MMA News

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2023

The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jessica Andrade vs. Erin Blanchfield. The women’s flyweight main event proved to be a coming out party for Erin Blanchfield. The 23-year-old went toe-to-toe with the hard-hitting Brazilian for the first five minutes of the contest. Then in round two, Blanchfield was able to score an early takedown and quickly proceeded to take the back of the former strawweight champion. She proceeded to lock-up a rear-naked choke which forced Andrade to tapout.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event was headlined by a women’s flyweight bout featuring Jessica Andrade taking on Erin Blanchfield. Blanchfield (11-1 MMA) was originally slated to meet Taila Santos (19-2 MMA) in tonight’s headliner. However, Santos was forced to withdraw from the contest last week, and thankfully Jessica Andrade (24-10 MMA) agreed to step in on short-notice and fill the void.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout featuring Jessica Andrade taking on Erin Blanchfield. Blanchfield (10-1 MMA) was originally slated to meet Taila Santos (19-2 MMA) in tonight’s headliner. However, Santos was forced to withdraw from the contest last week, and thankfully Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA) agreed to step in on short-notice and fill the void.

Chris Taylor - February 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 69 event is headlined by a light heavyweight contest featuring Zac Pauga taking on Jordan Wright. Wright (12-4 MMA) will enter the contest looking to snap a three-fight losing skid. ‘The Beverly Hills Ninja’ most recently competed back in October of 2022, where he suffered a TKO loss to Duško Todorović.

Harry Kettle - February 18, 2023

UFC star Conor McGregor has denied that he has added his own fighters to the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Earlier this week, Conor McGregor arrived in Las Vegas. Over the course of the next few months, he’ll coach the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter alongside Michael Chandler. As many fans know, this is the second time he’ll be taking up the role.

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2023

Tonight’s BKFC Knucklemania 3 event is co-headlined by a fight between UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez and Austin Trout. Sanchez (30-14 MMA) will be competing for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Kevin Lee in the main event of Eagle FC 46 last March. ‘The Nightmare’ has gone 1-3 over his last four contests, with his lone victory in that time coming in the form of a disqualification win over Michel Pereira.

Chris Taylor - February 17, 2023

Former UFC heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy makes his bare-knuckle boxing debut at tonight’s BKFC Knucklemania 3 event in Albuquerque. Hardy (7-5 MMA) will be facing Josh Watson, a two-fight BKFC veteran.

Zain Bando - February 17, 2023

The LFA returns to Hammond, Ind. for LFA 153 on UFC Fight Pass, as Jose Mariscal takes on Guilherme Faria in the main event at 145 pounds. Mariscal returns to the LFA for the first time since May 2019 and sits at 12-6, having won back-to-back outings. As for his opponent, Faria (18-9) holds a win over UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank and recently defeated Zach Zane via second-round TKO in Feb. 2022.

Josh Evanoff - February 17, 2023

It appears that the beef between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier is truly done. ‘Bones’ and ‘DC’ had one of the most intense rivalries in the history of the sport. Having shared the octagon on two prior occasions, the series currently sits at 1-0 (1) in favor of Jones. That’s also not taking into account the fight the pair had outside the cage.

Josh Evanoff - February 17, 2023

ONE Championship’s hydration testing is once again back under fire. In December 2015, Chinese athlete Yang Jian Bing passed away, reportedly due to complications from a weight cut for a bout in ONE Championship. Just weeks after the contest, the promotion instituted a new weight-cutting policy that involved hydration testing.

Susan Cox - February 17, 2023

Three fighters slated to compete on TUF 31 have been pulled to make room for Conor McGregor’s handpicked contestants. Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA) and No. 5 ranked lightweight contender Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA) will go head-to-head as coaches on the upcoming season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’.

Josh Evanoff - February 17, 2023

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka is plotting a summer return. ‘Denisa’ has been out of action since his clash with Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 last June. In that headliner in Singapore, the two-light heavyweight contenders put on a show. Trailing on the scorecards heading into the fifth round, Prochazka scored a shocking submission victory.

Cole Shelton - February 17, 2023

Blake Bilder knew going to Australia to fight Shane Young at UFC 284 would pose some problems. Bilder was making his debut against Young who hails from New Zealand and is used to the time zone and didn’t have a long flight. Along with that, with what time the card was on in Australia, it meant fighters not having the usual time to rehydrate as well as an early wake-up call to fight.

Susan Cox - February 17, 2023

A U.S. Congressman has taken aim at TBS and Warner Bros for promoting ‘mindless violence’ in the form of Power Slap. UFC President, Dana White, announced the launch of Power Slap back in November of 2022. ‘Power Slap: Road to the Title’ premiered on Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 on TBS. The eight-part reality series follows athletes competing to earn a spot in the cast house, the first Power Slap rankings, in matches and ultimately world recognition.

Susan Cox - February 17, 2023

Islam Makhachev wants Dan Hooker to be ‘held accountable’ for recent cheating accusations. UFC 284 took place last Saturday, February 11th to a sold out crowd at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

Harry Kettle - February 17, 2023

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has given his thoughts on a possible immediate rematch against Alexander Volkanovski. Last weekend at UFC 284, Islam Makhachev went to war with Alexander Volkanovski. It was a back and forth affair but in the end, the star from Dagestan managed to get his hand raised.

Harry Kettle - February 17, 2023

Jessica Andrade has revealed some details behind her new UFC contract as she prepares to battle Erin Blanchfield. We all knew Jessica Andrade was a true professional based on her body of work alone. Now, however, there’s a whole new level of respect out there for her as the veteran prepares to fight Erin Blanchfield on short notice this weekend.

Harry Kettle - February 17, 2023

Ariel Helwani has given his thoughts on why Ali Abdelaziz deleted his tweet in relation to recent IV allegations. While Islam Makhachev did manage to defeat Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284, there’s been a bit of controversy since then. It stems from a tweet by Dan Hooker that suggests Islam illegally used an IV before the fight in order to make weight.