The Underground

Conor McGregor: ‘I’m too skilled for Michael Chandler’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has wrapped up filming The Ultimate Fighter and coaching opposite Michael Chandler. The two are expected to fight later this year and McGregor believes that he’s simply too skilled for the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion. “For Chandler, I’m too slick

Francis Ngannou on Jon Jones: ‘I wanted that fight’ UFC matchmakers tried to put together a fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou for nearly two years. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and Jones was looking to return for a championship bout. The fight promotion was unable to reach a deal with

Dana White warns Merab Dvalishvili about ‘really bad idea’ UFC lightweight contender Merab Dvalishvili picked up the biggest win over his career on Saturday, defeating former champion Petr Yan by a one-sided unanimous decision. With the win, Dvalishvili is riding a nine-fight winning streak. He’ll be ranked in the top 2 when the new rankings

Henry Cejudo shades Merab Dvalishvili after Yan victory: ‘Easy money’ Henry Cejudo is gearing up to face Aljamain Sterling in May, but it looks like he’s already planning for his potential first title defense if he gets through Sterling. On Saturday night Merab Dvalishvili (who also happens to be best friends with Sterling) defeated the

UFC 286 Countdown: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 UFC 286 Countdown previews a rematch between longtime foes as welterweight king Leon Edwards looks to defend his title against former champion Kamaru Usman. Usman defeated Edwards in their first meeting back in 2015 by unanimous decision. In the rematch, at UFC 278, Edwards connected with

UFC Vegas Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners from Saturday’s UFC Vegas fight card fielded questions from the media following the event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili dominated former champion Petr Yan in the fight card’s main event. All three judges scored the fight 50-45 for

UFC Vegas Bonuses: Davey Grant Inverted Triangle Choke was Bonus Worthy The Theater at Virgin Hotels played host to the UFC for the first time this weekend as the MMA leader followed last weekend’s outstanding pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena with another high quality home game on Saturday afternoon. Following the event, UFC officials announced

Raphael Assuncao retires after being choked out by Davey Grant UFC bantamweight Raphael Assuncao retired on Saturday after being choked unconscious by Davey Grant on the UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili preliminary card. Grant caught Assuncao in an inverted triangle choke and put Assuncao to sleep. While the official result was being read, Assuncao

Holly Holm is absolutely shredded in ice bath bikini video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has a fight coming up on March 25 and she’s absolutely shredded ahead of it. Holm faces Yana Kunitskaya in the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. On Friday, Holm posted

Petr Yan shoves Merab Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night Face-Offs | Video Things got heated between Saturdays’s UFC main event fighters, Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili, during the face-offs following the official weigh-in. Yan (16-4) is the former bantamweight champion looking to rebound after back-to-back split decision losses. Dvalishvili (15-4 ) is ranked No. 3 in

Cris Cyborg: ‘Jon Jones made it look easy’ Jon Jones returned after a three-year layoff at UFC 285 and submitted Ciryl Gane in the first round to win the heavyweight championship. Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg watched the match live and weighed in on Jones’ performance. “It was a great fight. I was excited

Henry Cejudo believes Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou could still happen For two years UFC matchmakers tried to book a Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight title bout but couldn’t seal the deal with Ngannou. Ngannou left the fight promotion leaving most people, including himself, believing that he’ll never fight for the UFC again. Former

Amanda Ribas celebrated her UFC 285 win with a bikini photo Amanda Ribas picked up a big win at UFC 285, defeating Viviane Araujo in a one-sided unanimous decision on March 4. The Brazilian rebounded from a loss to former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian in her previous outing. Ribas is now ranked in two different

Miesha Tate returns to bantamweight, faces Mayra Bueno Silva in June Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will return to the 135-pound division and take on Mayra Bueno Silva in June. Tate came out of retirement in 2021 after four years outside of the fight game that included marriage and motherhood. She took out

Sean O’Malley: ‘Francis Ngannou leaving UFC was biggest mistake of his life’ When former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the fight promotion, he was looking for a big payday in boxing and Sean O’Malley knew it was a mistake. A bout against Tyson Fury was discussed and promoted by both men, but the match

Michael Chandler doesn’t care if Conor McGregor is in USADA testing, but ‘rules is rules’ Conor McGregor is coaching The Ultimate fighter opposite Michael Chandler, the two are expected to fight later this year, but McGregor hasn’t entered the USADA testing. A fighter must be in the testing pool for six months prior to a

Francis Ngannou ‘not surprised’ by Jon Jones ‘great performance’, admits they’re never going to fight It could have been Francis Ngannou facing Jon Jones in the UFC 285 main event this past Saturday, but instead it was the last guy that he beat, Ciryl Gane. Jones made it look easy. He submitted Gane in two

Paddy Pimblett: ‘GSP is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, Jon Jones is the greatest fighter’ Lightweight star Paddy Pimblett attended at UFC 285 viewing party and of course filmed his reaction to the two championship bouts that headlined the fight card. Jon Jones returned after three years and dominated Ciryl Gane to