UFC News

Cole Shelton - May 13, 2019

Ronda Rousey has done a lot in her combat sports career. She competed in the Olympics, she was the first ever female UFC champion, she headlined UFC pay-per-views, and then she went to the WWE and took part in the first all-female Wrestlemania main event. While Wrestlemania was a big deal for Rousey, she says it doesn’t compare to her first UFC fight, in which she defended her title with a submission of Liz Carmouche. 

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2019

Former two division UFC champion BJ Penn returned to the octagon for a lightweight fight with Clay Guida at Saturday’s UFC 237 event in Rio. After a good opening round for ‘The Prodigy’, Guida was able to turn the tide later in round two. ‘The Carpenter’ went on to get off the better volume of strikes in round three and was thus awarded a unanimous decision victory over Penn (29-28 x2, 29-27) after fifteen minutes of action.

Drake Riggs - May 13, 2019

UFC 240 looks to have found its first fight and its one that’s been booked on multiple occasions in the past. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that a featherweight title bout between the champion, Max Holloway (20-4) and former UFC lightweight titleholder, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar (23-6-1) has been agreed to for UFC 240 on July 27 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Drake Riggs - May 13, 2019

With UFC 238 right around the corner, we recently got a very late yet extremely exciting match-up in the always enthralling 155-pound lightweight division. Fresh off his recent impressive five-round dismantling of Al Iaquinta at UFC Ottawa, the always active veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back in the top five of the division he took time away from for two years. And he’s now one fight away from his second career UFC title shot as he’s set to take on the former interim champion, Tony Ferguson.

Drake Riggs - May 13, 2019

Fighters are responsible for a lot more things than perhaps meets the eye. On the surface level, they’re responsible for providing for themselves as anyone is in their profession. Others may argue that they’re also responsible for the entertainment of their audiences as performers and public figures. But it can go much deeper than that whether it be from representing one’s family, country, or gym. When you’re fighting, you’re fighting for a purpose. A select few may have spotlights magnified upon them from the starts of their careers whereas others really have to grind and work their ways into it. Everything is situational and for Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia’s finest in Megan Anderson, it’s almost like a never-ending battle in and outside of the cage.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

If Nate Diaz makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon at UFC 241 as planned, it will be against a very hostile opponent. Anthony Pettis, the man tasked with welcoming Diaz back to the Octagon, divulged on Ariel Helwani’s MMA show on Monday that this fight is very personal for him. He’s says he’s excited for the opportunity to hurt the younger Diaz brother.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

When Jose Aldo stepped into the cage in front of thousands of Brazilian fans in Rio de Janeiro over the weekend, his intention was to improve his win streak to three-straight. Unfortunately, his UFC 237 opponent Alex Volkanovski had other plans. After three rounds, the former UFC featherweight champion had been outfought, and his win streak was no more.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

Conor McGregor is no longer facing criminal charges in the state of Florida. Earlier this year, the Irish star found himself in hot water after allegedly smashing the cell phone of 22-year-old fan Ahmed Abdirzak. Roughly a month ago, however, Abdirzak withdrew his charges against McGregor, which implied that a settlement had been reached behind the scenes.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

Australian featherweight contender Alex Volkanovski picked up the biggest victory of his career over the weekend, thumping the former champion Jose Aldo to a unanimous decision triumph on the main card of UFC 237. With this victory tacked onto his resume, Volkanovski is now a fantastic 19-1 overall — easily one of the best records in the UFC right now. His last seven victories have occurred in the UFC’s Octagon. In addition to Aldo, he’s also defeated top-flight foes like Chad Mendes, Darren Elkins and Jeremy Kennedy.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

Over the weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 237, Anderson Silva looked to get back on track in front of thousands of Brazilian fans, as he stepped into the cage with surging middleweight contender Jared Cannonier. Regrettably for the middleweight legend and his legions of dedicated supporters, this outing didn’t go as planned. Instead, he was chopped down by a procession of crippling Cannonier leg kicks, ultimately losing by TKO after an apparent knee injury. Speaking on his Instagram account post-fight, Anderson Silva issued a quick statement for his fans. The statement, made in his native Portuguese, relied heavily on metaphor, mentioning an old lion surrounded by hungry hyenas intent to devour him. The symbolism is clear.

Tom Taylor - May 13, 2019

Shortly after Jared Cannonier chopped down Anderson Silva in the co-main event of UFC 237, he took a shot at the impassioned Brazilian fans in attendance, who had been feverishly booing him all night. In case it didn't translate on the broadcast, this is how loud Jared Cannonier was booed by the Rio crowd.

Thomas Taylor - May 12, 2019

Rose Namajunas is no longer the UFC strawweight champion. She lost that distinction in the main event of UFC 237 on Saturday night, when she was put to sleep by a wicked slam courtesy of her challenger, Jessica Andrade. Despite this abrupt and brutal end to her reign as UFC strawweight queen, Rose Namajunas seems to be in good spirits.

Nolan King - May 12, 2019

France’s Tom Duquesnoy is widely considered one of the UFC’s top 135-pound rising stars. On Sunday morning, the French bantamweight took to Instagram to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts.

Tom Taylor - May 12, 2019

On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 237, Rose Namajunas surrendered the UFC strawweight belt to Jessica Andrade, succumbing to a brutal slam and a volley of followup punches. In the wake of this tough loss, Namajunas received a message of support from one of her fiercest rivals, former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. https://twitter.com/joannamma/status/1127449277167435782

Tom Taylor - May 12, 2019

On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 237, Jessica Andrade claimed the UFC strawweight title in truly jaw-dropping fashion, turning the lights off on the champ Rose Namajunas with a massive slam and a slew of followup punches. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Andrade offered a quick breakdown of the fight-ending sequence. Apparently, she was initially worried that Namajunas had been badly hurt.

Cole Shelton - May 12, 2019

UFC 237 went down last night from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which saw a new strawweight champion be crowned. Jessica Andrade knocked out Rose Namajunas with a slam which was followed up by punches. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, Jared Cannonier TKO’d Anderson Silva via leg kicks in the first round after attacking his lead leg the entire round. Elsewhere on the main card, Alexander Volkanovski showed why he is the top contender in the featherweight division as he grinded out a decision win over Jose Aldo.

Christopher Taylor - May 11, 2019

Rose Namajunas has issued a statement following her scary knockout loss to Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237 this evening in Rio de Janeiro. After dominating the opening round with some fancy footwork and crisp striking, it appeared that Rose Namajunas was going to cruise to an easy victory over her Brazilian challenger.

Chris Taylor - May 11, 2019

Max Holloway has responded to Conor McGregor following the Irish stars remarks insinuating that the Hawaiian is simply an interim title holder. The former two-division UFC champion, McGregor, took to Twitter earlier this morning where he attacked ‘Blessed’ with the following post.