MMA

The time has come for The Last Stylebender and The Spider to throw down, so with that in mind, here’s how we think it’s going to play out. We’ve already delved into the possible reasons for Silva’s decision to fight a young, hungry contender at this point in his career. Anderson himself has admitted that he is ‘too old for …

Donald Cerrone once again found himself in the headlines this week after claiming that he will be facing Conor McGregor for the UFC interim-lightweight title. It all started with a tweet. A direct admission of respect for one of the game’s most revered veterans in the wake of an incredibly gritty showing at UFC Brooklyn last month. For a fight …

The world of mixed martial arts can be an equal-parts weird and wonderful place so here are a few leftover highlights that caught our eye in the past week. A ‘Fake McGregor’ that left the world in a collective state of confusion If he simply looked like the former two-weight world champion, it would have been a lot easier to …

Israel Adesanya spoke in the aftermath of UFC 230 about how he had convinced UFC president Dana White to invest in his ‘masterplan’ but even now, with him set to face Anderson Silva at UFC 234, it’s still unclear what that might be. To be honest, it’s one of those bouts that would look nothing short of sensational on paper …

We restructured the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings by measuring form and performance within the last five years in a format similar to a football league-table. Before we get into things, let’s lay down the ground-rules. Scores will be allocated to fighters based on the results they have achieved in their careers within the last five years – or since the …

Here are six UFC fighters who have done enough in recent times to earn a rematch of one of their prior losses in the near future. At UFC Fortaleza last weekend, top bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes proved exactly how much can change in a short space of time as he completely ran though Raphael Assuncao – the last man to …

UFC 235’s running order has been finalised and by the looks of things, it is shaping up to be one of 2019’s finest showcases. Two title-fights, a long-awaited debut, a number of fantastic prospects along with a host of insanely tantalising matchups to make up a night of fights as good as any we’ll see this year. There’s no show …

All of the lovers, the haters, believers, and naysayers have each contributed equally towards the eternal battle between those who have followed one young man from Crumlin, Dublin as he took over the fight-game. The rivalries that exist within the world of sport are one of the foremost reasons we tune in week in, week out. The built-in narrative that makes …

When the soon-to-be 44-year-old Anderson Silva was announced as the next opponent for rising phenom Israel Adesanya at UFC 234, a mixture of confusion and worry was the initial reaction of most who had watched the man do work in his prime. Not seen since the admittedly-dire UFC 208, Silva will have been sitting out for two years by the time …

José Aldo well and truly stole the show at UFC Fortaleza last night and now, is gearing up for an unmissable – and potentially final – year in the sport. And if he does hang up his gloves, he will do so as one of the most dominant forces the game has ever known – something that his recent run …

Marlon Moraes well and truly established himself as the number-one contender in the bantamweight division with a phenomenal submission of Raphael Assuncao in the UFC Fortaleza main-event. And yet, when the dust settled and we were able to properly assess just how impressive Moraes has been in recent times, it became abundantly clear that very little had changed. In a …

José Aldo ran through his competition in the UFC Fortaleza co-main event in stunning fashion to make it two wins from two in the last eight months. Max Holloway. Conor McGregor. Out of the 24 fights Aldo has taken part in since his 2005 loss to Luciano Azevedo – he has only tasted defeat at the hands of two of …

The UFC lightweight champion isn’t about to sell himself short in order to book a hasty return to the UFC octagon following his NSAC hearing earlier this week. In fact, it is looking increasingly likely that Khabib Nurmagomedov will be sitting out until his teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov are eligible to fight following their involvement in the now-infamous …

Even though there were plenty of superstars present for the UFC 235 pre-fight press conference, it was unbeaten debutant Ben Askren who well and truly stole the show. While it is the champ Tyron Woodley who will face off against the former Ultimate Fighter winner Kamaru Usman next, Askren could not help himself when it came to having a thinly-veiled dig at …

UFC London headliners Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal faced off for the first time ahead of their welterweight showcase on March 16. And what a fight it will be! Till is looking to rebound from his brutal loss to divisional champion Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 with a win over one of the game’s toughest competitors. Linked with a move …

Top lightweight contender has issued a stern ultimatum to the UFC, calling for either Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, or a new contract. Following the news that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been handed a nine-month sentence from the NSAC following his hearing last night, it’s understandable that the current crop of 155lb-r’s are annoyed at having to deal with yet another …