Editorials, hot takes, and in-depth analysis from voices that follow every punch in the sport.
UFC referees have arguably the most important job on fight night, to keep the fighters safe. The best thing a referee can do is not be known. The only reason we ever should be talking about UFC referees is if they’ve done a great job, whether it be spotting an eye poke, stopping a fighter […]
Over two years since arriving in the company, Gabriel Bonfim is one of the UFC’s top welterweights on the roster. With his slick submission game and exceptional striking ability, the Brazilian phenom has risen to become a budding star in the sport alongside his older brother, Ismael. Earning his ...
Paddy Pimblett is messy, loud, and sometimes even annoying, but he doesn’t need a belt to command attention. He just has to talk. In a sport full of Conor McGregor imitators, he’s the only one who remembers the secret ingredient: being funny. Everyone else copied the walk, the confidence, the “ma...
Junior dos Santos being thrown into the Jake Paul vs. Junior dos Santos vortex feels like the universe spinning the wheel of retired legends and landing on the nicest guy in heavyweight history. Not because anyone asked for a Jake Paul vs. Junior dos Santos fight, not because it advances boxing o...
Jake Paul has built a career weaponizing yes. Yes from legends as big as Francis Ngannou, yes from skeptics, yes from fighters who once swore they’d never play by someone else’s rules. It’s been one long experiment in what happens when spectacle, money, and momentum collide in combat sports. For ...
Apparently we’ve reached the point in Jake Paul’s combat carnival where even Khabib Nurmagomedov’s former manager feels obligated to throw a retired heavyweight into the hat. Because in the latest twist in the ongoing guessing game of Jake Paul’s next fight, Ali Abdelaziz casually suggested Junio...
Is Volkanovski vs Merab The Fight Fans Want? UFC fans continue to hold out hope for a potential fight between Merab Dvalishvili vs. Alexander Volkanovski. Each fighter currently holds a title belt, with Dvalishvili competing in the bantamweight division, while Volkanovski is one weight class up i...
The UFC is the pinnacle of the sport for every fighter when they get into mixed martial arts. We are going to look at the top 5 fighters outside of the UFC at the moment. To make this list, they have to, of course, be in form. They also have to be captivating. It isn’t […]
TJ Dillashaw has given his opinion on Tom Aspinall‘s withdrawal from the UFC 321 main event in a statement that is shrouded in irony. Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the weekend, you’ll be aware that the UFC 321 main event was deemed a no-contest after just 4:35 of the first round, a...
Two former UFC stars have waded into the ongoing row about the recent UFC heavyweight clash between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. The fight was ruled a ‘no contest’ after Gane poked the British star in both eyes while attempting a punch in the first round of their headline contest in Abu Dhabi. As...
UFC 321 is now one for the books and unfortunately, it didn’t live up to expectations. In the main event, Ciryl Gane poked Tom Aspinall in both eyes in the first round, leading to a no-contest. The co-main event didn’t provide an instant classic either, however, we do at least have a new strawwei...
The eye-poke incident in Abu Dhabi added yet another chapter to the string of unfortunate moments in Tom Aspinall’s career. What makes this setback even harder to swallow is that the Englishman was making his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a 14-month layoff, fully healthy and eager to f...
Jon Jones retired from MMA last June. Jones’ reasoning for ending his career is simply a matter of ducking would-be opponents. “Bones” would become known for avoiding high-profile adversaries. Prior to retiring from MMA, a UFC Heavyweight Championship unification battle with then-UFC Interim Heav...
The UFC 321 co-main event has the caveat of having the vacant strawweight belt on the line. Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba clash in a rematch to determine who will be crowned the #1 115lbs fighter on the planet. Or… is it? The only reason this fight is taking place is because Dana White and […]
Ahead of next month’s UFC 322 megafight between Jack Della Maddalena and Islam Makhachev, the champion’s coach has given his opinion on the fight. The common consensus is that the #2 P4P fighter on the planet, Makhachev, will be the toughest fight of Della Maddalena’s career. That may not be the ...
Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira for the BMF title? It’s the fight that UFC commentator Joe Rogan wants to see. Speaking on his ‘Joe Rogan Experience‘ podcast this past weekend, he discussed the potential of the former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, returning to action to face th...