Two-time UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will vacate his title and move up to heavyweight. In a stunner on Friday night, UFC CEO Dana White announced that Alex Pereira would give up his UFC light heavyweight title for the chance to make history. White recently shared the news of Pereira’s light heavyweight title break […]
Brandon Moreno, UFC 270 official weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press It’s not the originally announced main event, but UFC Mexico City moves forward with former two-time flyweight champion and Mexican fighter Brandon Moreno at the helm. Instead of Asu Alamabayev falling out, Lone’er Kavanagh accepted the call to fill in on short notice. The English […]
The UFC will host the most expensive event in its history this summer, led by the president of TKO Group Holdings Mark Shapiro a stunning confirmation $60 million (£44.3 million) budget for the upcoming White House show. Scheduled for June 14, 2026the event will commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Coinciding with Flag Day […]
Charles Oliveira is one of the most proven fighters in UFC history and a previous opponent of his has weighed in on Oliveira’s impending rematch with Max Holloway. As Oliveira looks to fight Holloway for the latter’s BMF title, Clay gave Guida some thoughts on that UFC 326 headliner, as Guida said [via Bowks Talking […]
Under the bright lights of Arena CDMX, Mexico’s fighting spirit returns home with something to prove. Former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno steps back into familiar territory on Saturday night, headlining UFC Mexico City against rising contender Lone’er Kavanagh. Moreno (23-9-2) was originally scheduled to face Asu Almabayev at UFC Mexico City, but an injury forced […]
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski was ready to hang up the gloves at UFC 325 if he took enough damage from Diego Lopes. Alexander Volkanovski’s resurgence after back-to-back knockout losses continued at UFC 325 as he defended the UFC featherweight title against Diego Lopes in their UFC 325 rematch. Volkanovski’s second featherweight title run began […]
January 25, 2024; Santa Monica California, USA; Conor Benn trains ahead of his fight against Peter Dobson on Saturday, February 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom. The reportedly huge one-fight deal between Zuffa Boxing and Conor Benn has raised eyebrows over the past week. UFC stars included Sean O’Malley have learned […]
Wes Schultz interview (2:21) Kicking off this UFC Mexico City edition of TTP is our interview with UFC middleweight Wes Schultz. Schultz shares his thoughts on his two stints on Dana White’s Contender Series. First, he dives into his loss to Mansur Abdul-Malik and discusses how his former opponent has found success in the UFC. […]
Yaroslav Amosov has a significant lead over Islam Makhachev, according to someone who has worked directly with the former. This fighter in question is Daniil Donchenko, and he’s been honing his skills under several championship-caliber people at Syndicate MMA. Merab Dvalishvili is certainly a notable name from the gym. But Yaroslav Amosov is also honing […]
BMF champion Max Holloway believes influencer Deen The Great is biting off more than he can chew when calling out top UFC stars. Max Holloway is weeks away from returning to the Octagon to defend his BMF title against former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 326. Holloway will make his second BMF title […]