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Another spectacular event is in the books for the UFC after a thrilling trip to the Apex with UFC Vegas 108. Rebounding with a bang, flyweight contender Tatsuro Taira got back on track toward championship contention by flooring the then undefeated Hyun Sung Park, submitting the South Korean in tw...
Big name fights have started to become normal to boxing fans. But this upcoming fight in September isn’t just a big name fight; it’s a true superfight. On Mexican Independence day weekend, boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his undisputed Super Middleweight titles to face Terence “Bud” C...
The UFC Apex first opened for business in the summer of 2019 in time for season three of Dana White’s Contender Series. At launch, the Apex facility had been expected to be utilized for live broadcasts of Contender Series on ESPN+, as well as future seasons of The Ultimate Fighter television seri...
As the saying goes, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” For Mario Pinto, Saturday night’s featured prelim during UFC Vegas 103 could not have gone any better if he tried. From his walk to the famed Octagon, punctuated by the strains of Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 classic All Along...
UFC Vegas 101 looms this Saturday night. After a restful break for the festive season, MMA‘s top promotion, the UFC, is back in action these next two weekends. While most sports fans will be paying attention to Wild Card Saturday in the NFL Playoffs, Enterprise, NV is the focus of attention in th...
Saturday marks the end of an era, at least temporarily, in Enterprise, NV. One week removed from a visit to Edmonton, MMA‘s top promotion, the UFC, returns to its Apex facility for the last time in 2024. Earlier reports indicated that after the Nov. 9 UFC Fight Night card, the venue would shutter...
It’s another stacked Saturday in the world of combat sports. While the UFC is on the road in Denver for another UFC Fight Night card, the promotion’s home city once again plays host to a Saturday night of championship boxing. Bob Arum‘s Top Rank sets up shop inside Palms Casino Resort in Las Vega...
UFC Vegas 18 returns to the Apex facility in Las Vegas with an absolute cracker main event in the heavyweight division between no. 5 ranked Alistair Overeem facing off against no. 6 ranked Alexander Volkov. With Overeem and Volkov ranked fifth and sixth respectively, a victory here could propel e...
It seems that COVID-19 affecting UFC events this year has become the norm as multiple positive tests has led to two fight cancellations and one opponent change at UFC Vegas 17. Aiemann Zahabi will not be fighting this weekend as the Canadian announced through his social media that he had contract...
The World MMA Awards are a yearly occurrence and something fans and fighters alike look forward to. The 2020 ceremony was expected to go down on July 8 from Las Vegas, Nevada, however, that will no longer happen. That does not mean the 2020 World MMA Awards will not go down, they have just been […]
Jon Jones is in the middle of another peculiar situation due to drug testing. Less than a week from UFC 232 and two days from Christmas, news broke that the venue of the event changed from Las Vegas to Inglewood, California. Many were deeply upset by yet another card altering transgression coming...
A ruckus surrounds the UFC and its year ending event UFC 232. Headliner Jon Jones tested positive for a trace metabolite ahead of the event. Due to the metabolite being consistent with the Jones’ 2017 failed drug test, per USADA. The organization concluded that the athlete did not violate the UFC...
UFC 232 As 2018 comes to a close, the final UFC PPV lingers on the edge of the calendar year. Many storylines lay on the other side of December. One being a new broadcast deal takes hold. A deal that could change the landscape of the UFC due to the sheer magnitude. Yet, UFC 232 […]
RIZIN 14 Media Day & Open Workouts: Tenshin Nasukawa, Floyd Mayweather Quotes Yesterday, live from Las Vegas, we saw staff from RIZIN Fighting Federation and Mayweather Promotions come together for a media day extravaganza from the Mayweather Boxing Club in Nevada. This, of course, included the t...
Max Holloway Pulled from UFC 226 News struck early this morning which shook the UFC fan base. Max Holloway was pulled from his co-main event title defense against Brian Ortega for this Saturday’s UFC 226. The news was first reported by ESPN. Holloway Statement On behalf of Holloway, his team rele...
The UFC is almost ready for their third PPV event of 2018 in the form of UFC 222 on March 3, 2018. This show includes Frankie Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) taking on Brian Ortega (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in the co-main event. A title eliminator to determine who will take on the current UFC Featherwei...