MMA News

Christopher Taylor - June 19, 2021

Former UFC champion Anderson Silva returned to the squared circle this evening at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, for a boxing match with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Silva (34-11 MMA, 2-1 Boxing) was returning to combat sports for the first time since suffering a TKO loss to Uriah Hall in his final Octagon appearance at UFC Vegas 12 in October of 2020.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Former UFC champion Anderson Silva returns to the squared circle this evening at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, for a boxing match with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Silva (34-11 MMA) has not competed in combat sports since suffering a TKO loss to Uriah Hall in his final Octagon appearance at UFC Vegas 12 in October of 2020.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Marlon Vera says the nasty standing elbows he used to cut up and batter Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 29 were inspired by MMA legend Jon Jones. Vera (17-7-1 MMA) and Grant (13-4 MMA) squared off in a rematch on the main card of tonight’s Fight Night event from Nevada. The pair had initially collided back in February of 2016, with ‘Chito’ emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Davey Grant has issued a statement from hospital following his epic rematch with Marlon Vera at tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event. Grant (13-4 MMA) and Vera (17-7-1 MMA) collided for a second time this evening in Nevada, this after ‘Chito’ had earned a unanimous decision victory in their first encounter in February of 2016.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event was headlined by a key featherweight matchup featuring former title challenger The Korean Zombie taking on Dan Ige. Chan Sung Jung (17-6 MMA), aka The Korean Zombie, had entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Brian Ortega last October. Prior to that setback, ‘TKZ’ had earned back-to-back first round TKO victories over Renato Moicano and Frankie Edgar.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event is headlined by a key featherweight matchup featuring The Korean Zombie taking on Dan Ige. Chan Sung Jung (16-6 MMA), aka The Korean Zombie, will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Brian Ortega last October. Prior to that setback, the former UFC title challenger was coming off back-to-back first round TKO victories over Renato Moicano and Frankie Edgar.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event was co-headlined by a heavyweight contest featuring Aleksei Oleinik squaring off with Serghei Spivak. Oleinik (59-16-1 MMA) was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he took to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 29. ‘The Boa Constrictor’ was coming off TKO losses to Chris Daukaus and Derrick Lewis in his most recent efforts. Prior to those setbacks, the submission specialist had earned wins over Fabricio Werdum and Maurice Greene respectively.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight contest featuring Aleksei Oleinik squaring off with Serghei Spivak. Oleinik (59-15-1 MMA) will be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he takes to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 29. ‘The Boa Constrictor’ is coming off TKO losses to Chris Daukaus and Derrick Lewis in his most recent efforts. Prior to those setbacks, the submission specialist had earned wins over Fabricio Werdum and Maurice Greene respectively.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 features a key men’s bantamweight rematch between perennial division contenders Marlon Vera and Davey Grant. The pair initially collided in back in February of 2016, with Vera emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

A welterweight bout between veteran Matt Brown and former TUF standout Dheigo Lima kicked off tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 main card. Brown (23-18 MMA) had entered Saturday’s bout in hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. Prior to suffering his recent losses to Carlos Condit and Miguel Baeza, ‘The Immortal’ had earned back-to-back knockout wins over Ben Saunders and Diego Sanchez.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

A welterweight bout between veteran Matt Brown and former TUF standout Dheigo Lima kicks off tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 main card. Brown (22-18 MMA) will enter the bout in hopes of snapping his current two-fight losing skid. Prior to suffering his recent losses to Carlos Condit and Miguel Baeza, ‘The Immortal’ was coming off back-to-back knockout wins over Ben Saunders and Diego Sanchez.

Chris Taylor - June 19, 2021

UFC lightweight Luis Pena was arrested by Florida Police on Friday and charged with robbery by sudden snatching, battery and criminal mischief. According to online records, Pena (9-3 MMA), was picked up by the Coral Spring Police Department on an extradition warrant issued by a police department in another county in Florida. According to a police spokesperson, the former TUF 27 contestant was picked up following an anonymous tip (via MMA Fighting).

Christopher Taylor - June 18, 2021

Nate Diaz has sent a message to the UFC’s Top 5 Lightweights and Welterweights following his thrilling bout with Leon Edwards this past weekend. Diaz (20-13 MMA) and Edwards (19-3 MMA) collided in a highly anticipated five-round welterweight contest at UFC 263, with the winner inching closer to a future title shot with Kamaru Usman.

Chris Taylor - June 18, 2021

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is coming out of retirement and discussions are already underway regarding his return. Evans (19-8-1 MMA) had retired from mixed martial arts in June of 2018, following a first round knockout loss to Anthony Smith. That setback had marked Suga’s fifth in a row, as he had previously suffered losses to Sam Alvey, Daniel Kelly, Glover Teixeira and Ryan Bader.

Chris Taylor - June 18, 2021

Father Cejudo, also known as Henry Cejudo, decided to roast his “children” on Friday, this after Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling exchanged shots online. Earlier this afternoon, former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan fired back at Aljamain Sterling over his comments regarding the “Unified Rules” of MMA.

Cole Shelton - June 18, 2021

Anderson Silva has issued a statement after Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. missed weight for their boxing match on Saturday night in Mexico. Silva, who is set for his first fight since his UFC release, was set to cut down to 182lbs to face Chavez Jr. who normally competes around the 160-175lbs mark. Silva made the weight while Chavez Jr. came in 2.4 pounds heavy. According to the Mexican, he thought the bout was taking place at 185lbs due to the fact that was the weight Silva fought at in the UFC. Despite his claim, Chavez Jr. still came in heavy and forfeited $100,000 to Silva for the weight miss.

Chris Taylor - June 18, 2021

Chris Weidman issued an apology to former UFC rival Anderson Silva during their powerful conversation on the American’s new show “Won’t Back Down”. Weidman (15-6 MMA) and Silva (34-11 MMA) collided on two occasions back in 2013. In the pairs first encounter at UFC 162, ‘The All American’ shocked the world when he knocked out ‘The Spider’ to claim the promotions middleweight world title.

Adam D Martin - June 18, 2021

Petr Yan blasted Sean O’Malley over one of his previous MMA fights, asking “did Suga poodle teach Alja his acting skills?” Yan was the UFC bantamweight champion but he lost it back at UFC 259 earlier this year when he struck Aljamain Sterling with an illegal knee that ended the fight. Ever since that night, Yan has taken to social media to troll Sterling over accepting the DQ victory in their match. There is no love lost between Yan and Sterling and the hope is that these two meet sometime later this year in a high-profile rematch with the UFC bantamweight on the line, the same division that O’Malley — one of the UFC’s biggest stars at 135 — competes at.