MMA News

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s next fight will not be in the light heavyweight division, but at heavyweight, where he will battle reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in an effort to become a two-division champion. Cormier’s taking a title shot at heavyweight, of course, would seem to step on the toes of his long-time friend and training partner, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

On April 7, at the stacked UFC 223 in Brooklyn, red-hot strawweight contender Felice Herrig will battle former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz in one of the most important fights of her impressive career thus far. As this big bout looms on the horizon, Herrig is getting plenty of love from the media as one of the strawweight division’s top contenders. Regrettably, one publication made a pretty significant blunder when covering Herrig’s upcoming fight.

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

Robert Whittaker has not been seen in the cage since he won the UFC interim middleweight title with a decision triumph over Yoel Romero in July. And while he was recently promoted to undisputed middleweight champion when Georges St-Pierre vacated that title, it sounds like it could be some time before he’s back in the cage. Speaking to TSN earlier this month, UFC President Dana White gave a grim update on Whittaker and the health problems that are keeping him out of the cage.

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

Over the last year, there has been significant discussion surrounding a possible Chuck Liddell comeback. The former UFC light heavyweight champion and bona fide MMA legend has repeatedly been linked to bouts in the Bellator MMA cage – though none of them have come to fruition yet. As it turns out, though, we will be seeing Chuck Liddell back on our screens soon. Just not in the way we expected.

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

Last night, during the action packed Royal Rumble broadcast, we learned that former UFC women’s bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey had signed with WWE, where she’ll debut at WrestleMania in April. While this news created a tidal wave of excitement among Rousey fans, it also seemed to serve as the eulogy for her MMA career.

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: @RondaRousey offers her candid thoughts just moments after shocking the @WWEUniverse at @WWE #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/Ho3HOS8jo9 — WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2018

Tom Taylor - January 29, 2018

In the midst of last night’s Royal Rumble event, we learned that former UFC women’s bantamweight champ and WMMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey had signed on as a full-time wrestler. Unsurprisingly, this news drove the combat sports community into an absolute frenzy. Here’s how people on social media reacted to this huge news:

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

Ronda Rousey signs with the WWE! Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is officially a full-time professional wrestler.

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is down for a “easy money” rematch with Dominick Cruz. Cody Garbrandt is coming off the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career against former teammate turned bitter rival T.J. Dillashaw at November’s UFC 217 event in New York.

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

Joanna Jedrzejczyk claims that Ronda Rousey “had a terrible weight cut” before fighting Holly Holm. Joanna Jedrzejczyk suffered the first setback of her UFC career this past November at UFC 217.

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans have a heated staredown inside of night club! Former UFC light heavyweight champions and bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans recently crossed paths inside of a night club.

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

Paige VanZant drops some huge news on social media! The popular UFC women’s flyweight fighter announced on Twitter that “she said yes” to her boyfriend Austin Vanderford.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

It took Mairbek Taisumov a long, long time to find a willing dance partner for his next fight. Given that he’s knocked all five of his most recent opponents out, the difficulty he’s had finding a willing opponent definitely makes some sense. He just doesn’t seem like a fun guy to fight. Eventually, of course, Taisumov was able to find a willing adversary in the absurdly tough, 15th-ranked UFC lightweight Evan Dunham, who he’ll battle at UFC 223 on April 7.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC returned to our screens with the 12-fight UFC Charlotte card. Despite two big-name middleweights in Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson fighting in the main event, this card was widely criticized for its lack of depth. While some of its matchups looked great on paper, it lacked the prevalence of stars most fans have come to expect for UFC cards that air on FOX.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Back in December of 2017, Team Alpha Male staple Josh Emmett authored the best win of his career thus far, smashing Ricardo Lamas to a first-round knockout win. With this impressive victory, Emmett surged up the UFC featherweight ladder, usurping the number-four spot in the division’s rankings. In the wake of this career-changing win, Emmett quickly began campaigning or a fight with fellow contender Brian Ortega, who recently won big with a submission of Cub Swanson. Unfortunately, Ortega didn’t seem interested in this fight, and opted to wait for his shot at the winner of Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar’s upcoming title fight.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza returned to the cage for the first time since an April 2017 loss to current UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. His opponent in this comeback fight was established middleweight contender Derek Brunson.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC returned to our screens with UFC Charlotte, an exciting, 12-fight card that aired on FOX. In the main event of this card, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza improved to 2-0 against Derek Brunson, putting his fellow contender down with a first-round head kick and a storm of followup punches.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC touched down in Charlotte, North Carolina with UFC on Fox 27, an exciting 12-fight card. In the wake of this UFC Charlotte event, the UFC handed out several customary bonuses of $50,000  – two for the best performances of the night, and one apiece for the fighters involved in the best fight of the night. Performance of the Night bonuses went to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Mirsad Bektic.