MMA News

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley says he wants to renegotiate his contract following a stunning KO win over Eddie Wineland at UFC 250. O’Malley improved to a perfect 12-0 record so far in his MMA career including a 4-0 mark in the UFC. He’s defeated Wineland, Jose Quinonez, Andre Soukhamthath and Terrion Ware so far in the Octagon as he’s quickly become one of the most popular fighters in the sport. And now he wants to get paid what he’s worth.

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC president Dana White reacted to Conor McGregor’s surprising announcement that he is retiring from mixed martial arts following UFC 250. McGregor sent out a Tweet immediately following last night’s pay-per-view card that indicated he is planning on retiring. It’s not the first time McGregor has sent out a Tweet saying he is retiring, and every time he has said in the past he’s hanging up his gloves he’s eventually returned to the Octagon.

Christopher Taylor - June 6, 2020

Current UFC interim lightweight title holder Justin Gaethje took a shot at Conor McGregor after the Irishman announced his retirement this evening. Shortly following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC 250 broadcast, McGregor took to Twitter where he announced that he would be retiring from the fight game.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has called out ‘The Rock’ Dwayne Johnson in defense of United States President Donald Trump. If you recall, earlier this week the former WWE wrestler turned Hollywood megastar, Johnson, took to social media where released a video attacking Donald Trump for his handling of the George Floyd death and the subsequent protests and outrage.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

A women’s featherweight title fight headlined tonight’s UFC 250 event as Amanda Nunes attempted to defend her championship against Felicia Spencer. Nunes, who also holds the promotion’s bantamweight strap, was looking to earn her first career featherweight title defense against Spencer this evening. ‘The Lioness’ had captured the promotions 145lbs title in unforgettable fashion by knocking out Cris Cyborg at UFC 232.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

A women’s featherweight title fight headlines tonight’s UFC 250 event as Amanda Nunes attempts to defend her championship against Felicia Spencer. Nunes, who also holds the promotion’s bantamweight strap, will look to earn her first career featherweight title defense against Spencer this evening. ‘The Lioness’ captured the promotions 145lbs title in unforgettable fashion by knocking out Cris Cyborg at UFC 232.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 250 event was co-headlined by a bantamweight fight featuring former division champion Cody Garbrandt taking on Raphael Assuncao. ‘No Love’ entered tonight’s contest looking to snap a three-fight losing skid, this after suffering knockout losses to TJ Dillashaw x2 and most recently Pedro Munhoz. Garbrandt’s most recent victory came back at UFC 207 in December of 2016 when he defeated Dominick Cruz by decision.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

Tonight’s UFC 250 event is co-headlined by a bantamweight fight between former division champion Cody Garbrandt and long-time contender Raphael Assuncao. ‘No Love’ will enter tonight’s contest looking to snap a three-fight losing skid, this after suffering knockout losses to TJ Dillashaw x2 and most recently Pedro Munhoz. Garbrandt’s most recent victory came back at UFC 207 in December of 2016 when he defeated Dominick Cruz by decision.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

A key bantamweight bout between perennial division contenders Cory Sandhagen and Aljamain Sterling takes place on tonight’s UFC 250 main card. Sandhagen (12-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest on a seven-fight win streak, with five of those seven wins taking place under the UFC banner. In his most recent effort at August’s UFC 241 event, ‘The Sandman’ picked up a decision victory over long-time contender Raphael Assuncao.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

The UFC’s BMF Champion Jorge Masvidal joined SportsCenter this evening to ask some questions of his current employer. Masvidal recently revealed that talks for a welterweight title fight with Kamaru Usman had broken down, this after the UFC allegedly wanted him to take a pay cut when compared to his most previous contest with Nate Diaz.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

A highly anticipated bantamweight bout kicked off tonight’s UFC 250 pay-per-view as Sean O’Malley took on former WEC champion Eddie Wineland. O’Malley (12-0 MMA) was most previously seen in action at March’s UFC 248 event where he needed just over two minutes to score a TKO win over opponent Jose Alberto Quinonez. The former Contender Series standout has quickly become a fan favorite and was favored to get his hand raised again his evening by oddsmakers.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

A highly anticipated bantamweight bout kicks off tonight’s UFC 250 pay-per-view as Sean O’Malley takes on former WEC champion Eddie Wineland. O’Malley (11-0 MMA) was last seen in action at March’s UFC 248 event where he needed just over two minutes to score a TKO win over opponent Jose Alberto Quinonez. The former Contender Series standout has gone a perfect 3-0 under the UFC banner.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2020

The Octagon returns to Las Vegas for UFC 250, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by a featherweight title fight between Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer. Nunes, who also holds the promotion’s bantamweight strap, will look to earn her first career featherweight title defense against Spencer this evening. ‘The Lioness’ captured the promotions 145lbs title in unforgettable fashion by knocking out Cris Cyborg at UFC 232.

Chris Taylor - June 5, 2020

UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry (13-6 MMA) is set to make his return to the Octagon! According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Perry is slated to square off with Mickey Gall on June 27.

Adam Martin - June 5, 2020

UFC legend Anderson Silva sent a video to former rival Chael Sonnen where he once again expressed how serious he is about a superfight with Conor McGregor. Silva shocked the MMA community recently when he called McGregor out for a catchweight superfight. Considering McGregor has fought the majority of his career at 145lbs and 155lbs and Silva has fought mainly at 185lbs and as high as 205lbs, most fans raised an eyebrow when they saw the callout. But Silva said he wanted to fight at a catchweight at 176lbs, which he believes is marketable, and McGregor has been fighting recently at 170lbs. So perhaps the callout isn’t as crazy as it seemed at first glance.

Cole Shelton - June 5, 2020

Dana White has responded to Jorge Masvidal’s claim that he wants his UFC release. On Friday, Masvidal sent several tweets to voice his frustrations about his pay and told the UFC to release him. He is just the latest fighter to complain about fighter pay. Jon Jones went on a Twitter rant about that. Henry Cejudo, meanwhile, retired but said if the promotion paid him more, he would return.

Cole Shelton - June 5, 2020

Mike Winkeljohn says if Jon Jones does move up in weight to fight Francis Ngannou it would be the end of his light heavyweight tenure. For weeks now, Jones and Ngannou have been talking about fighting one another. Recently, however, pay has been an issue for the light heavyweight champ. He then said he was going to retire and vacate the belt, which coach Winkeljohn said to BJPENN.com is 100 percent true.

Tom Taylor - June 5, 2020

Colby Covington has taken a shot at his former American Top Team stablemate Jorge Masvidal, who is embroiled in a heated dispute with the UFC. Masvidal has long been viewed as the next man in line for a shot at welterweight champ Kamaru Usman, but the negotiations for the fight have stalled, as Masvidal feels he’s being undervalued.