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WATCH | Former UFC fighter punches fan after latest stoppage loss
BJ Penn Staff - April 16, 2025
Some hardcore MMA fans may remember Alex Nicholson from his brief stint as a member of the UFC roster. Well, Nicholson has long since left the promotion, but is still competing regularly in combat sports, and his latest fight ended with a little extra drama. Nicholson, a training partner of “Platinum” Mike Perry, debuted in the UFC in 2016, suffering a devastating submission loss to Misha Cirkunov at light heavyweight. He then dropped down to middleweight. In his first middleweight fight, he scored a first-round KO over Devin Clark — one of the best wins of his career. Unfortunately, he was then defeated by Sam Alvey and Jack Hermansson, and was sent packing from the promotion.
Ilia Topuria offers stunning reaction to Paddy Pimblett's win over Michael Chandler at UFC 314
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 16, 2025
Ilia Topuria has reacted to Paddy Pimblett’s dominant UFC 314 win over Michael Chandler. Pimblett has been a rising star in the UFC lightweight division, but many wondered how he would fare against “Iron.” It was a high-profile fight for “The Baddy,” and he passed the test with exceptional results. He battered Chandler to score a third-round TKO finish. It was a one-sided thrashing, and Pimblett has now emerged as a top lightweight contender.
Kyoji Horiguchi open to fighting training partner Alexandre Pantoja: 'Friends can make good money'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 16, 2025
Kyoji Horiguchi has no problem fighting Alexandre Pantoja for the right price and prize. Horiguchi and Pantoja are longtime training partners. The two have been able to avoid fighting one another, as Horiguchi had been competing under the Rizin banner. Now that Horiguchi has returned to the UFC, it’s left the door open to fight Pantoja, who happens to be the reigning UFC Flyweight Champion.
Alexander Volkanovski reveals why Movsar Evloev is an intriguing UFC title challenger
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 16, 2025
Newly minted UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has revealed why a fight with Movsar Evloev is intriguing to him. Volkanovski silenced the doubters who thought he’d be on the receiving end of a third straight knockout loss. He defeated Diego Lopes via unanimous decision on April 12 to become a two-time UFC featherweight titleholder. The title victory comes after Volkanovski suffered back-to-back finishing losses against Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria.
Movsar Evloev issues defiant response to Yair Rodriguez’s title shot claim
Harry Kettle - April 16, 2025
UFC featherweight contender Movsar Evloev has given his thoughts on Yair Rodriguez claiming that he should receive a title shot after UFC 314. For the longest time now, Movsar Evloev has been a top contender in the UFC’s featherweight division. Despite that, he hasn’t really been given his flowers by a lot of MMA fans. Many aren’t that impressed by his style and don’t believe he’s deserving of a crack at the title. However, now that Alexander Volkanovski is once again the champion, you’d have to think he’d be more than happy to give someone like Movsar a shot.
Khabib Nurmagomedov gives his thoughts on most competitive title fight for Islam Makhachev
Harry Kettle - April 16, 2025
Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on who Islam Makhachev’s most competitive fight could be at lightweight. Right now, it’s hard to argue against Islam Makhachev being the best fighter in the UFC – and all of mixed martial arts. He has an incredible resume, he’s beaten some elite names, and he is the reigning UFC lightweight champion. You may not be a big fan of his style in comparison to others, but nobody can deny the body of work that he’s put together.
Former World’s Strongest Man admits that he was humbled by Tom Aspinall in training
Harry Kettle - April 16, 2025
Former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall has admitted that he’s been humbled in the past by training with Tom Aspinall. As we know, Tom Aspinall is one of the most dangerous fighters in mixed martial arts. He is the interim UFC heavyweight champion, and he’s hunting down the undisputed gold which is currently held by Jon Jones. Ever since arriving in the promotion, he has done nothing but impress the masses with the quality and efficiency of his performances inside the Octagon.
Henry Cejudo believes Max Holloway "100 percent" beats the UFC 314 version of Alexander Volkanovski
Cole Shelton - April 15, 2025
Henry Cejudo believes that had Max Holloway fought Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314, the Hawaiian would have gotten his hand raised. Holloway is 0-3 against Volkanovski, and he was dominated in the third fight, as it was the most lopsided fight of their trilogy. Yet, Cejudo believes Volkanovski didn’t look as good as he once did, which is why he thinks Holloway would have beaten him.
