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UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has somehow gone up in the UFC’s male pound-for-pound rankings after his brawl with Dricus du Plessis. Last weekend at UFC 296, all hell broke loose. Following their lively press conference exchange, Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis squared off, and then attended UFC 296 on Saturday night. Then, after…
Authoritative mixed martial arts trainer Javier Mendez assessed the performance of promising British prospect Paddy Pimblett in his fight with American veteran Tony Ferguson. According to the coach, Paddy Pimblett didn’t get any extra points in the piggy bank as he was unable to finish Tony Ferguson but admitted he was impressed with Pimblett’s grappling….
Chael Sonnen is uncertain about Colby Covington’s future after UFC 296. Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) fell short in his third crack at undisputed gold when he lost a unanimous decision to welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena. UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik…
Scott Coker recently opened up about Michael ‘Venom’ Page signing a new deal with the UFC and shared a heartwarming post on social media celebrating the start of the former Bellator star’s new journey. Michael Page is widely considered among the flashiest strikers in MMA and has established himself as a bonafide Bellator legend. After…
Alex Pereira is leaving it up to Israel Adesanya to decide if they ever fight again. Following a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka that won him the UFC light heavyweight title this past November, Pereira immediately called for a trilogy bout with Adesanya. The longtime rivals have met four times in combat sports, with Pereira defeating Adesanya twice in kickboxing…
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman weighed in on the extent of trash talking that fighters engage in and what it signifies about the fighters themselves. Kamaru Usman spoke to Patrick Bet-David on the PBD Podcast and was asked if it was UFC CEO Dana White’s job to intervene between fighters who crossed certain boundaries in order…
UFC lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett is hoping to return to the cage next summer following his recent win at UFC 296. ‘The Baddy’ ended a yearlong hiatus over the weekend, returning on the UFC 296 main card. There, the rising lightweight met former interim champion, Tony Ferguson. Heading into the bout, the two men were…
Leon Edwards did not let his emotions affect his performance against Colby Covington at UFC 296, but it was evident that a nerve was touched at the press conference. Keeping true to his on-camera character, Covington stole all the headlines the week before his welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 296. Among other…
Islam Makhachev renews call for Leon Edwards title shot after latter’s UFC 296 performance. On Saturday night, the UFC’s last event of 2023 ended, as Edwards retained his 170-pound throne in a lackluster fight against Colby Covington. There weren’t many discussions to be had about the UFC 296 main event, leading the MMA community to…
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler is the latest to mock Colby Covington. ‘Chaos’ returned to the cage in the main event of UFC 296 over the weekend. For Colby Covington, the bout was his first since a unanimous decision win over Jorge Masvidal last March. In the pay-per-view headliner, he met Leon Edwards. In the…
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