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UFC lightweight Bobby Green recently revealed a fighter he’s “afraid” of right now. “King” was expected to fight Jim Miller at UFC 276 back in July. However, a positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone a week prior to the clash led to Green being removed from the card. The substance is believed to have come from tainted

UFC lightweight Jared Gordon is taking his controversial loss to Paddy Pimblett in stride, but would like to see some changes made to the judging process. Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) wound up on the wrong end of a unanimous decision after three rounds with Pimblett in the co-main event of UFC 282. The result

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw’s chances of returning to the UFC will all depend on what happens outside of it. Dillashaw lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 back in October. His attempt at becoming a three-time UFC champion fell short after re-aggravating a shoulder injury and losing via TKO. A few weeks after

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes he’s identified a good option for Anthony Smith following his loss of a fight against Jamahal Hill. When he arrived at the T-Mobile Arena this past Saturday to complete analyst duties at the ESPN desk for UFC 282, it’s safe to say that Smith likely wasn’t expecting proceedings

There were plenty of interesting results in the MMA world this past Friday and Saturday. At Bellator 289 in Connecticut, the promotion’s final event of the year, interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots punched his ticket to the tournament final with a split decision win over the brash Danny Sabatello – but with a controversial score. Plus,

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev wasn’t impressed by Paddy Pimblett’s performance at UFC 282. Pimblett defeated Jared Gordon via unanimous decision in the UFC 282 co-main event this past Saturday. Despite many believing that Gordon did enough to secure the victory, the judges saw it 29-28 in favor of Pimblett. Just days after UFC 282,

UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. made history by earning his first UFC win at just 18 years old at UFC 282 last weekend. But, Rosas’ first taste of the MMA competition took place 10 years ago. Rosas won his UFC debut by submitting Jay Perrin on the UFC 282 prelims. At 18 years old, he

LAS VEGAS – Ilia Topuria believes rising lightweight star Paddy Pimblett was on the receiving end of a present from the official cageside judges at UFC 282. Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Pimblett have had their differences in the past, including needing to be separated by security at the pre-fight press conference on Thursday.

UFC President Dana White feels the ongoing investigation into James Krause and gambling on fights won’t impact MMA’s future. Krause and fighters training under him at Glory MMA & Fitness are indefinitely banned from UFC events. This comes amidst an investigation into Krause’s role in the Darrick Minner/Shayilan Nuerdanbieke wager swing earlier this year. Minner,

11:48 PM ET The UFC light heavyweight title will be up for grabs this weekend — even without the participants who were originally scheduled to battle for the gold. Former champion Jan Blachowicz will take on Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 282 on Saturday in Las Vegas. The winner will take home

Rising UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has provided a timeframe for having gold wrapped around his waist inside the Octagon. Since his arrival on MMA’s biggest stage in 2021, former Cage Warriors champion Pimblett has quickly developed into one of the most talked about athletes on the UFC’s roster, both through his charisma on the

LAS VEGAS – All that’s left for Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev to do is fight. Blachowicz (29-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) and Ankalaev (18-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will meet for the vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC 282 main event, but before that happens they engaged in their final faceoff of fight week during

UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett seems to have more respect for Jared Gordon than his other past adversaries ahead of UFC 282. Pimblett will face Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event this Saturday in Las Vegas. He’s looking to remain unbeaten in his UFC tenure and continue his five-fight winning streak. Pimblett, one of the

Paddy Pimblett has hit back at MMA journalist Ariel Helwani after the latter’s viral response to Pimblett’s podcast roast. Pimblett will face Jared Gordon in the UFC 282 co-main event this Saturday in Las Vegas. It’s a major step up in competition for Pimblett as he continues to rise the ladder of UFC stardom. Pimblett

Fast-rising UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis may not have to beat 185-pound veteran and former welterweight Darren Till at UFC 282 this weekend in “Sin City” because “The Gorilla” may have already defeated himself. That’s according to comments “Stillknocks” made during the UFC 282 media day on Wednesday (video here), just a couple of days

LAS VEGAS – Chris Daukaus is on the lighter side of the heaviest division. At UFC 282, Daukaus (12-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) looks to snap a two-fight losing skid when he faces Jairzinho Rozenstruik (12-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. While his plan is to win this fight and continue his ascent up

Last year’s “Fighter of the Year” favorite Charles Oliveira puts his vote in for who he thinks should win this year. 2022 is nearing a close and although there were many great performances and many great fighters, at the end of December many media outlets will be awarding one fighter as “Fighter of the Year.”