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UFC fighters prohibited from gambling on UFC fights A New UFC policy revealed on Monday prevents its athletes, and their camps from gambling on the promotion’s bouts. Yahoo Sports first reported the news. In a letter obtained by ESPN, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell explained the new policy. The prohibition of athletes gambling on

Oscar De La Hoya predicts Jake Paul will KO Anderson Silva Jake Paul will face his toughest test to date inside the boxing ring on October 29 when he takes on former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. The betting lines are basically even. Silva has a wealth of experience in fights but Paul has more

Charles Oliveira: ‘Islam Makhachev got the title shot because of Khabib’ Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will attempt to win back the belt he was stripped of when he faces Islam Makhachev in the UFC 280 main event on Saturday. Oliveira (33-8, 1 NC) was stripped of the 155-pound title at UFC 274 in May

Sean O’Malley feeling ‘extra confident’ heading into UFC 280 against Petr Yan Bantamweight star Sean O’Malley faces his toughest opponent to date at UFC 280 when he takes on former champion Petr Yan on October 22. Yan (16-3) is the top-ranked contender in the division. O’Malley (15-1, 1 NC) is ranked No. 12. Yan is

Jorge Masvidal has harsh words for ‘borderline vegetable’ Nate Diaz UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal did not hold back when talking about former opponent Nate Diaz, describing Diaz as a ‘borderline vegetable.’ Masvidal defeated Diaz in the highly publicized UFC 244 main event for the symbolic “BMF title” in November 2019. Diaz fought out his UFC

Alexa Grasso wants one more fight before a tittle shot Women’s flyweight contender Alexa Grasso has been flawless since moving up from the strawweight division in 2020. She extended her winning streak to four consecutive fights on Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Viviane Araújo in the UFC Vegas 62 main event. She entered

Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Dusko Todorovic, Jordan Wright, Jonathan Martinez, and Tatsuro Taira banked the extra $50,000 checks. Fight Of The Night: Jordan Wright vs Dusko Todorovic Jordan Wright and Dusko Todorovic fought to a Fight of the

UFC Vegas 62 Weigh-In and Face-Off videos: Alexa Grasso vs Viviane Araujo The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday. A women’s flyweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo headlines the event. Watch the fighters as they step on the scales.

Having come off a successful 2021 that saw him pick up back-to-back wins in the PFL, light-heavyweight Chris Camozzi decided to make out of MMA for the time being. For his next venture, Camozzi steps into the bare knuckle arena in a move that comes at a time where he has options open to try

UFC Vegas 62 Weigh-in Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday morning. The event is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between No. 5-ranked Alexa Grasso (14-3) and No. 6-ranked Viviane Araujo (11-3) that could land the winner in

Why Mark Zuckerberg was in attendance at UFC Vegas 61 and the event closed to the public and media became crystal clear on Thursday. UFC announced on Thursday a partnership with Meta, the company Zuckerberg founded that included Facebook and Instagram. The fight promotion’s streaming platform, Fight Pass, will offer live and on-demand MMA events

Aljamain Sterling shares video of a run-in with Petr Yan ahead of UFC 280 UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is in Abu Dhabi ahead of his second title defense at UFC 280. While he was abroad he ran into Petr Yan, the former champion and the man he beat twice to win and retain the

It’s been weeks since Trey Ogden called out Paddy Pimblett in his post-fight interview with FanSided but it seems like Pimblett has just caught wind of it … and he’s not amused. In the comments of a clip posted by Amy Kaplan, Pimblett and Ogden hash out how a potential fight would go. In the

Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski will serve as backup for UFC 280 main event Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski revealed that he’ll serve as backup for the UFC 280 main event lightweight title fight. UFC 280 takes place on October 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and is headlined by a match between former lightweight champion

Bantamweight Sean O’Malley takes on the toughest opponent of his career at UFC 280 when he faces former champion and No. 1-ranked contender Petr Yan. The fight with Yan is a major step up in competition for the No. 12-ranked O’Malley, but O’Malley’s coach believes ‘Sugar’ could make the former champ ‘look stupid.’ “We train

RIZIN interested in Floyd Mayweather vs. Nate Diaz superfight According to Drake Riggs, who spoke to RIZIN President Nobuyuki Sakakibara, the Japanese MMA promotion is interested in promoting a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Nate Diaz. “Nick and Nate, they both have a great personality, their fighting style is very exciting, and we’ve known them

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has legions of fans and those that can’t stand her. No. 7-ranked middleweight Sean Strickland falls into the second category. Rousey was the first UFC women’s champion. Although many female fighters came before Rousey, no one drew the attention and admiration that “Rowdy” did. Rousey held the UFC

Aspen Ladd signs with PFL following UFC release Former UFC fighter Aspen Ladd has inked a multi-year agreement with The Professional Fighters League. The fight promotion made the announcement on Tuesday. Ladd was released by the UFC after failing to make weight for the third time leading to a fight cancellation. Ladd (9-3) was expected