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This past Saturday Magomed Ankalaev came out victorious against Johnny Walker in the main event of UFC Las Vegas 84. The Russian fighter stopped Walker in the second round with a right hook – uppercut. According to MMA analyst and former fighter himself, Chael Sonnen, this win could potentially s...
Throughout Jon ‘Bones’ Jones’s legendary career, there were several instances where UFC president, Dana White described his frustrations with one of the greatest champions in the company’s history. Most of those instances were on the record, in various interviews from the infamous period of 2015-...
Stamp Fairtex and Tye Ruotolo will defend their gold at ONE 166: Qatar. ONE Championship unveiled the latest two title tilts for the March 1 event on Tuesday (h/t Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso). The two bouts make it a total of five World Championships on the line at the Lusail Sports Aren...
It was a little less than two years ago when UFC Hall of Fame inductee Urijah Faber switched hats from competitor to promoter. In 2022, what was then known as Firepower MMA became known as A1 Combat. It should be noted that the Firepower MMA moniker has still been used for its “Future Stars” even...
Gordon Ryan has had his fair share of health issues over the past few years. His stomach problems have come back and he has decided to take a step away from every competition until he is at 100% other than one — ADCC. ADCC 2024 goes down on August 17 from Las Vegas, Nevada. “King” […]
Conor McGregor doesn’t allow anybody to forget about his existence. As it became customary for “The Notorious”, the Irish superstar posted more photos of himself on Instagram. This time, however, one of the pictures shows him holding the UFC championship title. And it’s not the first occurrence w...
Manel Kape has potentially had one of the strangest UFC careers of anyone in recent memory. Joining the organisation with a lot of hype back in 2020, Kape’s career hasn’t exactly gone to plan. He had an established career for Rizin and picked up the Vacant Bantamweight Championship with a big win...
Jan Blachowicz will be out of action longer than he or anybody else expected. Last Sunday the former UFC light heavyweight champion, alongside his life partner Dorota and their son Jan jr, were guests at the morning TV show “Dzień Dobry TVN” (Good Morning TVN). The Polish fighter answered various...
The grappling scene is alive and well in H-Town. Submission Hunter Pro 88 takes place this Sunday with a total of 14 matches on the card. The 185lb Black Belt Master GI Title is on the line in the main event between Travis Tooke and Marcus Antelante. Also on the card is a 170lb matchup […]
February 17th is an interesting date for the UFC, because that is the date when one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of the past several years, Alexander Volkanovski, defends his featherweight crown. He will do so against one of the brightest-looking young talents in the organization, Ilia To...
The UFC’s first event of the year is here. Title Implications At Light Heavyweight After almost a month off, the MMA world leader is back with another fight night. Light heavyweight contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker meet in the main event of UFC Vegas 84 (see our staff picks here). Th...
Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is set to return for the first time in 2024 with LFA 174, which will emanate from the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The Minnesota market has been a kind one to LFA, and the promotion will return the favor in kind with a main event pitting LFA […]
Sean Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) will look to defeat Charles Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) in Jourdain’s home country of Canada at UFC 297 in Toronto. Woodson said Jourdain is “without a doubt” his biggest name and most skilled adversary to date, and that the matchmakers knew what they wer...
Winning a title is perhaps the hardest thing you can do in mixed martial arts, only rivaled in difficulty by defending it. Of the UFC’s 114 unique interim and undisputed champions, 52 (46%) never saw a successful defense of their belt. Although retaining a belt is hard work, breaking down defense...
Marlon Vera has his mind all made up. The #6 ranked contender will challenge former foe Sean O’Malley for the undisputed bantamweight title at UFC 299. While Vera is more than focused on the task at hand, he can’t help but think about his *potential* future as Ecuador’s first ever UFC Champion. ...
ONE Championship is back in U.S. primetime. ONE Fight Night 18 hits Prime Video on Friday, January 12. And it should be a fast-paced nine bouts when the action gets underway. At the top of the card, Shamil Gasanov and Oh Ho Taek will throw down as both men push to get into title contention. […]