Khamzat Chimaev tweets meme to downplay his weight debacle

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Some people are tone deaf. One of them is UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev. Today at the weigh-ins for his UFC 279 bout with Nate Diaz, Chimaev missed weight by an embarrassing 7.5 pounds. The shots have been fired by disgusted and exasperated MMA fans on social media and now Chimaev has fired back. Instead of … Read more

Khamzat Chimaev embarrassingly misses weight for UFC 279

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Wow… If UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev wanted to make a case for being the next in line for a shot at champion Leon Edwards – it’s not happening. Today at the UFC 279 weigh-ins, Khamzat missed weight by a ridiculous 7.5 pounds. This is a disaster for everyone involved. In his farewell fight, Nate Diaz … Read more

Team Diaz and Team Chimaev brawl reason given

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It wouldn’t be a Nate Diaz press conference if people weren’t fighting. Dana White canceled the UFC 279 press conference unexpectedly yesterday without giving a reason causing media speculation to run rampant. It turns out that it was an altercation. Combat Sports insider Ariel Helwani Tweeted the reason Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz’s teams clashed. … Read more

Nate Diaz says he was denied 4 opponents before Chimaev

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UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz has one final fight left on his current contract. Some fans speculated it would be a trilogy closer with Conor McGregor, a rematch with Jorge Masvidal, or even Dustin Poirier. It ended up being an up and coming killer. Enter Khamzat Chimaev. The social media talk was immediately centered around … Read more

Paulo Costa calls out opponent for final UFC fight

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Paulo Costa remains a strong contender in the UFC’s middleweight division despite an incredibly embarrassing weight gain snafu before his fight and subsequent loss to Marvin Vettori in October of 2021. He would bounce back against Luke Rockhold in an amazing back and forth fight which saw the Brazilian’s stock rise again. With only a … Read more

Bisping questions Jake Paul picking Anderson Silva as opponent

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In a never ending series of freak show boxing opponents for Jake Paul’s freak show match-up circus there is a new challenger. Enter former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. He’s almost 50. Prime Jake Paul material. Anderson is 47 years old and Jake’s choosing him is no surprise. He fought a wrestler with toddler level … Read more

Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next bout is another WTF

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Floyd Mayweather Jr and Jake Paul may be the kings of freak show boxing. Ever since officially retiring following his win over Conor McGregor, Mayweather has sporadically come out of said retirement to face such juggernauts as YouTuber Logan Paul, tiny kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa, and Don Moore. Now he will face off against Mikuru Asakura. … Read more

Bisping believes fellow Brit will be champion

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Darren Till was once considered the next big thing in the welterweight division during the reign of then champion Tyron Woodley Unfortunately, the British fighter was dominated by Woodley in his lone title shot and then was brutally knocked out by Jorge Masvidal in his next outing. He would make the decision to move up … Read more