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Dana White, Conor McGregor, UFC 257
Dana White

Conor McGregor wants Dana White to up the bonus payouts for UFC 273: “Up the bonus, let them go for it!”

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

UFC star Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend. Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. In his post-fight interview, he called on UFC president Dana White to reward him with a $60,000 bonus for what he deemed to be the Knockout of the Night.

Belal Muhammad
Gilbert Burns

Belal Muhammad shares bold prediction for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns fight

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad has given his thoughts on what’ll go down between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns this weekend. Next Saturday night, Belal Muhammad will return to action when he goes head to head with Vicente Luque in a big rematch at 170 pounds. While the winner isn’t expected to be rewarded with a title shot, it’ll certainly take them a lot closer in what is quickly becoming one of the most competitive divisions in the sport.

Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo issues formal challenge to Conor McGregor: “I want to expose you”

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

The feud between Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor has continued to escalate with the former challenging the latter to a fight. While this is a rivalry that doesn’t make much sense in the eyes of many, Henry Cejudo seems intent on trying to rile Conor McGregor up over social media. The pair have traded insults on several occasions and with both being two-weight world champions, they’re closer than anyone to making history by winning a third world title in a third weight class.

Aljamain Sterling
Petr Yan

Aljamain Sterling vows to "dominate" Petr Yan in "one round" at UFC 273 to defend his belt

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Aljamain Sterling believes he will finish Petr Yan in the first round at UFC 273 to defend his bantamweight title. In the co-main event of UFC 273 from Jacksonville, Florida, Sterling and Yan are having their highly-anticipated rematch to unify their titles. Sterling became the undisputed champion back at UFC 259 last March when Yan was DQ’d for landing an illegal knee. Since then, Sterling has been rehabbing an injury while Yan went on to defeat Cory Sandhagen to become the interim bantamweight champion.

Paddy Pimblett, UFC
UFC

Paddy the Fatty is back! Pimblett announces he is up to 202lbs following win at UFC London

Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2022

Paddy Pimblett has announced that he’s gained nearly fifty pounds just weeks after UFC London. ‘The Baddy’ faced Kazula Vargas on March 19th in a lightweight bout. For the fight, Pimblett notably had to get down in weight, as he normally balloons up out of camp. For the bout, the lightweight successfully made weight at 155-pounds.

Khamzat Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev says he will KO Gilbert Burns in under a minute at UFC 273

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev has offered a bold prediction for his UFC 273 fight against Gilbert Burns. Chimaev vs. Burns is a highly-anticipated fight and one that many view as the people’s main event. Chimaev is 10-0 as a pro and 4-0 in the UFC, but will get the toughest test of his career when he faces Burns.

Anderson Silva
Boxing News

Anderson Silva set for May boxing return, facing Bruno Machado in Dubai

Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2022

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is returning to the boxing ring in May. The 46-year-old was released from the UFC in November 2020 following a three-fight losing streak. Following his release, promotions such as Bellator and ONE Championship shared that they had zero intentions of having Silva fight for them.

Conor McGregor
UFC

Conor McGregor faces 6 charges for alleged driving offenses in Ireland back in March

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Conor McGregor is facing six charges for alleged driving offenses. Back in March, it was revealed by Irish outlet Independent that McGregor was detained in west Dublin while driving his Bentley Continental GT valued at around €170,000. He was pulled over by gardaí and subsequently arrested for road traffic offenses. The outlet further reports that his luxury car was also seized from him on the roadside following his arrest but has since been returned to him.

Jairzinho-Rozenstruik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Jairzinho Rozenstruik warns Marcin Tybura of his power ahead of UFC 273: "As soon as I start touching people they have big problems"

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Jairzinho Rozenstruik wasn’t surprised he was booked to fight Marcin Tybura. Rozenstruik headlined a card last year against Augusto Sakai who he knocked out in brutal fashion. That same night, Marcin Tybura TKO’d Walt Harris in the evening’s co-main attraction. After the event, Tybura called for the Rozenstruik fight to happen next but instead they both got different opponents. Now, however, after they both lost their last fights, the two will meet on the UFC 273 prelims.

