Charles Oliveira believes he ‘deserves’ ranked opponent, eyes spot on Uruguay card
Lightweight contender Charles Oliveira believes he has earned a step up in competition. Following a TKO win over Nik Lentz at UFC Rochester, on …
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Elizeu Zaleski tells top welterweights to ‘get out’ if they won’t fight
Elizeu Zaleski can’t help but wonder if the UFC’s welterweight division is scared to lose to him. Zaleski (21-5) has gone undefeated in seven …
Committed to KSW, Roberto Soldic believes he would be top 10 in UFC
Welterweight champion Roberto Soldic has no intentions of leaving of KSW for the foreseeable future, but the Croatian knockout artist believes he could be …
Conor McGregor still wants rematch with Floyd Mayweather: ‘I know I would win’
Conor McGregor stepped out of his comfort zone in 2017 when he transitioned to the sport of boxing for a showdown against undefeated legend …
Preview – PFL 2019 #2: Palmer vs Gilpen weigh-ins complete, Alexandre Bezerra hospitalized
This week’s lightweight and featherweight talents will get to shine in PFL, and the organization should hope that the action makes up for the …
Khabib Nurmagomedov cleared for UFC 242 after teammates receive reduced suspensions
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is likely to be confirmed for a fight with interim titleholder Dustin Poirier for the UFC 242 headliner on …
Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen added to UFC 241 in August
UFC 241 has been beefed up with another potentially great fight. This one comes in the bantamweight division, when top-ten fighters Raphael Assuncao and …
Dakota Bush not waiting around for the UFC, targeting LFA belt
Normally when a fight doesn’t go as expected it can be a bad thing, but for lightweight up and comer Dakota Bush, his February …
Hurt Game: For all its complexity, at heart MMA is about damage
There are many dubious subcategories of sports dialogue, but post-fight interviews are one of the strangest. Lobbing some perfunctory questions and a live mic …
For PFL champ Lance Palmer, a second $1 million payday could soon be on the way
Lance Palmer had a New Year’s Eve celebration to remember last year — and he hopes history repeats itself by the end of 2019. …
Manager: Khabib will fight Georges St-Pierre in 2019 ‘if all goes to plan’
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov may return to action sooner than expected, thanks to the Nevada Athletic Commission. On Wednesday, NAC executive director Bob …
Urijah Faber is serious about a return to MMA: ‘It’s real possible’
It looks like the MMA world hasn’t seen the last of UFC Hall-of-Famer Urijah Faber. The longtime WEC champ and perennial bantamweight contender in …
Conor McGregor reveals injury and strategy that led to his loss at UFC 229
Conor McGregor’s return from a two-year absence from MMA at UFC 229 did not end well for him. “The Notorious” failed to reclaim the …
Cosmo Alexandre admits he was ‘sad’ after learning extent of Sage Northcutt’s injuries
Cosmo Alexandre’s return to mixed martial arts only lasted 29 seconds, but he doesn’t feel 100 percent happy about it. Alexandre, one of Brazil’s …
Watch Alexander Gustafsson leave Glover Teixeira in a bloody heap (UFC Stockholm fight video)
Watch Alexander Gustafsson leave Glover Teixeira in a bloody heap (UFC Stockholm fight video) (Courtesy of UFC) Alexander Gustafsson has failed three times to …
Morning Report: Urijah Faber blasts T.J. Dillashaw over USADA suspension and apology: ‘T.J.’s a master of turning himself into the victim’
In March, the MMA world was taken aback when bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw revealed that he had failed a USADA drug test and would …
Chinese MMA’s ‘Mad Dog’ batters another ‘kung fu’ master
Xu Xiaodong is at it again. The Beijing based MMA coach and amateur fighter has had another fight with a self-proclaimed kung fu master, …
Video: Chael Sonnen’s mom is the real American Gangster
Chael Sonnen has been part of a lot of combat sports stories throughout his career, and he certainly has the gift of telling them …
KB Bhullar doesn’t want a war at Unified MMA 37
Though he had to make some initial adjustments in his March bout versus Derek Boyle, middleweight prospect KB Bhullar was able to figure out …
Part-time fighter Patrick Martin looking to make a statement at LFA 67
Looking back at his February win over Byron Stevens at LFA 60, heavyweight Patrick Martin feels like was able to further establish a part …
Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen set for UFC 241
One of the bantamweight division’s stalwart contenders is set to face one of its rising stars. Fresh off of a submission loss to Marlon …
Bellator’s Lindsey Vanzandt meets Rizin FF’s Rena Kubota at Bellator 222
Bellator and Rizin Fight Federation will continue to grow their partnership next month at Bellator 222 On Wednesday, Bellator officials announced their fighter Lindsey …
Michael Bisping says he was almost robbed and could have been killed in Cape Town
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping had a harrowing experience during his stay in Cape Town, South Africa. In the most recent episode of …
Report: Deiveson Figueiredo takes on Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 240
A battle of fellow Brazilian flyweights is headed to Edmonton, Canada, in July. According to Combate’s report, contenders Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja are …
Newly-crowned UFC champ Jessica Andrade offers Rose Namajunas immediate rematch
Newly-crowned UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade has a tremendous amount of respect for Rose Namajunas. So much so that she is willing to …
