According to Joe Roganthe blueprint for dominant defeat UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev is simple in theory, but virtually impossible in practice: you have to be an Olympic-caliber wrestler. In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experiencethe commentator dissected Chimaev’s wrestling dominance, especially after the champion’s title-winning performance against Dricus du Plessis at UFC […]
Scotland Chris Duncan scripted a dramatic comeback victory at UFC 323, but in the aftermath, the UFC lightweight revealed the brutal, invisible battle that nearly derailed his fight week. His stunning anaconda choke submission of Terrance McKinney was accomplished despite a punishing weight cut that saw his weight jump more than 30 pounds. “I really […]
While Khamzat Chimaev and Nassourdine Imavov are both in the upper echelons of the UFC’s middleweight division, a clash between the two doesn’t appear to be imminent if the former has his say. This was stated by the reigning UFC middleweight champion during a recent interview with ESPN MMA. A snippet of the chat was […]
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill has released a detailed account of the heated confrontation with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 323, claiming the Hall of Famer aggressively confronted him without explanation before the now-viral shouting match that required security intervention. “I greet everyone. I go up to Joanna and say, ‘Hey, how are you […]
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovsky has a clear path back to the UFC lightweight title, but first he has to take care of business in his own division. As he prepares for his UFC325 title defense rematch against Diego Lopes in Sydney on February 1, ‘The Great’ looks ahead and maps out a route through which […]
Future UFC Hall of Famer Demetrious Johnson blames himself for Henry Cejudo’s botched second chapter after his UFC 323 send-off. Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo dropped the gloves after a unanimous loss to Payton Talbott last weekend at UFC 323. After ending his three-year retirement in 2023, Cejudo suffered four consecutive defeats to end […]
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill shared his side of the viral altercation with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 323. Jamahal Hill and Joanna Jedrzejczyk were involved in a heated altercation while attending UFC 323 in Las Vegas last Saturday. In the now-viral footage, Hill can be heard threatening to “kick the shit out of” […]
Khamzat Chimaev has faced elite fighters, short-term replacements, dangerous strikers and world-class wrestlers. None of them have found a reliable way to neutralize him. Game plans continue to fail for one simple reason: Chimaev forces the fight into his world before opponents can settle into theirs. Most fighters prepare to be a striker or a […]
Henry Cejudo made a playful reference to Raoni Barcelos and Chael Sonnen by proxy in the wake of Cejudo’s loss to Payton Talbott, and Talbott has since responded. The MMA reference point “how good is…” refers to a trope Chael Sonnen established years ago, asking the ever-present question “how good is Kevin Lee?”, which has […]
Petr Yan put on a masterclass performance to become a two-time UFC bantamweight champion, but he also etched his name in the record books in a way no fighter had done before in the octagon. Yan avenged an earlier loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to dethrone the dominant champion in a one-sided performance […]