MMA News
Coach refutes Dana White's negative comments about Francis Ngannou
Tom Taylor - September 12, 2018
After Francis Ngannou’s back-to-back decision losses to then UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis, UFC President Dana White accused the Cameroonian-French heavyweight contender of having an ego problem. “I can tell you that his ego absolutely did run away with him,” White said of Francis Ngannou in an interview with MMA Fighting. “The minute that happens to you in the fight game, you start to fall apart. I had some personal encounters with him, as did other people in the organization, and this guy’s ego was so out of control.”
After defeat of John Dodson, Jimmie Rivera calls out Dominick Cruz, Cody Garbrandt
Tom Taylor - September 12, 2018
Last weekend, on the main card of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, Jimmie Rivera rebounded from a tough knockout loss to Marlon Moraes with an impressive decision defeat of John Dodson. Unsurprisingly, the bantamweight contender is excited to have returned to winning ways.
Urijah Faber praises YouTuber Logan Paul's ability, discusses possible fight with Sage Northcutt
Tom Taylor - September 12, 2018
Last month, YouTube star Logan Paul competed in a blockbuster boxing match with rival YouTuber KSI. Shortly after this bizarre spectacle, Paul implied interest in competing in MMA — perhaps even the UFC. In the opinion of retired MMA star and Team Alpha Male boss Urijah Faber, Logan Paul might actually have the goods to survive in the UFC.
Report | Bellator MMA is headed to Hawaii with Ilima-Lei Macfarlane title fight
Tom Taylor - September 12, 2018
According to a report from Rob DeMello of KHON 2, Bellator MMA is headed to Hawaii. The promotion is expected to take over Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Center on December 15. The card will be headlined by a Bellator women’s flyweight title fight between Hawaiian champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and former UFC strawweight title challenger Valérie Létourneau. The promotion has yet to officially announce this card, but that official announcement could be coming as early as today.
Mark Hunt talks 'little c***' Brock Lesnar, possible retirement at UFC Adelaide
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
When it comes to Brock Lesnar and people that have been busted for cheating, the ‘Super Samoan’ Mark Hunt is never shy about sharing how he feels. Hunt and Lesnar fought at UFC 200 in July 2016. The initial result was that of a unanimous decision victory for the former heavyweight champion Lesnar. Shortly after, Lesnar had been notified that he had failed a drug test for Performance Enhancing Drugs thus turning his win into a no contest.
Jose Aldo hoping to fight on UFC 231, was offered Donald Cerrone at UFC Sao Paulo
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
The legend of Jose Aldo may only be on the verge of reaching greater heights. After an ultra-impressive win over Jeremy Stephens, it’s onto what’s next. The former longtime featherweight king and consensus greatest 145er to ever compete, Aldo has essentially done all there is to do in the weight class that he’s found all of his success in. So is it time to test new waters…?
Fabricio Werdum dealt two year suspension from USADA
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
Another former champion recently fell victim to good ol’ USADA. This time it was a heavyweight legend and Brazilian icon. That man being none other than Fabricio Werdum.
CM Punk suggests he could potentially fight outside of the UFC
Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018
Former pro wrestler CM Punk is now 0-2 as a mixed martial artist. Both of those losses occurred in the UFC’s Octagon, where he was first submitted in the first round by Mickey Gall, then walloped to a decision by Mike Jackson. Since his loss to Jackson, which occurred at UFC 225 in June, Punk’s future has been nebulous. More recently, however, CM Punk has suggested that he still plans to continue training in MMA at the very least. And speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show this week, he suggested that he would consider fighting outside the UFC if the UFC is no longer interested in promoting his fights.
Ben Askren calls Colby Covington "the poor man's version of me"
Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018
Former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight kingpin Ben Askren isn’t impressed by Colby Covington. In fact, he considers Covington a value brand version of himself. The ostensibly retired former champion shared his thoughts on Covington when responding to a fan on Twitter recently. Apparently, he’s not impressed by Covington’s ability, his record, or his patented trash talk.
