MMA News

Curtis Calhoun - May 13, 2024

Colby Covington has apparently moved on from a fight with Ian Garry in favor of a potential welterweight newcomer. Covington is looking to get back on track after a loss to UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in December at UFC 296. During his promotional tenure, he has lost three lineal UFC title fights, including two previous matchups with Kamaru Usman.

Curtis Calhoun - May 13, 2024

UFC welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley is surprised at Conor McGregor’s apparent dismissal of his recent post-fight callout. Buckley’s rise up the welterweight rankings continued with a dominant win against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC St. Louis on Saturday. He has won four fights in a row since making the full-time move back down to welterweight and is knocking on the door of the title picture.

Susan Cox - May 13, 2024

Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski has booked his 42nd Octagon appearance for UFC 303. Arlovski (34-23 MMA) made his promotional debut way back in November of 2000 at UFC 28. It was in 2005 that Arlovski earned the title of UFC heavyweight champion by defeating Tim Sylvia (31-10 MMA) at UFC 51.

Susan Cox - May 13, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White is saying he’s open to fighters making crossover appearances in WWE. It was back in April of last year that the WWE and Endeavor reached a deal which would see the WWE merge with UFC’s parent company Zuffa to form a new company called ‘TKO’.

Harry Kettle - May 13, 2024

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed that Kevin Holland will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 302. There’s no denying that Kevin Holland is “about that life”. Win or lose, he always brings a great energy when he competes in the cage. While the result is obviously important to him, the 31-year-old is also just pretty hungry to get in there and fight.

Harry Kettle - May 13, 2024

Derrick Lewis has made it crystal clear that he’s interested in a run with WWE at some point in the future. Last weekend, Derrick Lewis wrote another chapter in the story of his legendary UFC career. Following a loss to Jailton Almeida last year, he got back in the win column with an emphatic TKO triumph over Rodrigo Nascimento. While it may not vault him back into title contention, it reminded the heavyweight division of who they’re dealing with.

Harry Kettle - May 13, 2024

UFC fighter Joaquin Buckley has taken a shot at Gilbert Burns following the latter’s victory last weekend. For those who haven’t been paying attention, Joaquin Buckley is on a roll right now. The 30-year-old is on a four-fight win streak and at UFC St Louis, he defeated Nursulton Ruziboev via unanimous decision.

BJPENN.COM Staff - May 13, 2024

For Adrian Lee, his much-awaited ONE Championship debut is a convergence of fate and family legacy. The 18-year-old’s debut happens at ONE 167 on Prime Video, emanating live in U.S. primetime from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 7. There, he squares off with Antonio Mammarella in a lightweight MMA bout.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 12, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White has plans to start moving Fight Night cards away from the Apex. This past Saturday, the UFC made the trip to St. Louis for a show inside the Enterprise Center. It was a refreshing experience for fans, as Fight Night cards have typically been held inside the UFC Apex. as of late Almost 16,000 fans packed the arena and the announced gate was $2.47 million.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 12, 2024

Ben Askren isn’t a fan of the talk of Jon Jones fighting Alex Pereira before he mixes it up with Tom Aspinall. Jones is the UFC Heavyweight Champion, but he hasn’t made a title defense yet despite winning the gold back in March 2023. “Bones” was scheduled to put the championship on the line against Stipe Miocic back in November 2023, but an injury derailed that plan. Tom Aspinall ended up winning the interim heavyweight gold by knocking out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 12, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White was quite pleased with UFC St. Louis overall, but there’s one fight that stood out in his mind, and not in a good way. Waldo Cortes-Acosta derailed the hype train of former Olympian Robelis Despaigne on the opening main card fight of UFC St. Louis. Cortes-Acosta was in control throughout the fight and earned a unanimous decision victory. While it was a one-sided showing, Dana wasn’t impressed in the slightest following Cortes-Acosta’s efforts.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 12, 2024

Derrick Lewis put on quite the show at UFC St. Louis both during and after his fight. Lewis shared the Octagon with Rodrigo Nascimento in the main event of the Fight Night card this past Saturday. “The Black Beast” ended up scoring a third-round TKO finish to extend his UFC record for most knockouts at 15. It was a great way for Lewis to kick off his 2024 inside the Octagon.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

The Octagon returned to Missouri for tonight’s UFC St. Louis event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento. The highly anticipated heavyweight main event resulted in another stoppage win for the King of KO’s, Derrick Lewis. ‘The Black Beast’ was able to survive some unenviable positions on the ground in rounds one and two, but came back strong in the third frame of the fight. ‘The Black Beast’ connected with a big right early in round three which sent Rodrigo Nascimento crashing to the canvas. From there, Lewis unleashed some nasty ground and pound to force the referee to step in and call a stop to the fight.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

Tonight’s UFC St. Louis event was headlined by a heavyweight bout featuring Derrick Lewis taking on Rodrigo Nascimento. Lewis (28-12 MMA) entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision setback to Jailton Almeida in his most previous effort this past November. ‘The Black Beast‘ had gone 1-4 over his past five Octagon appearances ahead of tonight’s affair, with his lone win in that stretch coming via TKO against Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the heavyweight main event between Derrick Lewis and Rodrigo Nascimento. Lewis (28-12 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision setback to Jailton Almeida in his most previous effort this past November. ‘The Black Beast‘ has gone 1-4 over his past five Octagon appearances, with his lone win in that stretch coming via TKO against Marcos Rogerio de Lima.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the co-main event between Joaquin Buckley and Nursulton Ruziboev. Buckley (19-6 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a three-fight winning streak, his most recent being a TKO victory over Vicente Luque six weeks ago in Atlantic City. ‘New Mansa’ has gone 6-2 over his past eight Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

A heavyweight bout between Robelis Despaigne and Waldo Cortes-Acosta kicked off tonight’s UFC St. Louis main card lineup. Despaigne (5-1 MMA) had most previously fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this past March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger entered tonight’s contest having won his last four fights in an unbelievable total combined time of 37 seconds.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC St. Louis results, including the heavyweight bout between Robelis Despaigne and Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Despaigne (5-0 MMA) last fought and defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO this past March at UFC 299. The Cuban slugger has won his last four fights in a total combined time of 37 seconds.