MMA News
UFC President Dana White shares his two biggest fighter pet peeves
Zain Bando - August 1, 2022
Dana White did an exclusive interview with Barstool Sports and Robbie Fox, the site’s main MMA blogger, ahead of UFC 277. The pair discussed a variety of topics, including the fights themselves, the retirement of WWE’s Vince McMahon, and White’s biggest pet peeves when it comes to accepting major fights that could influence the rankings and MMA. Dana White has been adamant on fighters waiting for title shots or fighting fellow teammates and friends. And the UFC President continues to make his presence felt to this day and didn’t hold back when asked about it.
Yair Rodriguez lost his mind after Brandon Moreno stopped Kai Kara-France at UFC 277 (Video)
Zain Bando - August 1, 2022
UFC featherweight contender, Yair Rodriguez, was having the time of his life during the UFC 277 co-main event between Brandon Moreno and Kai-Kara France this past weekend. The UFC interim flyweight title bout was closely contested between the division’s top two contenders. While the sold-out American Airlines Center waited for the highly anticipated rematch between Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes to unfold, one fighter was glued to the action in front of him between Moreno and Kara-France. Yair Rodriguez and Brandon Moreno are long-time friends, dating back to the early parts of their career, so Rodriguez’s investment was obvious as he rooted his friend on to victory.
Anthony Smith reveals he suffered a broken ankle in UFC 277 loss to Magomed Ankalaev, surgery required
Cole Shelton - August 1, 2022
Anthony Smith broke his ankle in his UFC 277 fight against Magomed Ankalaev. In the lead-up to UFC 277, Smith was vocal that he didn’t understand the hype with Ankalaev and was going to prove that. However, in the first round it appeared Smith hurt his ankle, and to begin the second round, he could barely stand and Ankalaev got the second-round TKO.
Brandon Moreno accepts Deiveson Figueiredo's challenge to fight in Brazil: "I'm ready, let's go"
Josh Evanoff - August 1, 2022
UFC interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno is willing to fight Deiveson Figueiredo on his home soil. ‘The Assassin Baby’ captured the gold with a stoppage win over Kai Kara-France on Saturday at UFC 277. The bout was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC 245 in December 2019. That outing saw Moreno win a unanimous decision.
Chael Sonnen defends Jake Paul, claims boxers are "scared" to fight him
Cole Shelton - August 1, 2022
Chael Sonnen has defended Jake Paul after his fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. was canceled on Saturday. After Tommy Fury was forced out of the fight, Paul replaced him with Rahman Jr., but unfortunately, the pro boxer will also not make the walk to the ring due to weight issues.
Yair Rodriguez says he's "going to wait" for Alexander Volkanovski, claims fighting Josh Emmett "doesn’t make any sense"
Cole Shelton - August 1, 2022
Yair Rodriguez is only focused on fighting Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title his next time out. Rodriguez returned to the win column last time out as he beat Brian Ortega by first-round TKO due to Ortega’s shoulder popping out. It was a disappointing end to the fight, and after the event added, it was uncertain what would be next for him as Volkanovski is out with a hand injury and has talked about going up to lightweight.
Deiveson Figueiredo reveals Brandon Moreno's demeanor calmed him down in UFC 277 face-off: "He was so sweet, it was contagious"
Josh Evanoff - August 1, 2022
UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo has given his side of his confrontation with Brandon Moreno last Saturday. At UFC 277, ‘The Assassin Baby’ faced Kai Kara-France in the co-main event. It was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC 245 in December 2019. That outing saw Moreno win by unanimous decision after a wild 15 minutes.
Coach James Krause announces MMA retirement: "You're never going to see me fight again"
Josh Evanoff - August 1, 2022
UFC welterweight James Krause is officially done as an active competitor. The 36-year-old has been out of the cage since a win over Claudio Silva in October 2020. The win was his seventh, in his last eight contests. The sole defeat was a controversial decision loss to Trevin Giles at UFC 247, where Krause stepped up on one-day notice.
