Anthony Smith recently dared to spar with former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, and he was taken by SURPRISE. Literally. Strickland is notorious for taking sparring sessions very seriously and he’s often seen smashing people in training without mercy. Most recently, he bloodied up Twitch streamer Sneako during a sparring session, for which ‘Tarzan’ received a lot of flak. Among his loudest critics was Jake Paul, who slammed Sean for taking on guys with zero combat experience. What about professional fighters, though? UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith recently had a sparring sess ..read more

Jose Aldo hopes to see the Conor McGregor of old when the latter steps inside the cage after three years. McGregor is set to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon after a three-year absence, squaring off against Michael Chandler in a blockbuster clash at UFC 303. The duo’s most recent encounter took place during The Ultimate Fighter season 31, where they not only coached emerging talents but also guided seasoned veterans of the sport. Despite their fight being delayed due to issues with USADA, McGregor is primed and ready to step back into the Octagon once again. His longtime adve ..read more

Michael Bisping has explained why he thinks Sean Strickland will hold a competitive advantage over Paulo Costa at UFC 302. Following UFC 300, UFC President Dana White announced that Strickland and Costa will square off in the co-main event of UFC 302. Both Strickland and Costa stand as top contenders in the UFC middleweight division, and their fight will likely be a title eliminator, considering the fact that ‘Tarzan’ recently lost his belt in a closely contested decision against Dricus Du Plessis. Speaking on his YouTube Channel, Bisping shared his thoughts on the matchup. “That is a crazy f ..read more

Henry Cejudo believes Bo Nickal is not ready for a top-10 UFC middleweight. Nickal most recently competed at UFC 300, where he beat Cody Brundage by second round submission in what was a subpar performance by his standards, according to many in the MMA community. Cejudo is one of those people who believe that although Nickal has the potential to be a world champion, he’s not ready to lock horns with the best fighters in the world just yet. “Don’t put that pressure on you, if you’re disappointed in your performance, because quite honestly, I do believe you could be a future champ at 185 pounds ..read more

Michael Chandler wouldn’t be surprised if the UFC makes him fight Conor McGregor for the inaugural 165-pound title. During the UFC 300 post-fight press conference, CEO Dana White announced the blockbuster fight between McGregor and Michael Chandler at UFC 303. The fight will take place at welterweight, which is 170 pounds, but there are also rumors of an inaugural 165-pound super lightweight title fight. During a recent interview on The Mac Life, Chandler shared his thoughts on the rumors. “That was one of the rumors as well, the 165 belt, obviously, that has not happened,” Chandler said. “Ev ..read more

Former UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has lashed out at Jake Paul amid ongoing war of words. ‘Gamebred’ is set to compete in a boxing match against Nate Diaz at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on July 1st. The event will be Masvidal’s second venture into boxing, following his victory over Joseph Benjamin nearly two decades ago in 2005. During their pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, Masvidal and Diaz criticized Paul, who later took to social media to claim that Dana White had prevented the former BMF champ from facing him, otherwise he would have smacked some sense into him. ‘Th ..read more

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has denied threatening a DFSI employee during a regular drug test. On Friday, several reports claimed that Jones and a DFSI employee had a heated argument during a regular drug test. It was claimed that ‘Bones’ was potentially intoxicated and he allegedly threatened the person and took their phone. After leaving Jones’ home, the individual reached out to law enforcement in northeast Albuquerque to formally report the incident. Shortly after the story spread like fire on social media, Jones jumped on his Instagram account to share his side of the story, posti ..read more

Charles Oliveira has hit back at Arman Tsarukyan’s pre-fight trash talk. Oliveira and Tsarukyan are gearing up for their UFC 300 showdown, which will likely earn the winner a shot at Islam Makhachev’s lightweight belt. The stakes for the fight couldn’t be higher, which is why the rising sensation is trying to get under the skin of the veteran Brazilian. Recently, Tsarukyan suggested Oliveira was one-dimensional and that he mostly secures wins through rear-naked chokes. However, Oliveira swiftly fired back at his opponent, emphasizing that while he has secured many victories through a RNC, he ..read more

Joaquin Buckley feels that Ariel Helwani and the MMA media industry, in general, are not properly serving MMA fighters. Buckley secured the biggest win of his career against Vicente Luque at UFC Atlantic City, following which he slammed potential rivals like Kevin Holland, as well as journalists, particularly Helwani. During a recent interview with Michael Bisping, Buckley disclosed that his recent appearance on Helwani’s ‘The MMA Hour’ didn’t unfold as he had hoped. “So I was just doing Ariel Helwani’s show and to be honest, I’m not a big fan of Ariel because when he be having fighters on, h ..read more

Ronda Rousey believes she’s the greatest MMA fighter of all time. The former UFC bantamweight champion is widely regarded as the pioneer of women’s MMA in the UFC, where she defended her 135-pound belt a record six times, before losing it to Holly Holm by a devastating head kick knockout at UFC 193. Rousey, who had maintained an undefeated record until then, was deeply affected and openly acknowledged considering suicide in the aftermath of her defeat. Ronda’s return to the Octagon against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 also ended in disappointment, with her being stopped by ‘The Lioness’ within a m ..read more