UFC News
Israel Adesanya reacts to Khamzat Chimaev’s win over Kevin Holland at UFC 279: “He missed weight, so he a b*tch for that”
Zain Bando - September 12, 2022
Israel Adesanya had a harsh, yet brutally honest take regarding Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant win against Kevin Holland in the first round at UFC 279. Chimaev took care of business via a D’arce choke submission. Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, was not pleased with the welterweight contender’s actions during fight week, especially considering that Chimaev’s significant weight miss of 7.5 pounds caused the top half of the main card to get reshuffled entirely.
Nevada State Athletic Commission to investigate UFC 279 press conference incident for possible discipline
Cole Shelton - September 12, 2022
The Nevada State Athletic Commission plans to investigate the UFC 279 backstage press conference scuffle. On Thursday of fight week, the UFC was hosting a press conference for Chimaev-Diaz, Ferguson-Jingliang, and Holland-Rodriguez. However, there was an incident backstage that forced White and the UFC to cancel it as White said it was a sh*tshow.
Khamzat Chimaev's coach details weight cut, apologizes to Nate Diaz for massive miss: "We should have both made weight, and there are no excuses"
Josh Evanoff - September 12, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev’s coach, Andreas Michael, has provided some clarity behind his brutal weight miss. ‘The Wolf’ is fresh off his fight with Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on Saturday. Chimaev secured a dominant submission in the first round of their five-round co-main event. However, the Chechen was never supposed to fight ‘Trailblazer’ last weekend.
Anderson Silva invites Chael Sonnen to a barbeque at Jake Paul press conference: "People hate you in Brazil, but I don't!"
Josh Evanoff - September 12, 2022
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has seemingly buried the hatchet with Chael Sonnen. ‘The Spider’ is set to face off with Jake Paul next month in Arizona. The bout will be broadcast on Showtime pay-per-view and will be the fourth time Silva has boxed since leaving the UFC in 2020.
Jake Paul interested in Nate Diaz fight, plans to "slap the Stockton out of him"
Cole Shelton - September 12, 2022
Jake Paul is interested in fighting Nate Diaz now that the Stockton native is out of his UFC contract. Diaz fought out his contract at UFC 279 as he defeated Tony Ferguson by submission. After the fight, he said he would be leaving the UFC for a bit to go to a different sport with many speculating he would box Jake Paul.
Jake Paul challenges Dana White to $5 million bet ahead of Anderson Silva fight: "You didn't think I'd take this fight"
Cole Shelton - September 12, 2022
Jake Paul is hoping to make a bet with Dana White. On October 29, Paul is set to headline a Showtime boxing pay-per-view against Anderson Silva. It’s a big step-up in competition and one that White didn’t think Paul would take, so with that, Paul is hoping to make a $5 million bet with White on the outcome of the scrap.
What's next for the stars of UFC 279?
Cole Shelton - September 12, 2022
The UFC returned to Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday for UFC 279 which was a much different card than originally planned. In the main event, Nate Diaz ended up fighting Tony Ferguson after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5lbs for his scrap against Diaz. The Swede was then dropped to the co-main event and was booked to face Kevin Holland.
Tony Ferguson plans to study business at Harvard University: “I'm already going back to school”
Susan Cox - September 12, 2022
Tony Ferguson plans to study business at Harvard University. The former interim UFC lightweight champion has revealed that he plans to study business at Harvard University.
Khamzat Chimaev confused by fake glove touch accusations following UFC 279
Susan Cox - September 12, 2022
Khamzat Chimaev is confused by the fake glove touch accusations following UFC 279. Chimaev, the rising UFC star, fell from grace this past weekend.
Nate Diaz says he “lost count” of how much money the UFC paid him to stay on UFC 279
Susan Cox - September 12, 2022
Nate Diaz says he ‘lost count’ of how much money the UFC paid him to stay on at UFC 279. It was indeed a debacle – Khamzat Chimaev was was originally supposed to fight Nate Diaz in the welterweight main event – but ‘Borz’ weighed in more than 7 pounds heavy.
Paddy Pimblett opens up about his own fight with depression: "I was crying for like an hour every day"
Ryan Harkness - September 12, 2022
Paddy Pimblett shone a spotlight on mental health following his last win at UFC London in July, calling on those having trouble with loneliness or depression to reach out and talk to their friends and family about it. That speech was inspired by the loss of one of his close friends in the lead-up to his fight, but Pimblett has also grappled with his own mental health over the years. In a new video on his YouTube channel, Pimblett took an afternoon to train and talk with marines at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. During a Q&A, Pimblett opened up about how dark things had gotten for him in the past and how his support network helped save him.
MMA and UFC community pays tribute to Elias Theodorou after Canadian fighter passes away at age 34
Ryan Harkness - September 12, 2022
The MMA world was shocked to learn on Sunday night that Canadian MMA fighter Elias Theodorou had died. He was just 34 years of age, and had been privately battling colon cancer. Theodorou, like many fight fans, became captivated by mixed martial arts after watching The Ultimate Fighter season 1 on Spike TV back in 2006. In 2011 he kicked off his professional MMA career on the Canadian circuit, fighting for Alberta’s Hard Knocks Fighting and Ontario’s Score Fighting Series. When Bellator rolled through Windsor, Ontario, Theodorou competed on the prelims.