MMA News

Chris Taylor - December 15, 2019

Referee Marc Goddard had the responsibility of overseeing last night’s UFC 245 main event between welterweights Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman. The highly anticipated scrap lived up to expectations as ‘Chaos’ and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ proceeded to go to war right from the opening bell.

Thomas Taylor - December 15, 2019

Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 245, Alexander Volkanovski swiped the UFC featherweight title from long-time champion Max Holloway. Post-fight, UFC President Dana White suggested he’d like to book a rematch between Volkanovski in Holloway, ideally in Volkanovski’s native Australia.

Thomas Taylor - December 15, 2019

With UFC 245 is in the rear-view mirror, the next pay-per-view on the promotion’s calendar is UFC 246, which will be topped by a dynamite welterweight scrap between former two-division champion Conor McGregor and fan favorite contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. During the broadcast for Saturday’s UFC 245 card, the UFC dropped its first official promo for this anticipated McGregor vs. Cerrone fight, and it definitely serves its intended purpose.

Thomas Taylor - December 15, 2019

Last night, Colby Covington came up short in a welterweight title fight opposite Kamaru Usman. Covington’s former friend Jorge Masvidal has finally reacted to this fight, and he did not pull any punches. Masvidal, who now counts himself among Covington’s many enemies, took no shame in kicking Covington while he’s down.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

Following a successful defense of the UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 245, UFC president Dana White says Amanda Nunes may fight at featherweight next. Nunes earned her 10th straight win inside the Octagon with a dominant decision victory over Germaine de Randamie on the main card of UFC 245. She improved her overall UFC record to an incredible 12-1 with the victory, extending her record of most wins in the UFC by a female fighter.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has given his thoughts on losing his belt to Alex Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 245. Holloway dropped a unanimous decision to Volkanovski with the judges scoring it 48-47, 48-47 and 50-45 in favor of the challenger. The loss snapped Holloway’s long winning streak in the UFC featherweight division, and we now have a new champion at 145lbs in Volkanovski.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

UFC president Dana White has shared his take on the controversial split decision in the Jose Aldo vs. Marlon Moraes fight at UFC 245. The judges scored the bout 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28 in favor of Moraes via split decision. It was a very controversial decision as many felt that Aldo had done enough to win at least two rounds of the fight and therefore should have been awarded the decision nod by the judges.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber has released a statement following his brutal third-round KO loss to Petr Yan in the opening main card fight at UFC 245. Faber was beaten to the punch by his much-younger opponent for the first two round before Yan was able to connect on a massive head kick and knock Faber out in the third round. It was a devastating setback for Faber, who came out of retirement over the summer and beat Ricky Simon in an upset win at UFC Sacramento back in July to surprisingly jump back into title contention at 135lbs.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has released a second statement following his fifth-round TKO loss to Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 245. Covington and Usman went back-and-forth for nearly five full rounds of thrilling action before Usman was eventually able to drop Covington and finish him off with strikes. He did so with less than one minute left in the fight to defend his title successfully for the first time since winning it from Tyron Woodley earlier this year at UFC 235.

Adam D Martin - December 15, 2019

UFC bantamweight stars Petr Yan and Cody Garbrandt had to be separated backstage at UFC 245 after getting into a heated argument. In the first fight on the main pay-per-view card, Yan picked up the biggest win of his young career to date when he knocked out aging legend Urijah Faber with a head kick in the third round of their bantamweight affair. The win improves Yan’s MMA record to 14-1 with a perfect 6-0 mark in the UFC. He is currently riding a nine-fight win streak.

Natasha Hooper - December 15, 2019

Tonight, UFC 245 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas offered a stacked fight card full of exciting matchups. The preliminary bout between Mike Perry and Geoff Neal was no exception, as the welterweight stars collided on the preliminary card. Mike Perry joined the UFC in 2016. Within three years, he has achieved a peppered record of wins and losses. Nevertheless, “Platinum” has proven to be one of the most entertaining welterweights in the division who delivers showstopping performances. His last fight was no different as the 28-year old went to war against Vicente Luque for fifteen minutes in August 2019. Perry ended the fight with a gruesome nose injury and a split decision loss but still proved his toughness and heart.

Christopher Taylor - December 15, 2019

Colby Covington squared off with Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight championship in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 245 event in Las Vegas. The highly anticipated main event lived up to the billing, as ‘Chaos’ and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ proceeded to go to absolute war right from the opening bell.

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

A welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman headlined tonight’s UFC 245 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kamaru Usman had claimed the promotions coveted welterweight title at March’s UFC 235 event, this after scoring a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Tyron Woodley.

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

The UFC welterweight title is up for grabs in tonight’s UFC 245 main event as current champion Kamaru Usman squares off with top contender Colby Covington. Kamaru Usman claimed the promotions coveted welterweight title at March’s UFC 235 event, scoring a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Tyron Woodley.

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

A featherweight title fight between Alex Volkanovski and Max Holloway co-headlined tonight’s UFC 245 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holloway had most recently defended his featherweight crown at July’s UFC 240 event in Edmonton, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

The UFC featherweight title is up for grabs in tonight’s UFC 245 co-headliner as current champion Max Holloway squares off with top contender Alexander Volkanovski. Max Holloway (21-4 MMA) was last seen in action at July’s UFC 240 event, where he scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar. Prior to that, ‘Blessed’ was coming off a decision loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 236, in a bout which served as his lightweight debut.

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

The UFC women’s bantamweight title is up for grabs on tonight’s UFC 245 main card as current champion Amanda Nunes squares off with Germaine de Randamie. The promotions current “champ champ”, Amanda Nunes (18-4 MMA), was last seen in action at July’s UFC 239 event, where she defended her women’s bantamweight title with a TKO victory over former champion Holly Holm (see that here).

Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019

A key bantamweight fight between former featherweight champion Jose Aldo and top ranked contender Marlon Moraes took place at tonight’s UFC 245 event. Aldo entered tonight’s fight looking to rebound, this after suffering a decision loss to Alex Volkanovski in his most recent effort at May’s UFC 237 event in Brazil.