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Dustin Poirier may have a desire to fight Nate Diaz next, and the feeling may be mutual, but three months removed from his lightweight title fight with Charles Oliveira at UFC 269, “The Diamond” could find himself backed into a corner and on the other end of another Colby Covington feud. Why Dust...
Last week, MMA fans witnessed Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi quickly dispose of the highly touted and incredibly dangerous Austin “The Gentleman” Vanderford in the main event of Bellator 275. As Mousasi continues his unstoppable (not to mention untouchable) reign as the Bellator Middleweight C...
The state of the lightweight division seemed to be very straightforward up until Beneil Dariush had to pull out of his upcoming five-round fight night main event versus Islam Makhachev. The presumption was that the winner of Dariush-Makhachev would fight the winner of Justin Gaethje vs. Charles O...
Throughout history, the ebb and flow of MMA have shaped which weight classes develop the most skilled and gifted talent. Changing patterns in weight cuts and the popularity of the sport across the world has been very influential too. Here, ranked, are the current UFC weight divisions and where th...
Last weekend, we saw Israel Adesanya defend his UFC middleweight title versus Robert Whittaker. While Adesanya has now stacked up his self-proclaimed “fifth” title defense, it’s possible he could reign as the middleweight king for the foreseeable future. “Izzy’s” next opponent is seemingly going ...
Many pundits ask about the top of the food chain at each weight division between the different mixed martial arts promotions, but what about the heap of the crop between MMA and boxing? If we saw Francis Ngannou take on Tyson Fury inside the cage or the squared circle, what would happen? Francis ...
If you watched UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland, you were able to catch Shavkat Rakhmanov‘s devastating first-round knockout of Carlston Harris. Rakhmanov has tallied a record of 15-0 (3-0 in the UFC) with a 100% finish rate and has established himself among the top prospects in not onl...
Taking place at UFC 271, a rematch for the middleweight title will headline in Houston, Texas. One of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC history will see New Zealand’s, Israel Adesanya look to defend his belt against Australia’s Robert Whittaker. In their first bout, Whittaker fought re...
During the debut of the sister of “Super” Sage Northcutt – Colbey Northcutt – it was easy to tell that the Asian promotional giant ONE Championship was serious about entering the Western market. However, Northcutt towered over her opponent Putri Padmi, and it made for an awkward match to watch as...
2021 for MMA was one of the best years in the sport’s history. The UFC continued to excel despite all of the difficulties surrounding Covid-19. Those challenges are still very prevalent, however, with the announcement of UFC’s return to Columbus, it appears Fight Night events will be away from th...
When you talk about the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) in terms of mixed martial arts, it’s genuinely hard to hold that conversation without talking about Jon Jones. The man has it all when it comes to the game and a record to back it up. If it wasn’t for his out of the ring […]
ONE Championship recently posted a video to Instagram of ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong training Muay Thai with a caption asking who would like to see him take on UFC President Dana White. 5 Matches for a ONE vs UFC Event While that is fun and intriguing, and we will circle back to it […]
Caption: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 11: Charles Oliveira of Brazil reacts after being announced the winner by submission against Dustin Poirier after their UFC lightweight championship bout during the UFC 269 on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) 2021 prov...
Let’s take a look at 20 possible UFC fights for rising talents & stars in 2022.
As we know, the UFC are always looking for new talent and the next ‘big star’. This year, despite having a majority of events behind closed, there were still some huge signings and some huge debuts. We take a look at the best debuts in the UFC this year and give a nod to those […]
Jake Paul has taken over. Surging and getting bigger each time he steps into a ring. In his last match vs Tyron Woodley a rematch, Paul surprised the boxing world. The rematch entitled “Leave No Doubt!”, did exactly that. It left no doubt. No doubt that Paul was the superior man in the ring. Paul...