Former UFC fighter Ben Askren recently appeared on the Chris Van Vliet podcast. The man who will be fighting Jake Paul in April discussed a number of topics during the interview, including his UFC 239 fight against Jorge Masvidal. The UFC 239 fight was iconic for all the wrong reasons, if you’re Ben Askren. Jorge … Read more
The Notorious One Conor McGregor has reacted, again, to the now ’˜official’ retirement of UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib said after his win against Justin Gaethje that he was going to retire from fighting in the cage. The Russian great stated that his mother wished for him to retire, and he was going to … Read more
It was confirmed on Friday that UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov had officially retired. Although the dominant 29-0 Russian Champion had already claimed as such prior, UFC President Dana White was trying to tempt him back to the octagon. ‘29-0 it is. He is 100% officially retired’ Dana White wrote back on Friday. ‘It was … Read more
It was confirmed on Friday that UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov had officially retired. Although the dominant 29-0 Russian Champion had already claimed as such prior, UFC President Dana White was trying to tempt him back to the octagon. ‘29-0 it is. He is 100% officially retired’ Dana White wrote back on Friday. ‘It was … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently spoke to the media following the UFC Vegas 22 card. White discussed a number of topics following the fights, including the performance of main eventer Kevin Holland. Holland took to the cage in the main event against Kevin Brunson. Kevin Holland is known for his trash talking inside the octagon, … Read more
The Notorious One Conor McGregor has reacted to the now ‘official’ retirement of UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Khabib said after his win against Justin Gaethje that he was going to retire from fighting in the cage. The Russian great stated that his mother wished for him to retire, and he was going to honour … Read more
UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has dropped a huge hint that he may in fact be returning to the octagon. The Russian great has been retired since beating Justin Gaethje back in October 2020, taking his undefeated streak to 29-0 in the process. Khabib recently posted an image to Twitter with former UFC owner Lorenzo … Read more
One of the breakout stars of UFC’s 2020 was Khamzat Chimaev. The 26 year old Russian fighter was expected to make his first appearance in the octagon on March 13th. Chimaev was due to face #3-ranked Leon Edwards, but the bout had to be cancelled for the third time. The reasoning for this cancellation was due … Read more
YouTuber and 2-0 pro boxer Jake Paul will be fighting against Ben Askren on April 17th. Former Bellator and ONE Championship title holder Askren will be essentially representing MMA when he gets in the ring with Jake Paul in April; although many critics, fans and pundits are worried about Ben Askren’s standup game, as it was … Read more
UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Israel Adesanya and what his next move should be. Adesanya lost against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 for the Light Heavyweight Championship and now he is likely to return to 185 to defend his Middleweight title. Adesanya was unsuccessful in his attempts to become a two-division Champion … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently spoke to ESPN. White discussed a number of topics ahead of tonight’s UFC 259 card from Las Vegas, Nevada. There are three massive title fights on the 259 card, but later this month we will also see the UFC Heavyweight Championship on the line when Stipe Miocic defends against Francis … Read more
Former UFC fighter Dan Hardy appears to have moved on from calling out Matt Brown; with Brown now confirmed for his next UFC taking place on June 19th against Dhiego Lima. The UK based fighter Hardy has set his sights on Nick Diaz for his return fight in the octagon. ‘So now Matt Brown is … Read more
Khamzat Chimaev recently had fans asking if he had retired from mixed martial arts. The promising breakout star recently posted to Instagram, essentially saying that his fighting career was over. ‘Thank you all so much for supporting me in my journey in this sport. I think I’m done. It’s not the most important victory in … Read more
Former Champ Champ in the UFC Light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions Daniel Cormier has urged Dana White to keep trying to convince Khabib Nurmagomedov to return to the octagon. Khabib of course retired following his defeat of Justin Gaethje back at UFC ‘I mean, he just dominated a very tough Justin Gaethje” Cormier began on the … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently addressed the negativity shown towards UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. The Nigerian-American defeated former team-mate Gilbert Burns on Saturday night to retain his title and move his winning streak to 17 fights. Dana White said at the UFC 258 post game press conference that people should respect Usman. The UFC … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently discussed illegal streamers and how he plans on cutting out the practice in 2021. White was very vocal about “getting those motherf*ckers” ahead of UFC 257, and it appears as though his tactics might be working. Speaking after the UFC 258 main event, White said ‘Not a lot of them … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently spoke on the controversy surrounding former MMA fighter Gina Carano. Star Wars franchise star Carano was recently fired by Lucasfilm and Disney following comments made on social media. ‘Gina Carano is not currently employed by Lucasfilm and there are no plans for her to be in the future,’ said Lucasfilm … Read more
UFC Superstar Conor McGregor will be entering the octagon once again this weekend. The Lightweight fighter will be facing Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 in a hotly anticipated rematch. Much has been made about the meeting between UFC President Dana White and UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this week. The UFC … Read more
Much has been made about the meeting between UFC President Dana White and UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov this past week. The UFC President met with Khabib in Abu Dhabi to discuss if the current UFC Lightweight Champion would retire or chase the 30-0 record. Khabib Nurmagomedov ’˜retired’ last year after defeating Justin Gaethje and … Read more
Bellator MMA fighter Corey Anderson recently spoke to MMA Fighting. The former UFC LHW discussed how he believes that Bellator has a superior Light Heavyweight division to the UFC. ‘I just feel right now Bellator has the upper hand,’ Anderson would state in the interview. ‘[Jon] Jones has left. They’ve got these hype trains. These … Read more
UFC President Dana White has made his intentions to bring back Khabib Nurmagomedov clear. Dana White recently spoke to ESPN and made his intentions clear with the 29-0 undefeated Lightweight Champion. ‘I’m obviously meeting with him because I believe that he should fight again. I mean, look at what he did to Justin Gaethje.” “Look … Read more
UFC President Dana White recently confirmed that a Jorge Masvidal vs. Colby Covington fight could be possible in 2021. White recently spoke to ‘The Schmo’ and said that this was a bout we wanted to bring to the fans this year. ‘I don’t think Masvidal said, ’˜I don’t like that fight stylistically,’’ White stated. ‘We’re … Read more
UFC President Dana White has once again stated his intention to get Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov back in the octagon together. Speaking to the SHOUT! podcast, White would discuss the upcoming UFC 257 bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. ‘When I fly out there, Khabib’s gonna be there, too. So I’m gonna meet … Read more
