UFC News
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Video: UFC champ Amanda Nunes crashes ‘Desus & Mero’
Amanda Nunes is making the media rounds and popping up in unexpected places. The UFC women’s bantamweight champion was in New York and made a surprise appearance on the hit late night show Desus and Mero, impressing the hosts and showing off a bit of technique in the process. As…
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Former boxing champ Ricardo Mayorga calls out Conor McGregor for mixed rules bout
Updated below In the age of superfights and crossover appeal, we’ve seen a rise in fighters clamoring for fights that will net them bigger paydays via pay-per-view revenue. With this in mind, the usual modus operandi is for people to call out the biggest attraction they can in hopes of…
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UFC 207: Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – Winners and Losers
After an odd start and a mixture of thrilling outings with few disappointments, UFC 207 turned into a great PPV in the end with a bit of everything for everyone. Even with the loss of the rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez, the card ended up being solid and…
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UFC 207: Full transcript of Ronda Rousey’s corner advice during loss to Amanda Nunes
Now that UFC 207 is in the books, the period of reflection has begun. All of the analysis regarding what Nunes did right and what Rousey did wrong will be flooding in as expected, but the corner advice that Rousey received during the fight also needs some examination. Once again,…
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Nick and Nate Diaz marijuana pipes and rolling papers now for sale
These days, certain forms product placement shows up where you least expect it. Especially in the combat sports scene, where it’s less likely for most fighters to be the faces of brands for mass consumption. Yet due to their anti-establishment bravado and penchant for consuming the devil’s lettuce, the Diaz…
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UFC 207 Video: Embedded Episode 2 – ‘It’s Friday, it’s on a Friday…’
The UFC’s Embedded series continues to deliver in the lead up to UFC 207, and the second episode gives us a glimpse of what Christmas was like for some of the parties involved. We begin with bantamweight king Dominick Cruz enjoying some marvelous-looking sushi with friends and teammates, while Cody…
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Angela Hill off UFC 207 due to USADA guidelines
Invicta strawweight champion Angela Hill is going to have to wait a while before returning to the UFC. The current Invicta strawweight champion was slated to return for UFC 207 later this month against Jessica Andrade, but her return was cut short upon receiving the news that she has to…
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Jon Jones suspended for one year by Nevada Athletic Commission
We finally have a decision regarding the future of Jon Jones. As per MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani, the Nevada Athletic Commission has agreed with USADA and issued a one-year suspension to the former UFC light heavyweight champion. Said suspension will be retroactive to the date of the test failure, which is…
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TUF 24 Finale: Johnson vs Elliott – Winners and Losers
I’ll just come right out and say it – the UFC’s frantic run to end 2016 is exhausting. Weeks upon weeks of one event after the other is one way to burn out fans is a very risky thing for the UFC, as fans have been consistently unimpressed with each…
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UFC Melbourne: Winners and Losers
Another Fight Night event, another series of fights designed to move divisions along and separate the wheat from the chaff. As expected, this card came with low fan expectation since the cancellation of a very anticipated main event between Jacare Souza and Luke Rockhold, yet the event had some bright…