UFC: Justin Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez Coaching The Ultimate Fighter 26
After rumors swirled surrounding who would be coaching the upcoming twenty-sixth season of The Ultimate Fighter, the selection has been made. Sorry Kevin Lee, but it seems Eddie Alvarez has been given the nod against Justin Gaethje. Dana White...
UFC: Promotional Failures And Lessons To Learn From Pro Wrestling
While the UFC has struggled to build stars in recent times, the WWE and other pro wrestling stages have not slowed down. What could the UFC learn from the squared-circle? Professional wrestling has always had an influence on modern day...
Joe Duffy Re-Ups With the UFC, Inks Seven Fight Deal
Score one for the UFC. After a number of high-profile defectors jumped ship to Bellator over the past year, the promotion has reached an agreement with Ireland's Joe Duffy. According to a report by MMA Fighting, the Irish lightweight...
UFC: What’s Next for Lightweight Contender Michael Johnson?
Although he was recently ranked in the top-five of one of the UFC's deepest divisions, lightweight contender Michael Johnson is facing an uphill battle in the 155-pound weight class. Following his loss to promotional newcomer Justin Gaethje last weekend, in...
UFC: Dana White and The Act of Betrayal
UFC president Dana White has a history of negatively publicising his fighters when they cook up troublesome problems for his promotion, and such was evidenced last weekend at UFC 213. When news broke that Amanda Nunes had pulled out of...
Floyd Mayweather Says Conor McGregor’s Stand-Up Has “Looked Tremendous”
The Mayweather-McGregor (or MayMac, if you will) International Press Tour touched down in Toronto Wednesday evening, and the circus was in full swing for Canadian fight fans. After the on stage antics between UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and...
UFC Lightweight Kevin Lee Says He Was Asked to Coach TUF Opposite Justin Gaethje
According to a post Tuesday from UFC lightweight Kevin Lee, the fighter has been asked to appear as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter — opposite new UFC sensation Justin Gaethje. Lee made the comment on his official Twitter...
UFC 213: Amanda Nunes Releases Statement, Says Sinusitis Forced Her Off Card
The biggest news coming out of UFC 213 Saturday night in Las Vegas was the fight that didn't happen. Prior to the event, the UFC announced that women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes had fallen ill, and was off the...
Former Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir Granted Release from UFC
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who has been sidelined due to a USADA suspension since shortly after his March 2016 bout against Mark Hunt, has been granted his release from the promotion. Mir announced the news via his...
Amanda Nunes Off UFC 213, Whittaker vs. Romero Promoted to Main Event
UFC 213 just underwent a major shakeup at the eleventh hour. A sudden illness with Amanda Nunes has forced the women's bantamweight champion off the UFC 213 card. Nunes had been expected to defend her title against Valentina Shevchenko...