Luke Rockhold is trading in his 4oz gloves for a pair of hand wraps as the former UFC middleweight champion is preparing to knuckle up for BKFC. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president Dave Feldman dropped a series of bombshell announcements during Wednesday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. One of those announcements was
In the midst of much anticipation surrounding Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC, Charles Oliveira has expressed skepticism about the Notorious’s ability to defeat Michael Chandler and secure a win. McGregor, on the other hand, has taken to social media to dispute Oliveira’s prediction by citing his history of triumphs over Brazilian opponents. In a
Francis Ngannou won’t be toeing the line for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship anytime soon. BKFC president Dave Feldman made an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday to discuss the future of his bare-knuckle fight promotion just weeks after the organization made a splash with their third-annual KnuckleMania event. One thing that
It looks like Chael Sonnen knows something we don’t. In the aftermath of UFC 284, Dan Hooker alleged that UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev had cheated by using an I.V. to rehydrate before his fight with Alexander Volkanovski… Makhachev would deny all of these allegations. ‘I’m Not Gonna Answer’ The former UFC title challenger has
Jake Paul teased his plans to fight Nate Diaz sometime in the summer pending an official agreement after his next outing. Former UFC superstar Nate Diaz has been out of action since taking on fellow fan favorite Tony Ferguson in the headlining bout of UFC 279 last September. He was initially lined up to compete
English entertainer KSI fired shots at Jake Paul, claiming he would get the best of him in a boxing match. Social media influencer turned boxer Jake Paul was last seen in action against mixed martial arts icon Anderson Silva in October 2022. Paul went into the bout looking to extend his unbeaten run against arguably
Jens Pulver is still in shock after the UFC announced that he would be part of the promotion’s 2023 class of Hall of Fame inductees. Pulver, who became the UFC’s first-ever lightweight champion 23 years ago learned he would be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year while hosting a UFC 284 watch-along on
Nate Diaz has called out Khamzat Chimaev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Dustin Poirier for allegedly ducking him. Diaz has never been afraid to voice his opinion. The former UFC lightweight title challenger feels like three superstars ducked him during his UFC tenure. The 37-year-old called out those fighters on Twitter by saying: “I’m 3-0 in the
A few more details have been released about the upcoming fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. Last week the UFC announced a huge matchup slated for later this year. The long-awaited return of Conor McGregor is now on the horizon as he has signed on to coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Alex Volkanovski is targeting a finish over Islam Makhachev in their upcoming bout at UFC 284. Reigning featherweight champ Volkanovski will take on lightweight champ Makhachev in the headlining fight of UFC 284 on Feb. 12 in the promotion’s grand return to Australia. The pound-for-pound king will look to become a double-champ whereas Makhachev will
On February 26, Jake Paul is scheduled to step back into the squared circle for his third attempt at a fight with British boxer Tommy Fury. Emanating from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ‘The Problem Child’ will attempt to once again silence his critics as he faces the first legitimate professional boxer of his career. Thus far,
Scott Coker says that Bellator MMA has an interest in making a deal with free agent Francis Ngannou. Recently the UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou decided to step down as champ and left the UFC to pursue opportunities elsewhere. He and the UFC had not been seeing eye to eye for some time and since
Jorge Masvidal will be making his long-awaited return to the UFC against Gilbert Burns at UFC 287. One of the biggest stars in the UFC, Jorge Masvidal is finally getting ready to return to action. The former welterweight title contender will be facing another title contender, Gilbert Burns as the co-main event of the upcoming
Oscar De La Hoya would “love” to speak to free agent Francis Ngannou in regard to a potential boxing career. Ngannou once ruled as the heavyweight champion of the UFC, before contract disputes with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion began. Unfortunately, the two sides were unable to come to a resolution. As
Sean O’Malley admitted he couldn’t watch the actual slap fighting in Dana White’s Power Slap League “Suga” is joined by a handful of MMA personalities in thinking slap fighting is dangerous Contrary to how Dana White promoted it, Power Slap League has earned more negative than positive reviews. More and more UFC personalities are expressing
Todd Duffee is returning to MMA competition after retiring for nearly three and a half years. In September 2019, Duffee retired after being unintentionally eye poked by Jeff Hughes, leading to a disappointing no-contest. At 37 years old, the Indiana native believes he still has more left in the tank. The former UFC heavyweight joined