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Pros react after Jean Silva sleeps Bryce Mitchell at UFC 314
Chris Taylor - April 12, 2025
Tonight’s UFC 314 main card featured a highly anticipated featherweight showdown between Jean Silva and Bryce Mitchell. Silva (16-2 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a 12-fight winning streak, with his most previous victory coming by way of first-round TKO over Melsik Baghdasaryan less than two months ago at UFC Seattle. ‘Lord’ had gone a perfect 4-0 inside of the Octagon ahead of tonight’s affair.

UFC 314 Results: Jean Silva stops Bryce Mitchell (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 12, 2025
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 314 results, including the men’s featherweight bout between Jean Silva and Bryce Mitchell. Silva (15-2 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest sporting a 12-fight winning streak, his most recent being a first-round TKO victory over Melsik Baghdasaryan less than two months ago at UFC Seattle. ‘Lord’ has gone 4-0 inside of the Octagon since joining the UFC ranks in January of last year.

UFC 314 Results: Dominick Reyes KO's Nikita Krylov (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 12, 2025
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 314 results, including the light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and Dominick Reyes. Krylov (30-9 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a three-fight winning streak, his most recent being a first-round submission victory over Ryan Spann in March of 2023. Prior to that, ‘The Miner’ had scored Octagon wins over former UFC title challengers Volkan Oezdemir and Alexander Gustafsson respectively.

UFC 314 Results: Dan Ige TKO's Sean Woodson (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 12, 2025
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 314 results, including the featured prelim between Dan Ige and Sean Woodson. Ige (18-9 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. The Hawaiian knockout artist is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses to Diego Lopes and Lerone Murphy respectively. Prior to those setbacks, ’50k’ had scored a first-round knockout victory over Andre Fili.

Diego Lopes believes he has multiple paths to victory against Alexander Volkanovski
Harry Kettle - April 12, 2025
Diego Lopes believes that he has multiple paths to victory against Alexander Volkanovski in their main event clash at UFC 314. Tonight, Diego Lopes has the chance to win a world championship. He will compete against Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC featherweight title, which will become vacant when the first round gets underway. It’s easily the biggest fight of Diego’s career to date, and many believe he is the favorite to get his hand raised.

Aaron Pico makes interesting claim regarding UFC champion Ilia Topuria
Harry Kettle - April 12, 2025
UFC newcomer Aaron Pico has made an interesting claim regarding his abilities in comparison to Ilia Topuria. As we know, Aaron Pico has made his way into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Ever since his arrival, many have wondered what kind of future he could have in the promotion. Some believe he’s ready to mix it up with the very best in the featherweight division, whereas others are of the belief that he needs a few warm-up fights before getting there.

Justin Gaethje wants to see Michael Chandler defeat Paddy Pimblett
Harry Kettle - April 12, 2025
Justin Gaethje has said that he hopes to see former foe Michael Chandler get the win against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314. Tonight, Michael Chandler faces a huge test when he locks horns with Paddy Pimblett. While it may be the hardest test of Paddy’s career too, the former Bellator champion knows that it’s now or never. If he is serious about making one more run to win the title at 155 pounds, he needs to make the most of this opportunity.

Dustin Poirier gives his thoughts on Michael Chandler vs Paddy Pimblett
Harry Kettle - April 12, 2025
UFC legend Dustin Poirier has given his thoughts on the upcoming fight between Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett. Tonight, Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett will collide in a pretty significant co-main event at UFC 314. There’s a lot on the line for both men as they shoot for greatness in the lightweight division, with both hoping to make a run for the title. Of course, one dream will fade tonight, and it’s hard to know which it will be.

Tony Ferguson and Dillon Danis had very different reactions to GFL fight falling through
BJ Penn Staff - April 11, 2025
Tony Ferguson and Dillon might not be meeting in the GFL cage as soon as we thought, but it seems like the former still wants to fight. Ferguson, an accomplished UFC veteran, was slated to meet the BJJ specialist Danis at the GFL’s second event on May 25. It wasn’t meant to be. Days ago, news surfaced that the GFL was calling off its first two events, which were set for the same weekend in Los Angeles.

