MMA News

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2018

UFC 228, which went down last weekend in Dallas, Texas, was initially expected to be co-headlined by a women’s flyweight title fight between champion Nicco Montaño and challenger Valentina Shevchenko. Regrettably, Montaño was hospitalized in the midst of her weight cut, and the bout was cancelled, which ultimately resulted in Montaño being stripped of her title. Leading up to this fight, Valentina Shevchenko said on several occasions that she doubted Nicco Montaño would show up to the fight. Speaking to Luke Thomas on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Montaño shared her belief that this was wishful thinking on Shevchenko’s part. She believes the Kyrgyzstani contender was hoping the fight wouldn’t happen.

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2018

Shortly after UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission of Darren Till at UFC 228, he announced that he would be releasing a rap single. Colby Covington, the former interim champion and Woodley’s arch rival in the welterweight division, was not impressed by this announcement. Colby Covington trashed Woodley’s rap career on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio.

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2018

Earlier this month, news surfaced that former UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum had been handed a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). This suspension stems from an out-of-competition urine test, in which Werdum tested positive for Trenbolone and its metabolite Epitrenbolone. Not long after Fabricio Werdum’s suspension came to light, his former opponent Mark Hunt, one of MMA’s most vocal steroid critics, issued a scathing reaction.

Cole Shelton - September 16, 2018

Anything gold is bad luck for current UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. Cejudo was in Russia to take in Saturday’s UFC Moscow card and spoke to reporters where he admitted that the airline lost his luggage. No big deal right, it is just some clothes. Well, not entirely, as in his luggage was the UFC belt that he won at UFC 227 when he defeated longtime champion Demetrious Johnson.

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2018

Yesterday afternoon, in the main event of the UFC’s first ever stop in Russia, heavyweight legend Mark Hunt stepped into the cage with Russian submission ace Alexey Oleynik. Though Hunt seemed to be giving Oleynik some trouble early, he wound up being submitted by the Russian in the bout’s first round. With his outcome, the 44-year-old Mark Hunt is on a two-fight losing streak, and a tough 1-3 in his last four fights. While he is still a tough out for any heavyweight on the roster, he appears to be nearing the end of the road.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

It appears that former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit (30-12 MMA) is ready to make his return to the octagon. “The Natural Born Killer” was recently called out by former lightweight competitor Michael Chiesa, who told ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani that he hoped to fight Condit in his welterweight debut at December’s UFC 232 event.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones (22-1 MMA) has put together one of the greatest resumes in mixed martial arts history. The 31-year-old, “Bones” has scored notable victories over opponents Mauricio Rua, Rashad Evans, Ryan Bader, Lyoto Machida, Quinton Jackson, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson, Daniel Cormier, Glover Teixeira and Ovince Saint Preux during his incredible career.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

Aleksei Oleinik continued his rise up the UFC heavyweight rankings tonight in Moscow defeating veteran Mark Hunt via first-round submission. Oleinik was able to stun Hunt in the opening round with a looping punch and shorty after that strike he was able to drag “The Super Samoan” down to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

A light heavyweight bout between Jan Blachowicz and Nikita Krylov served as the co-headliner of today’s UFC Fight Night 136 event in Moscow, Russia. Blachowicz will enter the contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a thrilling decision victory over Jimi Manuwa in March.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

A heavyweight bout between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and Shamil Abdurakhimov took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 136 main card from Moscow, Russia. Andrei Arlovski was last seen in action at June’s UFC 225 event where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tai Tuivasa.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

A welterweight bout featuring former division title challenger Thiago Alves taking on Alexey Kunchenko kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 136 main card from Moscow. Thiago Alves is coming off a knockout loss to Curtis Millender in his most recent octagon appearance this past February in Austin, Texas. Prior to the setback, Alves had defeated Patrick Cote via decision at UFC 210 in Buffalo.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

A bantamweight scrap between Petr Yan and Jin Soo Son took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 136 prelims from Moscow, Russia. The fight turned out to be an absolute classic with both men standing and trading bombs for the better part of fifteen minutes.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

The octagon invades Russia for the very first time today for the promotions UFC Fight Night 136 event. The fight card is airing exclusively on UFC Fight Pass and features an eight-bout preliminary card that started at 10:30am EST.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2018

Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated octagon return at next month’s UFC 229 event against his bitter rival and current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Irish superstar has been active on social media in recent weeks, sharing photos from both his training and sparring sessions.

Thomas Taylor - September 15, 2018

Earlier this week, we learned that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum had been handed a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). This suspension stems from an out-of-competition urine test, in which Werdum tested positive for Trenbolone and its metabolite Epitrenbolone. Shortly after Fabricio Werdum’s suspension was announced, his former opponent Mark Hunt, one of MMA’s most vocal steroid critics, issued a scathing reaction.

Drake Riggs - September 14, 2018

At UFC 228, we witnessed somewhat of a shift in the power balance at 115-pounds. And for that, it’s pretty likely that we will have one solid top 5 of elites for the years to come. Since it’s introduction to the UFC in 2014, the strawweight division has rapidly become the best women’s division in the UFC. After multiple years with one dominant champion, the tide turned late last year and now things have gotten incredibly interesting at the top of the heap.

Tom Taylor - September 14, 2018

For much of his early UFC career, Dustin Poirier competed in the UFC featherweight division. While he realized some definite success in this division, however, he always found he was hindered by a brutal weight cut down to the division’s 145-pound weight limit, and ultimately decided to move back up to the 155-pound lightweight as a result. The move could not have paid off more for Dustin Poirier. Since returning to lightweight Poirier has gone an incredible 8-1 (1 NC), and he’s now arguably the top contender in the division.

Tom Taylor - September 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing/status/1040654188177289216 On November 24, inside The Forum in Los Angeles, California, former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will meet for a third time. The bout will be promoted by retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, and serve as the promotion’s first foray into the MMA industry.