UFC News

Susan Cox - January 26, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev, 27, (10-0 MMA) is a rising welterweight star who last appeared at UFC 267 in October 2021, defeating Li Jingliang (18-7 MMA) in a first round submission victory by rear-naked choke. Chimaev has been dominating in the Octagon and many believe he is on his way to becoming a future champion in the sport after going a perfect 4-0 in his young UFC career.

Cole Shelton - January 26, 2022

Daniel Cormier has sounded off on Jon Jones for his criticism of Francis Ngannou after UFC 270. After Ngannou defeated Ciryl Gane by decision to defend his heavyweight title for the first time, Jones said he wasn’t impressed with his performance. However, it should be noted that Ngannou fought with a torn MCL among other knee injuries, which Cormier says impacted him and why “Bones” shouldn’t criticize the heavyweight champion’s performance.

Susan Cox - January 26, 2022

Jake Paul (5-0), at 25 years old, is an American social media personality and professional boxer. Paul is also an actor, rapper, and YouTuber with 20 million plus subscribers. In his last fight on Dec. 18, 2021, Paul took out former UFC champion Tyron Woodley (19-7 MMA) after sending him face-first into the canvas with a vicious knockout blow in the sixth round. At this point it is unlikely there will be a trilogy fight between the two.

Cole Shelton - January 26, 2022

Aljamain Sterling has blasted TJ Dillashaw for suggesting Petr Yan will win their rematch at UFC 273. Sterling and Yan first met at UFC 259 in March of 2021 in a highly-anticipated bout. As the fight was playing out it appeared the Russian was taking over and on his way to a win, but he then threw an illegal knee and Sterling could not continue. With that, Yan was DQ’d and Sterling became the new champ.

Susan Cox - January 26, 2022

Henry Cejudo took to Instagram to let his fans know that the cops showed up to ask them to ‘turn the music down’, it was a jovial exchange, with partygoers and the police exchanging ‘have a good night’. “We’ve been partying so hard we got the cops called on us. Party till 6 in the morning music 🎶”

Cole Shelton - January 26, 2022

Sean Strickland has an idea on how to level the playing field for Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury. In the lead-up to UFC 270, which served as Ngannou’s first heavyweight title defense, it was made clear he was not happy with his contract and if he lost, he would be a free agent. Yet, the champ ended up being Ciryl Gane by decision and now, he has talked about wanting to box Tyson Fury.

Cole Shelton - January 25, 2022

The UFC 270 fight night weights have been revealed and Deiveson Figueiredo added nearly 20lbs after weigh-ins. On Friday morning, every fighter successfully made weight but the California State Athletic Commission released the fight night weights.

Josh Evanoff - January 25, 2022

Colby Covington may have Jorge Masvidal standing in his way, but he’s already looking past ‘Gamebred’ towards a third bout against ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’. Colby Covington is set for a rare non-title PPV main event against his friend-turned-rival Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. However, while he’s looking to score a win over his former roommate, he also has his eyes set on a larger bout. ‘Chaos’ believes he would deserve a trilogy bout with the UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman if he defeats Masvidal.

Josh Evanoff - January 25, 2022

Justin Gaethje has long declared that he deserves a title shot against UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, and he’s willing to go into enemy territory to get it. Gaethje is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Michael Chandler at UFC 268, in a fight that was labeled the best fight of 2021 by many fans and pundits. In the aftermath of the wild bout, ‘The Highlight’ began gunning for a title shot against the UFC lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira.

Cole Shelton - January 25, 2022

TJ Dillashaw isn’t interested in fighting Jose Aldo. After Aldo defeated Rob Font in the main event fight back in December, he called out Dillashaw for a number one contender bout. On paper, it made sense as Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan are not having their title unification bout until April. However, for Dillashaw, he says he won’t be ready until the summer due to the knee injury he sustained in his win over Cory Sandhagen.

Susan Cox - January 25, 2022

Don Frye, 56, former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and actor, while in the stands at UFC 270, decided there wasn’t enough action in the cage and created some of his own. Apparently there was a heated argument in the stands and Frye punched an angry fan directly in the face. The incident was recorded on another audience members cell phone.

Susan Cox - January 25, 2022

Joe Rogan is in the COVID misinformation spotlight once again. Adding to the list of critics comes legendary musician Neil Young. Young has issued an ultimatum to Spotify (streaming music service) to choose between his music or Joe Rogan’s podcasts.

Susan Cox - January 25, 2022

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has shared his prediction for the upcoming Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling rematch. Yan (16-2 MMA) and Sterling (21-3 MMA) are set to collide for a second time in the co-headliner of UFC 273 on April 9th. The bitter rivals originally met at UFC 259, where ‘FunkMaster’ took home the 135lb title after ‘No Mercy’ was disqualified for landing an illegal knee.

Harry Kettle - January 25, 2022

UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson is concerned that the kicks of Francis Ngannou or Ciryl Gane could do some real damage to Jon Jones. While he may not have fought inside the Octagon for almost two years, Jon Jones still holds a big presence on the UFC roster. He’s been teasing a move up to heavyweight for a long time now and after UFC 270, it appears as if “Bones” is finally ready to put his money where his mouth is.

Harry Kettle - January 25, 2022

Justin Gaethje has revealed that in the midst of his fight against Michael Chandler, he felt like it was “boring”. Back at UFC 268, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler put on a Fight of the Year contender that fans are unlikely to forget anytime soon. The two lightweights left everything they had out there in the Octagon and when it was all said and done, Gaethje was the one who had his hand raised in victory.

Harry Kettle - January 25, 2022

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has booked two new fights for April, including the return of Chris Barnett. The UFC is gearing up for yet another year full of mouth-watering fights from pay-per-views to fight nights and beyond. While it may seem like we’ve only really just allowed the dust to settle on 2021, we’ve already had the first PPV event of 2022 after UFC 270 went down in Anaheim this past weekend.

Cole Shelton - January 24, 2022

Mark Hunt is standing by Francis Ngannou as the heavyweight champion is in a contract dispute with the UFC. At UFC 270, Ngannou defeated Ciryl Gane by decision to defend his belt but the big storyline was the fight being the last on his current deal. In the lead-up to the scrap, Ngannou and the UFC were not seeing eye-to-eye and following the contest Dana White didn’t even wrap the belt around “The Predator’s” waist.

Cole Shelton - January 24, 2022

Dan Hooker has taken another shot at Jon Jones. Over Christmas, Jones and Hooker had a back-and-forth after the “Hangman” took a dig at the former UFC champion for his comments pertaining to Chael Sonnen’s battery citations. Jones then fired back at Hooker and the pair continued to trade barbs. Now, a month later, Hooker opened up on why he dislikes Jones.