WATCH | Sean O'Malley trains with Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 316 title fight
BJ Penn Staff - April 15, 2025
Sean O’Malley has been training with one of the best fighters in MMA history ahead of his UFC 316 rematch with Merab Dvalishvili. UFC 316 goes down on June 7 in Newark, New Jersey. O’Malley will meet Dvalishvili in the main event.
MMA fans roast jiu jitsu scene in HBO hit The Last of Us
BJ Penn Staff - April 15, 2025
The first season of the HBO series The Last of Us was a massive success. Fans of the original video game loved it, and critics did too. After an extremely long wait, the second season debuted last weekend. The reception to the first episode was generally quite positive. However, there was one scene in the The Last of Us season two episode one that some fans seemingly didn’t quite buy. Specifically, MMA fans.
Joe Rogan welcomes UFC star Ilia Topuria to podcast
BJ Penn Staff - April 15, 2025
It’s been a little while since a UFC star appeared on an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The wait is over, thanks to a recent visit from former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Topuria is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC right now, sporting a perfect 16-0 record. He has spent the bulk of his career competing in the featherweight division. In early 2024, he captured the division’s title with a knockout of featherweight legend Alexander Volkanovski. Later in the year, he defended the title with a knockout of another legend in Max Holloway. He was the first man to stop Holloway with strikes.
Marvin Vettori shares heartfelt message after tragic passing of younger brother: "I will love you until my last breath"
Cole Shelton - April 15, 2025
Marvin Vettori shared a heartfelt message after his younger brother Patrick Vettori died in a house fire at age 30. According to Italian news station TgCom24, the fire broke at Patrick’s apartment in Mezzocorona. He reportedly had put a pan on the stove but fell asleep on the couch, leading to the accident.
Amanda Nunes explains wanting to fight Kayla Harrison more than Julianna Pena
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 15, 2025
Amanda Nunes appears to be heading for a return to the Octagon at some point, and she’d prefer to fight Kayla Harrison. Nunes retired from pro MMA competition after scoring a unanimous decision victory over Irene Aldana on June 10, 2023. Just 10 days later, the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship was vacated. The current titleholder is Nunes’ old foe Julianna Pena.
UFC icon wonders if Michael Chandler was worthy of his spot following UFC 314 loss to Paddy Pimblett
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 15, 2025
One former UFC slugger wonders if Michael Chandler was ever truly UFC material. Chandler is coming off a beatdown at the hands of Paddy Pimblett in the co-main event of UFC 314. “The Baddy” battered Chandler to secure a third-round TKO finish. After the fight, UFC CEO Dana White compared Chandler to late boxing legend Arturo Gatti.
What's next for the stars of UFC 314?
Cole Shelton - April 15, 2025
The UFC was in Miami, Florida, for a stacked UFC 314 card on Saturday. The main event saw the vacant featherweight title up for grabs as Alexander Volkanovski took on Diego Lopes. UFC 314 also saw Paddy Pimblett taking on Michael Chandler in a five-round co-main event fight at lightweight.
Dustin Poirier gives his thoughts on Paddy Pimblett’s next opponent
Harry Kettle - April 15, 2025
UFC legend Dustin Poirier has given his thoughts on who Paddy Pimblett could face off against next inside the Octagon. On Saturday night, Paddy Pimblett really arrived in the UFC’s lightweight division. He’s been in the promotion for a good few years now but against Michael Chandler, he proved that he is elite. He was able to get the better of his opponent in pretty much every department, and in the third round, he was able to finish the job with a nasty knee followed by strikes on the ground. You may not like him, but you’ll have a hard time not respecting him after a performance like that.
Alexander Volkanovski’s coach reveals injury suffered early in UFC 314 fight
Harry Kettle - April 15, 2025
Alexander Volkanovski’s coach has revealed that his student suffered an injury early in his fight at UFC 314. In the main event of UFC 314, Alexander Volkanovski returned to his former glories. In what proved to be an incredibly entertaining fight, ‘The Great’ went to war with Diego Lopes for the UFC featherweight championship. While Lopes had his moments, it was the Australian who managed to get over the line and get his hand raised in victory. For his fans and the MMA community as a whole, it was quite the moment.
Michael Chandler breaks silence following defeat to Paddy Pimblett
Harry Kettle - April 15, 2025
Michael Chandler has broken his silence following his defeat at the hands of Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314. Last weekend, Michael Chandler fell short in his collision with Paddy Pimblett. In fact, it wound up being a pretty one-sided fight. The former Bellator champion was never really in the fight and in the third round, he was beaten and battered to the point where his rival eventually finished him. Now, the big question is this: what’s next?