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Germaine de Randamie put her status as the top contender in the women’s bantamweight division beyond any doubt with a quick finish of Aspen Ladd at UFC Sacramento. Sure, it was a finish that did not come without its fair share of dispute, but like many of the other controversies that have surrounded The Iron Lady in recent years, nothing …

Holly Holm has released a short statement from her official Instagram account after her brutal first-round TKO defeat to Amanda Nunes at UFC 239. And when we call it brutal, it was brutal in the sense that Holm’s most iconic weapon, the head-kick, was the one used to end her night in a defeat that in many ways could well …

Jon Jones spoke to the media about watching his Jackson Wink MMA gym-mate Holly Holm TKO’d by 135lb champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 239. Holm’s stunning UFC 193 head-kick knockout of Ronda Rousey is a win that will no doubt be played on highlight reels in fifty years time but like many fighters who reach such heights, replicating that achievement …

UFC 239 was one of the best fight-cards we’ll have the pleasure of witnessing for quite some time and with that in mind, here are fifteen things we learned after all was said and done in the T-Mobile Arena last night. Jon Jones is still very much human  Jones did just enough to edge out the decision over the powerful …

Amanda Nunes just solidified her place as the greatest fighter in the history of WMMA with a stunning head-kick KO of Holly Holm. To score a knockout of this nature on the fighter responsible for perhaps the most famous head-kick KO in the history of the UFC is a simply astounding feat. At UFC 239, Amanda Nunes proved her greatness …

UFC 239 is finally upon us and with that in mind, we’ve put together our main-card picks ahead of what should be one of the year’s best events. Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez As much as a victory for Diego Sanchez would be the feel-good win of the night (especially after his incredible ESPN interview this week), I just don’t see him …

The women’s bantamweight championship will be up for grabs in the UFC 239 co-main event as Amanda Nunes makes the fourth defense of her crown.  Standing between Nunes and defense no. 4 is the legendary Holly Holm – a fighter who, despite playing a part in some of the most important fights in the division’s history, has lacked the consistency …

UFC 239 is now just a matter of hours away and at the event’s media day, the fighters involved faced off for the penultimate time before fight-night. UFC 239 is shaping up to be one of the year’s finest events, with a mixture of certified action fighters, upper-tier talents, and elite prospects on display from start-to-finish. Today’s weigh-ins will stand …

UFC 239 fight-week is now upon us and with just a matter of days to go until things get underway, here’s the event’s full fight-card. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that nothing changes here but as things stand, UFC 239 is perhaps the best fight-card of the year. The UFC always bust out the big guns when International Fight Weeks …

Valentina Shevchenko spoke to Pundit Arena about her reign as the champion of the UFC’s flyweight division and her plans for Amanda Nunes in the future. She may have lost twice to the consensus G.O.A.T of women’s mixed martial arts, but there is a very credible argument that Shevchenko is the finest female fighter on the planet today. A technical …

The UFC held a press conference yesterday to officially unveil several of the high-profile matchups they have in store for us during the summer. Some of the UFC’s most recognizable faces were in attendance for last night’s event alongside president Dana White as we learned quite a bit about how things are going to play out over the course of …

Hard-hitting heavyweights are looking set to collide on the UFC 239 main-card as Francis Ngannou takes on the former champ Junior dos Santos. Ngannou’s resurgence of late came only after the pair of major speed-bumps in the form of his drubbing at the hands of the former heavyweight king Stipe Miocic and his universally-panned matchup with Derrick Lewis. It was …

Two huge UFC championship bouts are very close to being signed for July’s UFC 239 in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena according to ESPN. Brett Okamoto of ESPN reported first that the UFC are close to booking two massive title-fixtures for their International Fight Week headliner, UFC 239 on July 6. So far, only the 205lb debut of Luke Rockhold is to be …

We’re looking to give you, the reader, more input into what we’re doing here at Pundit Arena MMA, with that in mind, we’ve opened the floor to your fantasy matchups, general questions, and completely bonkers suggestions. The best question of every given edition to this series will have their question answered in its own separate article but for now, here …

The UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings are one of the most divisive topics of conversation in MMA, so naturally, we had a go at creating our own. The current pound-for-pound ranking system isn’t exactly one that has any bearing on the sport itself. It merely stands a show of status for the top-15 fighters in the game, one that is decided upon …

Amanda Nunes has confirmed her intention to move down in weight to fight Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC flyweight championship belt. In a time where exclusivity of dual-weight champion status is diminishing by the blockbuster PPV, the newly-crowned queen of the women’s featherweight division is planning to push it one step further. Taking to her official Twitter account, Nunes announced …

The newly-crowned dual-weight world champion Amanda Nunes has ruled out a return to featherweight and with that, closed the book on her rivalry with Cris Cyborg. It was about as comprehensive a win as one could ever imagine. Nunes went into the fire with one of the most feared fighters in mixed martial arts and not only lived to tell …

The latest instalment in the popular UFC series The Thrill & The Agony previews the reactions to the UFC 232 headlining showdowns. The UFC commentary booth were understandably as completely shocked as the rest of us to see the women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes run through the dominant force that was Cristiane Justino in the night co-main event. If anyone …