Drew Dober says Dana White and the UFC ‘won’t let’ Paddy Pimblett fight him
Drew Dober thinks the UFC is protecting their new ‘cash cow’ Paddy Pimblett from difficult fights. Pimblett failed to live up to expectations in his…
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Bobby Green rips ‘amateur fighter’ Paddy Pimblett, would fight him for ‘sh-ts and giggles’
MMA veteran Bobby Green has branded former Cage Warriors featherweight champion turned UFC lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett an ‘amateur fighter’ that doesn’t belong in the…
Du Plessis: Alex Pereira an ‘amazing fighter’, but ‘I think Robert Whittaker beats him’
Coming off the biggest win of his career with a stoppage victory over Darren Till, South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) doesn’t…
‘He’s done literally nothing’ — Israel Adesanya’s team slams Khamzat Chimaev’s title credentials
Khamzat Chimaev might be on the rise at welterweight but what has he done at middleweight to deserve a title shot? Diddly-squat. Absolutely nothing. That’s…
Khabib Nurmagomedov says Islam Makhachev ‘needs at least five’ title defenses before he retires
Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks Islam Makhachev will surpass him as the greatest UFC lightweight champion of all time, suggesting the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) standout will…
Stephen Thompson: Kamaru Usman possibly out of trilogy with Leon Edwards due to hand injury
According to Stephen Thompson, Kamaru Usman could be out of his proposed rematch with Leon Edwards due to a hand injury. ‘Wonderboy’ claims the trilogy…
‘Let the universe take care of things!’ — Glover Teixeira reacts to surprise UFC title shot
Things worked out A-OK for Glover Teixeira in the end. The Brazilian will get the next title shot at light heavyweight following Saturday’s lackluster split…
Darren Till ‘has nothing but good things’ to say about Marvin Vettori after Thailand training session
Darren Till may have found a new recruit for Smesh Bros after a recent training session with fellow UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori in Thailand. Previously…
Dana White confirms Glover Teixeira will fight winner of UFC 282 main event for LHW title
Dana White has confirmed that Glover Teixeira will get the next title shot despite turning down a fight with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282. Teixeira…
Paulo Costa turned down six-fight extension with UFC, ‘looking forward to being a free agent’
Paulo Costa still has some negotiating to do with the UFC.
Paddy Pimblett: People think I’m all hype, ‘and it does piss me off’
Paddy Pimblett is tired of not being taken seriously in the UFC. The Liverpudlian, who is 3-0 in the Octagon since making his promotional debut…
Rafael dos Anjos: Islam Makhachev avoiding ‘a real challenge’ by fighting Alex Volkanovski
Rafael dos Anjos ‘can’t understand’ why Islam Makhachev has agreed to fight Alexander Volkanovski in his first title defense, suggesting the newly-crowned UFC lightweight champion…
Stephen Thompson wants Conor McGregor next: ‘Let’s make it happen’
Fresh off his dominant TKO victory and Fight of the Night performance against Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando, welterweight veteran Stephen Thompson has called out…
Bisping says Holland’s ‘ego’ got the better of him against Wonderboy: ‘That was not high fight IQ’
Michael Bisping thinks Kevin Holland could have beat Stephen Thompson at UFC Orlando had he fought a little smarter and taken advantage of the times…
Alex Pereira: I offered to fight Khamzat Chimaev at light heavyweight, he ‘didn’t want it’
Alex Pereira claims he offered to fight Khamzat Chimaev in Brazil but that the latter didn’t accept it. Khamzat called Pereira out following his fifth-round…
Bo Nickal admits wrestling ‘not gonna be enough’ to win UFC championship
Bo Nickal admits he needs more than wrestling to win a UFC title and become the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Although wrestling…
Jorge Masvidal calls Leon Edward’s bluff, says ‘he doesn’t want the fight’ despite talks of revenge
Jorge Masvidal doesn’t believe Leon Edwards actually wants to fight him despite the latter’s talk of revenge in the media. ‘Gamebred’ feels ‘Rocky’s’ comments about…
‘Volk is just different’, Adesanya betting the house on Volkanovski to beat Makhachev
Comradery and friendship aside, Israel Adesanya thinks teammate Alexader Volkanovski is just built differently than the rest. That’s why, ahead of Volkanovski’s jump to lightweight,…
Alex Pereira reveals which UFC opponent scared him the most…and it wasn’t Israel Adesanya
Even UFC middleweight berserker Alex Pereira gets scared sometimes. The former GLORY two-division champion and newly-crowned UFC middleweight titleholder revealed to So Papos MMA that…
Georges St-Pierre expects Jon Jones to dominate at heavyweight: ‘He’s huge’
Jon Jones might have been out of action for a while, but let’s not forget that he is Jon Jones, arguably the greatest MMA fighter…