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California Signs Bill For An MMA Fighter Retirement Benefit Fund
California has rubber-stamped an MMA fighter retirement benefit fund into law, becoming the first state to do so, which will begin in 2024. The news comes after the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, signed Assembly Bill 1136 on October 8th, 2023. The initiative was put forward by Matt Haney, an assembly member from San Francisco, […]
Scott Coker Addresses Bellator's Sale Rumors – ‘Hard For Me To Really Comment'
In some MMA news, Scott Coker, the President of Bellator, has addressed the rumours that the organisation could be sold. According to reports, the PFL has long been linked with buying the organisation out with suggestions that it would take $500 million in order to make the deal happen. Although that may have been the […]
Strickland Recalls Adesanya's Bizarre Comments, Diaz Wants A Trilogy With Paul
In today’s MMA news, Sean Strickland has recalled the conversation he had with Israel Adesanya after he beat the latter to become the UFC middleweight champion of the world. Strickland-Adesanya The American shocked the world to win via a unanimous decision, as he walked down Izzy to get the win, which was accompanied by him […]
Cyborg and Carmouche Show Why Experience Matters at Bellator 300
Bellator has two women’s champions that seem to never age. Cris Cyborg, 38, and Liz Carmouche, 39, have been involved in MMA for a long time with many different organizations. Both seem to have found satisfaction by using the twilight of their respective careers to show the up-and-comers what it would take to become a […]
Nurmagomedov Slams PED Claims, McGregor's USADA Issue
In some MMA news, Khabib Nurmagomedov has hit back at Bobby Green’s comments about Russian fighter’s allegedly using PEDS. Green, for his part, had controversially accused Khabib and Islam Makhachev of using performance enhancing drugs. And as part of that process, he looked back at his own loss to Makhachev in 2022. Thereafter, Green was adamant […]
Chael Sonnen And Grant Dawson Doubt McGregor Will Fight Again
In some MMA news, Chael Sonnen has doubts about whether Conor McGregor will return to the sport following his latest social media post which hinted he had enrolled in USADA. McGregor has been absent from the cage ever since he lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. And in the aftermath of that, McGregor suffered […]
Dana White Clarifies His Stance On Banning Flags And McGregor's Return
In some MMA news, Dana White has opened up about putting an end to a flag ban that had been imposed in the sport. The CEO of the UFC’s comments came in the aftermath of Joe Pyfer covering himself in an American flag following his win over Abdul Razak Alhassan. The former had managed to […]
Jon Jones Spars With Grappling Expert For Miocic, Bobby Green Recalls Hammering Strickland In Sparring
In some MMA news, Jon Jones has began training with grappling expert Gordon Ryan in the run up to his fight with Stipe Miocic. The duo will square off at UFC 295 on November 12th, 2023, as Jones defends the title that he won against Ciryl Gane. The narrative heading into the fight is that […]
McGregor Hints At USADA Enrollment, Cormier Questions Fury's Mindset For Ngannou
In some MMA news, Conor McGregorhas set the MMA world on fire with suggestions that he has joined the USADA testing pool. McGregor has been out of the fight game for around two years after having been beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Since then, talks over a fight with Michael Chandler have been […]
Adesanya Overlooked Strickland – Says Yoel Romero
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Yoel Romero has opened up on Israel Adesanya’s performance against Sean Strickland. Izzy lost his middleweight title via a unanimous decision as Strickland shocked the world at UFC 293. Prior the fight happening, though, Adesanya was very confident over getting a result. So much so that he vowed to make things […]
Alexa Grasso Undergoes Hand Surgery – ‘What Are The Odds Huh?'
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Alexa Grasso, the UFC flyweight champion, has revealed that she has undergone hand surgery following her split draw with Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC. During the bout on Mexican Independence Day, both fighters faced each other in a high-octane bout that ended in a controversial decision. Mike Bell’s 10-8 scorecard in […]
Chandler Slams Moicano For Calling Him ‘Delusional'
In some MMA news, Michael Chandler has hit back at Renato Moicano after the latter criticised his decision for waiting for the Conor McGregor fight. The fight between McGregor and Chandler had been teased for some time only for it to fall through this year. McGregor’s failur to enroll in USADA meant that the missed […]
Miocic On Retiring, Jon Jones Praises' McGregor's Skills
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Stipe Miocic has refused to rule out that his upcoming fight with Jon Jones could be his last one. The pair will face each other on November 12th, 2023, at UFC 295. Jones is the massive favorite, given that he returned after three years out of the cage to beat Ciryl […]
Renato Moicano Tells Chandler To Stop Waiting For The McGregor Fight
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Renato Moicano has urged Michael Chandler to forget about fighting Conor McGregor and move on. The pair have long been linked with a fight only to see things not materialize. McGregor had talked about a return to the sport only for his 2023 comeback to fail. The big sticking point […]
Dana White Trolls Espinoza Again, O'Malley's Next Opponent
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Dana White has hit out at Stephen Espinoza as the UFC CEO continued to exchange verbals on social media. The pair have been involved in a back-and-forth on social media ever since White reacted to reports that Showtime could step away from boxing in 2024. In response, White criticised the […]
Dillion Danis' Sparring Failure Goes Viral
In today’s MMA latest headlines, Dillon Danis has hit back at criticism that he has received in response to his sparring. The MMA fighter is currently getting ready to face Logan Paul in the run up to their crossover fight on October 14th, 2023. And as part of their process, the two have been firing […]
Bellator 300: 4 Championships in Stacked Main Card
Whatever you think of Bellator and its position in the MMA landscape, nobody can deny their effort with the Bellator 300 main card – with four championship fights that could easily main event their own nights. Who will emerge as the winners and losers from the Pechanga Arena on October 7th? Lightweight World Grand […]
Dillon Danis Recalls Having Suicidal Thoughts After His Knee Injuries
In today’s MMA/boxing headlines, Dillon Danis has opened up on how he considered committing suicide following his knee injuries that could have threatened his career for good. The MMA fighter is currently getting prepared to face Logan Paul on October 14th, 2023, in his boxing debut. The fight will be the biggest payday of Danis’ […]
Chael Sonnen Blames Mark Hunt's Attorney For The Failed Dana White/UFC Lawsuit
In the MMA latest updates, Chael Sonnen has hit out Mark Hunt’s attorney following the news that the latter’s lawsuit against the UFC and Dana White had been dismissed. According to reports, Hunt had alleged that White may have misled him into thinking that Brock Lesnar was not using any performance-enhancing drugs. This was in […]
McGregor Still Wants The Diaz Trilogy
In the MMA latest updates, Conor McGregor is hopeful of a trilogy fight with Nate Diaz later down the line. The ’Notorious’ has been out of the cage since his defeat to Dustin Poirier in 2021. And as part of that process, he broke his leg which has kept him out of action for some […]