Evan Dunham "dealing with collections" after UFC fails to pay post-fight ambulance bill
Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018
After his rousing draw with Beneil Dariush, which occurred at UFC 216 in October of 2017, Evan Dunham was sent to the hospital by ring-side physicians. Though Dunham absorbed considerable damage in this fight, he didn’t actually want to board an ambulance, as he’d had a very hard time getting the UFC to cover the ambulance bill after his 2013 scrap with Gleison Tibau. All the same, Evan Dunham heeded the advice of the UFC’s doctors, and boarded an ambulance to the hospital, keen to make sure he didn’t sustain any serious damage in his fight with Dariush. Two fights later, he’s now “dealing with collections” as the UFC has still failed to pay his ambulance bill for that fight.
Colby Covington expects his fight with Tyron Woodley to be bigger than Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018
The next shot at dominant UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is expected to go to former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. In addition to being a fantastic matchup from a stylistic standpoint, this is a fight that is rife with drama, as Covington has hit Woodley with a near ceaseless stream of trash talk over the last year, and Woodley has not been afraid to fire back.
Nick Diaz shares his thoughts on Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till: "Stop making bulls**t fights"
Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018
Last Saturday night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission of formerly undefeated British striking specialist Darren Till. While most fans and pundits were very impressed by Woodley’s big stoppage win, not everybody was. Nick Diaz, for example, seems to think it was a bit of a squash match. Speaking on his Instagram story, the former Strikeforce welterweight champion and UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz shared his thoughts on the fight. See what he had to say below.
Valentina Shevchenko 'moving on' from Nicco Montano, open to Joanna Jedrzejczyk title bout
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
It has quickly become quite the ‘Big drama show!’ when it comes to the women’s 125-pound weight class in the UFC. And now we’re left wondering what’s next. On weigh-in day for UFC 228 this past weekend, mid-weight cut the then champion Nicco Montano would be hospitalized due to issues with her kidneys resulting in a cancelation of her scheduled title defense against Valentina Shevchenko.
Urijah Faber discusses Cody Garbrandt's current status after social media shutdowns
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
UFC 227 took place just over a month ago and it left us with some great memories. Of course, for multiple fighters involved they’re forgettable memories. Not necessarily however as all losses are learning experiences and surely that’s what the former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will do with them after his loss at the event.
Michael Chiesa sues Conor McGregor for UFC 223 bus incident
Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018
There’s no way that anyone will be forgetting the UFC 223 Conor McGregor bus attack anytime soon, especially all of those who were involved. And judging by the promos for UFC 229…the UFC doesn’t want anyone to forget either. https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/1039002747855503360
Nicco Montano found out about her stripping of the title through Instagram
Drake Riggs - September 10, 2018
What’s next for the former UFC flyweight Nicco Montano in the UFC? That remains to be seen but what we do know is that it won’t be a title fight. Montano would become the inaugural 125-pound UFC champion by winning her way through season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter as the No. 14 seed, shocking everyone with her success.
Dana White assures that there are "a couple of press conferences" for UFC 229 in the works
Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018
UFC 229, which will be headlined by a blockbuster lightweight title fight between undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, is now less than a month away. Surprisingly, however, the UFC has done very little in the way of promotion for this potentially massive October 6 fight card. Speaking to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter in the midst of last weekend’s UFC 228 festivities, UFC President Dana White assured that there are, in fact, a couple of UFC 229 press conferences coming, which we can of course expect to include both Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski ditches TV interview after program shows footage of his KO loss to Overeem
Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018
https://youtu.be/6rJXL-5pceY This Saturday, when the UFC makes its long-awaited debut in Moscow, Russia, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will take on Russian heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov. In the lead-up to this event, Belarus’ Arlovski was scheduled to appear on a Russian television program to promote his fight and the larger card. Unfortunately, this interview didn’t go as planned.