MMA News
Logan Paul reveals recent run-in with Dillon Danis: "One of his boys pulled a gun"
Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022
YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has revealed a recent run-in that he had with Dillon Danis. ‘The Maverick’ and his brother Jake have been feuding with the Bellator fighter for a while now. ‘The Problem Child’ and Danis were nearly booked for a fight on Triller pay-per-view in March 2021. However, the bout fell through and Ben Askren faced Jake instead. The younger brother famously knocked out ‘Funky’ in round one.
Jeremy Stephens forced to shave his head and beard to make weight for PFL fight (Photo)
Cole Shelton - June 16, 2022
Jeremy Stephens appeared to have a tough weight cut ahead of his PFL 4 fight against Myles Price on Friday. Throughout fight week in Atlanta, Stephens was full of energy – especially now that he is at lightweight – but when he came into weigh-in he surprised many as he was completely bald. The fan-favorite was forced to shave his hair and beard to make weight as he weighed in at 156lbs on the dot.
Irene Aldana eyeing title fight against the winner of Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2: "I'm ready"
Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Irene Aldana believes it’s her turn to get a title shot. Later this year, Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes are set to meet in a rematch for the women’s bantamweight title. Their first outing at UFC 269 last December, saw ‘The Lioness’ submitted in the second round. The bout was one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.
Donald Cerrone hits back at Anthony Smith accusing him of kicking his family out of seats: "It's strange to me"
Josh Evanoff - June 16, 2022
UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone is confused by Anthony Smith’s recent accusation against him. Last month, ‘Lionheart’ revealed on the Believe You Me podcast a run-in his family had with ‘Cowboy’ at UFC 235. While Smith was fighting in the main event against Jon Jones, his family was reportedly dealing with other issues.
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Chris Taylor - June 16, 2022
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Sean Strickland shares his thoughts on current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “The guy probably jerks off to cartoons”
Susan Cox - June 16, 2022
Sean Strickland is sharing his thoughts on the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Stickland, no stranger to controversial comments, and stirring the pot as it were, has now taken aim at Israel Adesanya.
Zabit Magomedsharipov explains his decision to retire from mixed martial arts
Susan Cox - June 16, 2022
Zabit Magomedsharipov has explained his decision to retire from mixed martial arts. ‘ZaBeast’ as he is fondly known, has made the decision and informed the UFC that he is officially retired. There was speculation prior to the announcement that Zabit was finished with fighting for a variety of different reasons.
Henry Cejudo responds after Aljamain Sterling claims he could step to the plate and take TJ Dillashaw’s title shot: “You must be higher than gas prices”
Susan Cox - June 16, 2022
Henry Cejudo is responding after Aljamain Sterling claims he could step up to the plate and take T.J. Dillashaw’s UFC title shot. It was announced just yesterday that Aljamain Sterling will get into the Octagon with T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 279 on September 10th, 2022 in the bantamweight championship match. The venue and location is yet to be announced.
Khabib Nurmagomedov shares timeline for Eagle FC to become the top promotion in MMA
Harry Kettle - June 16, 2022
Khabib Nurmagomedov has shared a timeline for Eagle FC to become a top promotion in the world of mixed martial arts. Eagle FC was rebranded and founded by Khabib Nurmagomedov back in late 2020 in the wake of his retirement from active competition. Ever since then he’s slowly but surely been building up a roster worthy of being known as an elite MMA promotion, with a parade of top names competing for them including Junior dos Santos and Kevin Lee, to name just a few.
Katlyn Chookagian forced out of UFC Paris, Jessica Andrade steps in to face Manon Fiorot
Harry Kettle - June 16, 2022
Jessica Andrade will step in to face Manon Fiorot at UFC Paris later this year after Katlyn Chookagian was forced out of the fight. Within the context of women’s mixed martial arts, there are few fighters as fearsome as Jessica Andrade. The former strawweight queen continues to impress whenever she gets into the Octagon and with a two-fight win streak to her name, it’s no surprise that she’s making headlines once again – even after all these years of competing at the elite level.