Khamzat Chimaev, Israel Adesanya, UFC
Khamzat Chimaev

Israel Adesanya shares his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev: “He’s a beast. But he’s a beast at 170”

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

Israel Adesanya has shared his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev ahead of UFC 273. It will be Khamzat Chimaev (10-0 MMA) vs Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA) in a welterweight bout this Saturday, April 9th, at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

Korean Zombie, Brian Ortega, Charles Jourdain, Chan Sung Jung, UFC Greenville
Chan Sung Jung 'The Korean Zombie'

Korean Zombie has the power to hurt Alexander Volkanovski, will KO him within two rounds says coach

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Eddie Cha, the head coach of Korean Zombie, says his pupil is looking primed and has more power than ever ahead of his UFC 273 title fight against Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski was originally supposed to face Max Holloway for a third time but the Hawaiian was forced out of the bout and so the UFC quickly shifted to Zombie. Once he got the fight, Cha says Zombie flew right into Arizona and did his entire camp there.

UFC

UFC to debut new “Fan Bonus Of The Night” at Saturday’s pay-per-view event

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

UFC is going to debut a new ‘Fan Bonus of the Night’ this weekend, Saturday April 9th in Jacksonville, Florida, at the UFC 273 pay-per-view event. The UFC and their new sponsor Crypto.com are adding the extra incentive for the fighters.

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UFC

Vicente Luque views Colby Covington as the ticket to securing a future UFC welterweight title shot

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

Vicente Luque believes a fight with Colby Covington could be the ticket for him to secure a UFC welterweight title shot. Luque (21-7 MMA) is scheduled to meet up with Belal Muhammad (20-3 MMA) at UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday, April 16th. It will be their second fight, the first taking place back in November of 2016 where ‘The Silent Assassin’ came out the victor.

UFC

UFC heavyweight contender Tai Tuivasa featured in new ‘Drink West’ Australian lager advert (Video)

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

UFC stars Tai Tuivasa and Tyson Pedro got their vocal chords working in a fun new advert for Drink West. Within the context of the UFC’s heavyweight division, there are very few fighters as exciting right now as Tai Tuivasa. The man known as “Bam Bam” has put together a nice win streak as of late and after his triumph over Derrick Lewis, there’s an argument to be made that he’s on the verge of receiving a title shot.

Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson scoffs at Francis Ngannou’s latest UFC fight purse: “That’d be my training expenses”

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

Boxing legend Mike Tyson wasn’t impressed upon hearing the fight purse Francis Ngannou received for his UFC 270 win. While a recent knee surgery may keep Francis Ngannou out of action for the rest of the year, there’s every chance he’d still be sitting on the sideline even if he was perfectly healthy.

Houston Alexander, BKFC 21,
Houston Alexander

Former UFC fighter Houston Alexander gets injected with adrenaline and smashes a dummy for science (Video)

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

An old clip is doing the rounds on TikTok of former UFC fighter Houston Alexander being injected with adrenaline. Throughout the course of his combat sports career, Houston Alexander has had a lot of headline-making moments. From UFC to Bellator and beyond, the 50-year-old holds a 17-16-1 (2) pro record in mixed martial arts.

Khamzat Chimaev, Gilbert Burns, UFC 273
Khamzat Chimaev

Video | Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns cross paths ahead of their fight at UFC 273 fight

Christopher Taylor - April 6, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns got the chance to size each other up earlier today in Jacksonville, Florida. The welterweight standouts, Chimaev (10-0 MMA) and Burns (20-4 MMA), are set to collide on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 273 pay-per-view event.

Khamzat Chimaev, Gilbert Burns
Khamzat Chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev names the toughest fighter he's ever fought ahead of UFC 273

Jeffrey Walter - April 6, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev has dismissed claims that his UFC 273 opponent Gilbert Burns is the toughest fighter he has ever faced. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Chimaev (10-0 MMA) will attempt to grow his legend when he steps into the cage with the former title challenger in Burns (20-4 MMA). ‘Borz’ has had a meteoric rise in the promotion, with many fans and pundits touting him as a future two-division champion.