MMA News

Susan Cox - June 12, 2023

John Gotti III is reacting following his DQ loss to Floyd Mayweather and asking Conor McGregor for backup. It was just yesterday, Sunday June 11th that John Gotti III and Floyd Mayweather met in an exhibition boxing bout in Sunrise, Florida.

Susan Cox - June 12, 2023

Charles Oliveira laid claim to two new Ultimate Fighting Championship records at UFC 289. This past Saturday, June 10th, saw Charles Oliveira (34-9 MMA) vs Beneil Dariush (22-5 MMA) in the lightweight co-main event. It was Oliveira who would prove victorious by way of TKO at 4:10 of Round 1 (see that here).

Harry Kettle - June 12, 2023

UFC president Dana White has reacted to Conor McGregor accidentally hospitalizing the Miami Heat mascot Burnie. There are a lot of strange things that happen in mixed martial arts – and that’s especially true when Conor McGregor is involved. The Irishman is one of the most polarizing figures in the sport, and for good reason.

Harry Kettle - June 12, 2023

Irene Aldana has issued a statement following her championship loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 last weekend. In the main event of UFC 289, Irene Aldana failed to capture the UFC bantamweight title. She went up against Amanda Nunes, the woman many considered to be the GOAT. Outside of clipping Nunes on the counter in the first round, Aldana didn’t really do a whole lot of note throughout the course of the contest.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 11, 2023

Amanda Nunes has a rough message for those looking to take the vacant UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship. Nunes was in action for the final time inside the Octagon at UFC 289 this past Saturday (June 10). She put the 135-pound gold on the line against Irene Aldana. The action emanated from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 11, 2023

Former UFC and Strikeforce veteran Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva has finally decided to call it a career. Silva was in action for Kingdom Fighting 1 recently. He took on Salim El Ouassaidi. Silva was hoping for his first win since August 2015, but it wasn’t meant to be. Silva had been on the receiving end of some brutal finishing losses going into this fight. He wasn’t stopped in his bout with Ouassaidi, but “Bigfoot” was defeated via decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 11, 2023

Disaster was avoided after a crowd railing fell and fans went tumbling to the floor during UFC 289. The incident occurred during the ring walks for the main card scrap between Mike Malott and Adam Fugitt. Here’s footage of the barricade collapsing:

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 11, 2023

Raquel Pennington sees a path to the UFC title following Amanda Nunes’ retirement, and she even has a dance partner in mind. Pennington was in attendance for UFC 289, which featured a UFC women’s bantamweight title fight between Nunes and Irene Aldana. In fact, Pennington actually weighed in a day before the fight because she was the emergency backup fighter. Pennington witnessed ‘The Lioness” dominate Aldana for five rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory. After the fight, Nunes announced her retirement from pro MMA competition.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 11, 2023

UFC President Dana White says he isn’t surprised that Amanda Nunes is walking away from pro MMA competition. Nunes was in action in the main event of UFC 289. She put the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship on the line against Irene Aldana. “The Lioness” was dominant throughout the fight in her standup and wrestling. The bout went the distance and Nunes was awarded the unanimous decision victory. After the fight, the future UFC Hall of Famer left her gloves and two UFC titles on the mat and announced her retirement.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

The Octagon returned to Canada for tonight’s UFC 289 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana. The highly anticipated women’s bantamweight title fight proved to be a one-sided affair. Amanda Nunes dominated Irene Aldana for all five rounds, battering the challenger with jabs and ground and pound. After twenty-five minutes of GOAT work, ‘The Lioness’ was awarded the unanimous decision victory. Following the win, Nunes shocked fans and fellow fighters by announcing her retirement from MMA.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

Former champ Julianna Pena took aim at Amanda Nunes following her performance and retirement announcement at UFC 289. Pena (11-5 MMA) was of course originally slated to face Nunes (23-5 MMA) for a third time at tonight’s UFC event in Vancouver.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 289 event was headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana. Nunes (23-5 MMA) was originally slated to have a trilogy fight with Julianna Pena at tonight’s event, but ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. ‘The Lioness’ had of course defeated Pena to reclaim the women’s bantamweight world title in her most previous effort at UFC 277.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 289 event was co-headlined by a key lightweight bout featuring Charles Oliveira taking on Beneil Dariush. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Islam Makhachev last October at UFC 280 in a fight for the undisputed lightweight world title. Prior to that setback, ‘Do Bronx’ had put together a sensational eleven-fight win streak which included victories over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Islam Makhachev last October at UFC 280 in a fight for the undisputed lightweight world title. Prior to that setback, ‘Do Bronx’ had put together a sensational eleven-fight win streak which included victories over Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 289 results, including the welterweight bout between Adam Fugitt and Mike Malott. Fugitt (9-4 MMA) most recently competed back in February of this year, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over Yusaku Kinoshita. Prior to that, the 34-year-old had suffered a TKO loss to Michael Morales in his Octagon debut.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 289 main card lineup featured a highly anticipated featherweight matchup between Dan Ige and Nate Landwehr. Ige (17-6 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since scoring a knockout win over Damon Jackson in January of this year. That victory snapped a three-fight losing skid for the Hawaiian, who previously dropped decisions to Jung Chan-Sung, Josh Emmett and Movsar Evloev.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2023

The Octagon returns to Canada for tonight’s UFC 289 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana. Nunes (22-5 MMA) was originally slated to have a trilogy fight with Julianna Pena at tonight’s event, but ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. ‘The Lioness’ of course defeated Pena to reclaim the women’s bantamweight world title in her most recent effort at UFC 277.

Cole Shelton - June 10, 2023

Daniel Pineda had a chance to enter the featherweight rankings last weekend. Not even three months after Pineda submitted Tucker Lutz at the end of March, he took a fight against Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 74. It was a chance for Pineda to enter the ranks, but in the end, it was Caceres who won by decision.