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Thursday night’s official press conference for UFC 244’s main-event pairing of Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz gave us an interesting insight into a potential change in the UFC’s attitude towards fight-promotion. Let’s be real, the presser was a bit of mess. Sound issues that were no doubt exacerbated by the choice of setting were joined by some excruciatingly bad questions …

UFC president Dana White has given praise to the newly-crowned champion of the strawweight division Weili Zhang – citing her as a huge star. It truly was a star-making performance from Magnum – one that saw her annihilate the betting favourite Jessica Andrade in under a minute to clinch the 115lb title. Taking to her official Instagram, the former UFC …

The UFC president has shot down the potential for José Aldo making a switch to the bantamweight division upon losing out to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 237. After Aldo and the sitting bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo had a public back-and-forth that resulted in the Brazilian accepting The Messenger’s challenge, there has been some minor buzz surrounding the potential for a …

Dana White has given his take on the future of Daniel Cormier after his fourth-round TKO defeat at the hands of Stipe Miocic at UFC 241. Cormier wouldn’t commit to an answer right away when pressed for some information about his fighting future, but nevertheless explained his disappointment at coming up short in such shocking fashion via a post to …

Nate Diaz may well have proved the extent of his newfound understanding of the fight-business with his callout of Jorge Masvidal at UFC 241. Taking to the mic directly after beating Anthony Pettis over three-rounds, he made the callout that would perhaps ignite fan interest more than any matchup out there with the exception of a trilogy bout with Conor …

Dana White has backtracked on an infamous comment he made about UFC 241 star Nate Diaz a few years ago after his triumphant return last night. For quite some time, Nate lived in the shadow of his brother – the former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, a man who shared the octagon with superstars such as Georges St-Pierre and Anderson …

Khabib Nurmagomedov has reacted to the recent video that shows his rival Conor McGregor attacking a patron in an Irish bar last April. The video, which recently surfaced, shows McGregor allegedly attacking a patron of an Irish bar who refused to drink his signature whiskey, Proper 12, despite being urged by its owner on several occasions. After several sharp rejections, …

Dana White has reacted to the video that has circulated of Conor McGregor allegedly punching a patron at an Irish bar back in April.  Speaking in a recent interview on The Jim Rome Show, White claimed that he had known about the incident since it happened but knew little else about the details surrounding what had actually transpired. “That happened in April. …

Cris Cyborg has revealed that she will begin a new chapter in her mixed martial arts journey after her somewhat acrimonious split from the UFC this month. It truly was the story that shadowed the entire build-up to UFC 240 earlier this month. UFC president Dana White has never been one to back down upon being publicly challenged by one …

Tyron Woodley believes that UFC president Dana White is still playing the negotiation game with the former featherweight queen Cris Cyborg. This comes in the wake of the promotion seemingly cutting ties with Justino last week after a string of public jabs thrown between White and the fighter – something that culminated in a rather bizarre case of video doctoring. …

We’re taking a look at the fighter in each of the twelve UFC divisions that are flying under the radar in the race for championship glory. Women’s Strawweight: Nina Ansaroff Like all of those who come up against the surging contender that is Tatiana Suarez, Ansaroff has been set back to a certain extent. With that being said, her run …

UFC president Dana White told the press recently that he is about to make an offer to the in-form 170lb contender Jorge Masvidal after his five-second KO of Ben Askren at UFC 239. The question now, is who exactly Dana is about to offer. Speaking to the media after this week’s edition of Dana White’s Contender Series, he explained how Masvidal …

Dana White has confirmed that the legendary Brazilian Cris Cyborg will no longer be fighting under the UFC banner following the expiration of her contract. The relationship between Cris and her employers has been strained since day one, given the rather rough history that existed between both parties during the days where Ronda Rousey ruled the UFC and Cyborg was …

Cris Cyborg has fired shots at both Dana White and Joe Rogan over comments they made about her several years ago, before she signed to the UFC.  The comments came both from a post-fight press conference in which White said that Justino ‘looked like Wanderlei Silva in a dress’ as well as an edition of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast where UFC …

The former featherweight champion Cris Cyborg responded to yet another question about her ongoing feud with UFC president Dana White. After we brought you the first exchange between White and Justino – which can be read in full here – Cyborg has lashed out once again upon being asked for her take on the current standing of her and the …

UFC president Dana White is reportedly set to launch his own venture into the world of boxing promotion, Zuffa Boxing, in September.  Of course, Dana has been a fan of the sport of boxing long before his days as the world’s premier promoter in the sport of mixed martial arts and yet, despite nearly two decades in the game, this …

Cris Cyborg has responded to Dana White’s recent claim that she is afraid to sign to fight Amanda Nunes in a rematch of their UFC 232 clash.  That fight, as we all know, stood as one of the biggest shocks of 2018 – not simply because of the fact that Nunes was able to dethrone her legendary Brazilian adversary – …