The Underground

May 19, 2018; Santiago, Chile; Vicente Luque (red gloves) defeats Chad Laprise (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Movistar Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 265 main card features a pivotal battle in the welterweight division’s top-10 when sixth-ranked talent Vicente Luque (18-7-1) battles the man one spot ahead of him

Retired former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov reacted to Conor McGregor’s tweet mocking his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. After McGregor suffered a first round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier as a result of a doctor’s stoppage due to a broken tibia and fibula at UFC 264.  That evening, Nurmagomdeov tweeted his thoughts on the result.

Credit: USA TODAY Sports Luke Rockhold is ready to return to the octagon and has matchup with Sean Strickland set for UFC 268. Luke Rockhold vs Sean Strickland headed to UFC 268 TSN and MMAJunkie confirmed the booking had been agreed to with sources close to both fighters. Rockhold is 13 months removed from a

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by

July 13, 2019; Sacramento, CA, USA; Julianna Pena (red gloves) fights Nicco Montano (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night-Sacramento at Golden 1 Center. Pena defeated Montano via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27). Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Former Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight champion Nicco Montano has officially been dropped from the roster. MMAFighting was

Cody Garbrandt to move down to flyweight for fight against Kai Kara-France After frequent speculation, Cody Garbrandt is officially making his move down to flyweight. The former UFC bantamweight champion and no. 6 ranked bantamweight contender will move down to 125 pounds to face City Kickboxing product and no. 7 ranked flyweight Kai Kara-France, according

Credit: USA TODAY Sports A pair of pivotal bouts in the top-10 of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight and lightweight divisions are on tap for the promotion’s fall schedule. Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez booked for November 13 First up in this double-header of big bookings is a planned matchup pitting former featherweight king Max

UFC releases inaugural women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has parted ways with its inaugural women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano. MMAFighting broke the news on Tuesday. The news comes on the heals of criticism from UFC president Dana White about Montano’s struggles to make weight and having to withdraw from several

Feb 18, 2018; Austin, TX, USA; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) reacts to knocking out Marcin Tybura (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis is one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most popular talents, and fans are always intrigued by his latest

Michael Chiesa believes winner of him and Vicente Luque at UFC 265 should get title shot No. 5 ranked welterweight contender Michael Chiesa is on the longest winning streak of his UFC career. Since his move to welterweight, the ‘Maverick’ is 4-0 and looks to make it 5-0 when he takes on no. 6 ranked

Dec 16, 2017; Winnipeg, Manitoba, USA; Julian Marquez after defeating Darren Stewart during UFC Fight Night at Bell MTS Place. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports A fight pitting two of the brightest up-and-coming middleweights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in Jordan Wright vs Julian Marquez, is in the works for a Fight Night event

Conor McGregor shares promo for new ‘pub,’ The Black Forge | Video Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has recently opened up a new ‘pub’ in Dublin named The Black Forge. The Irishman recently shared a done-shot video of the establishment that’s anything but a ‘pub.’ On Monday, McGregor shared a promotional video for the

Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports A bantamweight tilt featuring the winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America” in Alejandro Perez vs Johnny Eduardo is being planned for a UFC Fight Night event in October. Alejandro Perez vs Johnny Eduardo on the books for October 2 UFC event According to MMAJunkie, Perez is booked to face

Tyron Woodley predicts 4th-round knockout in Jake Paul boxing match Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faces actor and YouTube star turned boxer Jake Paul on Aug. 31 in Cleveland, Ohio in a professional boxing bout. Woodley has worked with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in his preparation to box Paul and predicts that he’ll finish the

Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Uriah Hall flexes while on the scale during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Losing to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 33 was a difficult-to-swallow setback for veteran middleweight Uriah Hall. Uriah Hall makes first public statement following UFC Vegas

UFC Vegas 33 Results: Sean Strickland gets unanimous decision win against Uriah Hall UFC Vegas 33 results: Sean Strickland gets unanimous decision victory against Uriah Hall in UFC Vegas 33 main event Sean Strickland continued his successful foray back into the UFC middleweight division, as he defeated no. 8 ranked middleweight Uriah Hall by unanimous

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Oct 27, 2018; Moncton, Canada; Nordine Taleb (red gloves) fights Sean Strickland (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moncton Events Centre. Mandatory Credit: Trevor MacMillan-USA TODAY Sports Sean Strickland dominated Uriah Hall on Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 33 in Las Vegas, winning their middleweight

A.J. McKee finishes Patricio ‘Pitbull’ to earn $1,000,000 and the featherweight championship at Bellator 263 A.J. McKee remained undefeated, won the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix, captured the featherweight championship and banked a $1,000,000 payday at Bellator 263 on Saturday. McKee advanced his unbeaten record to 18-0 with a first-round submission win over longtime champion Patricio