UFC News

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Present Donald Trump recently made headlines in Vegas when he accused Democrats of abandoning Israel, while claiming that asylum seekers looked like UFC fighters. Trump started his speech off by referencing Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, who has suggested that politicians supporting Israel were doing so out of financial motivations.

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Kelvin Gastelum will take on Israel Adesanya for the UFC’s interim middleweight championship at next weekend’s UFC 236 event in Atlanta. Gastelum was originally slated to challenge current UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker back at UFC 232, but that bout fell through when “The Reaper” was forced to withdraw from the contest due to health reasons.

Nolan King - April 6, 2019

Justin Gaethje is making it known who and which fight he wants next. Always one to run straight into the fire, Gaethje told TMZ earlier this week he is hoping to get a crack at Conor McGregor next — even if he has to travel to Ireland to do it. “There are so many [potential] fights right now, but Conor sounds like he’s coming back, so I’m the man,” Gaethje said in an interview with TMZ. “If he’s going to fight someone it has to be me.”

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Anthony Pettis is very excited to see how next weekend’s UFC 236 interim lightweight title fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier plays out. “Showtime”, who has competed against both Poirier and Holloway in the past, recently sat down with MMAJunkie where he shared his thoughts on next Saturday’s highly anticipated fight.

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has called out Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov on social media. “El Cucuy” sent out the following message after ESPN’s Brett Okamoto tweeted that betting lines were officially open for a Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch.

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Javier Mendez, the longtime coach of Cain Velasquez, is claiming that an illegal shot from Francis Ngannou was missed at UFC on ESPN 1. Velasquez and Ngannou squared off in the headliner of February’s UFC event in Phoenix, with “The Predator” emerging victorious by way of first round knockout.

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Alex Volkanovski believes that Jose Aldo, not Frankie Edgar, is the only man standing between himself and a UFC featherweight title shot. Volkanovski is set to square off with Aldo at May’s UFC 237 pay-per-view event in Rio and believes that a win over the former featherweight kingpin should guarantee him the next shot at current 145-pound title holder Max Holloway.

James Lynch - April 6, 2019

According to court records per MMAJunkie, prosecutors have reduced two charges against Conor McGregor in his alleged incident with a fan and his cellphone outside a Miami nightclub last month. The Irish superstars previous charge of a felony has been reduced to a misdemeanor, which means the potential maximum sentence would only be six years as opposed to 20-years which police were pushing for. According to police records, the SBG Ireland standout allegedly slapped a phone out of a fans hand after he was trying to take a photo of McGregor picture around 5 a.m. on March 11. McGregor then stomped on the phone several times.

Tom Taylor - April 5, 2019

Paulie Malignaggi has been itching to fight Conor McGregor for close to two years. As of yet, however, all he’s gotten is an ongoing Twitter beef, and the potential for a bare knuckle fight with McGregor’s training partner Artem Lobov. After a recent skirmish with Artem Lobov at a media day in New York City, Paulie Malignaggi says he’s no longer worried about Conor McGregor whatsoever, because he believes the Irishman is scared. He delved into the Irishman’s fears on a recent episode of MMA Junkie Radio.

Tom Taylor - April 5, 2019

Cain Velasquez is one of the best heavyweights in MMA history. Thanks to a handful of tough losses at key points in his career, however, it’s difficult to argue with certainty that he is the best heavyweight in the sport’s history. Speaking on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Coach Javier Mendez opened up on the “mishaps” that have kept Cain Velasquez from asserting himself as the irrefutable heavyweight GOAT.

Nolan King - April 5, 2019

In a sport full of bad blood, rivalries, and trash talk, respect is often times placed on the back burner. During a week in which UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor participated in one of the most vicious Twitter exchanges in MMA history, the Russian MMA star took a moment Thursday to express respect for another rival, Tony Ferguson. Last month, concerning news surrounding the former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Ferguson came to light in a report from MMA Junkie.

Tom Taylor - April 5, 2019

When Al Iaquinta upset Kevin Lee at the final UFC on FOX event in December, he sent himself rocketing up the lightweight rankings, and set himself up for another big fight in the crowded division. He’ll get that next big fight in the main event of the UFC’s May 4th return to Ottawa, Canada, where he’ll battle fan favorite contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Cowboy last fought in January, when he slowed the rise of Alex Hernandez, putting the young contender down with a head-kick and salvo of followup punches in the second round. Iaquinta believes that his experience will help him avoid meeting a similar fate when he battles the lightweight gunslinger in the Canadian capital.