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UFC welterweight Kevin Holland wants a chance to grapple Henry Cejudo after a recent exchange. Kevin Holland is calling out a former UFC champion but no one that anybody would expect. Holland who fights in the UFC welterweight division is calling for a chance at the former flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. Holland is set to

The Liver King has been uncrowned. Social media sensation Brian Johnson, who rose to fame by looking jacked and eating raw liver, has long denied any use of performance-enhancing drugs, previously telling Pardon My Take that PED stands for Prioritize, Execute, and Dominate. “He’s got an ass filled with steroids is what he’s got,” podcaster

Former longtime champion Jon Jones is targeted to return to the octagon after more than three years at UFC 285 in March, but speculation about who will be standing across from him continued to run rampant. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) and the UFC brass are working toward setting his long-awaited heavyweight debut for the

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One of the greatest strikers in mixed martial arts (MMA) history looks to kick off one last championship run this Saturday (Dec. 3, 2022) when Stephen Thompson squares off with the always-dangerous Kevin Holland in UFC Orlando’s main event. Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., will also host what looks like a slugfest between Rafael dos

Nov 21, 2022 Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson meets Kevin Holland in the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Orlando, Florida. The event is the UFC’s annual “Fight Like Hell” Night, dedicated to the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund, established in memory of the ESPN personality who died of cancer in 2015.

Rob Wilkinson is confident he would have turned things around in the UFC if he was given the chance, although it doesn’t really matter anymore. Wilkinson (17-2) lost twice in the octagon, including to former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, before he was released by the promotion in 2018. He hasn’t lost since and eventually

Rising UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett has spoken out on the recent loss of his friend Molly McCann. Over that past year, the biggest duo in the UFC was, by far, Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann. The pair rose in popularity with back-to-back wins at both UFC London events this year. Fans loved their enthusiastic fight

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is working hard to book two-time title challenger Colby Covington against undefeated welterweight sensation Khamzat Chimaev for an upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) card in March (more on those plans here). That’s because the promotion is expected to approve immediate rematches for both the welterweight and middleweight titles following upsets from Leon Edwards

12:57 PM ET Professional Fighters League co-founder Donn Davis says he believes a fight between two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison and MMA legend Cris “Cyborg” Justino is actually more likely to happen in 2023 following Harrison’s stunning upset loss to Larissa Pacheco last week in the PFL lightweight finals. Harrison (15-1) was set to capture

Little by little, Yazmin Jauregui is settling in her new home. The unbeaten strawweight prospect is days away from making her second walk to the octagon. Jauregui (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Istela Nunes (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 42 in Orlando, Fla., which airs on ESPN and streams on

UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal feels Kayla Harrison should keep her head held high despite her first professional loss. Harrison lost to Larissa Pacheco via unanimous decision at the 2022 PFL Championships this past weekend in New York City. It was the first loss of her MMA career after breezing past her competition with 15 consecutive

With losses to some of the Welterweight division’s best behind them, Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland will look to prove they’re still contenders when they square off this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. UFC Orlando will also feature Rafael dos Anjos vs. Bryan Barberena and Jack Hermansson’s attempt to

2:10 PM ET Nate Diaz‘s time with the UFC is officially over. At least for now. The longtime UFC fighter and one of the biggest stars in MMA has officially been removed from the UFC roster, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news. The final fight

It’s been roughly 19 months since UFC star Conor McGregor competed inside the octagon, but he could finally return in 2023. The only question is under what circumstances. McGregor, who recently removed himself from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug testing pool, tweeted that he’ll be ready to re-enter the program in February and after completing

Jorge Masvidal wants no part of a fight with Michael Chandler. Back in 2019, Jorge Masvidal was named the “Baddest Motherf–ker” in the UFC. That title came after he defeated Nate Diaz in the main event of the UFC 244 event. The BMF title was created specifically for that bout and was never meant to

Kevin Holland ended his short-lived “retirement” to fight karate specialist, Stephen Thompson, in UFC Orlando’s main event this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Before then, let’s take a trip down Memory Lane to see one of “Trailblazer’s” best performances inside the Octagon to date. Back in 2020, Holland found

We saw a major shakeup last week to UFC 282, specifically as it pertains to the light heavyweight title situation. Jiri Prochazka is no longer the promotion’s 205-pound champion after he relinquished the title because of a serious shoulder injury that will require surgery and keep him out for an extended period. In response, the