UFC 294: Makhachev Dealt Strong Hand for Rematch Against Volkanovski
Islam Makhachev has been dealt a strong hand as he looks to defend his title against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski who steps in on ten days' notice at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1706724165297094982?s=20 Going into UFC 294, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has...
UFC 294: Usman Looks to Shock Returning Chimaev on Short Notice
Kamaru Usman will be looking to deliver the upset of the year when he looks to spoil the return of superstar contender Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1635823130777100289?s=20 A week ago, Kamaru Usman was nowhere to be found. While he'd entertained...
The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 294 — Kamaru Usman
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 81 Winners
Just a week out from one of the biggest UFC cards of the year, the promotion had a tough task of building excitement for UFC Vegas 81. It's a good job that one of the most prolific strikers in UFC...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 81 Losers
UFC Vegas 81 this past weekend delivered a thrilling main event that saw a couple of near finishes, at least one from both fighters involved — Edson Barboza and Sodiq Yusuff. The bout took home Fight of the Night...
No Value in Being a Back-Up? Mateusz Gamrot Loses Out on UFC 294 Main...
Huge news broke this past Wednesday evening: former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira was out of his scheduled rematch with Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. Just a few days prior, MMA Fighting had confirmed that Polish lightweight Mateusz Gamrot had...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 80 Winners
This past Saturday at UFC Vegas 80, Bobby "King" Green pulled off a big upset when he knocked out Grant Dawson within the first 33 seconds of their main event bout. Coming into the fight, Dawson made it clear that...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 80 Losers
The UFC had an interesting stop at the Apex this past week, with an action-packed main card providing ample finishes, and a shock, quick finish in the main event of UFC Vegas 80. Bobby Green always had a good chance...
Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov and Primus Look to Make Big Statements on the Big Stage
Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is in the midst of a tournament, but the future implies there's a different reason to deliver against the dangerous Brent Primus at Bellator 300. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1708882098873090186?s=20 At 25 years-old, Bellator's lightweight champion has the world on...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 79 Winners
The UFC returned to the confines of the Apex this past weekend, as lightweights, Mateusz Gamrot and Rafael Fiziev looked to enter themselves into title contention at UFC Vegas 79. The main event injury curse seems to have become a...
