MMA News

Tom Taylor - November 13, 2019

MMA veteran Tara LaRosa took down and restrained a protester at a flag waiving gathering in Portland over the weekend. The protester was allegedly being aggressive with others at the event. The incident was captured on video by The Post Millennial reporter Andy Ngo, who also shared LaRosa’s account of what happened.

Cole Shelton - November 13, 2019

Jake Shields is keeping his options open. The 40-year-old has not fought since October 2018 at PFL 10 when he lost by TKO to Ray Cooper III for the second time in the year. He wanted to try out the tournament format, but at his age, he said he didn’t know if he wanted to fight so often to do it again.

Natasha Hooper - November 13, 2019

Kevin Lee believes the UFC won’t risk matching him up with Conor McGregor. “The Motown Phenom” shut down naysayers with his explosive performance at UFC 244. Lee eradicated Gregor Gillespie’s undefeated record by landing a KO head kick in round one.

Natasha Hooper - November 13, 2019

Jorge Masvidal is perplexed by Nick Diaz’s recent comments and is unsure if he really wants to fight. “Gamebred” is coming off a victory against Diaz’s younger brother, Nate Diaz at UFC 244 on November 2. The fight was ended after round three due to a doctor’s stoppage, leaving Masvidal to claim victory and the unprecedented “BMF” title.

Harry Kettle - November 13, 2019

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has claimed that he won’t give Dominick Reyes the easy way out if they end up squaring off for the title. Reyes has been positioned as the next big thing within the light heavyweight division, and at 12-0, many fans are finding it hard to argue with that. His last win came at UFC Boston in the main event of the evening, where he was able to knock out Chris Weidman in under 90 seconds to improve his UFC record to 6-0.

Harry Kettle - November 13, 2019

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has claimed that he won’t bully Conor McGregor into taking a fight against him. In the wake of Masvidal’s “BMF” Championship victory at UFC 244, fans around the world have listed a series of potential opponents for his next fight. Some have suggested he’ll take on the winner of the UFC 245 main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, some believe he’ll box Canelo Alvarez, and others feel like the proposed McGregor showdown is a real possibility.

Christopher Taylor - November 12, 2019

A video of UFC veteran Jason Knight fighting two men in a bathroom stall went viral on the internet earlier today. Knight (20-6 MMA) competed for the UFC from December 2015 until November of 2018 before ultimately being released by the promotion. During that stretch, ‘Hick Diaz’ produced a record of 4-5.

Cole Shelton - November 12, 2019

Nick Diaz believes he is MMA’s true ‘Baddest Motherf****r’ and should thus hold the title. Although Jorge Masvidal beat Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 244 to win the BMF title, Nick doesn’t consider “Gamebred” the real BMF. He says that belt should have been his from the get-go but he didn’t want to get in the way of his younger brother, Nate, pursuing it.

Cole Shelton - November 12, 2019

Tyson Fury wants to fight Stipe Miocic but says he needs to solve some unfinished business with Deontay Wilder first. On Monday, Miocic said he is more intrigued by the Fury matchup than a Daniel Cormier trilogy fight. Although the lineal boxing heavyweight champion wants the fight, he says he must fight Deontay Wilder first.

Cole Shelton - November 12, 2019

Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero have been going back-and-forth at each other about a possible fight. With Paulo Costa injured, Romero called for the fight and Adesanya and his team seemed interested. They want to shut up all the fans that say Romero will be too much for him and can take him down at will.

Tom Taylor - November 12, 2019

Darren Till has recently been called out by a number of his rivals in the middleweight division, and he wants them all to know he’s heard them. In fact, he’s grateful they see him as a worthwhile opponent, and is promising they’ll get their turns with him in the cage. Till sent a message to his fellow middleweights on Twitter on Tuesday.

Tom Taylor - November 12, 2019

Francis Ngannou wants another shot at the UFC heavyweight title, and believes a fight with Alexander Volkov could be the key to earning that opportunity. Unfortunately, the Cameroonian-Frenchman is convinced that Volkov is avoiding him and that the UFC is content to use him as a so-called gatekeeper. “Just for the record, Volkov turned down the fight against me twice,” Ngannou told MMA Junkie. “One was July 2017 and August 2018. He clearly denied to fight me.

Tom Taylor - November 12, 2019

The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of Saturday’s UFC Moscow card, and as expected there have been a few key changes — though only a few divisions were affected. Most notably, main event winner Zabit Magomedsharipov took a significant climb at featherweight on the strength of his decision win over Calvin Kattar in the main event. Check out the newest UFC rankings, featuring Magomedsharipov and other UFC Moscow winners like Alexander Volkov, below (via MMA Mania):

Tom Taylor - November 12, 2019

Moments after Jorge Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 244, he had the UFC’s first and only “BMF” belt wrapped around his waist by pro wrestling legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. As it turns out, the title isn’t all he received from The Rock on that fateful night in New York City.

Tom Taylor - November 12, 2019

Rose Namajunas has lost and rediscovered her passion for fighting. The former UFC strawweight champion detailed her complicated relationship with combat on Monday’s edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show.

Adam Martin - November 12, 2019

Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury’s father John has challenged UFC president Dana White to a fight after negative comments White said about Fury’s MMA future. White recently told TMZ that he wasn’t sure why Fury would want to compete in the UFC because he believes he would get “smashed” by the promotion’s top heavyweights. Fury has responded to White’s comments by starting to train mixed martial arts alongside UFC middleweight star Darren Till. Now fighters like Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou are interested in potentially fighting Fury in the Octagon due to the allure of big money.

Adam Martin - November 12, 2019

The opening betting odds have been released for a potential MMA fight between former WWE superstar CM Punk and YouTuber Logan Paul. The online sportsbook Bovada released the opening odds for CM Punk vs. Paul. Check them out below, courtesy of BestFightOdds.com.

Harry Kettle - November 12, 2019

MMA veteran and fan favorite Gilbert Melendez has issued a statement following his release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Melendez, 37, was reportedly let go from the UFC last night in the midst of a five-fight losing streak, with his last victory coming in an absolute classic against Diego Sanchez back at UFC 166 in October 2013. “El Niño” has slowly but surely been transitioning over into the punditry world, working for ESPN on a number of big UFC events.