Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Khalil Rountree Jr. may have lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 307, but he didn’t feel too bad about it. Back in October, Rountree nearly pulled off an incredible upset, giving light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira all he could handle before ultimately getting […]
Taisei Sakuraba and Kazushi Sakuraba | Photo by RIZIN One of the greatest Japanese fighters to ever compete in mixed martial arts, Kazushi Sakuraba will see his son Taisei Sakuraba enter the ring for the first time on Dec. 31, when he makes his MMA debut against 41-fight veteran Yusuke Yachi in a lightweight bout […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Robert Whittaker has shared the octagon with former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya twice, and current champ Dricus du Plessis once, so his experience has led him to a hypothesis in regards to Adesanya’s next fight. Adesanya competes in his first non-title fight in five years when he faces surging […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Donald Cerrone is serious about returning to the UFC for two more fights. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), the UFC’s anti-doping agency, confirmed that Cerrone is back in the testing pool in hopes of an octagon return. “Cowboy” also revealed the news on The Pacman Jones Show. “I just re-entered the […]
Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/Getty Images Drake and Conor McGregor have had a relationship over the years, but the former two-division champ isn’t the rap superstar’s favorite fighter. The four-time Grammy winner recently did a holiday-themed live stream on his Kick channel and was asked who his favorite UFC fighter was, and eventually revealed that his […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Jorge Masvidal spent a lot of his career as one of the most underappreciated fighters in combat sports but he retired as a legitimate superstar. On Saturday night at UFC 287, the now 38-year-old veteran called it a career following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns but he […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Maycee Barber picked up her fourth straight victory on Saturday, and the Texas crowd was not happy about two of the judges’ scorecards. Barber took on Andrea Lee in a flyweight main card bout at UFC San Antonio. After 15 competitive minutes, “The Future” earned a somewhat […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ahead of her UFC San Antonio co-main event bout with Yana Santos, Holly Holm spoke to the media about signing a new six-fight contract, whether she will ever box again, and her plans to make history as the first fighter ever in the boxing and UFC Hall […]
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Tyron Woodley knows his best days in MMA are probably behind him. At age 40, the former UFC welterweight champion has stayed active in combat sports since his title reign ended in 2019, but his results have been rocky, to say the least. Between MMA and professional boxing, Woodley is […]
Jens Pulver explains why UFC Hall of Fame induction means so much to him: ‘This is everything to me’
Photo by Susumu Nagao/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jens Pulver had finally found peace with not being in the UFC Hall of Fame. Despite serving as the promotion’s first ever lightweight champion, the now 48-year-old MMA pioneer felt like perhaps too much time had passed to be considered. On top of that, Pulver didn’t […]