Check out UFC 289 tips and previews for all five main card fights from Vancouver, including the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship trilogy bout between Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana.  UFC 288 Tips – Amanda Nunes V Irene Aldana 13:20 (AEST), Sun 11th May @ Rogers Arena, Vancouver Career records: Nunes – 22-5 (13 wins by KO/TKO) Aldana – 14-6 (8 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts: Nunes def Julianna Pena – Unanimous decision – UFC 277, July 2022 Aldana def Macy Chiasson – Rd 3 KO – UFC 279, September 2022 Analysis: Irene Aldana gets the opportunity to challenge for Amanda Nunes’ UFC Women’s ..read more

Check out UFC 288 tips and previews for all five main card fights from Newark, including the UFC Bantamweight Championship headliner bout between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo.  UFC 288 Tips – Aljamain Sterling V Henry Cejudo 13:20 (AEST), Sun 7th May @ Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Career records: Sterling – 22-3 (3 wins by KO/TKO) Cejudo – 16-2 (8 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts: Sterling def TJ Dillinshaw – Rd 2 TKO – UFC 280, October 2022 Cruz def Cejudo – Rd 2 TKO – UFC 249, November 2020 Analysis: Aljamain Sterling defends the UFC Bantamweight Championship for the third ..read more

Check out UFC 287 tips and previews for all five main card fights from Miami, including the rematch headliner between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship.  UFC 287 Tips – Alex Pereira V Israel Adesanya 13:20 (AEST), Sun 9th Apr @ Miami-Dade Arena, Miami Career records: Pereira – 7-1 (6 wins by KO/TKO) Adesanya – 23-2 (15 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts: Pereira def Israel Adesanya – Rd 5 TKO – UFC 281, November 2022 Adesanya lost to Alex Pereira – Rd 5 TKO – UFC 281, November 2022 Analysis: Israel Adesanya is a slight favourite to regain the UFC Middlewe ..read more

Check out UFC 286 tips and previews for all five main card fights from London, including the trilogy headliner between Leon Edwards and Kumara Usman for the vacant UFC Welterweight Championship.  UFC 286 Tips – Leon Edwards V Kamaru Usman 09:20 (AEDT), Sun 19th Mar @ The O2 Arena, London Career records:  Edwards – 20-3-1 (7 wins by KO/TKO) Usman – 20-2 (9 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts:  Edwards def Kamaru Usman – Rd 5 KO – UFC 278, August 2022 Usman lost to Leon Edwards – Rd 5 KO – UFC 278, August 2022 Analysis: Leon Edwards makes his first defence of the UFC Welterweight Cham ..read more

Check out UFC 285 tips and previews for all five main card fights from Las Vegas, including the headliner between the legendary Jon Jones and Cyril Gane for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.  UFC 285 Tips – Jon Jones V Ciryl Gane 15:20 (AEDT), Sun 5th Mar @ T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada Career records:  Jones – 26-1-1 (10 wins by KO/TKO) Gane 12-1 (5 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts:  Jones def Dominick Reyes – Unanimous Decision – UFC 247, February 2020 Gane def Tai Tuivasa – Rd 3 KO – UFC Fight Night, September 2022 Analysis: A mouth-watering occasion for fight fans a ..read more

Check out UFC 283 tips and previews for all five main card fights in Rio de Janeiro, including the main event with Glover Teixeira taking on Jamahl Hill for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.  UFC 283 Tips – Glover Teixeira V Jamahl Hill 15:20 (AEDT), Sun 22nd Jan @ Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro Career records:  Teixeira – 33-8 (18 wins by KO/TKO) Hill – 11-1-1 wins (7 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts:  Teixeira lost to Jiri Prochazka – Rd 5 Submission – UFC 275, June 2022 Hill def Thiago Santos – Rd 4 TKO – UFC on ESPN, August 2022 Analysis: The UFC returns to Brazi ..read more

Check out UFC 282 tips and previews for all five main card fights in Las Vegas, including the main event between light heavyweight stars Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev. UFC 282 Tips – Jan Blachowicz V Magomed Ankalaev 15:20 (AEST), Sun 11th Dec @ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Career records:  Blachowicz – 29-9 (9 wins by KO/TKO) Ankalaev – 18-1 (10 wins by KO/TKO) Last bouts:  Blachowicz def Aleksandar Rakic – Rd 3 TKO – UFC on ESPN, May 2022 Ankalaev def Anthony Smith – Rd 2 TKO – UFC 277, July 2022 Analysis: This showdown was initially scheduled to determine the next challeng ..read more

The ever-expanding trend of crossover boxing bouts continues this weekend courtesy of Jake Paul’s showdown with MMA icon Anderson Silva. It’s YouTuber Paul’s fourth straight bout against a mixed martial artist, having beaten Ben Askren (TKO) and twice accounting for Tyron Woodley (split decision and KO) in 2021. Previously, he took on former NBA star Nate Robinson for a convincing victory. Let’s take a journey around the sporting world to remember the athletes who stepped outside their usual disciplines to try their hand in the boxing and wrestling rings and MMA cages. AFL Aussie rules wild ma ..read more

Check out UFC 264 tips and previews for all five main card fights in Las Vegas, including the trilogy bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.  UFC 264 Tips – Dustin Poirier V Conor McGregor 13:00 (AEST), Sun 11th Jul @ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Career records:  Poirier – 27-6 (13 by KO/TKO) McGregor – 22-5 (19 by KO/TKO) Last bouts:  Poirier def McGregor – Rd 2 TKO @ UFC 257, January 2021 McGregor def by Poirier – Rd 2 TKO @ UFC 257, January 2021 Analysis: Poirier v McGregor 3 headlines UFC 264 – less than six months after the octagon greats’ second showdown. The pa ..read more

Check out UFC 261 tips for the main event – the rematch between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal for the UFC Welterweight Championship.  UFC 261 Tips – Kamaru Usman V Jorge Masvidal 13:00 (AEST), Sun 25th Apr @ Jacksonville Arena Career records:  Usman – 18-1-0 (8 by KO/TKO) Masvidal – 35-14 (16 by KO) Last bouts:  Usman – defeated Gilbert Burns @ UFC 258 (Rd 3 TKO) Masvidal – defeated by Usman @ UFC 251 (Rd 5 Decision) Analysis: Jorge Masvidal receives an opportunity to avenge his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251 last July – despite not having fought since. Usman, meanwhile ..read more