MMA News

Cole Shelton - November 26, 2018

Jon Jones is arguably one of the greatest fighters of all-time. However, for the former UFC light heavyweight champion, many believe his legacy is tarnished. Jones has been suspended three times with two of them being due to USADA. In which Jones has been stripped of his light heavyweight title twice, and the interim title once. Now, Jones has put all that behind him and will return to fight Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title at UFC 232 on December 29.

Drake Riggs - November 26, 2018

There are many variables that can and will affect the way that one’s life plays out. And the same goes for when referencing a career in sports, especially one that happens to be in combat sports.

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Jon Jones is inarguably one of the greatest fighters in MMA history. In fact, he might just be the best fighter ever. That being said, the last few years of his career, have not gone particularly smoothly. Although he has authored some incredible performances in that time, his success has been marred by several failed drug tests and several unfortunate brushes with the law. Of all the incidents that cast a shadow over his recent career, however, Jon Jones says there is one that he regrets most of all: his 2015 hit-and-run, in which he ran a red light and collided with another vehicle, injuring a pregnant woman in the process.

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Back in October, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor finally returned to the Octagon, taking on reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in his first mixed martial arts bout in more than two years. Unfortunately for McGregor and his throngs of fans, this return to action did not go as planned, as he was tapped out by Nurmagomedov in the fourth round. Since then, Conor McGregor has claimed several times that he does plan on fighting again. Given the mountains of wealth he’s sitting on and the many side projects that keep him busy outside the cage, however, these claims are often met with a degree of skepticism.

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Monday, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced a three-year contract with Gorilla Energy Drinks. https://twitter.com/DenisGeykoRT/status/1067050970293641216

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

The year 2018 has not been particularly kind to Hawaii’s Yancy Medeiros. After coming up short to Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in February, the fan favorite sought to get back on track opposite “Platinum” Mike Perry at UFC 226 in July. Regrettably, this plan was derailed when he sustained a rib injury, and he has not fought since.

James Lynch - November 26, 2018

Former Impact and WWE star Alberto Del Rio (née Alberto Rodriguez) is looking to return to the cage next year. The 40-year-old spoke to Busted Open Radio recently and expressed his desire to fight fight again. “[I’m looking to fight] end of March, beginning of April.” Rodriguez explained (transcript via Wrestling Inc). “My last pro fight was 11, 12 years ago in Japan. Of course I train every single day, but it is different to be in shape and into fighting shape and I am getting into fighting shape.”

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

Last weekend, UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz met for a third time. They did so in the main event of the first MMA card promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya. While some fight fans were impressed by Oscar De La Hoya’s first MMA offering, Bellator MMA star Chael Sonnen was not. In fact, he’s calling it a ‘disaster.’

Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018

UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and UFC interim welterweight champ Colby Covington have swapped seemingly endless trash talk over the last year. The good news is that they seem destined to settle their sizzling beef in the very near future. Speaking on his Instagram account recently, the champ Tyron Woodley updated on his recovery and named the ideal timeframe for his title unification with Colby Covington.

Christopher Taylor - November 25, 2018

Tito Ortiz was finally able to exact some revenge on long time nemesis and fellow MMA legend Chuck Liddell on Saturday night in Los Angeles. After suffering stoppage losses in his first two encounters with the Iceman long ago at UFC 47 and UFC 66, Ortiz was at last able to get the better of Liddell twenty-four hours ago at The Forum in Inglewood.

Thomas Taylor - November 25, 2018

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has heard all of the buzz about Floyd Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa’s RIZIN 14 exhibition boxing match, and like pretty much everybody else inside the combat sports bubble, he’s not really sure what to expect. Speaking on a recent Fight Companion episode of his popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan shared some quick thoughts on this shadowy RIZIN contest.

Cole Shelton - November 25, 2018

https://twitter.com/_Yodsanan/status/1066441787701714944 In any fight, refs often go unnoticed unless they mess up. Their jobs are thankless and they are often at risk inside the cage.

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is rarely afraid to share his opinions on his fellow fighters. On Sunday afternoon, that’s just what the MMA legend did, this time taking aim at his former opponent Rashad Evans, and at UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Rashad Evans was the first of Jon Jones’ targets. Apparently, Evans recently made some comments that implied Jones was using performance-enhancing drugs when they fought, and that Jones’ 2016 fight with Ovince Saint Preux was the only time he’s fought without these substances in the UFC’s Octagon.

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018

On December 29, in the co-main event of UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will move up a weight class to challenge dominating UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg for her title. Sitting at the commentary booth for this fight will be long-time UFC staple Joe Rogan. Like most members of the MMA community, Joe Rogan agrees that Amanda Nunes is in for a very difficult night of work against Cris Cyborg. That being said, he feels the bantamweight champion can defeat the featherweight champion with the right game plan.

Cole Shelton - November 25, 2018

UFC Beijing featured two heavyweight fights that had major impacts on the divisional rankings. In the main event, Francis Ngannou took on Curtis Blaydes in a highly anticipated rematch. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, veteran Alistair Overeem took on UFC newcomer Sergey Pavlovich. Ultimately, both Overeem and Ngannou won their fights by knockout, which will surely cause both to surge up the divisional rankings. Blaydes and Pavlovich, meanwhile, will have to return to the drawing board.

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018

https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1066622993785225219 Last night, in the main event of the first-ever mixed martial arts show promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Tito Ortiz finally got something he’s been chasing for his entire legendary career: a victory of fellow UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell.

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was not on duty for Saturday’s UFC Beijing broadcast, and instead hosted one of his popular Fight Companion podcasts for the card, alongside his friends Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen and Eddie Bravo. As you can probably imagine, the whole gang was quite impressed by the UFC Beijing main event, which saw former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou rebound from losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis with a thunderous, first-round knockout of streaking American wrestler Curtis Blaydes.

Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018

On Saturday night, former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell returned to the cage after eight years away, in search of a third win over his arch rival Tito Ortiz. Unfortunately for Liddell, this fight didn’t go as planned. Instead, the UFC Hall-of-Famer was walked down and ultimately snuffed by a crackling Tito Ortiz punch late in the first round. Speaking at the post fight press conference for this show, which was promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya, Liddell delved into what went wrong in this trilogy fight with Tito Ortiz.