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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has decided which side he blames for the Jake Paul vs. Hasim Rahman Jr. fight cancelation. Paul’s sixth professional outing is certainly not coming to the ring easily. After his fifth was threatened by a late withdrawal last December, the same man behind that late panic, UK professional boxer

8:00 AM ET A familiar face is back on top. Amanda Nunes, who had occupied the No. 1 spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings for years prior to her being stunningly upset last December by Julianna Peña, has reclaimed her position of supremacy after taking the bantamweight title back from Peña at UFC 277

This weekend (Sat., Aug. 6, 2022), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to UFC Apex and Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC Vegas 59. While the main event of Jamahal Hill vs. Thiago Santos and co-main battle between Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal both seem to promise violence, the rest of these match ups, well …

LAS VEGAS – Dana White has shut down the idea of a potential rematch between Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg. Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) knocked out Cyborg in just 51 seconds at UFC 232 to claim the featherweight title in December 2018 and ended Cyborg’s remarkable winning streak. Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) departed the

UFC superstar Conor McGregor‘s longtime SBG Ireland teammate, Artem Lobov, claims he’s the one who inspired McGregor’s Proper 12 whiskey business. Lobov is set to release a book regarding his life and career, including his relationship with McGregor. The two had been virtually inseparable while they were both competing, as evidenced by McGregor’s bus attack

Paddy Pimblett wasn’t the happiest with his most recent performance, but he still had quite a good time. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to London, England for the second time in 2022 this past month (July 23) and each show saw the spotlight stolen by “The Baddy.” First earning a round one rear-naked choke submission

DALLAS – Yair Rodriguez knows what Alexander Volkanovski is going through, which is what he told the UFC featherweight champion in person this past week. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) is coming off a successful title defense last month at UFC 276, where he soundly defeated Max Holloway by unanimous decision in their trilogy. Afterward,

UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has shown that his talents don’t just lie on the wrestling mats and inside the Octagon. Poker and MMA figures often go hand in hand, with the likes of UFC President Dana White and famed announcer Bruce Buffer finding success on the tables. While the former even claims to have

Jul 29, 2022 DALLAS — Deiveson Figueiredo says he’s almost fully healthy and is targeting a return to the Octagon this winter. Figueiredo, the UFC flyweight champion, has been out since January with injuries to both hands and a bruised knee. With him out, the UFC made an interim title bout between former champ Brandon

Welcome to Midnight Mania! If you’re solely an MMA fan, you could be forgiven for not knowing the name Cedric Doumbe. Even so, you’ve likely stumbled across a highlight or two belonging to “Le Meilleur,” because the man has bombs for hands. The two-time Glory Kickboxing champion has won his last seven fights in the

Andrei Arlovski will look to continue his surge when he takes on a Brazilian powerhouse. Arlovski (34-20 MMA, 23-14 UFC) meets Marcos Rogerio de Lima (19-8-1 MMA, 8-6 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event expected to take place Oct. 29 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Arlovski confirmed the news on social media

Sean O’Malley believes that his upcoming fight against Petr Yan will not their last. Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan was one of the latest additions to UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, set to be headlined by Charles Oliveira and Islam Makachev for the vacant lightweight title. The two bantamweights are set to fight over the

8:00 AM ET After two title fights stole the show in Dallas last weekend at UFC 277 to end the month of July, the promotion will turn the page, starting with a stacked schedule in August, which will feature two UFC Fight Nights before UFC 278 on Aug. 20. With a busy month ahead, our

Reinier de Ridder has proven to be one of the most dangerous men on the planet. The current ONE Championship Middleweight and Light Heavyweight titleholder is flawless thus far in his 16-fight mixed martial arts (MMA) career. As a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and judo, de Ridder’s grappling is arguably the very best

In the superfight that everyone wanted to see, Michael Bisping says Anderson Silva would have beaten Georges St-Pierre. Former UFC champs Silva and St-Pierre widely are considered the greatest MMA fighters of all time after reigning supreme in the middleweight and welterweight divisions, respectively. And having fought both men, Bisping has special insight on how

While it may not be in UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya‘s good books, the MMA media certainly has the support of women’s flyweight Molly McCann. At UFC 276 earlier this month, Adesanya headlined International Fight Week with the fifth defense of his 185-pound gold. In what many perceived to be a lackluster performance and main

Jul 31, 2022 DALLAS — Brandon Moreno is once again a UFC champion. And once again, he appears to be on a collision course with Deiveson Figueiredo. Moreno (20-6-2) claimed the interim 125-pound title in thrilling fashion Saturday, as he finished Kai Kara-France in the third round with a nasty left body kick followed by

UFC 277 went down this past weekend (Sat., July 30, 2022) in Dallas, Texas, in what truly was a thrilling night of fights that left several combatants feeling the post-fight blues. Among them was Derrick Lewis, who was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich in the first round (relive it here) … albeit a bit prematurely,