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After suffering her last loss to Amanda Ribas back in 2021, UFC Strawweight dark horse Virna Jandiroba has quietly positioned herself towards title contention. Over the past two years, the Brazilian standout has won three straight, which includes wins over strong divisional opposition in Angela H...
If you thought the MMA schedule for Saturday was finished after the afternoon slate wrapped, you’re wrong. Seven hours of competitive violence in the daytime is just the beginning of a marathon day. MMA’s top promotion returns to live action in the evening. A week removed from a return visit to D...
In the best of all possible worlds, Drew Dober is the most popular fighter on the planet. His style, persona and career choices effectively serve as a tailor-made introduction for newer fans of the sport, simultaneously exposing them to a combination of high stakes reckless abandon and smooth tec...
The month of July is a light one for the UFC. With the promotion already having held a bye week over the weekend of the Fourth of July inside the United States, only three events were on the schedule this seventh month of the year. By and large, MMA‘s top promotion put on a wonderful […]
Your MMA weekend continues later on this evening in Denver, CO. 31 years after the UFC‘s life began, Dana White‘s promotion returns to the city where it all began on a November night. While the McNichol Sports Arena, where UFC 1 was held in 1993, is long-closed and demolished, Ball Center, the ho...
From emerging as a standout contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 20, to reaching the top of the Strawweight division on two separate occasions, Rose Namajunas has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in Women’s MMA history. For almost 10 years, the former Strawweight champion has cemented her...
In the summertime, aside from Major League Baseball, MLS, and Leagues Cup, there’s not much going on. We’re still a few weeks away from the NFL’s preseason starting up in Canton with the Hall of Fame Game. This is called a sports lull, but thankfully, we’ve got MMA‘s top promotion get us through ...
Filling in at short notice, Tracy Cortez will finally get her big chance to make a name for herself and break into the flyweight top five. Sitting pretty at 11-1 having only lost her debut, Cortez is 5-0 in the UFC with all of her fights going the distance. She got the opportunity through Dana […]
Though plagued with numerous failed bookings, including the co-main event being rebooked three times, UFC 303 played out as an amazing summer thriller that presented some of the best talent the promotion has to offer. Headlined by the short notice rematch between reigning Light Heavyweight kingpi...
Steve Garcia (15-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is looking to make it four straight wins when he meets Seung Woo Choi (11-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on July 20. Garcia said Choi is “fundamentally sound for the most part” but “goes to the well a little bit too much.” “He’s […]
UFC 303 saw the dominant light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira retain his title in devastating fashion with a second-round head kick knockout over former champion, Jiri Prochazka. Of course, we now have ask the question.. What’s next? AndyHickeyMMA on X (formerly Twitter) analyzed the form of ...
On Saturday at UFC 303, heavyweights Andrei Arlovksi and Martin Buday met in the early preliminary card. For Arlovski, it was his 44th trip inside the Octagon. It was Buday’s sixth. Arlovski, 45, was looking to snap a three-fight losing streak and perhaps end his UFC career on a high note. For Bu...
UFC 303‘s main event saw the reigning light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira retain his title in devastating fashion. After a dominant first round which saw Poatan score a knockdown in the dying seconds, the Brazilian made a statement in the second. Just five seconds into the second round, Pere...
Alex Pereira continued to add to his legend with his TKO over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303, making the second defense of his title over the former light heavyweight champion. Pereira is now 2-0 with two TKO wins over Prochazka, likely closing the book on the rivalry. Pereira’s future is uncertain co...
Regional MMA, particularly in this era of streaming media and UFC Fight Pass, plays more important of a role in the development of a prospect now than it ever has before. To that extent, Fight Pass also makes it exponentially easier for major promotions, such as the UFC, to find out who’s hot and...
In a recent episode of the MLH Media Podcast, Hyder “The Hurricane” Amil, the 9-0 featherweight shared insights into his Filipino roots, his journey with juggling life outside fighting in the UFC, along taking us through his preparation for his fight against Road to UFC Asia’s Jeong Yeong Lee at ...