and both fighters go at it right away. Green keeps Guida at the end of his punches and controls the distance. Guida rushes into
UFC prospect Max Rohskopf was scheduled to fight at UFC on ESPN 11 against Austin Hubbard on 5 days’ notice. The fight began with Rohskopf finding his range and delivering on all the expectations, the undefeated 25-year-old looked like he belonged in the octagon and was ready for the UFC. Unfortunately for him, his performance
If Amanda Nunes were to retire, that would probably signal the end of the UFC women’s featherweight division. That’s according to UFC president Dana White who was talking about the possibility of Nunes retiring. The “Lioness” most recently defended her women’s featherweight title in a dominant unanimous decision victory over Felicia Spencer earlier this month
UFC is back to business again with UFC On ESPN 11 MMA event, which takes place from inside UFC APEX tonight (Sat., June 20, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main headliner, Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov will clash in a heavyweight bout. Meanwhile, in the co-headlining act, a featherweight bout features a Shane
Alistair Overeem is satisfied with his career, even if a UFC title would be the icing on the cake. Overeem has won championships in every organization he has competed in except the UFC. His one and only heavyweight title shot came against Stipe Miocic when they fought each other at UFC 203 back in September
UFC president Dana White is already planning ahead in case of a second shutdown. The entire world came to a standstill in March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a number of sports leagues either postponing or canceling their events. Some states in America, however, slowly started to open up with Florida notably being