MMA News

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2020

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was known for her armbars, but she approached the maneuver a little unconventionally. Speaking during an appearance on the First We Feast YouTube show Hot Ones, Rousey discussed the nuances of her signature move, and claimed that the commentators for her fights occasionally didn’t understand the way she did it.

Adam Martin - October 9, 2020

UFC women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern is set to return at UFC 256 when she takes on former Invicta FC champion Virna Jandiroba. MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz was the first to report the Dern vs. Jandiroba fight that will take place at UFC 256, which is set to take place on December 12 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event recently lost its main event between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns, though rumors have been floating out there that the rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier could land on this card. Women’s 145lbs champ Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson is also slated for this event.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2020

On Friday, ONE Championship returned to our screens with the stacked ONE: Reign Dynasties card out of the Singapore Indoor Arena. In the main event of this ONE Championship card, Muay Thai legend and two-sport ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao attempted to defend his ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title against Australia’s Josh Tonna.

Adam Martin - October 9, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum says talks are in advanced stages for a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko in Bellator. The 43-year-old Werdum recently became a free agent following a submission win over Alexander Gustafsson on Fight Island in July. The long-time MMA heavyweight veteran reportedly spoke to several promotions in his foray into free agency, but it appears the one that most figured made the most sense, Bellator, has made the biggest push to sign him.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2020

On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Fight Island 5 card on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. UFC Fight Island 5 will be headlined by a dynamite bantamweight scrap between ranked contenders Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen. The top-end of the bantamweight division is currently crowded with high-level talent, but the winner of this fight will be well positioned in the hunt for a crack at the champion Petr Yan.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2020

Conor McGregor is the biggest star in UFC history, but the Irishman’s journey to the sport’s biggest promotion wasn’t particularly straightforward. Long before he was headlining record-shattering UFC pay-per-views, he was struggling to earn a spot on the crowded UFC featherweight roster. In fact, he was initially denied a spot with the promotion flat-out.

Harry Kettle - October 9, 2020

Germaine de Randamie has said that if she loses to Amanda Nunes for a third time, she will retire from mixed martial arts. “The Iron Lady” returned to winning ways this past weekend as she submitted Julianna Pena to earn a Performance of the Night bonus. It was her first time back in the Octagon since her rematch with Amanda Nunes at UFC 245 which, unfortunately for her, she lost via unanimous decision – giving “The Lioness” a 2-0 advantage in their series following a TKO triumph back in November 2013.

Harry Kettle - October 9, 2020

Marvin Vettori has joined Jon Jones in taking a shot at his former opponent Israel Adesanya on social media. Vettori, who fought and lost to Adesanya via split decision back in April 2018, hasn’t been shy in letting the world know that he wants to get back inside the Octagon sooner rather than later. On the flip side, Jon Jones seems to be focusing his attention on responding to the constant Twitter jabs being thrown at him by “The Last Stylebender”.

Christopher Taylor - October 8, 2020

The ongoing beef between UFC Stars Jon Jones (26-1 MMA) and Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) reached new levels tonight on social media. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin in Jones had taken to Twitter earlier this afternoon where he labelled ‘Stylebender’ as a “small dog barking behind a fence“.

Christopher Taylor - October 8, 2020

UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell (38-12 MMA) claims he was “ripped to shreds” for throwing support behind the Black Lives Matter movement. Rothwell, a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Jacob Blake was shot by police officers back in August, had previously shared the following comments on his personal Instagram page.

Christopher Taylor - October 8, 2020

The war of words between UFC stars Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) and Jon Jones (26-1 MMA) continued this evening on social media. ‘Bones’ and ‘Stylebender’ have had beef for a while now, but things have really started to heat up following Adesanya’s impressive TKO victory over Paulo Costa at UFC 253.

Adam Martin - October 8, 2020

UFC legend Jon Jones continued to troll UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, saying he’s just a “small dog barking behind a fence.” There is no love lost between Jones and Adesanya. The two have been rivals for a while now, but things have hit a boiling point ever since Adesanya knocked out Paulo Costa at UFC 253. The rivalry between the two has never been more heated, with both men power tweeting at each other seemingly every day, trashing each other, and taking shots at each other’s families. MMA fans have gotten used to grabbing a bucket of popcorn and tuning into the Jones and Adesanya show every night as they continue to burn each other.

Cole Shelton - October 8, 2020

Tony Ferguson is not happy that Dustin Poirier will be fighting Conor McGregor. For weeks, Ferguson and Poirier were linked fighting one another at UFC 254. Yet, the UFC and Poirier could not come to terms on pay. Poirier and Ferguson were then working with one another to get each other paid properly to set up a fight. Yet, on Thursday, Conor McGregor and Poirier agreed to fight one another which “El Cucuy” didn’t like.

Andrew Whitelaw - October 8, 2020

Ali Abdelaziz has made an offer to Tony Ferguson. The Dominance MMA CEO tweeted to El Cucuy, asking him if he wanted to step in to face Islam Makhachev at UFC 254. His client is currently without an opponent, after news dropped that Rafael Dos Anjos was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19.

Cole Shelton - October 8, 2020

Islam Makhachev is looking to remain on UFC 254 and is hoping Michael Chandler will step up. Makhachev was originally supposed to fight Rafael dos Anjos, yet the Brazilian announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the fight. So, for Makhachev, he hopes Chandler, who is serving as the backup for UFC 254’s title fight will step up.

Cole Shelton - October 8, 2020

Rafael dos Anjos will not be returning to lightweight to take on Islam Makhachev after all. Dos Anjos has been competing at welterweight for the last couple of years but at UFC 254 he was expected to return to 155lbs. Yet, the former champion took to social media to announce he is out of the fight due to him testing positive for COVID-19.

Cole Shelton - October 8, 2020

Youssef Zalal might be in the conversation to be the UFC’s newcomer of the year. Zalal made his Octagon debut at UFC 247 in February and scored a decision win over Austin Lingo. Youssef then followed that up with a win over Jordan Griffin in June and a win over Peter Barrett in August. For many fighters, getting three fights in a year would be plenty. Yet, for the 23-year-old in Zalal on Saturday he will look to make it four.

Adam Martin - October 8, 2020

MMA pundit Chael Sonnen has suggested a retirement fight between legends Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone, where both fighters retire after. Sonnen took to Twitter this week to offer the suggestion about the final fight of both Sanchez and Cerrone’s MMA careers. Take a look at what Sonnen wrote below.