UFC News
Nate Diaz responds after being dubbed a hypocrite by Jorge Masvidal
Christopher Taylor - December 15, 2021
Nate Diaz has responded after being dubbed a hypocrite by former UFC opponent Jorge Masvidal. Diaz (20-13 MMA) and Masvidal (35-15 MMA) infamously collided in a welterweight bout back at UFC 244 with the promotions inaugural BMF title up for grabs. ‘Gamebred’ wound up emerging victorious by way of TKO (doctors stoppage) that evening in New York, this after opening two nasty cuts on the face of the ‘Stockton Slugger’.
Daniel Cormier believes Amanda Nunes "should've just went to sleep" in loss to Julianna Pena
Christopher Taylor - December 15, 2021
Daniel Cormier believes Amanda Nunes “should’ve just went to sleep” in her loss to Julianna Pena at last Saturday’s UFC 269 event. Nunes (21-5 MMA) and Pena (11-4 MMA) collided in the co-headliner last weekend’s pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Nate Diaz offers to fight Dustin Poirier at January’s UFC 270 event: 'Don’t be a scared lil bitch this time now or never'
Cole Shelton - December 15, 2021
Nate Diaz is hoping to fight Dustin Poirier in January. After Poirier was submitted by Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title at UFC 269, many thought a fight with Diaz made some sense. On Wednesday, Poirier was on The MMA Hour where he even admitted the Diaz fight is the one that gets him the most excited.
Kevin Lee reveals he's getting paid in bitcoin for his fights in Eagle FC: 'It gives me a lot more financial security'
Cole Shelton - December 15, 2021
Kevin Lee wants to be known as a trailblazer and will be just that when he fights for Eagle FC. Lee will make his debut for the promotion on March 11, against an opponent TBD – although Diego Sanchez is the name being thrown around. Although he doesn’t have his first fight booked, his multi-fight deal was announced on Wednesday which he’s excited about.
Stephen Thompson expecting a 'war' against Belal Muhammad but confident he will win: 'I do see some flaws in his style'
Cole Shelton - December 15, 2021
Stephen Thompson is excited to go out and erase his last fight from his memory. Thompson is coming off a lackluster decision loss to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 and will now return against Belal Muhammad this Saturday at UFC Vegas 45. It’s an intriguing matchup and one Thompson is looking forward to.
Kevin Lee says Diego Sanchez will probably be his first opponent in Eagle FC: 'I'm going to kick his head into the third row'
Cole Shelton - December 15, 2021
Kevin Lee is the newest fighter to sign with Eagle FC and his debut fight is being closed to begin made. Lee was shockingly released from the UFC late last month and on Wednesday, Khabib Nurmagomedov officially signed Lee to a multi-fight contract. “The Motown Phenom” will have his debut on March 11 and according to Lee, he will likely be fighting Diego Sanchez.
Coach Firas Zahabi voices concern about his kids’ school curriculum: “It’s become encouraged now to feminize men”
Susan Cox - December 15, 2021
Firas Zahabi, the coach of UFC icon Georges St-Pierre, has voiced concern about his kids’ school curriculum in Montreal. “It’s become encouraged now to feminize men,” Zahabi said during an episode of The 3Muslims podcast (h/t r/MMAPoliticsAndCulture). “If they want to feminize their men, they can do it, but they aren’t going to feminize our men.”
Julianna Pena shoots down the idea of facing “B League” fighter Kayla Harrison next
Susan Cox - December 15, 2021
Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena is not interested in facing Kayla Harrison next. Pena (11-4 MMA) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history last weekend at UFC 269, dethroning longtime champion Amanda Nunes with a second round submission (see that here).
Darren Rovell claps back at Dana White for ‘dipsh*t’ remarks about Amanda Nunes: “I’ll debate him in any forum on this topic with data and crush him”
Susan Cox - December 15, 2021
Sport business analyst Darren Rovell has clapped back at Dana White after the UFC President called him a dipsh*t. Rovell and White have a storied past. After Amanda Nunes dethroned Cris Cyborg to become the promotions featherweight champion at UFC 232 in Los Angeles, the Action Network producer suggested the outcome would be “brutally damaging to UFC”.
