PFL founder Donn Davis is confident that his promotion can take a big bite out of the UFC’s business. On Monday morning, Davis ended months of speculation by announcing that his Saudi-backed Professional Fighters League had acquired Bellator MMA. Per a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the two combat sports organizations will continue to run
Mayra Bueno Silva sent a word of warning to former bantamweight titleholder Julianna Peña. On January 20, Bueno Silva will return to the Octagon for a showdown with Raquel Pennington in the UFC 297 co-main event. The winner will walk away as the new bantamweight champion after ex-champion Amanda Nunes vacated the title earlier this
It’s UFC or bust for BJJ specialist Dillon Danis. Danis kickstarted his mixed martial arts career with back-to-back first-round submissions under the Bellator banner in 2019. Things appeared to be headed in the right direction, and then suddenly his momentum came to a crashing halt. Danis faded into obscurity and became little more than a
Bud Light is once again the official beer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Per a report from Marc Raimondi of ESPN, Anheuser-Busch, the makers of the embattled beer company have signed a record-breaking multi-year contract with the UFC set to kick off on January 1, 2024. The announcement comes six years after Modelo replaced Bud
It’s been a tumultuous 24 hours for UFC 294 Less than two weeks away, the promotion’s highly anticipated return to Abu Dhabi took two massive hits in the span of a few short hours. First, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that Charles Oliveira is officially out of his massive main event rematch with Islam Makhachev
The UFC pulled off a massive last-minute fight to save the UFC 294 card, but Dana White has still found something to be upset with. UFC 294 was supposed to be headlined by a lightweight title rematch between champion Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. A lightweight championship rematch will indeed be closing out the card,
Dana White vouches for another Mexican Independence Day event that would take place at The Sphere The UFC boss reacted to Bellator’s potential sale rumors UFC president Dana White once again did not shy away from voicing his candid thoughts on a UFC event at The Sphere and Bellator’s potential sale. Dana wants to do
The beef between UFC CEO Dana White and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza is alive and well. It’s no secret that White and Espinoza don’t get along. Back in 2017, White had to play nice with Showtime in order to pull off the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. The UFC boss hasn’t
Dana White urges Israel Adesanya to hire a personal driver in light of his recent DUI arrest The UFC boss commented on an update about Mark Hunt’s legal battle with the UFC UFC president Dana White candidly spoke about Israel Adesanya’s DUI arrest ahead of UFC 293. The media also quizzed the UFC boss for
UFC CEO Dana White has responded to those who aren’t on board with Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson. UFC 296 is stacked, and the welterweights are getting the shine. In the main event of the UFC’s year-end pay-per-view, Leon Edwards will put his 170-pound gold on the line against Colby Covington. Also featured on the
UFC CEO Dana White has spoken out on Noche UFC judge Mike Bell’s widely panned score total in a recent title fight. On September 16, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko collided in a rematch for the UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship. The titleholder entering the bout was Grasso, who captured the gold six months prior when
Dana White shared the full story of how he became the UFC president The UFC boss came up with an idea that resulted in the birth of the UFC UFC president Dana White looked back at how managing Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell saw him becoming the man he is today. From fixing something to
Teen phenom Raul Rosas Jr. believes he could become the UFC’s next big thing. On Saturday night, Rosas Jr. got back into the win column in a big way after suffering his first career setback in April against Christian Rodriguez. Stepping into the Octagon for the promotion’s critically acclaimed Noche UFC card inside the T-Mobile
Dana White lauded Laura Sanko for another commendable commentating job at UFC 293 The UFC boss hailed Sanko as the Ronda Rousey of her profession Laura Sanko received some compliments from UFC president Dana White after making her pay-per-view commentating debut at UFC 293. The buddying UFC commentator even earned comparisons to former UFC women’s
Dana White insists he is just happy for Sean Strickland The UFC boss revealed how big a star “Tarzan” has become after UFC 293 UFC president Dana White was quizzed by the media during a recent press conference to address a few things about Sean Strickland. The UFC boss made it clear that he’s happy
The story of Sean Strickland’s fan interaction got back to the UFC and some things have been clarified. Ahead of UFC 293, Strickland recently told reporters that an Israel Adesanya fan approached him around the Bondi Junction area in Sydney, Australia. While this didn’t alarm Strickland at first, he claimed the fight told him that