Conor McGregor says he can relate to Amanda Nunes’ redemption win at UFC 277
Harry Kettle - August 1, 2022
Conor McGregor has drawn comparisons between his rematch with Nate Diaz’s and Amanda Nunes’ with Julianna Pena. The journey of Conor McGregor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship has been a fascinating one, and a big part of the story has been his two-fight series with Nate Diaz. After losing to the Stockton king at UFC 196 in a shock upset, he came back a few months later at UFC 202 and exacted his revenge with a strong decision win in a Fight of the Year contender.
Sergei Pavlovich defends his UFC 277 stoppage win over Derrick Lewis: “The referee is a pro, and I think he did his job”
Harry Kettle - August 1, 2022
Sergei Pavlovich has defended the referee’s stoppage from his UFC 277 victory over Derrick Lewis last weekend. Last Saturday night in Dallas, Sergei Pavlovich earned the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career so far as he finished Derrick Lewis via TKO in the first round of their heavyweight contest. Unfortunately for the Russian, the win wasn’t without controversy as Dan Miragliotta was criticized for stopping the fight too early.
Deiveson Figueiredo sounds off after Joe Rogan dubs UFC 277 interim title bout “the real world title” fight: “I’m basically going to tell him what’s up, and what’s really going to happen”
Susan Cox - August 1, 2022
Deiveson Figueiredo has sounded off after Joe Rogan dubbed the UFC 277 interim flyweight title bout ‘the real world title’ fight. It was during the preliminary broadcast of UFC 277 that Joe Rogan called the co-main event between Brandon Moreno (20-6 MMA) and Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA) for the interim flyweight championship ‘the real title fight’.
Julianna Peña provides update following UFC 277 loss to Amanda Nunes: “No chunks missing, no surgery necessary”
Susan Cox - August 1, 2022
Julianna Peña has provided an update following her loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277. It was Peña (12-5 MMA) vs Nunes (22-5 MMA) II this past Saturday, July 30th, 2022 in the women’s bantamweight main event at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Jonathan Pearce says he "really wanted to hurt" Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London after he "disrespected” him before the fight: "All week this guy was bullying me and pushing me around"
Cole Shelton - August 1, 2022
Jonathan Pearce couldn’t wait to fight and beat up Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London. Throughout fight week, Pearce says he saw Amirkhani multiple times and when he did, the Fin would bully Pearce and not let him pass or size him up. After Amirkhani did it over and over again, Pearce says he couldn’t wait to share the Octagon with him and really hurt him.
The Iranian Hulk makes his boxing debut (Video)
Susan Cox - August 1, 2022
The ‘Iranian Hulk’ made his boxing debut yesterday, Sunday July 31st in Dubai. Sajad Gharibi, 30, known as the ‘Iranian Hulk’ got in the boxing ring with rival social media personality Djumanov Almat Bakhytovich, known online as ‘The Kazakh Titan’.
Dana White reacts to allowing Deiveson Figueiredo to confront Brandon Moreno at UFC 277: "Well, that was f*cking rude"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 31, 2022
UFC President Dana White second-guessed allowing Deiveson Figueiredo to enter the Octagon after Brandon Moreno’s UFC 277 victory. Moreno shared the Octagon with Kai Kara-France for the interim UFC Flyweight Championship. Moreno ended up winning the match after he landed a body kick and followed up with punches in the third round.
Amanda Nunes fires back at Valentina Shevchenko's comments following UFC 277: "She lost her last fight"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 31, 2022
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes caught wind of Valentina Shevchenko’s comments following UFC 277. Nunes took back the 135-pound gold in her rematch with Julianna Pena inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX on July 30. Pena shocked the world back in late 2021 by submitting Nunes to capture the gold.
Kai Kara-France speaks out following UFC 277 loss to Brandon Moreno: "I'll be back!"
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 31, 2022
Kai Kara-France has let his fans know that he plans on getting back on the horse following his UFC 277 loss. Kara-France was in a pivotal flyweight matchup against Brandon Moreno on July 30. The two competed for the interim UFC Flyweight Championship inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.
Dana White reacts to the Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. fight cancellation: “He needs to be with guys who actually know how to put on fights”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 31, 2022
UFC President Dana White has offered his reaction to the news that Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. has been canceled. There’s a lot of back-and-forth between Paul and Rahman over who caused the cancellation of the bout. Paul’s team claims Rahman wasn’t going to make the contracted weight for the fight. Rahman says Jake got cold feet and is afraid to fight him.