WATCH | Amanda Nunes seemingly confirms UFC return ahead of Pena-Harrison title fight
Cole Shelton - April 11, 2025
Former UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has seemingly confirmed that she will be ending her short-lived retirement. The UFC held a UFC 316 press conference on Friday in Miami, and the co-main event of the card sees Julianna Pena defending her bantamweight title against Kayla Harrison. At the press conference was Nunes, and she seemingly confirmed she would be fighting again.

Paige VanZant teases career move amid GFL drama
BJ Penn Staff - April 11, 2025
Paige VanZant was one of many former UFC stars to sign with upstart MMA promotion Global Fight League (GFL). Unfortunately, GFL’s future in the sport is now uncertain, but for VanZant, the future looks bright.

Colby Covington goes scorched earth on Alexander Volkanovski ahead of UFC 314
BJ Penn Staff - April 11, 2025
When it comes to trash-talking in MMA, pretty much anything goes. However, most fighters have enough class to refrain from mentioning their rival’s family. Not Colby Covington. Covington is known as one of the nastiest and most relentless trash talkers in MMA. In fact, he often trash talks fighters who compete multiple weight classes away from him, who he has no hope of fighting. That includes reigning UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones, and now, former featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski.

Conor McGregor backed pop group releases first single 'Bad Guy'
BJ Penn Staff - April 11, 2025
Conor McGregor continues to expand his business portfolio. After launching a successful MMA news website, a massively popular whiskey brand, an Irish stout, and buying a piece of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), he is now involved in the music industry.

WATCH | UFC star Alex Pereira recharges 'warrior spirit’ with traditional ceremony in Brazil
BJ Penn Staff - April 11, 2025
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is reconnecting with his “warrior spirit” following a tough loss to Magomed Ankalaev in his last fight. Brazil’s Pereira, 37, met Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313 early last month. It was considered the toughest stylistic matchup of his UFC career to date. While he performed far better than many fans imagined, stopping all of his Russian foe’s takedown attempts, he ultimately lost his title with a unanimous decision defeat.

UFC 314: Forgotten contender hopes to remind fans how good he is in Miami
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 11, 2025
A forgotten contender on the UFC 314 card hopes to remind fans just how good he is. The UFC 314 card is stacked with highly anticipated matchups. The vacant UFC Featherweight Championship will be at stake, as Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes share the Octagon on Saturday night. Paddy Pimblett is in search of the biggest win of his pro MMA career when he takes on Michael Chandler. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will make his UFC debut against Yair Rodriguez.

Bryce Mitchell warns Jean Silva ahead of UFC 314 grudge match: 'I'm ready to kill'
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 11, 2025
Bryce Mitchell believes Jean Silva will be in for a rude awakening at UFC 314. Mitchell and Silva will throw down in a grudge match this Saturday night in Miami. Silva has vowed to make Mitchell pay for his controversial comments about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust. Silva has been on a tear inside the Octagon, and fans have sided with him in the wake of Mitchell’s offensive rant.

Julian Erosa expects to submit Darren Elkins with his patented guillotine at UFC 314: "A tailor-made opponent for me"
Cole Shelton - April 11, 2025
Julian Erosa is excited to fight a legend like Darren Elkins at UFC 314. Erosa is coming off a guillotine submission win over Christian Rodriguez to extend his win streak to two, with both wins coming by guillotine. After the fight, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him. Although this is a much longer layoff than expected, Erosa was thrilled to get the offer to fight Elkins on a stacked pay-per-view.

Mauricio Ruffy teases that there's a lot more to come in his UFC career
Harry Kettle - April 11, 2025
UFC star Mauricio Ruffy has teased that there’s a lot more to come from him throughout the remainder of his time in the sport. Thus far, Mauricio Ruffy has impressed a lot of people since arriving in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He’s exciting, he’s fresh, and he seems to be ready for any challenge that comes his way. Plus, at the age of just 28, he still has a lot of time left to grow and develop into an elite fighter.