MMA News

Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020

Long-time UFC bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao has issued a quick statement on his violent, knockout loss to Cody Garbrandt. Assuncao and Garbrandt, the former UFC bantamweight champion, met in the co-main event of UFC 250 last Saturday night at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas. Assuncao had some success early, out-landing his foe in round one, but fell victim to a highlight reel, one-punch knockout in the final second of round two.

Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has sent a message to his former foe Conor McGregor, who announced his retirement on Saturday. McGregor’s retirement came as a surprise to many, and is widely believed to be a negotiation tactic.

Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020

Chase Hooper has a message for his haters following his loss to Alex Caceres on the undercard of Saturday’s UFC 250 event. Hooper entered his fight with Caceres with an unbeaten record. While he showed some real toughness in the Octagon, he was beaten by his amply more experienced foe by decision.

Tom Taylor - June 8, 2020

Former UFC bantamweight Henry Cejudo has responded to a recent comment from red-hot bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley. After defending the UFC bantamweight title with a second-round TKO of Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, Cejudo shocked the MMA world by announcing his retirement from MMA. He subsequently vacated the bantamweight title.

Harry Kettle - June 8, 2020

Ali Abdelaziz has hit out at UFC star Conor McGregor after his latest retirement on social media this past weekend. The controversial manager has had his fair share of opinions when it comes to McGregor over the course of the last few years, and in return, “The Notorious” has fired right back with a series of accusations — especially in the midst of his feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abdelaziz’s star client. 

Natasha Hooper - June 8, 2020

Cris Cyborg has backed her former opponent Amanda Nunes, claiming she deserves higher pay for her fights. At UFC 250 last weekend, Amanda Nunes defended her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer by unanimous decision victory. Despite tallying her 11th consecutive victory and her status as a two-division champ, “The Lioness” reportedly only earned $450,000 from the headliner fight.

Natasha Hooper - June 8, 2020

Francis Ngannou has reacted to confirmation of the long-awaited trilogy bout between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. Cormier hasn’t fought since he faced Miocic at UFC 241 in August 2019. Cormier delivered a strong performance until the body shots administered by Miocic eventually caught up with him. He lost the fight by TKO in the fourth round and subsequently lost his heavyweight crown.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2020

UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on the police brutality protests occurring across the United States of America. Following the tragic murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Ultimate Fighting Championship dedicated last weekend’s ESPN fight card ‘in memoriam’ of the African American victim. White said it was “the right thing to do”, but did not discuss the subject in any further detail.

Chris Taylor - June 7, 2020

Featherweight prospect Herbert Burns took on veteran Evan Dunham in the first bout of the evening at Saturday’s UFC 250 event in Las Vegas. The result was a quick first round submission from the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist. Burns (10-2 MMA) was able to take Dunham (18-8 MMA) to the canvas in the early moments of round one and promptly proceeded to lock in a fight-ending rear-naked choke.

Chris Taylor - June 7, 2020

The ongoing feud between UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and promotional President Dana White continued this evening. The beef all started after ‘Bones’ expressed his interest in moving up a weight class to take on feared knockout artist Francis Ngannou. Unfortunately for fight fans, negotiations for the fight broke down and shortly after Jones suggested he was considering taking a hiatus from MMA.

Chris Taylor - June 7, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor stole headlines on Saturday evening when he announced his retirement from the fight game. The Irish superstar took to Twitter shortly following the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC 250 pay-per-view event where shared the shocking news.

Adam Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley shared his theory as to why former champion Henry Cejudo recently retired after UFC 249. Cejudo surprised the MMA community when he vacated the UFC bantamweight title following a TKO win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. Cejudo was arguably the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and so him hanging up his gloves surprised many fans, media, and fighters. O’Malley, however, was not surprised.

Adam Martin - June 7, 2020

Former UFC lightweight contender Gray Maynard shared a story of how he was given a “hush money” bonus by the UFC following his war with Frankie Edgar at UFC 125. Maynard and Edgar put on one of the greatest lightweight title fights of all-time back at UFC 125 in January 2011. The two veterans fought back-and-forth for 25 minutes in what was scored a split draw by the judges. It’s a fight that will more than likely land in the UFC Hall of Fame’s “Fight Wing” sometime in the near future.

Adam Martin - June 7, 2020

The day after announcing his retirement via social media, UFC superstar Conor McGregor posted a photo of a cake with the words “Happy Retirement Daddy.”

Adam Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley explained why his KO over Eddie Wineland was better than Cody Garbrandt’s KO over Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250. O’Malley flatlined Wineland in devastating fashion to kick off the card, and then Garbrandt scored a last-second KO over Assuncao in the co-main event. Both knockouts were celebrated by fans on social media, with many calling them both early “Knockout of the Year” candidates for 2020. Both fighters were also awarded well-deserved $50,000 bonuses for “Performance of the Night” for their knockouts.

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC welterweight superstar Jorge Masvidal took to social media to detail how the UFC conducts its contract negotiations, saying it’s “take it or leave it.” Masvidal is locked into a contract dispute with the UFC right now. The promotion is hoping to book him against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, but Masvidal is looking to get a raise on his current contract to take the fight. UFC president Dana White doesn’t want to renegotiate the detail, leading to talks for the Usman fight being stalled. The promotion is now looking at Gilbert Burns to step in and fight Usman instead.

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt says he wants a trilogy fight with long-time rival TJ Dillashaw when he returns from his USADA suspension. Garbrandt and Dillashaw have fought twice previously, with Dillashaw getting the better of Garbrandt both times. The two first locked horns at UFC 217, with Dillashaw scoring an upset with via second-round TKO. The two then rematched at UFC 227, with Dillashaw once again winning, this time by first-round TKO. Garbrandt would go on to lose his next fight to Pedro Munhoz by knockout, as well. As for Dillashaw, he tested positive for PEDs after a flyweight fight against Henry Cejudo and was suspended for two years.

Adam D Martin - June 7, 2020

UFC president Dana White was not happy when he was asked about why so many fighters on the UFC roster are now asking the organization for more money. In the last few weeks, we have seen Henry Cejudo retire, Jon Jones ask for his release, Jorge Masvidal ask for more money, Sean O’Malley ask for a raise, and Conor McGregor announce his retirement. For most of these fighters, the No. 1 complaint as to why they are airing their grievances is fighter pay. Compared to most other major professional sports leagues, the UFC pays its athletes a far smaller fraction of the revenue.