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Vicente Luque ‘surprised’ by Belal Muhammad’s constant stance switching: ‘I wasn’t expecting it’

Welterweight contender Vicente Luque had a rough night at UFC Vegas 51. In his rematch against Belal Muhammad, the Brazilian had a hard time dealing with his opponent’s wrestling and ended up dropping a unanimous decision after five rounds. In an interview with Ag Fight, Luque explained that it wasn’t just Belal’s wrestling that threw […]

‘You never know’ – GSP says he was ready for locker room fight with Nick Diaz at UFC 266

One of the viral moments at UFC 266 last September was the short locker room encounter between former rivals Nick Diaz and Georges St-Pierre. As you’ll see in the clip below, Diaz, who was slated to fight Robbie Lawler in a rematch, approached St-Pierre who was there to corner Nasrat Haqparast in his fight with […]

Last night at UFC Vegas 51 UAE-based fighter Mounir Lazzez beat Ange Lossa. In his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier, Lazzez thanked Daniel Kinahan, calling him his “brother”. Here’s exactly what Lazzez said. “I would love to thank my coaches and my brother Daniel Kinahan, without him I would never be the man who I […]

Amanda Ribas says beating Chookagian will help ‘cut in line,’ get Shevchenko title bout ‘faster’

Amanda Ribas continues to bounce back and forth between flyweight and strawweight, but is more than happy with her next pairing in the Octagon. Matched up against Katlyn Chookagian for an important bout on May 14, the Brazilian expects that a win could put her in the title mix in the flyweight division. In an […]

Report: Stipe Miocic offered interim heavyweight title bout against Jon Jones for UFC 276

Is the UFC ready to move on from their heavyweight champion in Francis Ngannou? Perhaps as an indicator of how their long and shaky contract negotiations are going, the UFC reportedly is now set on the idea of booking an interim title bout soon. The promotion already has a match up in mind, as according […]

Alexander Volkov vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik slated to headline UFC Fight Night in June

UFC heavyweight contenders Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik are scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on June 4th, UFC officials told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Volkov is currently ranked 7th in the division, one spot ahead of the 8th ranked Rozenstruik. Volkov is coming off a main event loss to Tom Aspinall at last month’s UFC […]

‘You have a responsibility’ as UFC president – Schaub slams Dana White for saying Petr Yan won at UFC 273

Aljamain Sterling was finally able to avenge his controversial UFC 259 outcome with a clearer win over Petr Yan at UFC 273. But for UFC president Dana White, “No Mercy” was the real winner, taking three rounds to two. “Funkmaster” already responded to the bossman, and now, former UFC heavyweight turned podcaster and stand-up comedian […]

Poirier hasn’t ‘heard anything’ from UFC, believes fourth Conor McGregor fight will be booked

As of this writing, Dustin Poirier’s next career move remains uncertain. At the start of the year, “The Diamond” was angling for a fight against UFC superstar Nate Diaz, whom he was supposed to go against at UFC 230 in 2018. The two fighters have since gone back and forth to make a conversation happen, […]

Conor McGregor shares photos of first sparring session since broken leg TKO loss to Dustin Poirier

UFC star Conor McGregor is back sparring again for the first time in almost a year as the Irishman steps up preparation for his return to competition. McGregor has been seen in the gym hitting pads and working out for several weeks now but, on Thursday, ‘The Notorious’ took his training regimen to the next […]

UFC Vegas 51: Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad weigh-in results and video

The UFC is back in the friendly confines of its Las Vegas-based APEX facility this weekend. In the main event are two welterweights—Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad—who are hoping to get in striking distance of 170 lb kingpin Kamaru Usman. The co-main event for this is Cao Borralho vs. Gadzh Omargadzhiev. Also on the main […]