Khalil Rountree to UFC: ‘Don’t call me’ for fights until I’m in the video game
On Saturday night at UFC Vegas 63, veteran Khalil Rountree Jr. extended his current win streak to three with a win over Dustin Jacoby in…
Milan Ordoñez Archives: 10/2022
Tommy Fury’s father slams Jake Paul for fighting ‘hand-picked geriatric’
Celebrity boxer Jake Paul notched the most significant win of his budding pro career on Saturday night against former UFC champion and future Hall of…
‘He demands greatness’ – Belal Muhammad describes Coach Khabib as the ‘Kobe Bryant of MMA’
UFC 280 gave the rest of the mainstream MMA world a look at Khabib Nurmagomedov, the coach. “The Eagle” went 3-0 with his fighters over…
Sean O’Malley: ‘People would put a lot more respect on my name’ if I lost at UFC 280
Sean O’Malley picked up the biggest and most significant win of his career at UFC 280 over the weekend. The 28-year-old bantamweight defeated former champion…
‘He’s not doing well’ – Manager asks for prayers for MMA star Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson
In 2021, Anthony Johnson was forced out of his Bellator 268 fight due to an undisclosed illness, saying he’s “never been this afraid of anything”…
Ben Askren claims he was asked to sign ‘stupid’ special bout agreement vs Jake Paul
Back in April 2021, reports about a special bout agreement for the Jake Paul-Ben Askren match surfaced on fight week. The said deal supposedly stated…
47-year-old Anderson Silva ‘definitely not’ retiring after Jake Paul fight
Fighting may be a young man’s game, but there are those outliers who continue to defy Father Time. At 47 years old, former UFC champion…
Cub Swanson: T.J. Dillashaw ‘couldn’t even lift his own arm’ in training camp for UFC 280
Over the weekend at UFC 280, T.J. Dillashaw lost via second-round TKO to Aljamain Sterling at the co-main event. As he revealed during his post-fight…
Video: ‘Fat Jake’ Paul wants Tyson Fury after Anderson Silva boxing match
After an unsuccessful attempt at making a fight happen against Tommy Fury, Jake Paul is now gunning for an elder member of the family. In…
Coach Khabib reveals being ‘very nervous’ about Islam Makhachev’s UFC 280 title fight
As a fighter, former UFC champion and recent Hall of Fame inductee Khabib Nurmagomedov is as stoic as they come. The only time he publicly…
‘Let him prepare this’ – Khabib offers Volkanovski training advice, gives away Makhachev’s game plan
Shelved UFC star Conor McGregor recently offered some unsolicited advice to Alexander Volkanovski, who is looking like he’s headed for a lightweight title bout against…
Dan Hardy claims Dana White showing concern for Kattar was ‘staged’ to protect UFC; White responds
UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar took a bad beating from former champion Max Holloway during their headliner fight in Abu Dhabi at the beginning of…
T.J. Dillashaw reveals dislocating shoulder ‘a good 20 times’ during camp for UFC 280
T.J. Dillashaw had grand plans of becoming a three-time bantamweight champion ahead of UFC 280. But those plans were derailed by an apparent shoulder injury…
Ben Askren recalls ‘hilarious’ moment of how he found out he got KO’d by Masvidal
It was during his second UFC fight when Ben Askren’s career took a twisted turn. It was at UFC 239 in 2019 when the then-undefeated…
I don’t want to be ‘the retired old lady’ – Joanna Jedrzejczyk says Hall of Fame induction is too soon
Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have been unsuccessful in her last Octagon appearance at UFC 275, but she nonetheless drew praises from fans. As the first dominant…
UFC champ Charles Oliveira still wants to drop back down for featherweight title; Volkanovski responds
UFC featherweight champion and current top pound-for-pound fighter Alexander Volkanovski has been open about a possible jump to 155 pounds. He even made weight and…
It was just a nice read, I was winning – Dominick Cruz shuts down retirement talk after KO loss
For the second time in two years, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz suffered a stoppage loss, something that came by rarely in his earlier…
Ben Askren explains why ‘there should be more trades in MMA’
In 2018, the UFC engaged in a historic “trade” with ONE Championship. Former longtime flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson went to the far east as Ben…
UFC champ Jiri Prochazka reveals spending three days in the dark to face ‘demons’
UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka isn’t cut from the same cloth as many of his peers. The Czech standout employs out-of-the-box training methods, which…
The Earth is flat, gravity ain’t real – UFC’s Bryce Mitchell vows to ‘smoke’ Joe Rogan in debate
Number nine-ranked UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell is quite a character. The 28-year-old fighter, who is infamously known for a power drill disaster years back,…