The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
The biggest lightweight fight in years will go down at UFC 280 on October 22nd in Abu Dhabi. Charles Oliveira is the former UFC lightweight champion but was stripped due to missing weight back in May. The general consensus is that Charles remains the uncrowned king at 155 pounds despite the unfortunate mistake. Enter Islam … Read more
The UFC lightweight title will no longer be vacant (we hope) after former champion Charles Oliveira takes on surging prodigy Islam Makhachev. The bout will go down at UFC 280 on October 22nd and all eyes will be on this one. Can the dominant former champ recapture the belt he relinquished due to missing weight? … Read more
It is a popular opinion among hardcore fans that former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov didn’t defend his title enough to cement him solidly as the pound for pound GOAT. With the rise of Charles Oliveira who is on an incredible 11 fight win streak there is a new candidate for greatest lightweight ever. In … Read more
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski looks incredible as the king at 145 pounds. He has beaten Max Holloway twice, Brian Ortega, and The Korean Zombie via TKO It has become commonplace for successful champs like Volkanovski to aim for a second belt in another weight class. Stars like Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Henry Cejudo, and … Read more
Dan Hooker will face rising star Islam Makhachev on October 30th. Makhachev has been having a hard time finding opponents mostly because of his skill and partially due to the hype train he is riding shotgun on. Rafael Dos Anjos was forced to withdraw from his UFC 267 highly anticipated bout with Makhachev leaving him … Read more
The famous Conor McGregor line, “Who da fook is dat guy” happened at the UFC 205 press conference. It came after Jeremy Stephens interjected during a question asked to McGregor. Stephens said “This guy TKO’s people. When I knock people out they don’t fuckin move”. It remains one of the most memorable albeit short exchanges … Read more
UFC lightweight Paul Felder decided he was going to step out from behind the commentary desk and save this Saturday’s Fight Night main event. Rafael Dos Anjos was left without an opponent when Islam Makhachev was forced to withdraw. Saturday’s fight is a big deal for Rafael because it is his return to lightweight so … Read more