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Sean O’Malley, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion, has been crowned the top UFC fighter of 2024 at the prestigious ESPN “ESPY” Awards. He emerged victorious over his fellow cage fighters and UFC champions, namely Alex Pereira (light heavyweight), Islam Makhachev (lightweight), and Zhang Weili (strawweight). ESPY stands for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly. Jon Jones …

Read more “Sean O’Malley (somehow) tops Alex Pereira for ‘Best UFC Fighter’ at 2024 ESPY Awards”

Those who were anticipating Ciryl Gane’s presence in another UFC Paris event will be disheartened to discover that “Bon Gamin” might be competing in Abu Dhabi instead. The very reliable Ag Fight reports that Gane is set to rematch Alexander Volkov on October 26th, which is the UFC’s big pay-per-view card in the United Arab …

Read more “Sorry France! Ciryl Gane reportedly headed to Abu Dhabi for Alexander Volkov rematch”

Welcome to Midnight Mania! As of 2024, social media influencers have a record of 0-2 when competing against ranked Middleweights. Earlier this year, former champion Sean Strickland made headlines for bloodying Sneako in a UFC Performance Institute sparring session. In the video above, rising contender Khamzat Chimaev is following his lead. Chimaev takes on Russian …

Read more “Khamzat takes short break from UFC-cancelling ‘illness’ to waste Russian YouTuber | Video”

Diego Lopes is a star at 145 pounds. Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Featherweight division has seen a fluctuation of changes over the past year. Whether atop the mountain with the title now belonging to Ilia Topuria or names entering the mix from other divisions, the division is freshening up with intrigue. At the forefront of …

Read more “Diego Lopes ‘deserves something bigger’ than Movsar Evloev rematch: ‘We basically have a top-five fight guaranteed’”

T.J. Dillashaw wasn’t impressed with Anthony Smith’s short-notice efforts against Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 last month (June 29, 2024). Smith, 35, was among the several fighters offered opportunities to step up and save UFC 303 after its main and co-main event bouts fell apart early into the month. The original Light Heavyweight pairing between …

Read more “TJ Dillashaw roasts Anthony Smith after UFC 303 loss: ‘He’s just not good enough. He gives up’ | Video”

Michael “Venom” Page will have to go back to the drawing board after his second Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) appearance at UFC 303 last month (June 29, 2024). “MVP’s” Welterweight contender clash with Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry resulted in only the third loss of his 25-fight career when Garry earned the unanimous decision nod. The …

Read more “Michael Page doesn’t ‘see Ian Machado Garry progressing to the top’ — ‘Leon Edwards is going to kill you’”

MMA always manages to astonish. Tonight (Thursday, July 11, 2024), the highly anticipated Ares FC 23 is set to unfold in Aubervilliers, France. However, due to an astronomically careless display of weight mismanagement, the event will now be missing one scheduled fight. Undefeated 3-0 Canadian Bantamweight prospect, Sierra Dinwoodie, was booked to make her promotional …

Read more “‘She didn’t even try:’ Fighter forgets how to weight cut, comes in 37 pounds overweight, cancels fight”

On Friday, July 12, 2024, PFL MENA will return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for its second event. This event is part of a four-event season featuring 32 fighters competing in the Featherweight, Bantamweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions. The ultimate prize at stake is a chance to win $100,000. Saudi Arabia’s Mostafa Nada will go head-to-head …

Read more “PFL MENA 2: Riyadh weigh ins results, staredown videos | Nada vs. Driai”

UFC CEO Dana White is hellbent on booking Stipe Miocic vs. Jon Jones. That’s why matchmakers were allowed to pit interim vampire heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall, against No. 4-ranked title contender, Curtis Blaydes, for the UFC 304 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event later this month in Manchester. But former 265-pound titleholder, Daniel Cormier, believes the promotion …

Read more “Dippy Daniel Cormier panned for claiming Tom Aspinall can steal Jon Jones title fight at UFC 304 — ‘Is he drunk?’”

After beating Kamaru Usman twice to take (and retain) UFC’s Welterweight title, Leon Edwards is now focused on establishing himself as the best fighter in the world. And what better way than to knock off the current No. 10-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, Lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev. “For sure, for sure,” he said when asked by talkSPORT …

Read more “Champ champ cha-cha: Leon Edwards open to Islam Makhachev fight, wants shot at 185-pound belt”