It might be Nick Diaz who is quoted as saying “They’re all on steroids,” but this was something that Julianna Peña heard from someone unexpected. Before she was a top contender at bantamweight, who is set to fight Amanda Nunes for the title at UFC 269, Peña was a young upstart competing on, and eventually
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American Top Team coach Mike Brown expects Dustin Poirier to leave the UFC 269 headliner against Charles Oliveira as undisputed lightweight champion. Poirier (28-6 MMA, 20-5 UFC) will attempt to dethrone Oliveira (31-8 MMA, 19-8 UFC) of the belt when they meet in the Dec. 11 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is pleased with the growth of the sport since she was strawweight champion. While she was technically the second champion at 115lb in the UFC, beating inaugural Carla Esparza in 2015 to get the belt, she has the longest title reign in the division by a long shot. This has led to many
In a lot of ways, the rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington was closer than their first fight, but there may be a reason for that. The first fight between Usman and Covington was an all-out war, with both men having big moments and the judges having it even on the scorecards ahead of
Pound For Pound Rankings Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all-time, Jones says he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. Usman has five consecutive defenses of the UFC welterweight title and is now in the discussion as the greatest welterweight of all time.
Chael Sonnen is unable to resist joining the party whenever it comes to making fun of Jon Jones. Many would say that Sonnen is usually the life of these parties. His list of attacks, quips, and roasts of Jones is enough to fill a decent-sized book of quotes if not a full-length style guide for
Even if Rob Font is able to put on a career performance against former featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo when they collide atop the UFC Vegas 44 event on Dec. 4 in Las Vegas, Font is unlikely to score the next bantamweight title shot. Not even with five straight wins — two of them coming over