Tony Kelley apologizes for ‘dirty Brazilians’ comment after bounty surfaces on social media: “Sorry if you got your feelings hurt”
Harry Kettle - June 16, 2022
Tony Kelley has clarified the comments he made about Brazilians ahead of his return to the Octagon this weekend. This Saturday night at UFC Austin, Tony Kelley will be part of the featured prelim as he prepares to go head to head with Adrian Yanez. The bout serves as an important crossroads moment for both men in their respective MMA careers, but in many ways, that isn’t the real story of the fight.
TJ Dillashaw vs. Aljamain Sterling slated for UFC 279
Harry Kettle - June 16, 2022
Aljamain Sterling is reportedly set to defend the UFC bantamweight title against TJ Dillashaw at UFC 279 on September 10. Ever since his upset win over Petr Yan at UFC 273, many fans have wondered what Aljamain Sterling would do next as UFC bantamweight champion. A handful of potential challengers have presented themselves to ‘Funk Master’ and while many of them are worthy of being in that position, it does feel as if one stands out above the rest – TJ Dillashaw.
Jim Miller reveals "the UFC is having me fight out my contract" at UFC 276: "I win and I still don't know if there is another UFC fight"
Cole Shelton - June 15, 2022
Jim Miller will be fighting out his contract at UFC 276 and he is quite surprised by that. Miller is coming off back-to-back KO wins and is set to face Bobby Green on July 2 in Las Vegas in a fight that is years in the making. The fight will also serve as Miller’s 40th UFC appearance but it also could be his last as he revealed to BJPENN.com on Wednesday that he’s fighting out his contract, and it isn’t his choice.
Charles Oliveira opines that Arizona State Athletic commission wanted Justin Gaethje to win at UFC 274: "They robbed me"
Josh Evanoff - June 15, 2022
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira believes he was fighting against more than just Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. ‘Do Bronx’ was in action last month against ‘The Highlight’. However, before the two men got in the cage, they had to make weight. While Gaethje made weight comfortably, the UFC lightweight champion didn’t.
Adrian Yanez wants to "starch" and "hurt" Tony Kelley at UFC Austin after his "bigotry" comments: "It makes it a lot easier for me to punch him in the face"
Cole Shelton - June 15, 2022
Adrian Yanez knows there will be a ton of people rooting for him on Saturday at UFC Austin. Yanez is set to face Tony Kelley, who previously made some bigotry comments while in the corner of Andrea Lee, which ultimately had provided Adrian with a lot of support. Although that adds intrigue to the fight, for Yanez the most exciting aspect is the fact he’s fighting back home in Texas.
Taila Santos believes she defeated Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275, wants rematch: "There's no point fighting someone else"
Josh Evanoff - June 15, 2022
Taila Santos believes that she should’ve defeated Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275 last Saturday. Last weekend, the Brazilian headed into her flyweight title bout with ‘The Bullet’ as a massive underdog. Against all odds, Santos had a lot of success against Shevchenko. The 28-year-old dominated the fight on the mat early and took the champion down several times.
Daniel Cormier gives take on Carla Esparza vs. Weili Zhang: "She might be the biggest challenger favorite ever"
Josh Evanoff - June 15, 2022
Daniel Cormier believes that UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza will be a massive underdog to Weili Zhang. ‘Cookie Monster’ re-captured the UFC’s strawweight title following a win over Rose Namajunas last month. The win saw her move her win-streak to six, and become champion for the first time since 2015. However, her win over ‘Thug Rose’ was also blasted as one of the worst fights in UFC history.
The UFC parts ways with four more fighters
Christopher Taylor - June 15, 2022
The UFC has parted ways with another four fighters according to recent reports from @UFCRosterWatch on Twitter. It should also be noted that it has not been confirmed if all of these moves were outright releases or simply contracts which were not renewed.