MMA News
Roxanne Modafferi plans to "have some fun" in retirement fight against Casey O'Neill: "I hope it is a crazy dog fight"
Cole Shelton - February 9, 2022
Roxanne Modafferi will be ending her MMA career on Saturday night at UFC 271 against Casey O’Neill. Including her fights on The Ultimate Fighter, this will be Modafferi’s 50th career fight which is a milestone she wanted to reach. Modafferi has been a pro since 2003 and has fought the who’s who of women’s MMA while competing in countless organizations. However, she says the time is right for her to retire.
Anthony Smith unloads on Jake Paul for callout of Khabib Nurmagomedov: “The most ignorant thing I’ve heard in my whole life”
Susan Cox - February 9, 2022
Anthony Smith has unloaded on Jake Paul for his callout to Khabib Nurmagomedov for an MMA fight. Smith, 33, (36-16), who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn’t mince words when it came to his thoughts on Jake Paul’s invitation for Khabib to fight him first.
Israel Adesanya signs new UFC deal making him “one of the top paid athletes”
Susan Cox - February 9, 2022
Show me the money!!! And they did……..
Jon Jones will be "one of the scariest guys" at heavyweight, says former teammate Rashad Evans
Cole Shelton - February 9, 2022
Rashad Evans believes his former teammate Jon Jones will eventually make the move to heavyweight and will have success. Ever since Jones vacated his light heavyweight title he said he would be moving up to heavyweight. However, it has been two years and he has yet to do it but for Evans, he believes ‘Bones’ will move up and will have a ton of success at the weight class.
Brendan Schaub weighs in on Robert Whittaker’s game plan for Israel Adesanya rematch: “He’s making a huge mistake"
Susan Cox - February 9, 2022
Brendan Schaub, the former UFC heavyweight, weighed in on Robert Whittaker’s game plan for a rematch with Israel Adesanya during his YouTube podcast ‘The Schaub Show’. Schaub thinks Whittaker should come up with his own strategy to beat Israel Adesanya, and not be relying on replicating Jan Blachowicz’s gameplan.
Anthony Smith believes Jon Jones is being very smart with callout of Stipe Miocic: “It’s the easiest fight for him”
Susan Cox - February 9, 2022
Anthony Smith has weighed in on what an interim heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic could look like. ‘Bones’ is looking to challenge the former heavyweight kingpin for his next fight.
Alex Volkanovski blasts Max Holloway for requesting backup role at UFC 273: “So in other words… He was never injured”
Harry Kettle - February 9, 2022
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has called out Max Holloway and accused him of never being injured, as was reported. Just a few weeks ago it was announced that Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway would finally settle the score in a trilogy fight at UFC 273. However, a couple of days later, Holloway was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury.
Josh Thomson praises BJ Penn for changing the sport of MMA in so many ways: “He was the first one to really stick it to the UFC”
Harry Kettle - February 9, 2022
Josh Thomson has praised former two-weight UFC champion BJ Penn for the way he helped to change the sport of mixed martial arts. While he may no longer be an active member of the UFC roster, nobody can deny the impact BJ Penn had during his time in the promotion. Even outside the scope of the UFC, Penn was still able to find success with Rumble on the Rock as well as in Japan.
Anthony Smith reveals front kicks from Jon Jones left him with a dead spot: “It killed the nerves”
Harry Kettle - February 9, 2022
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith has revealed front kicks from Jon Jones gave him a dead spot at UFC 235. Back in March 2019, Anthony Smith put up a valiant effort but ultimately fell short in his attempt to capture the 205-pound title from Jon Jones. “Lionheart” just wasn’t able to get into any kind of rhythm, although he did earn praise from fans and pundits for not opting to win the belt via disqualification following an illegal shot from the champion.
Manimal! Israel Adesanya is absolutely shredded for UFC 271 (Photo)
Christopher Taylor - February 8, 2022
Israel Adesanya appears to be in the best shape of his career ahead of Saturday’s main event rematch with Robert Whittaker at UFC 271. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) will be taking on Whittaker (24-5 MMA) in the much anticipated headliner at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas this Saturday.
Jake Paul aiming for Conor McGregor boxing match in Ireland
Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022
Jake Paul hasn’t taken his sight off of Conor McGregor just yet. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has called out the MMA superstar ever since his win over Nate Robinson in November 2020. McGregor has never really answered to any of Paul’s callouts, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying.
Julianna Pena apologizes for previous COVID-19 comments: "I am just angry and frustrated"
Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022
Julianna Pena has apologized for her previous comments about COVID-19 on the Joe Rogan Experience. Last month, the UFC bantamweight champion went on the show to discuss her victory over Amanda Nunes. During the podcast, the topic of COVID-19 came up, and Pena said that she believed that the virus is a “money grab“.
Chris Weidman targeting June return: "I am coming back"
Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022
Chris Weidman has confirmed that he’s looking for a return to the Octagon. It’s also coming a lot sooner than a lot of fans might’ve anticipated. Weidman is coming off a brutal leg injury sustained last year at UFC 261 in April. Facing off against Uriah Hall in a highly-anticipated rematch, they were only seconds into the fight when it ended. The former UFC middleweight champion shattered his leg after Hall checked his kick, ending the bout.
Renato Moicano says he no longer cares about rankings, only focused on making money ahead of UFC 271: "This is sad but this is true"
Cole Shelton - February 8, 2022
Renato Moicano says he no longer cares about fighting ranked opponents as all he cares about is making money. Moicano is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 271 against Alexander Hernandez in a really intriguing fight that he’s looking forward to.
Coach Javier Mendez sees potential comeback for Cain Velasquez: "Money talks most of the time"
Josh Evanoff - February 8, 2022
Coach Javier Mendez has given his take on a potential comeback for Cain Velasquez. Mendez coached the former UFC heavyweight champion during his time at AKA. During their time together, the Mexican captured UFC gold on two different occasions. During his peak, Velasquez was considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.
Jorge Masvidal says the UFC will release Colby Covington after the beating he puts on him: "I’m gonna f**k you up"
Cole Shelton - February 8, 2022
Jorge Masvidal has sent a violent warning to Colby Covington. The former roommates and best friends turned enemies, are set to headline UFC 272 on March 5 in a highly-anticipated fight. The two have made it clear they are looking to finish one another and now less than a month away from the fight, Masvidal took to social media to release a heated warning to Covington.
Robert Whittaker believes "no one expects me to win" but says Israel Adesanya "looks beatable" ahead of UFC 271
Cole Shelton - February 8, 2022
Robert Whittaker says the pressure is off him for his UFC 271 main event title rematch against Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya are set to run it back after “The Last Stylebender” scored a second-round TKO win back in 2019 to become the new champ. Since then, Whittaker has won three fights to earn the rematch and for him, he’s glad he had the chance to fight multiple times before running it back with Adesanya.
Former US President Donald Trump weighs in on the Joe Rogan controversy: “He’s got to stop apologizing to the fake news”
Susan Cox - February 8, 2022
The lastest ‘celebrity’ to comment on the Joe Rogan saga is none other than former US President, Donald Trump. While musicians, doctors and medical professionals, actors and the like have weighed in on the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan and his podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, Donald Trump felt the need to make his own thoughts known.