MMA News

Drake Riggs - May 12, 2018

Is it possible for Nate Diaz to be a spectator at a non-UFC event without getting into some sort of altercation? So far, it just doesn’t seem like it.

Drake Riggs - May 11, 2018

Eight years ago we expected to be seeing one of MMA’s most heated rivalries cap off via trilogy. That rivalry being Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz after season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter. Little did we know that we could very well be getting that trilogy’s conclusion in 2018…

Drake Riggs - May 11, 2018

In the current UFC era, it’s been made loud and clear what the new ownership’s motives are: get rich or die tryin’. Well…maybe not to that extreme of a level but 50 Cent has been getting involved with the MMA scene lately(whatever that means) so don’t tell me that that’s not a good quote choice. Everybody loves a good hype train. Especially when it is natural, warranted and deserved. What don’t people love? A forced hype train. Thus begging the question, has the UFC been putting hype behind the wrong fighters?

Drake Riggs - May 11, 2018

The Georges St-Pierre vs the Diaz brothers drama continues. Originally in what started with a longtime rivalry in the making against Nick, St-Pierre appears to be positioned towards a potential bout against the younger Diaz brother, Nate.

Tom Taylor - May 11, 2018

Back in September, fearsome kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki made a successful UFC debut, authoring a thunderous first-round knockout of Henrique da Silva. On July 7, when the UFC returns to glimmering Las Vegas, Nevada with UFC 226, Saki will partake in his second UFC bout, as he faces off with the dangerous Khalil Rountree. Saki’s bout with Rountree was initially supposed to occur in December, but was postponed when he sustained an injury in training.

Tom Taylor - May 11, 2018

Former UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez, who is now set to rematch Dustin Poirier in the main event of the UFC’s July 28 return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is hoping that a big win will position him for a title shot opposite reigning lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. That being said, Alvarez doesn’t seem to be particularly impressed by Nurmagomedov. In fact, he seems to find him boring. During a Thursday night Instagram live session, in which he also admitted he’s not excited about his rematch with Poirier, Alvarez gave his take on Nurmagomedov. Apparently, “Khabib time” is synonymous with bedtime in his household.

Tom Taylor - May 11, 2018

If you’ve been paying attention to the MMA headlines this morning, you’ve surely seen that Mackenzie Dern missed weight for her UFC 224 scrap with Amanda Bobby Cooper. Dern, who has missed weight for multiple other bouts in the past, tipped the scales at 123 pounds, a whopping seven pounds above the strawweight division’s 116-pound limit. While nobody could have faulted Cooper if she turned this bout with Dern down, she ultimately elected to accept the fight at a catchweight, and will receive a hefty chunk of Dern’s purse as a result. While Cooper will get a boosted payday for this fight, however, she’s certainly not impressed with her opponent’s lack of professionalism. In fact, she considers Dern’s latest weigh-in blunder “a disgrace.”

Tom Taylor - May 11, 2018

Tomorrow night, the UFC will take over Rio de Janeiro’s Jeunesse Arena with UFC 224. On Friday morning, the 26 fighters on the card’s 13-fight bill took to the scales to weigh in for their imminent battles. As always, the weigh-ins included a high dose of drama. This time, that drama came courtesy of grappling star Mackenzie Dern.

Tom Taylor - May 11, 2018

Last night, after much back-and-forth, we learned that a rematch between former UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and surging contender Dustin Poirier will officially go down this July 28 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The negotiations for this fight were not exactly breezy, but both fighters have agreed to it, and it’s a go. https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/994599154419752961

Drake Riggs - May 10, 2018

Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any crazier during a fight week after UFC 223’s incident, reports of a scary situation have been brought to light. UFC 224 takes place this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has reported that several UFC employees and associates of UFC 224 were held at gunpoint near the event’s host hotel, the Windsor Marapendi.

Drake Riggs - May 10, 2018

Surprising news has just come out from the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire that top UFC featherweight prospect, Yair Rodriguez has been cut from the UFC after refusing to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov at the proposed August 4th date for UFC 227 in Los Angeles, California. The @latimes has learned that Yair Rodriguez has been cut from by the UFC for refusing to take the Aug. 4 Staples Center PPV fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov.

Drake Riggs - May 10, 2018

https://twitter.com/btbshowtime/status/994625993561305088 “Well, the rumor going around is that it’s going to be Nate Diaz vs GSP [Georges St-Pierre] in Los Angeles. I don’t think so. From what I hear, GSP doesn’t want that Nate Diaz fight. For him to make 155 [pounds], which him and Nate Diaz would fight at in Los Angeles, it’s too much of a cut.

Drake Riggs - May 10, 2018

The news that’s gotten most of the buzz lately is that of a potential Nate Diaz vs Georges St-Pierre fight in which Dana White confirmed is what he would like to add to UFC 227 in Los Angeles, California on August 4th. While the fight between the former two-division UFC champion and The Ultimate Fighter season 5 winner has yet to be made official, the news alone of it being in the works has confused people to an extent. One of which being a close friend and former training partner of GSP’s at TriStar, retired UFC veteran turned analyst, Kenny Florian.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

On June 9, in the co-main event of UFC 225, top welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos will battle for the interim welterweight title. While this matchup seems to have many fans and pundits divided, Covington’s friend and training partner Jorge Masvidal feels dos Anjos is in for a tough night.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

Back in November, in the co-main event of UFC 217, Cody Garbrandt’s reign as UFC bantamweight champion came to an end, as he was knocked out by his arch-rival TJ Dillashaw. While it was obviously difficult for Garbrandt to swallow this loss to his nemesis Dillashaw, he says he’s thankful it happened, as he believes he’ll learn from it.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

Former UFC flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi has looked absolutely unstoppable since parting ways with the promotion, rattling off five-straight victories in the Rizin Fighting Federation ring — many of which have come against significantly larger foes.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

For a fleeting moment earlier this year, it sounded as though UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw would drop down to flyweight to battle dominating divisional champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in an incredible superfight. Regrettably, negotiations for this endlessly compelling contest stalled, and ultimately flat-lined.

Tom Taylor - May 10, 2018

Over the last few months, former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping has been searching for a suitable opponent for the final fight of his illustrious career. During that time, the British legend has been linked to fights with Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida, and Luke Rockhold, and called out by everyone from Brad Tavares to Gokhan Saki. From the sounds of it, however, Bisping might not return to the cage at all, and opt instead to ease into his well-deserved retirement.