UFC News
Christos Giagos plans to hit Thiago Moises with "something big and make him fold" at UFC Vegas 57, eyes Grant Dawson next
Cole Shelton - June 22, 2022
Christos Giagos believes he will finally show just how good he is at UFC Vegas 57 on Saturday. Giagos will return to the Octagon against Thiago Moises in what will be his second fight at Sanford MMA. Giagos made the move to Sanford last camp, but before he could even get accustomed to the gym and have a full camp, he was offered a short-notice fight against Arman Tsarukyan. Unfortnately for Giagos, it didn’t go his way and he says he just wasn’t himself in there.
Daniel Cormier believes Jorge Masvidal has come to a crossroads in his UFC career: "He's gonna be fighting guys that have a little bit less name value"
Susan Cox - June 22, 2022
Daniel Cormier believes Jorge Masvidal has come to a crossroads in his UFC career. It is true that Masvidal (35-16 MMA) is coming off a three fight losing streak, two of the losses coming against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA).
Jorge Masvidal reacts after Leon Edwards claims he will grant him a title shot if victorious at UFC 278: "See that's another intangible"
Susan Cox - June 22, 2022
Jorge Masvidal is reacting after Leon Edwards claimed he will grant him a title shot if victorious at UFC 278. It will be Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA) defending his welterweight title against Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA) in the main event on August 20th at UFC 278 in the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ciryl Gane wants another interim title shot with a win over Tai Tuivasa at UFC Paris
Susan Cox - June 22, 2022
Ciryl Gane is looking for another interim title shot with a win over Tai Tuivasa at UFC Paris. It will be Gane (10-1 MMA) vs Tuivasa (15-3 MMA) in the heavyweight main event at the Accor Arena in Paris, France on September 3rd, 2022.
Shu-Ki Fita #63: KA.41
Chris Taylor - June 22, 2022
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Greg Hardy says UFC officials left the door open for an eventual return: “I look forward to going back one day”
Harry Kettle - June 22, 2022
Greg Hardy has suggested that UFC officials have left the door open for him to potentially return to the promotion one day. At the age of 33, Greg Hardy has already had a pretty eventful career in mixed martial arts with a 7-5 (1) record to his name. The former NFL star was always viewed as something of a controversial figure in the sport but now that he’s been released by the UFC, he’s ready to explore some new options – including a run in bare-knuckle boxing with BKFC.
Dana White gives Alex Volkanovski the green light to fight for the UFC lightweight title: “That guy can do whatever he wants to do”
Harry Kettle - June 22, 2022
UFC president Dana White has confirmed he wouldn’t stand in the way of Alex Volkanovski moving up to lightweight. In less than two weeks, Alex Volkanovski will attempt to finally put an end to his historic rivalry with Max Holloway. The two will battle it out over the UFC featherweight title for the third time and with Volkanovski 2-0 up in the series, it’s no surprise that a lot of fans are favouring him to retain the strap – establishing himself, arguably, as the greatest 145-pound champion in UFC history.
Jorge Masvidal wants “easy money” fight with Conor McGregor in November or December: “Before this guy overdoses on cocaine”
Harry Kettle - June 21, 2022
Jorge Masvidal has confirmed his desire to battle Conor McGregor in a UFC superfight before the end of the year. The last couple of years haven’t been particularly kind to Jorge Masvidal or Conor McGregor when it comes to their exploits inside the cage. Masvidal has suffered defeats to Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington, whereas McGregor has been on the wrong end of consecutive losses to Dustin Poirier.
Chris Curtis says he either gets submitted in the first round or KO's Rodolfo Vieira in the second: "The goal is to drown him before he strangles me"
Cole Shelton - June 21, 2022
Chris Curtis says his UFC Vegas 57 fight against Rodolfo Vieira is quite easy to break down. Curtis is set to take on the grappling wizard on Saturday night. When he got the contract, he knew it was a fight he will need to keep standing to win.
