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WOW. Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. That sounds very odd. At UFC 274 former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will get another shot at undisputed gold. This time the belt will not be around anyone’s waist on the way to The Octagon. Headed in to today’s weigh ins it was around the waist … 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
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje is lobbying hard for a shot at current undisputed champ Charles Oliveira. Justin just defeated Michael Chandler in one of the most exciting bouts in lightweight history. While Chandler is now 1-2 in the UFC he remains one of the most respected and talented fighters in that weight … Read more
Newly signed Michael Chandler is a breath of fresh air for the UFC. His signing may not have come with the chaos that Ben Askren’s brought but it comes with all of the intrigue. Chandler is one of the best examples of a valuable free agent in the sport of MMA. There aren’t a lot … Read more
UFC 254 is in the books but the memory of that night will live on for a long time. Robert Whittaker put himself back in the middleweight title picture with his second win in a row. Justin Gaethje made Khabib Nurmagomedov look human in the first round only to have the Russian come out in … Read more
There are a lot of us that feel like the UFC doesn’t really know what to do with newly signed lightweight Michael Chandler. Michael was extremely successful in the Bellator organization and there are high hopes for him from fans now that he is in the biggest organization in the world. The problem is, and … Read more
One of the most exciting free agent signings in recent years was Bellator lightweight Michael Chandler to the UFC. He is a former three time champion in the Bellator organization and at 34 years of age he definitely still has time for a solid title run and the UFC. Chandler is on standby for Saturday’s … Read more
When Conor McGregor shared his version of the UFC 254 face-off between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje on Instagram he had us for a moment. It’s no secret that whenever Khabib Nurmagomedov is involved in something that the Irishman will ultimately find a way to inject himself into the picture. This time he did it … Read more
In advance of the clash between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, many felt that the Irishman was about to put the Russian in his place. With just one defeat to McGregor’s name, against Nate Diaz, which he avenged soon afterwards in a rematch, he was seen as the man to end Khabib’s … Read more
MMA has its own storied history in the betting and gambling scene as it serves as a key component for how the business operates often serving as a metric for success for many events – even with the location with UFCs home being set in Vegas it certainly encourages a bit of wagering on the … Read more