MMA Archives: 03/2023

Leon Edwards wonders how much Kamaru Usman has changed after losing violently in his most recent fight. For his sixth defense of the UFC welterweight…

I’m a fight fan. In other words, I take in as much of the sport as I can, UFC or not. Because of that, I…

For a good amount of time, Kamaru Usman held the UFC welterweight title and the UFC’s top pound-for-pound spot. That all changed at UFC 278…

Merab Dvalishvili got a big boost in the latest UFC rankings.

With one successful title defense down, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is now looking at possible career options for his future. In his recent sitdown…

Canelo Alvarez is going home, and he’s taking a huge event with him. The four-division world champ announced today that he will defend his undisputed…

All his accomplishments aside, Francis Ngannou seemingly isn’t getting the respect that is due to him. “The Predator,” for one, is the newest addition to…

Flyweight Jennifer Maia sounds like she likes her division’s title picture a whole lot more now that long-reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko has lost the belt.…

On Saturday, Davey Grant joined a short list of fighters who have scored an inverted triangle submission under the UFC banner. Before Grant won his…

Petr Yan’s recent run of results has been something of a shock to fans of the top-ranked UFC bantamweight. Following a fifth round TKO of…

Dana White’s slapping side-show has reportedly not been renewed by broadcaster TBS. The first season of the show, which features men and women slapping each…

There’s a price to be paid for running two PPV’s so close together. First, it’s going to be difficult to to maintain high levels of…

After a seemingly easy win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 285, Jon Jones not only won the vacant heavyweight title, but he also rocketed back…

Number three-ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili is likely one of the next names in line for a shot at the undisputed 135-pound title. But since…

Conor McGregor and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is a pairing that no one was likely expecting. But as McGregor’s recent social media posts show, the two…

Petr Yan says he has a lot to improve on after UFC Vegas 71 this past Saturday. Yan suffered the most lopsided defeat of his…

Most fight fans will remember UFC Las Vegas for Merab Dvalishvili’s dominant upset over former bantamweight champion Petr Yan Saturday. The Tbilisi-born Dvalishvili stood up…

Merab Dvalishvili’s game plan for his UFC Vegas 71 main event bout opposite former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan was clear before the first frame…

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo has changed his mind on who he would prefer as a backup for his upcoming fight against Aljamain Sterling.

Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. We have a big pay-per-view event…