MMA News

Adam Martin - August 17, 2020

UFC president Dana White explained why Cody Garbrandt was given the next flyweight title shot against the 125lbs champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Despite never making the cut down to 125 in his UFC career, Garbrandt skipped ahead of the rest of the contenders in the flyweight division to get the next title shot against Figueiredo. The fight is expected to headline UFC 255 on November 21, with a planned co-main event between Valentina Shevchenko and Jennifer Maia for the women’s flyweight belt.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight Daniel Cormier has issued a heartfelt retirement statement after competing in his final fight at UFC 252 last Saturday. In the UFC 252 main event, Cormier lost a close decision to reigning UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. The bout marked the third time the two legends had shared the Octagon together, with Cormier winning the first fight by first-round knockout, and Miocic winning their second by fourth-round TKO.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

When Marlon Vera defeated undefeated bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley in the UFC 252 co-main event, he not only changed the course of his own MMA career, but made a ballsy bettor very rich. Vera, who entered the fight with O’Malley as a significant underdog, was widely discredited ahead of UFC 252. In the end, however, the Ecuadorian finished picked up a huge TKO victory over O’Malley sustained an injury in the fight’s first round—and a better named Dave Alfa saw it coming.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on the legacy of former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who retired after a close, decision loss to Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 252 last Saturday. White was asked about Cormier at the UFC 252 post-fight press conference, and praised him as a fighter than exceeded all of his initial expectations as both a light heavyweight and heavyweight.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is undecided on when he’ll hang up his MMA gloves and call it a career. Nurmagomedov has never made any secret of the fact that he intends to retire from competition at a relatively young age, but as he closes in on a perfect, 30-0 record, and mourns the loss of his father and coach Abdulmanap, his retirement seems closer than ever.

Natasha Hooper - August 17, 2020

Dominick Reyes has signed a new contract with the UFC. Reyes hasn’t fought since his UFC 247 title shot against the division’s champion Jon Jones in February. The closely contested bout left many viewers feeling that he should have won. Since them, Jones has taken a step back from his championship responsibilities in an attempt to get the UFC to pay him more.

Adam Martin - August 17, 2020

The opening betting odds have been released for a potential superfight between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones. Not long after Miocic defended the UFC heavyweight title against Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 252, Jones took to social media to reveal that he wants the chance to fight Miocic next. UFC president Dana White has gone on record by saying that Miocic’s next opponent will be top heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou, but that hasn’t stopped fans and media from thinking Jones could jump the line and get the next title shot instead.

Tom Taylor - August 17, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has opened up on the death of father Abdulmanap, who passed away earlier this summer due to complications related to COVID-19. Nurmagomedov opened up on this heart-wrenching topic during a recent press conference in Russia. He acknowledged that loss is something many people experience, particularly in the midst in the current pandemic, but added that the loss of his father has been very painful given how close they were.

Harry Kettle - August 17, 2020

A doctor has weighed in on the injury that set up the downfall of Sean O’Malley during his fight against Marlon Vera at UFC 252. While many fans were waiting for the Suga Show to really reach the next level this past weekend, fate didn’t allow for that to happen — or, alternatively, “Chito” didn’t allow for that to happen.

Natasha Hooper - August 17, 2020

Sean O’Malley has given his “humbled” response to his first career loss at UFC 252. The hype train surrounding the surging bantamweight contender O’Malley took an abrupt turn for the worse in the co-main event of UFC 252 last Saturday.

Cole Shelton - August 16, 2020

In the main event of UFC 252, Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier had their trilogy bout for the heavyweight title and perhaps being known as the greatest of all-time. Ahead of the fight, there was speculation it could be the final fight for both men but Miocic put those claims to bed. Yet, Cormier was having his retirement fight and leave the sport on top. However, that was not the case as it was Miocic winning the trilogy fight by unanimous decision in a very competitive fight.

Christopher Taylor - August 16, 2020

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo continued his verbal assault against Sean O’Malley this afternoon on social media. O’Malley squared off with Marlon Vera in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC 252 pay-per-view event. The highly anticipated fight did not last long, this after ‘Suga’ suffered a self-induced knee injury which assisted ‘Chito’ in earning a first-round finish.

Chris Taylor - August 16, 2020

Stipe Miocic cemented his status as the greatest UFC heavyweight off all time by defeating Daniel Cormier in their rubber match yesterday evening. After their first two contests concluded with thrilling fight-ending finishes, last night’s trilogy bout proved to be a closely contested affair. Miocic and Cormier battled it out for twenty-five straight minutes, with both men landing some significant shots a long the way.

Adam Martin - August 16, 2020

A featherweight firefight between two high-level strikers in Edson Barboza and Sodiq Yusuff has been booked for an upcoming UFC event. As previously reported, Barboza was expected to fight on the October 10 UFC Fight Night event set to take place on Fight Island. His opponent was supposed to be Jeremy Stephens, but according to a report from Combate, Stephens did not feel he had enough time to make the 145lbs limit safely. Instead, the UFC has found a new opponent for Barboza, and he will take on Yusuff in what should be a fantastic fight.

Adam Martin - August 16, 2020

The opening betting odds have been released for a potential rematch between UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 252 to cement his position as the greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Following the event, UFC president Dana White said the plan is to match Miocic up against Ngannou in a rematch for his next fight. The two previously fought at UFC 220 in January 2018, with Miocic winning the first fight against Ngannou via unanimous decision.

Tom Taylor - August 16, 2020

UFC President Dana White would love to talk to former Bellator lightweight champion and new free agent “Iron” Michael Chandler. White was asked about Chandler, who recently reached the end of his latest Bellator contract, at the UFC 252 post-fight press conference.

Tom Taylor - August 16, 2020

Marlon Vera has a message for Sean O’Malley’s corner after the pair collided in the UFC 252 co-main event on Saturday night. Vera entered his fight with O’Malley as a significant betting underdog, but ultimately sprung the upset, scoring an impressive TKO win in the bout’s first round.

Tom Taylor - August 16, 2020

Referee Marc Goddard, who was the third man in the Octagon for the UFC 252 heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier, has issued a public apology. Mid-way through Miocic and Cormier’s fight, the former landed an inadvertent eye-poke that left the latter with compromised vision. When Cormier complained about sustaining an eye-poke, however, Goddard denied that a foul had been committed.