Alexander Volkanovski targeting lightweight title fight with Charles Oliveira after Max Holloway trilogy: "He can be beat"
Josh Evanoff - June 21, 2022
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is eyeing a fight with Charles Oliveira. ‘The Great’ is set to face Max Holloway in their trilogy bout next month at UFC 276. As of now, Volkanovski sits at 2-0 in his series with ‘Blessed’. Ahead of his trilogy fight, the Australian has targeted a move to lightweight.
Jake Paul offers to fight Nate Diaz in his final UFC fight: "I will fight for free"
Josh Evanoff - June 21, 2022
Jake Paul is fine with fighting UFC welterweight Nate Diaz in the cage, and not the ring. ‘The Problem Child’ has been out of the ring since his knockout of Tyron Woodley in December 2021. Following the victory, he decided to take some time off from the boxing ring. However, he’s now announced his return.
Brendan Schaub shoots down claims of robbery for Calvin Kattar's loss to Josh Emmett: "There's no way he won"
Josh Evanoff - June 21, 2022
Brendan Schaub believes there’s no chance Calvin Kattar defeated Josh Emmett at UFC Austin. Last Saturday night, fans in Texas were treated to a featherweight showcase. In the main event of UFC Austin, Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett went to war for five rounds. At the end of the contest, it was the latter who earned the victory via a split decision.
Carla Esparza discusses possible superfight with Valentina Shevchenko: "That would be scary"
Josh Evanoff - June 21, 2022
UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza isn’t very interested in fighting fellow titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. ‘Cookie Monster’ is fresh off her title-winning performance against Rose Namajunas last month. The victory saw her claim the 115-pound championship for the second time. However, the win over ‘Thug Rose’ was also labeled as one of the worst fights in UFC history.
12 fights officially announced for UFC 278, including Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2
Cole Shelton - June 21, 2022
UFC 278 will officially go down on August 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah and the promotion has announced 12 fights for the event. Headlining the pay-per-view card is a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. Usman is looking for his sixth title defense and is coming off a hand injury. In his most recent appearance, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ beat Colby Covington by decision. Meanwhile, Edwards is coming off a decision win over Nate Diaz at UFC 263.
UFC Champion Israel Adesanya shares some career advice for former foe Robert Whittaker
Susan Cox - June 21, 2022
UFC Champion Israel Adesanya is sharing some career advice with his former foe Robert Whittaker. The middleweight champion’s only loss of his MMA career came when he made the move from middleweight to light heavyweight. It was Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) vs Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA) at UFC 259 in March of 2021. Blachowicz won via unanimous decision.
Israel Adesanya sends a warning to Alex Pereira ahead of UFC 276: "These ain't big pillow gloves, these are four ounce deadly weapons that I can't wait to drive through your face"
Susan Cox - June 21, 2022
Israel Adesanya, the reigning UFC middleweight champion, has sent a warning to Alex Pereira ahead of UFC 276. It will be Adesanya (22-1 MMA) vs Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) on July 2nd at UFC 276 in the middleweight main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nate Diaz willing to fight anyone in July or August to get out of UFC contract, teases boxing match with Jake Paul: "I have bigger sh*t to do"
Susan Cox - June 21, 2022
Nate Diaz has one fight left on his UFC contract and he is tired of waiting for Dana White to make it happen. Diaz (21-13 MMA) has not fought since June of 2021 where he went up against Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA) at UFC 263 in a welterweight bout. The result was a decision win for Edwards.
Julian Marquez shares hateful DMs he received from fight fans following his KO loss at UFC Austin
Harry Kettle - June 21, 2022
Julian Marquez has shown fans an example of the hateful direct messages he’s received from fight fans after UFC Austin. Last Saturday night in Texas, Julian Marquez went out there and put on a real show for the fans in his war with Gregory Rodrigues. Unfortunately for him, he came up on the losing end after being knocked out following one of the wildest first rounds in recent memory.