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Islam Makhachev Retaining Title Highlighted MMA News in October
The break in the UFC schedule was planned long before the events of UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, so it felt appropriate for the sport to take a breather. Alexander Volkanovski accepted a rematch with Islam Makhachev to try and become a champion in two weight divisions. But Makhachev didn’t allow the […]
UFC Re-Entering Chinese Event Space with UFC Fight Night 234
The UFC hasn’t held an event in China since before the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2019. Now, with UFC Fight Night 234 taking place in Shanghai Indoor Stadium on December 9, 2023 – what does it mean for the promotion and Chinese fighters? The Mountain Tiger Gets a UFC Chance Astute UFC followers will recall […]
Pereira Reacts To Adesanya's ‘Break' From MMA – ‘He's Just Confused'
In the latest MMA news, Alex Pereira reacted to Israel Adesanya’s recent decision to take a break from MMA. The former middleweight champion’s comments about taking some time off came in the aftermath of his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293. The latter shocked the MMA community by dominating Adesanya, which included dropping him […]
Tom Aspinall Wanted To ‘Quit' Following His Serious Knee Injury
In today’s MMA news, Tom Aspinall has recalled how he considered quitting MMA following his knee injury against Curtis Blaydes. According to reports, Aspinall squared off against Blaydes in 2022 as a win could have potentially given him a shot at the world title moving forward. However, things did not go to plan as Aspinall […]
Ngannou Should Only Fight Jones In MMA – Says Matt Brown
In some MMA news, Francis Ngannou’s sole fight in MMA should be against Jon Jones. That is according to Matt Brown. The talk over the fight has been brewing ever since Ngannou’s departure from the UFC. The former UFC heavyweight champion had reportedly been offered an $8 million deal only to turn it down. Ngannou’s […]
Sean O’Malley Is Open To Boxing Ryan Garcia
In today’s boxing news, Sean O’Malley, the current UFC bantamweight champion, has revealed that he would be willing to face Ryan Garcia in a boxing match. O’Malley first entertained the idea of trying to get into a boxing match with Gervonta Davis following his win over Aljamain Sterling. Although that may have been the case, […]
TKO Executives Welcome The Increased Competition In MMA
In the latest MMA news, TKO Group Holdings, Inc, has welcomed the competition from rival MMA organisations in light of their own increased revenue. The merger between the UFC and WWE to form the new company has resulted in some positive success following the initial figures that were provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission. […]
Adesanya Reacts To Fury-Ngannou, Volkanovski's Next Move
In some MMA news, Israel Adesanya has reacted to Francis Ngannou’s performance against Tyson Fury. The former middleweight champion reacted to Ngannou’s impressive performance in which he managed to knock the WBC heavyweight champion to the floor in round three. Despite not being given a split-decision win, Ngannou managed to win a whole range of […]
Danish Dynamite Steals the Show With Upset Victory
Nicolas Dalby knows he isn’t invincible. But the 39-year-old Dane said in the octagon Saturday night in São Paulo, Brazil, that if he has his mind right, he can defeat his opponent. The latest MMAfighting latest news shows that Dalby defends that statement with relentless pressure. Fighting against undefeated Brazilian youngster Gabriel Bonfim in his […]
Dana White Announces Three New UFC Events For 2024
In some MMA news, Dana White has confirmed the first three fights that will occur in January 2024. The announcement was made on November 7th, 2023, for the following three events: UFC 297, UFC 298, and UFC 299. Starting with 297, Sean Strickland will make the first defense of his middleweight title against Dricus Du […]
Masvidal Speaks Out After Pleading Guilty To Battery In Covington Case
In some top MMA news, Jorge Masvidal’s charges of battery and criminal mischief against Colby Covington have been dropped after his plea deal. The former MMA fighter had reportedly attacked Covington last year while they were outside a restaurant. The incident occurred after Covington had beaten Masvidal at UFC 272 a few weeks earlier. The […]
Dana White On Vince McMahon Thwarting UFC's NBC Deal
In an MMA news update, Dana White has looked back on the time that Vince McMahon had prevented the UFC from securing a TV deal with NBC. The two are now on good terms following the recent merger between the UFC and WWE to form TKO Group Holdings, Inc. While that may be the case, […]
Jon Jones Lashes Out At Ariel Helwani For His Comments Over The Ngannou Fight
In the latest MMA news, Jon Jones, the current UFC heavyweight champion, has hit out at reporter Ariel Helwani following his recent comments about him. Helwani rubbed Jones up the wrong way after he had decided to remind Francis Ngannou over some of Jones’ prior comments about why the fight did not happen between the […]
Felder Hinting at MMA Return
Paul Felder has been back in the gym recently, having re-entered the anti-doping program with the UFC, while commenting that he might consider getting back into the Octagon for one final run in the sport. What has Felder Done? Officially, there’s no stance or real indication of what Paul Felder will do going forward. […]
Chisora Wants Ngannou – Will It Happen?
In the latest boxing news, Dereck Chisora is eying a boxing bout with Francis Ngannou following the latter’s impressive performance against Tyson Fury. The former UFC heavyweight champion of the world earned some massive praise after taking the fight to the distance against the WBC heavyweight champion of the world. And as part of that […]
Nate Diaz Rules Out MMA Fight With Jake Paul
In the latest MMA news, Nate Diaz has ruled out facing Jake Paul in MMA following their recent boxing bout. The Problem Child beat Diaz via a unanimous decision on August 5th, 2023, via a unanimous decision. In the aftermath of that process, Paul promised to run things back in MMA given that Diaz had crossed […]
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals ACL Tear, Will The Elon Fight Happen?
In some latest MMA news, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that he suffered an injury while training for MMA, which is going to keep him out of action for some time. The revelation arrives shortly after Elon Musk raised hopes of a cage fight between the pair once again. The duo were initially linked with a […]
Derrick Lewis Reacts To His Arrest, Schaub Backs Ngannou To Stop Jones
In some MMA news, Derrick Lewis shut down any questions regarding his recent arrest for reckless driving. Reports indicated that Lewis had been apprehended by authorities on October 25th, 2023, which just so happened to be ten days before his fight with Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night 231 on November 5th, 2023. It is claimed […]
Derrick Lewis Claims He Was ‘Tricked' Into Fighting Jailton Almeida
In some MMA news, Derrick Lewis has revealed that he was tricked into facing Jailton Almeida at his upcoming against the Brazilian on November 5th, 2023, at Fight Night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lewis will aim to beat Almeida in his own backyard, something which he was unaware of until he accepted the bout. Lewis […]
Derrick Lewis Arrested And Charged For Reckless Driving
UFC’s Derrick Lewis has suffered a setback after having been charged with reckless driving. According to reports, the 38-year-old had been driving 150 miles per hour in a zone where the speed limit was 50. And to make matters even more noticeable, the MMA fighter had been driving in a red Lamborghini, while changing lanes […]