MMA News

Tom Taylor - March 6, 2020

ONE Championship and ARES Fighting Championship have both elected to postpone upcoming events due to concerns about the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus. Early on Friday morning, ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced that the upcoming ONE: Heart of Heroes card, originally scheduled for March 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been postponed until June 26.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2020

The current UFC San Diego betting odds favor former title contender Dustin Poirier to win the lightweight showdown against Dan Hooker. It was reported recently that the UFC is lining up a Poirier vs. Hooker main event showdown that is set to take place in San Diego, California on May 16. Both men are considered to be amongst the top contenders in the lightweight division, with both believing that they’re only a few wins away from a title shot.

Natasha Hooper - March 6, 2020

Undefeated bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley recently opened up on his financial hardships caused by his recent tangle with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. At UFC 248 in Las Vegas, “Sugar” Sean will return to fight Jose Alberto Quinonez. It will mark the first time he has stepped foot in the Octagon to fight in almost two years.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov and his coach Javier Mendez have an intriguing wager going regarding the UFC 248 main event this weekend. The highly anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship showdown between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero on Saturday night has everyone talking. From fans to pundits and beyond, everyone is eager to see what’s going to happen when these two monsters of the division lock horns in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2020

Yoel Romero is clearly amped up for his upcoming middleweight title fight with Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. Aside from looking in remarkable condition, ‘The Soldier of God’ is also mentally primed to hand ‘Stylebender’ his first career loss at this Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.

Alfredo Zullino - March 5, 2020

Marvin Vettori, “The Italian Dream”, the quintessence of the self-confidence, the only hope for Italian MMA in his own words. You can tell the Italian is a real one just from looking at the beginning of his professional mixed martial arts career. Fighters usually start their path competing in their own backyards, cutting their teeth in a comfort zone, but that was not the case for Marvin Vettori.

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

Dillon Danis believes Conor McGregor is the UFC’s lineal featherweight champion. McGregor won the interim featherweight belt against Chad Mendes back at UFC 189. Mendes stepped in on short notice and had success early using his wrestling. But, the Irishman rallied back to score a second-round TKO win.

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

Magomed Anaklaev and Ion Cutelaba will run it back following their controversial fight last weekend. At UFC Norfolk, Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba was a fight many fans were looking forward to. Before the scrap even began, the Moldovan fighter in Cutelaba went to the Russian’s corner and was forced to be separated.

Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2020

Dana White made headlines yesterday when he suggested that Joanna Jędrzejczyk has been at the beach while her opponent Weili Zhang has been non-stop training. Jędrzejczyk and Zhang are slated to collide in the co-main event of UFC 248 Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the winner taking home the promotions coveted strawweight world title.

Natasha Hooper - March 5, 2020

Israel Adesanya has found the sweet spot between his two passions: fighting and dancing. During a recent interview with ESPN, the middleweight star explains how the latter impacted his meteoric rise to becoming a UFC Champion. On March 7th 2020 at UFC 248, the New-Zealander will face the “boogeyman” of the middleweight division, Yoel Romero in the main event. This is the first time he will defend the 185-belt since knocking out the former champion, Robert Whittaker in 2019. Adesanya believes defeating Romero is essential in solidifying his legacy. However, “The Last Styebender” has endured a long, winding path before stepping onto the UFC road of success.

Natasha Hooper - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have the opportunity to reclaim women’s strawweight gold on Saturday when she meets Weili Zhang in the co-main event of UFC 248. The former UFC strawweight title holder, Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA), is coming off a win over Michelle Waterson in her most recent Octagon appearance at October’s event in Tampa Bay.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

Felicia Spencer will be the first woman to challenge Amanda Nunes for the UFC featherweight title. The pair will collide at UFC 250, which goes down on May 9 in Nunes’ native Brazil. UFC President Dana White announced the news through ESPN reporter Brett Okamoto.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

NFL legend Tom Brady shared his prediction for the UFC 248 co-main event between UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Brady, the longtime quarterback of the New England Patriots and a six-time Super Bowl winner, is good friends with UFC president Dana White, who has season tickets for the Pats. Brady is in the final year of his contract with the Patriots and can become a free agent in two weeks’ time, and White has been trying to help lure him to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier says he has no plans on moving back down to 205lbs and hopes to still have a trilogy fight with Stipe Miocic. Cormier hasn’t fought since last August when he suffered a stunning fourth-round TKO loss to Miocic in the pair’s rematch to lose the UFC heavyweight championship. Cormier won the first three rounds of the fight before Miocic made an adjustment and started going to the body of DC, leading to the knockout.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

As one of the top contenders in the UFC middleweight division, Darren Till will be watching this weekend’s middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero very closely. Speaking to MMA reporter Jim Edwards, Till shared his prediction for this middleweight title fight. He suspects the champion Adesanya will retain his title, but seems leery of offending Romero, who he considers a “monster.”

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Colby Covington needed a reality check and Kamaru Usman was able to humble him, says Covington’s teammate at American Top Team Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Covington is one of the brashest fighters on the UFC roster and leading up to the Usman fight was consistently talking smack about other fighters, including his teammates, on social media and in interviews. But after Usman finished Covington in the fifth round by strikes, we haven’t had the same Covington lately as he appears to be humbled.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has divulged her gameplan for this weekend’s co-main event title fight at UFC 248 against UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk will be looking to reclaim the gold that once belonged to her when the two rivals take on each other this Saturday night at UFC 248 in Las Vegas. There has been no shortage of bad blood between these two, especially after Jedrzejczyk posted a meme of the coronavirus, which infuriated Zhang.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is already a big star, but the expectation is that could become a downright superstar for the promotion. Superstardom, of course, comes with some unique pressure.