Now that light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is no longer competing in the middleweight division, former titleholder Robert Whittaker has become a fan of the Brazilian.   Pereira is a combat sports veteran with 40 professional kickboxing bouts.  He arrived in the UFC in November 2021, largely known to mixed marital arts fans as the guy that beat Israel Adesanya twice in kickboxing.  In his fourth UFC bout he became the guy that held three wins over "The Last Stylebender" and captured the middleweight title.     After losing to Adesanya in the re ..read more

Paige VanZant may be putting her modelling career on hold as she is rumored to have agreed a return to combat sports later this year. '12 Gauge' has long been a fan favorite dating back to her time inside the octagon. During her best years under the UFC banner, VanZant bested veterans Bec Rawlings and Felice Herrig. Though she came up short, the strawweight even managed to share the cage with a young Rose Namajunas. According to reports, DAZN has accidentally revealed that Paige VanZant will be making her first venture into boxing. VanZant will allegedly face off with social media influencer E ..read more

Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz has a rematch scheduled against Jorge Masvidal inside the boxing ring.  The two will fight each other in a 10-round boxing match at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on June 1. Diaz and Masvidal first fought inside the UFC octagon in the inaugural 'BMF' matchup.  Masvidal took home the symbolic belt due to doctor stoppage after the third round.  While Masvidal is his next opponent, Diaz revealed a 'hit list' for future bouts and guaranteed a third bout against McGregor will eventually happen.     Diaz handed ..read more

Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria was in attendance at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the historic UFC 300 event on April 13.  He was there for one reason, to see if Max Holloway defeated Justin Gaethje in their 'BMF' bout.   Holloway did beat Gaethje and did so in highlight reel fashion.  With ten seconds remaining in the final round, Holloway was up on the scorecards.  Instead of coasting to the win, he pointed to the ground to signify his willingness to throw down until the end.  Gaethje obliged and found himself face down on the canvas with one se ..read more

During the UFC 300 Post-Fight Press Conference on April 13, UFC CEO Dana White announced that a bout between former middleweight champion Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa would serve as the UFC 302 co-main event.   Costa (14-3) has lost three of his last four fights and is coming off a loss to former titleholder Robert Whittaker in his last outing in February.  Strickland (28-6) was defeated by Dricus Du Plessis via split decision in his last bout in January.  For months Strickland has lobbied for an immediate rematch, but agreed to faced Costa next after meet ..read more

Max Holloway may have delivered one of the most iconic knockouts the world has ever seen and a video has now surfaced of his instant reaction whilst backstage. 'Blessed' had everything stacked against him heading into his UFC 300 bout against Justin Gaethje on April 13. Despite competing in a higher weight class against one of the most vicious fighters to ever grace the octagon, Holloway showed exactly why he's one of the greatest fighters of his generation. To celebrate his big win, Max Holloway shared a behind the scenes look at the aftermath of UFC 300. The footage saw Holloway share moment ..read more

Joe Rogan has boldly claimed that Max Holloway's knockout of Justin Gaethje is the greatest the UFC has ever seen. Rogan has been present for almost every significant moment inside the octagon since making his commentary debut back in 1997. He has seen it all during his long tenure, but he believes that no knockout exceeds the one he witnessed at UFC 300. Shortly after seeing Justin Gaethje hit the canvas followed by the fans erupting in support of Max Holloway, Joe Rogan shared his views on the finish. "That's the greatest knockout of all time," Rogan said during the UFC 300 broadcast. "With ..read more

Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made his featherweight debut at UFC 300 against eighth-ranked Calvin Kattar.  If he had lost, Sterling may have retired. "Fight day in the backroom is when I really started to second guess a lot of everything.  I was just having doubt of like, man, if this doesn't go well I don't know where I go from here," Sterling said on The MMA Hour.  "Do I continue to keep fighting?  Do I just call it quits kind of thing?  Those are real thoughts I had. "At the end of the day, I'm not just trying to collect a check. &nb ..read more

Michael Chandler has opened up as a potential future opponent for Max Holloway's BMF title after stating his interest on social media. The former Bellator lightweight champion has been nothing short of thrilling since making the switch over to the UFC. Though he still has undisputed title aspirations, Chandler is the epitome of what the 'Baddest Motherf*****' belt stands for and wants his chance to prove that. During a recent Q&A, Michael Chandler inserted his name into the hat to one day compete against Max Holloway for his BMF throne. "Would I fight Max for the BMF belt? Absolutely," Cha ..read more

Former featherweight champion Max Holloway became a viral sensation following his UFC 300 knockout win over Justin Gaethje.  The symbolic 'BMF' belt was on the line and the fight ended in one of the greatest knockouts in UFC history.   Up on the scorecards and in the final seconds of the fight, Holloway pointed to the center of the octagon for he and Gaethje to slug it out.  Gaethje obliged and with one second remaining in the fight found himself face-first on the canvas.   Take a look back at the stunning moment.   UFC 300: Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway Hi ..read more