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In just under two weeks, Dricus Du Plessis will make the second defense of his middleweight strap in a much-anticipated rematch with Sean Strickland at UFC 312 in Australia on Feb. 8. In what became one of the best fights of 2024, both men left everything in the cage at the Scotiabank Arena, with...
The main event for UFC 314 is seemingly confirmed to be a rematch between current featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski. Well, at least according to Bo Nickal. UFC 314 Main Event Pairing Leaked By Bo Nickal Speaking on his YouTube podcast yesterday, Nickals and Dimes, the ...
There are times in life where somebody reads history, but being able to make history is a far more exciting prospect. Just ask Laura Sanko, who in 2021 became a weekly fixture on the commentary team of Dana White’s Contender Series. Prior to this, her role on the show saw her interviewing victori...
After the first PPV of the year is in the books for the UFC, we look forward to the next, UFC 312. Set to take place in Sydney, Australia, UFC 312 will feature two title fights, however, outside of that, the entire card is fairly weak. We look at the main card specifically and analyse […]
At UFC 311 last week, Merab Dvalishvili logged the first defense of his bantamweight title in a landmark upset victory over the highly-touted Umar Nurmagomedov. Receiving some harsh blows, and even losing a few grappling exchanges in the early goings of the contest, “The Machine” lived up to his ...
It would seem former two-time bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen is eager to step back into the Octagon, and he has a specific name in mind that he wants to face in his return in 2025. Cory Sandhagen Takes to Instagram To Send Challenge To Sean O’Malley Earlier today, Cory Sandhagen re...
In the world of MMA, there is no greater finale to a fight than a spectacular knockout. While there have been plenty of electrifying finishes over the years in the fabled UFC Octagon, none have captivated MMA audiences quite like head kicks. When this power staple of kickboxing lands, it generall...
Tom Aspinall is still the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, having successfully defended his belt approximately six months ago during UFC 304 in Manchester, England. That summer night, Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) needed just a scant 60 seconds to dispose of Curtis Blaydes (18-5, 1 NC MMA, 13-5, ...
The first UFC pay-per-view of 2025 turned out to be a rough night at the office for several undefeated fighters. Four men walked into the Intuit Dome in California for UFC 311 without an 0 to their name. By the time the event had concluded, all of them had lost their perfect records, with some […]
UFC 311 is here! Later on tonight, Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA, the home court of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, plays host to the first pay-per-view event from MMA’s leading promotion. Tonight’s card begins at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+ with the early prelims. Due to ESPN’s linear networks bein...
This Saturday, Los Angeles plays host to one of the most anticipated combat sports events in recent years in UFC 311. Headlining this massive show is none other than the promotion’s pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev and one of the lightweight division’s most entertaining names in Renato Moican...
On a little more than 24 hours notice, Renato Moicano steps up to battle UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC 311. Originally slated to face Beneil Dariush earlier on the main card, that fight was ultimately scrapped following the Brazilian’s addition to the final bou...
UFC 311 has resulted in a crazy week for MMA‘s top promotion. Let’s flashback to last Sunday, when due to wildfire concerns in Southern California, UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he had Las Vegas as a backup plan for the show. White’s tune changed as the week progressed. In an interview on Westwood...
UFC 311 is upon us. Looking to cement his status as the greatest UFC lightweight fighter of all time with a fourth consecutive title defense, Islam Makhachev faces extremely late replacement Renato Moicano following Arman Tsarukyan’s removal from the card due to injury. Having bested Alexander Vo...
BREAKING NEWS, the scheduled lightweight title challenger at UFC 311, Arman Tsarukyan is out of the main event! As per Dana White on the official UFC weigh-in show, Tsarukyan contacted him around 1am local time saying that he was suffering ‘significant back pain’. The issue got no better and he d...
A couple of days ago, MMA icon Patricio Freire (otherwise known as Patricio Pitbull) said via his X account that he will be released from his Professional Fighters League (PFL) contract. The announcement comes after months of publicly voicing his vexation at not being able to compete more frequen...