Scott Coker: Athletes, officials, and staff for Bellator 241 have been compensated
The global COVID-19 pandemic has so far caused a disruption on multiple sporting events and leagues. Mixed martial arts has not been exempted, with a…
Milan Ordoñez Archives: 03/2020
Ortega issues lengthier apology to Jay Park, Korean Zombie: ‘My pride is my enemy’
In his 15-month absence from competition, featherweight contender Brian Ortega managed to get himself in the news, but for the wrong reasons. During UFC 248…
Krause: Diego Sanchez and Joshua Fabia are ‘selling wolf tickets to the sport of MMA’
Trainer and School of Self-Awarness founder Joshua Fabia gained recognition in MMA for his controversial methods. Last year, he began working with TUF 1 alum…
Manager: Romero can be a ‘gatekeeper’ for now, will get title shot after three KO wins
UFC president Dana White was left let down by the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on Saturday. He…
Korean Zombie hits back at Rener Gracie, Brian Ortega ‘officially’ apologizes
During the UFC 248 post-fight presser, Dana White revealed an altercation between top featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. As…
MMA is still ‘trash’ as far as Bob Arum is concerned
During the UFC’s first major boom in popularity in the late 2000s, veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum made made it clear that he had nothing…
Khabib: This ‘dream fight’ isn’t personal; I won’t talk about Tony Ferguson’s mental health
UFC 249’s press conference on Friday showed a number of heated moments between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. At one point during their face-off, “The…
Israel Adesanya: UFC 248 was the ‘weirdest’ and ‘most boring fight I’ve ever had’
Fans were left disappointed with how UFC 248’s main event fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero went down. UFC president Dana White pinned the…
Paulo Costa slams ‘fragile’ and ‘shameful champion’ Israel Adesanya after UFC 248
The hype behind UFC 248’s headliner between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero brought in expectations of a noteworthy fight. Instead, fans were treated to the…
Yoel Romero blames Israel Adesanya: He was ‘running’ like ‘Usain Bolt’ at UFC 248
For most observers, the UFC 248 main event title fight, between Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya was a letdown. Both competitors, however, felt they did…
Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie ‘got in a fight’ while attending UFC 248
As the action went on inside the Octagon at UFC 248, there was apparently a scuffle that also broke out the fighters’ section. According to…
Former UFC champ Max Holloway lauds Invicta FC for open scoring implementation
Judging controversies have unfortunately become a part of the norm in MMA today. In response, the Kansas Athletic Commission offered an open scoring system for…
Benavidez: ‘The headbutt altered everything’ at UFC Norfolk
For the third time in his career, Joseph Benavidez fell short in capturing UFC flyweight gold. Matched up against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Norfolk, he…
UFC 248’s Yoel Romero recalls first encounter with Khabib Nurmagomedov
Yoel Romero has quite an impressive combat sports resume. Before he began making a name in MMA, the “Soldier of God” was a prominent figure…
Paul Felder backpedals on retirement talk, wants UFC Dublin headliner
During his post-fight Octagon interview at UFC Auckland nearly two weeks ago, an emotional Paul Felder spoke about possible retirement. Fresh off a loss to…
Henry Cejudo wants to ‘make history,’ fight Figueiredo and Jose ‘Baldo’ on same night
UFC Norfolk’s headliner was supposed to determine a new flyweight champion. But Deiveson Figueiredo’s weight miss made him ineligible to win the title, despite a…
Can Adesanya beat Romero ‘like I did’? Costa will be at UFC 248 to challenge the winner
Middleweight contender Paulo Costa is already preparing to face the winner of UFC 248’s 185-pound title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. “Borrachinha” says…
Demetrious Johnson will ‘not at all’ be sad if UFC shuts down flyweight divsion
It was mid-2017 when talks about a possible shutdown of the UFC flyweight division first floated around. At the time, then champion Demetrious Johnson revealed…
Dana White slams Wilder’s ‘bullsh-t’ walkout costume: That’s why we don’t do that in UFC
Deontay Wilder suffered the first loss of his career at the hands of Tyson Fury, as he dropped the WBC heavyweight title in the process.…
Cutelaba on controversial stoppage: Pretending to be hurt was ‘part of the game plan’
There was a bit of controversy during one of the main card fights at UFC Norfolk on Saturday. Light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev was awarded a…