Welterweight

Diaz says he will walk through Woodley, champ responds

It’s heating up. Stockton legend and UFC bad boy Nick Diaz is never afraid to speak his mind, ever. BJ Penn’s Twitter account reported that Diaz slammed UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and it did not go unnoticed. Here’s the initial post and Woodley’s clap back. What do you think? Would you like to see … Read more

Dana slams Woodley and Covington and says interim 170 title likely

We all know the difficulties Dana White has had with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Dana essentially claims that Woodley is hard to book fights for, unwilling to engage in conversations about fighting, and has even turned down fights in the past. If you would like a good example of his frustrations just read what … Read more

Watch the Bellator 206 weigh ins here live at 5PM ET

Bellator 206 promises to be fireworks with Rampage Jackson and rival Wanderlei Silva fight for a 4th time, the welterweight Grand Prix kicks off, and the main event is a whopper. Welterweight champion Rory MacDonald moves up to middleweight to face the division champ Gegard Mousasi. Tomorrow night the action commences but before then you can watch the weigh-ins for the event right here at 5PM ET.

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VIDEO: Hendricks says no IV policy contributed to his decline

Johny Hendricks at one point was the scariest striker at welterweight and even managed to capture the belt. His run in the UFC ended after he went a head scratching 3-7 in his last 10 bouts and he missed weight in 3 of his last 5. It was a hard fall from grace and fans … Read more

Anderson Silva still stands by his GOAT pick

Anderson Silva used to be the consensus pick for greatest of all time, but some still clung to Fedor Emelianenko, and then it was Jon Jones, and then it was Demetrious Johnson. Anderson Silva himself still says it’s the man some considered the unquestionable GOAT at one point – former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion … Read more

Another former champ calls it quits

Former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has called it quits at 34. He has struggled to make weight and at one point a few years ago when I spoke with him he mentioned he could retire at ’35 or so’. This is still kind of surprising and came via MMAJunkie’s radio program: I’m done. I’m retiring. … Read more

Woodley says Colby is foot poop

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley appeared on The MMA Hour and as expected he went off on interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Woodley responded to Colby’s responses to his responses to Colby’s previous responses. Basically, the beef continues. He said in this appearance that Colby is the ‘sh** on the bottom of his foot’. Ooh burn. Check it out…

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Top Canadian welterweight Matt MacGrath talks future in MMA

Matt MacGrath, one of the most dangerous and exciting Canadian fighters not signed with the UFC, recently caught up with ProMMANow.com’s Dustin Banks to talk about his most recent victory over UFC vet Jesse Ronson and his future in MMA. If you could go back to your fight with Jesse Ronson, is there anything you’d … Read more

Conor McGregor says he’s coming in ‘light and lean’ for rematch with Nate Diaz

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been busy today. The one-man promotional machine can capture millions of people’s attention with a simple Tweet. But today he released several and it all started with his response to a recent Nate Diaz photo that showed his rival looking quite beefy and MMA personality @FrontRowBrian suggesting he move … Read more

Conor McGregor out of control, teases move to middleweight

UFC Featherweight (145 lbs) Champion Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz on Saturday at Welterweight (170 lbs). That’s a huge weight jump for the 5-foot 9-inch Irishman who had been preparing for a 155-pound bout. But he seems to be feeling so good at this new weight, he’s now even talking about moving up to the … Read more