MMA News

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

MMA legend Georges St-Pierre explained what makes UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman so good, saying “he’s the best at what he does.” GSP was a guest on Sportsnet’s “Good Show” and praised Usman for his incredible performance against Gilbert Burns at UFC 258, where he knocked out the No. 1 contender in the third round of their main event fight for his 13th straight win in the UFC. Although GSP admitted that he’s not interested in fighting Usman for a variety of reasons, he couldn’t help but be in awe of what Usman did to Burns. During the interview, “Rush” analyzed Usman’s performance against Burns and compared his own fighting style to the champ’s.

Cole Shelton - February 15, 2021

Jorge Masvidal is ready to rematch Kamaru Usman. After Usman scored a third-round TKO win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 to defend his belt he made a surprise callout of Masvidal. He already defeated “Gamebred” at UFC 251 but he wasn’t happy with his performance so he wants to run things back.

Cole Shelton - February 15, 2021

Charles Rosa is expecting to put on a show for fight fans on Saturday night. On the main card of UFC Vegas 19, Rosa is set to return to the Octagon against Darrick Minner. It’s a very intriguing matchup between two submission specialists and a fight Rosa is looking forward to.

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

The betting odds have been released for a potential upcoming rematch between UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. Following his impressive knockout win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 258, Usman called out Masvidal for a rematch. These two previously met at UFC 251 on Fight Island in July 2020, with Masvidal filling in on one week’s notice when Burns fell off the card due to illness. Though Masvidal was able to go the full 25 minutes with Usman, he dropped a unanimous decision on the scorecards. It wasn’t a particularly great fight, but the pay-per-view was still a big seller.

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

UFC middleweight Anthony Hernandez reacted to his upset win over Rodolfo Vieira at UFC 258, saying “I love to beat people at their own game.” Hernandez picked up an amazing second-round guillotine choke win over Vieira in a massive upset on the UFC 258 undercard. In a back-and-forth fight between two talented grapplers, Hernandez was able to outlast Vieira, drag him into deep waters, and drown him in them. Vieira started off strong and had full mount a minute into the fight, but Hernandez showed incredible submission defense and was able to will his way out of it. He then picked apart a gassed-out Vieira on the feet before getting him to the ground and submitting him with a guillotine.

Tom Taylor - February 15, 2021

Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier didn’t hold back when discussing Julian Marquez’s recent interactions with pop superstar Miley Cyrus. Marquez returned to action on the UFC 258 main card last weekend, defeating Maki Pitolo by third-round submission. In his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, he asked Miley to be his Valentine.

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

UFC welterweight Kelvin Gastelum praised Ian Heinisch in his post-fight statement following UFC 258, saying “you inspire a lot of people.” Following a hard-fought, 15-minute-fight between two top-15 middleweights, Gastelum earned a unanimous decision victory over Heinisch on the judges’ scorecards. For Gastelum, this was a much-needed victory after previously losing three straight fights to Israel Adesanya, Darren Till, and Jack Hermansson. This kind of quality win over a well-respected fighter in Heinisch solidifies Gastelum’s spot in the promotion’s top-15 and he will no doubt be once again aiming for a ranked opponent whenever he steps back into the Octagon.

Alfredo Zullino - February 15, 2021

If you liked Reug Reug‘s fights, you are going to love this. One of the most famous Senegalese wrestlers, Serigne Ousmane, is going to make his return to mixed martial arts against the five-time World Strongest Man and Polish superstar Mariusz Pudzianowski. The fight was hinted at on Monday morning by Polish MMA organization KSW, and later confirmed by the promotion.

Tom Taylor - February 15, 2021

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt says he wasn’t in a good headspace on the two occasions that he fought TJ Dillashaw. Garbrandt first met Dillashaw, his former training partner at Team Alpha Male, in 2017. Despite dropping Dillashaw in the first round, he was stopped in the second, marking the end of his reign as the bantamweight king.

Tom Taylor - February 15, 2021

Fan favorite UFC fighters Darren Till and Mike Perry had a hilarious, profanity-riddled exchange on Instagram over the weekend. The main topic of conversation was their infamous sparring session. While the pair were all smiles throughout the call, they certainly seem to disagree on who had the upper hand when they shared the mats.

Adam Martin - February 15, 2021

UFC legend Georges St-Pierre explained why a matchup against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t motivate him to return to MMA. St-Pierre is considered by many to be the greatest welterweight of all time in mixed martial arts, and many consider him the greatest pound-for-pound fighter regardless of weight class.

Tom Taylor - February 15, 2021

UFC President Dana White claims to have picked up another victory in his ongoing war against illegal streamers. Earlier this year, White went on the offensive against the people that partake in the illegal piracy of UFC events.

Tom Taylor - February 15, 2021

Longtime UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts competition. Struve, 32, announced his retirement on social media on Monday morning, citing health issues that will prevent him from fighting.

Harry Kettle - February 15, 2021

UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa has turned down the chance to main event the UFC’s next big ABC card on April 10, Fight News Australia reports. The fight night main event has been slated to take place on April 17 for a few weeks now, but the Ultimate Fighting Championship wanted to push it forward seven days and have it headline the promotion’s return to ABC.

Harry Kettle - February 15, 2021

Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rodolfo Vieira has released a statement after suffering a submission loss to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 258. Vieira was heavily favored to come away with the victory on Saturday night and take his professional mixed martial arts record to 8-0, but in the end, Hernandez pulled off an astonishing second-round submission win that stunned many fans who were watching.

Christopher Taylor - February 14, 2021

UFC middleweight fighter Julian Marquez is likely going to regret giving Miley Cyrus an ultimatum on Valentine’s Day. Marquez (8-2 MMA) returned to the Octagon for the first time in over two and a half years at last night’s UFC 258 event for a fight with Maki Pitolo. The result was a third round submission victory for ‘The Cuban Missile Crisis’.

Christopher Taylor - February 14, 2021

The official fight card and lineup for next month’s UFC 259: ‘Blachowicz vs. Adesanya’ event was released on Saturday night. UFC 259 is set for March 6 in Las Vegas and features a total of three title fights.

Christopher Taylor - February 14, 2021

Jorge Masvidal had addressed welterweight champion Kamaru Usman following his third round TKO victory over Gilbert Burns at UFC 258. Usman returned to action in the headliner of last night’s UFC pay-per-view event against former training partner Gilbert Burns.