Patricky Pitbull Says Usman Nurmagomedov Was Given Bellator 288 Title Shot Based on Name
Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull believes that while upcoming opponent Usman Nurmagomedov is dangerous, the Dagestani has been given a title shot at Bellator 288 because of his famous surname. A cousin of now-retired ex-UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman...
Sparta 93: Youssef Zalal Plans To Finish Opponent, Get Back To UFC In 2023
Youssef Zalal wants to get back to the UFC. When the news broke that Zalal was released from the UFC earlier this year, many were surprised. After all, Zalal is only 26-years-old and has faced some incredibly tough opposition, including...
What’s Next: UFC 281 Winners
This year, UFC fans have been the beneficiaries of some truly outstanding cards on paper, and in practice. This past Saturday was no different as UFC 281 touched down in the Big Apple, with the lights of the fighting...
What’s Next: UFC 281 Losers
UFC 281 saw the unthinkable happen when Israel Adesanya once again fell to kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Ahead in the fight after four rounds, "The Last Stylebender" was caught in the fifth and subsequently styled on, until the ref...
Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Dead At 38 From Undisclosed Illness
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson has passed away at 38-years-old. Multiple reports and fighters on social media were the ones to break the news. RIP Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. One of the most prolific KO artists our sport...
Sunday MMA Quick Hits: Sean O’Malley Did What? Plus Killer Finishes at KSW 76
Sean O'Malley took a needle to the junk because, reasons, while the Dan Hardy vs. Diego Sanchez boxing bout did not take place on Saturday as expected. Plus, some killer KSW finishes, and Dana White's Power Slap is officially...
Josh Emmett vs. Yair Rodriguez Interim Featherweight Title Fight Announced for UFC 284
February 2023's UFC 284 just landed a second title fight. On Saturday, as UFC 281 was underway, promotion officials announced that Josh Emmett (18-2) will face Yair Rodriguez (14-3, 1NC) at the Pay-Per-View event in Perth, Australia. On the line,...
UFC 281: Alex Pereira Mounts Late Comeback, Stops Israel Adesanya in Fifth
Rarely has mesmerizing, style-bending champion Israel Adesanya been doubted since ascending to the top of the UFC's middleweight mountain. And that, perhaps, was the key difference in the build-up to UFC 281 on Saturday, where Adesanya put his 185lb title...
UFC 281: Zhang Weili Impresses, Regains Title by Submitting Carla Esparza
Strawweight champion Carla Esparza attempted to successfully defend her belt for the first time in her two title reigns at UFC 281 against the former champion Zhang Weili. Carla also seemed to want to right the wrongs of her title...
UFC 281: Dustin Poirier Overcomes Early Adversity, Subs Michael Chandler in Wild Fight
Nearly every UFC Pay-Per-View card these days winds up with a fight fans refer to as the "people's main event," and UFC 281 was no different in that respect. It certainly begs the question, why not hold back these hotly...

























