The Underground

Joe Schilling avoids lawsuit due to Florida’s stand-your-ground law defense In 2021 former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling was caught on camera knocking out a bar patron in Florida. When the video was first released many criticized him for taking a violent approach but a judge declared earlier this month that he was acting in self-defense.

Watch Song Yadong KO Julio Arce 👊 UFC Fight Video Song Yadong and Ricky Simon top the UFC Vegas 72 fight card this weekend. Can Yadong put the hurt on Simon the way he did Julio Arce at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez? Yadong currently sits a couple spots ahead of Simon in the

Nate Diaz on Thursday voluntarily turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department. The move comes after the New Orleans PD issued an arrest warrant stemming from a recent street fight that Diaz was involved in. “Nate voluntarily turned himself into the New Orleans Police Department this morning at approximately 7:10AM CT,” Diaz’s representative,

Another UFC Vegas 72 shake-up, Brian Kelleher drops out The UFC Vegas 72 fight card just can’t catch a break. Already hit with the headliner change two weeks before the event and several fight week shake-ups, the bout between Brian Kelleher and Journey Newson has now been scratched. A bantamweight battle between Kelleher and Newson

Israel Adesanya ‘grateful’ for rivalry with Alex Pereira UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya cleared out the middleweight division until an old rival, Alex Pereira, showed up in the fight promotion. Heading into their UFC 281 title bout, Pereira had beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing, once by decision and once by knockout. In dramatic fashion, Pereira

While Chris Camozzi closed out his time in the PFL in 2021 on a high note winning back-to-back fights, the light-heavyweight fighter decided to make the transition to bare-knuckle fighting in 2022 and carried his success over to a new combat sport. Facing fellow MMA alum Bubba McDaniel last October in his BKFC debut, Camozzi

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by

UFC Vegas 72 fight card shuffled with just days to go The UFC Vegas 72 fight card takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but it’s going to look a little different than originally planned. Several changes have shaken up the fight card with just days to go. Who is headlining

Paddy Pimblett snubs Bellator and PFL fight promotions UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett is a proud UFC fighter and shunned the Professional Fighters League and Bellator in a recent interview. Pimblett revealed that he nearly walked away from fighting early in his career because he wasn’t getting paid enough. He was struggling to make ends

Gilbert Burns, fresh off of a win over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287, said that he would accept nothing less than a title shot for his next bout. So what gives? Why did he suddenly accept a quick turnaround to face Belal Muhammad at UFC 288? Gilbert Burns demanded a title shot following UFC 287

Nate Diaz reps issue Arrest Warrant statement following street fight Representatives for Nate Diaz issued a statement from his attorney to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday. The statement addresses recent news that the New Orleans Police Department issued a warrant for Diaz’s arrest. Why did the New Orleans PD issue a Nate Diaz arrest warrant? The warrant

Conor McGregor announces new Netflix documentary detailing recovery from ankle injury Conor McGregor is going to be a Netflix star. According to the former champ-champ, a four-part series featuring his recovery from a severe injury will air on Netflix on May 17. You heard it here first. My brand new documentary series McGregor Forever, is

Watch Ricky Simon best Merab Dvalishvili 👊 UFC Fight Video Ricky Simon heads UFC Vegas 72 this weekend opposite Song Yadong. He’s come a long way since he made his promotional debut by submitting Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee in 2018. Simon has steadily climbed the bantamweight ladder since defeating Dvalishvili

Arrest warrant issued for Nate Diaz for New Orleans street fight The New Orelans Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Nate Diaz stemming from a street fight over the weekend. The warrant is for the charge of second-degree battery. MMAFighting first reported the news. Second-degree battery is a felony in Louisiana. If convicted

Conor McGregor is rooting for Nate Diaz over Jake Paul Jake Paul will be fighting Nate Diaz in a boxing match in August and already people are placing their bets on who wins. Conor McGregor, who fought Diaz twice, is also weighing in. “I think Nate Diaz slaps the head off him, and I look

Bellator 295 Weigh-In Results and Video: Two bouts scrapped The second of Bellator’s events in Hawaii are official following the Bellator 295 weigh-ins today in Waikiki, Hawaii. Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix will see the conclusion of the Bantamweight World Grand Prix as Interim Bantamweight World Champion Raufeon Stots (19-2) faces-off against No. 2-ranked proven finisher, Patchy Mix (17-1) for

Nate Diaz chokes out Logan Paul stunt double | VIDEO Nate Diaz was in New Orleans on Friday to support his teammate Chris Avil at Misfits & DAZN: X Series 6 boxing event and got into a street fight afterward. Diaz choked out a Logan Paul stunt double in a wild street fight after the

Sergei Pavlovich finishes Curtis Blaydes in the first A heavyweight match between contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 71 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Pavlovich entered the bout ranked ranked third in the division while Blaydes was ranked fourth. Both men were looking to move a step