Tai Tuivasa explains decision to use ‘Barbie Girl’ as his UFC 269 walkout song
Harry Kettle - December 15, 2021
UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has explained why he decided to use “Barbie Girl” by Aqua as his walkout song at UFC 269. Last weekend, Tai Tuivasa continued his rise up through the ranks of the UFC’s heavyweight division with a nice knockout win over Augusto Sakai. It served as his fourth straight victory and confirmed what many fans already knew – “Bam Bam” is a genuine contender in this weight class.
Rose Namajunas can’t figure out why UFC won’t “get behind” Carla Esparza for a rematch: “Nothing really interests me other than Carla”
Harry Kettle - December 15, 2021
UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas can’t understand why the UFC won’t back Carla Esparza to get a title shot. At UFC 268, Rose Namajunas was able to defeat Zhang Weili for the second time this year to successfully retain her UFC strawweight title. Carla Esparza, meanwhile, finished Yan Xiaonan in May to take her current win streak up to five.
Sean Strickland warns Israel Adesanya to “cycle off” prior to their inevitable clash: “I don’t want to f*cking bring you a bra”
Harry Kettle - December 15, 2021
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has accused Israel Adesanya of lying about steroid use after predicting a future meeting between the two. Over the course of the last twelve months, Sean Strickland has emerged as a real contender in the middleweight division. In February 2022, he’ll attempt to take the next step forward in his career when he goes head to head with fellow top 15 fighter Jack Hermansson.
Photo | Francis Ngannou appears to have dropped some muscle mass ahead of his title fight with Ciryl Gane at UFC 270
Christopher Taylor - December 14, 2021
Francis Ngannou appears to have dropped some muscle mass ahead of his title unification bout with Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. The former training partners, Ngannou (16-3 MMA) and Gane (10-0 MMA), will collide on January 22 in Anaheim with the title of “baddest man on the planet” up for grabs.
Unranked champ no more: Sean O'Malley enters bantamweight top-15 after UFC 269
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2021
Sean O’Malley can no longer call himself the unranked champion. In the lead-up to UFC 269, O’Malley created merch that said he was the unranked champ. He also joked that he doesn’t want to fight ranked opponents as he only wants to fight unranked opponents until he gets paid more.
Colby Covington says Khamzat Chimaev's hype 'would get halted in a very violent way' if they were to fight
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2021
Colby Covington thinks he would beat Khamzat Chimaev badly if they were to fight. Ever since Chimaev had two fights in 10 days on Fight Island he has become a massive star. The hype only continued after he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert with one punch and a year later, submitted Li Jingliang at UFC 267 to cement himself as a contender. Yet for Covington, he thinks he would halt all of Chimaev’s hype and beat him badly, and possibly derail his career.
Dan Hooker asks the UFC for Brian Ortega in return to featherweight with Korean Zombie injured
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2021
Dan Hooker is looking to fight Brian Ortega in his return to featherweight. Hooker recently did a test cut and made 145-pounds with ease and after that, he called for a fight with Chan Sung Jung aka Korean Zombie. However, Jung is injured and with that, Hooker says he talked to Sean Shelby at UFC 269 and asked for Brian Ortega which Shelby did not shut down, so “The Hangman” is hoping that is the fight.
Report | Nate Diaz has contract extended by the UFC
Susan Cox - December 14, 2021
UFC star Nate Diaz will reportedly be sticking around after having his current contract extended by Dana White and company. That news come from MMA Journalist Ariel Helwani who reported the following news via a post on his Substack page.
Tyron Woodley explains why he didn’t go for the kill after hurting Jake Paul in their first fight
Susan Cox - December 14, 2021
Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley knows he came close to finishing Jake Paul in their first encounter back in August. Woodley (0-1) and Paul (4-0) are set to rematch on December 18th, this after their first bout ended in a controversial split decision win for the YouTuber.