The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
It is not a secret that UFC president Dana White was unhappy with the stoppage in the flyweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and champ Henry Cejudo. It appeared that TJ was still fighting when the ref stepped in to wave it off which left some scratching their heads. Still, it is what it is … Read more
Donald Cerrone extended his record for most UFC finishes to 16 at UFC Brooklyn this weekend by knocking out Alexander Hernandez. Cowboy was all smiles afterwards when he spoke with the media openly about anything they threw at him. They probably could have told him he wasn’t getting paid and he wouldn’t have missed a … Read more
Former boxing champ and ex-sparring partner of Conor McGregor, Paulie Malignaggi has never been shy about bashing McGregor in public. His sparring sessions with Conor started the beef and became a topic of controversy when the Irishman posted a photo of him standing over a downed Malignaggi. Paulie claims he was pushed and McGregor says … Read more
When we found out we were going to see UFC flyweight champ take on bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw at this Saturday’s UFC Brooklyn event on ESPN+ we were excited. Then we heard that TJ would be the one dropping down instead of the traditional idea of a fighter moving up. McGregor moved up to fight … Read more
UFC Flyweight champion Henry Cejudo will face bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw on January 19th. The ‘UFC Brooklyn’ event will be the first one broadcast through ESPN’s streaming service ESPN+ and it’s debut on ESPN. Oddly enough it was TJ Dillashaw who offered to change weight classes which is strange, especially given the UFC’s track record … Read more
UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov manhandled Conor McGregor back in October and despite the dominance most fans expected an immediate rematch. Hopefully someone with some sense intervened and that’s why this next report almost happened instead. Team Khabib called out the only other fighter in the organization who has beaten the Irish mega-star. The man … Read more
Respected trainer Firas Zahabi of Tri-Star gym lit a fire underneath Conor McGregor warm enough to get him posting on social media in retaliation. In a recent Q&A, Zahabi stated that in a rematch he believed current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway would win this time around (via MMAJunkie). Holloway has grown leaps and bounds … Read more
I just… I mean… The biggest money making machine in the UFC has a lot of options for his next fight all of which would be lucrative. Somehow, amidst all of the Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov rematches, Conor McGregor managed to find the worst one possible. Tenshin “I just got tooled by Floyd Mayweather … Read more
The past year has been a whirlwind for Khabib Nurmagomedov. First he won the lightweight championship against Al Iaquinta with a unanimous decision at UFC 223. Then he took down the renowned notorious fighter Conor McGregor and rose to instant stardom. His name is now known all over the world. Khabib has now challenged Mayweather … Read more
Disappointing news came from lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz about their next fight. Since trouncing Conor McGregor in October the Khabib related rumors have been out there that former champ Tony Ferguson would be next. That is the only fight that makes sense in terms of logic and fairness which means the UFC … Read more