MMA News

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2018

Al Iaquinta has finally worked out his pay gripes with the UFC – at least for the moment. He is set to return to the cage in a rescheduled bout with Paul Felder at UFC 223 on April 7. Al Iaquinta discussed his new contract on the latest episode of The MMA Hour.

Tom Taylor - January 30, 2018

This July, at UFC 226, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will return to his former haunts – the heavyweight division – where he’ll take on reigning champ Stipe Miocic in an effort to become a two-division champ.  While Cormier’s move to heavyweight would seem like it steps on the toes of his friend and training partner Cain Velasquez, Velasquez recently assured all was well in a Tweet. Like always, I’m gonna be in the gym everyday to help my brother @dc_mma become the next heavyweight champ at #UFC226. Once he wins, things could get interesting. #AndNew #WeAreAKA #GonnaGetMyBeltBack

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2018

Eddie Bravo may most famously be known for his appearances on his good friend and UFC commentator, Joe Rogan’s podcast. But people may often not know or forget that he’s actually one of the best and most successful BJJ practitioners in the world today. Bravo is Interim Lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson’s main BJJ coach and Bravo did an interview recently on the Outside the Cage podcast where he commented on how Conor McGregor‘s ground game is: “He came into my gym a few years ago and he looked good. The fact that he came through and jumped in with my animals I got there shows that he’s willing to…you know, the thing about Jiu-Jitsu is it’s different from striking in you can train striking everyday and get like, the ultimate striking training everyday and never get into a winning-losing situation, like never get in an actual fight. But with Jiu-Jitsu, every day you’re getting in actual winning-losing situations where people are getting tapped out and losing. So that aspect of Jiu-Jitsu, which is the aspect that people get obsessed with and fall in love with and it’s also the aspect that scares the shit outta people and makes them run away from it. They don’t want to lose. Especially when you’re a UFC fighter.”

Drake Riggs - January 29, 2018

“This is not Conor belt,” Nurmagomedov said in reference to his UFC 223 main event against Tony Ferguson. “This is not interim Tony Ferguson belt. This is undisputed belt. And after when we fight April 7, April 8, they’re gonna make it official. Who wins becomes real champ. Now, Tony Ferguson is still interim champion. And Conor McGregor, they call him champion, but he isn’t champ. Whoever wins is gonna become real champ.

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

On April 7, in the main event of UFC 223, UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson and undefeated contender Khabib Nurmagomedov will battle for gold. Of course, there’s been some question as to whether they’ll be fighting for Ferguson’s interim belt, or the undisputed lightweight title, which would first have to be vacated by Conor McGregor… In a recent interview with TMZ, Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz assured that this UFC 223 lightweight title fight will indeed be for the undisputed strap.

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

Ronda Rousey returned at tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble event in Philadelphia. Rumors had been swirling for months now that the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, would return to the WWE ring at tonight’s pay-per-view event.

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.

Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

UFC announces cast for “The Ultimate Fighter 27: Undefeated” The UFC dropped some huge news on Friday afternoon when they announced that current UFC champions Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier would serve as coaches for Season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter and then later square off in the main event of UFC 226 on July 7 in Las Vegas.

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.