UFC News
Ilia Topuria hints a fight announcement is imminent: "El Matador is back"
Curtis Calhoun - July 24, 2024
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria sounds like he’s weeks away from a return to the cage for his first title defense. Topuria earned the UFC featherweight title by handing Alexander Volkanovski his second-straight knockout loss at UFC 298 in February. Since then, he’s lambasted some of the top contenders in the UFC featherweight division, as criticized by Volkanovski and others.
Belal Muhammad plans to "torture" Leon Edwards for 25 minutes at UFC 304: "I want him to realize how much better I am"
Cole Shelton - July 24, 2024
Belal Muhammad says he’d rather beat Leon Edwards for 25 minutes at UFC 304 than finish him as he wants to prove how much better he is. Muhammad and Edwards are set to headline UFC 304 in Manchester, England, for the welterweight title in an intriguing matchup. Going into the fight, Muhammad is the underdog, but he has full confidence he will be able to dominate Edwards, and vows to torture him for 25 minutes.
VIDEO | Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad stare each other down during awkward elevator encounter
Curtis Calhoun - July 24, 2024
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad ran into each other in a closed space just days before UFC 304. Edwards and Muhammad headline UFC 304 this Saturday in Manchester. The two top welterweights will clash in a rematch of the 2021 fight that ended abruptly due to an accidental eye poke.
Belal Muhammad shares his list of the top five welterweights in the UFC: “I would put Leon (at) four”
Susan Cox - July 24, 2024
Belal Muhammad is sharing his list of the top five welterweights in the UFC. UFC 304 is taking place this coming Saturday, July 27th at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.
UFC 304 | Pro fighters make their picks for Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad title fight
Cole Shelton - July 24, 2024
In the main event of UFC 304, the welterweight title is up for grabs as Leon Edwards is looking to defend his belt against Belal Muhammad. Heading into the fight, Edwards is a sizeable -265 favorite while the challenger is a +200 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to make their picks for the welterweight title fight. The majority of pros believe it will be Edwards getting the win to remain the welterweight champion in what could be a lackluster fight.
Daniel Pineda expects Nathaniel Wood fight at UFC 304 to end early: "One of us is getting knocked out"
Cole Shelton - July 24, 2024
Daniel Pineda expects his UFC 304 fight against Nathaniel Wood to end early. Pineda hasn’t fought in over a year, due to an opponent withdrawing from a fight and then him getting hurt. He ended up getting booked to fight Wood at UFC 304 in England, which he is eager to go fight in enemy territory.
Kamaru Usman weighs in on a potential Jake Paul vs. Alex Pereira boxing match: “I don’t think it’s an unwinnable fight for Jake”
Harry Kettle - July 24, 2024
UFC legend Kamaru Usman has explained why he thinks there’s a chance Jake Paul could actually beat Alex Pereira in a boxing match. Last weekend, Jake Paul continued his streak of beating MMA fighters in boxing matches. He did so by stopping Mike Perry, who is also known as the biggest star in BKFC. Following the bout, he opted to call out Alex Pereira – the current UFC light heavyweight champion.
Belal Muhammad details recent run-in with Leon Edwards ahead of UFC 304: “He looked like he was afraid”
Harry Kettle - July 24, 2024
Belal Muhammad has provided details on a run-in he had with Leon Edwards heading into UFC 304. This weekend, Belal Muhammad faces the biggest fight of his career. He will challenge Leon Edwards for the UFC welterweight championship in the main event of UFC 304. In doing so, he will be stepping into enemy territory – but he doesn’t appear to be afraid of the challenge.
Muhammad Mokaev reveals he's fighting out his contract at UFC 304: "They don't like my style"
Cole Shelton - July 23, 2024
Muhammad Mokaev will be fighting out his contract at UFC 304. Mokaev was originally supposed to take on Manel Kape on the main card, but their fight was moved from the prelims and has since been bumped down to the early prelims. It was surprising that a pivotal flyweight fight was moved to so early in the card, but speaking to MMA on SiriusXM, Mokaev revealed it’s because the UFC doesn’t like his style of fighting.
Jon Jones reacts to the elimination of the 12-6 elbow rule: "Undefeated then, undefeated now"
Curtis Calhoun - July 23, 2024
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones didn’t take long to react to the eradication of the 12-6 elbow ban in MMA’s unified ruleset. The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports lifted the ban of 12-6 elbows on Tuesday in a rules committee meeting. The committee voted unanimously to lift the ban on the controversial technique.
Francis Ngannou shares heartbreaking story of the last time he saw his late son Kobe
Cole Shelton - July 23, 2024
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has opened up on the heartbreaking death of his 15-month-old son Kobe. Ngannou’s son passed away suddenly back in March and months later, the former champ went on The Joe Rogan Podcast and opened up on the last time he saw his son before he passed away.
Julianna Pena becomes latest to slam Ronda Rousey for lack of accountability: "Blaming everybody else"
Josh Evanoff - July 23, 2024
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena has taken aim at Ronda Rousey. ‘Rowdy’ has been busy promoting her recently released memoir for most of this year. The book titled ‘Our Fight’ details Ronda Rousey’s UFC exit, as well as her years in the WWE. However, many haven’t been happy with what the former champion said in her book, as well as on her press tour.