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The former-lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has given his take on his UFC 241 opponent Nate Diaz ahead of their clash on Saturday night.  Speaking in a recent interview with the UFC, Pettis explained how unintimidated he by the danger posed by the career lightweight Diaz – especially now that he has racked up a win over one of the division’s most …

Nate Diaz returns to the UFC octagon after a three-year absence in his attempt to establish a credible argument for his welterweight title-ambitions by defeating Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. To be honest, I’m simply assuming that’s what Nate wants to do. At this stage, it really is hard to know what’s driving him – whether it’s UFC gold or another crack …

Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa will throw down on the UFC 241 main-card in a fight that will likely single out the next contender to the middleweight crown.  Fights like these truly don’t come around often enough. Those tuning in to watch Saturday’s tantalising UFC 241 in Anaheim, California will witness a clash between two of the most physically impressive …

Daniel Cormier took a moment during his UFC 241 fight-week preparations to openly contemplate his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts.  We are now just a few days away from one of the year’s biggest fight-cards, a truly phenomenal night of fights that will likely serve up a memorable showcase for some of the UFC’s finest fighters in …

The UFC’s official YouTube have dropped an exceptional video for the upcoming UFC 241 showdown between Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis.  The heavyweight clash between defending champion Daniel Cormier and his former foe Stipe Miocic may well be sitting in the night’s top-billed showdown, but in many people’s eyes, it will be the co-main event matchup that will draw the …

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal has given us an update on the current standing of his ongoing negotiations with the UFC. Upon being asked by a member of the press about the promotion’s business relationship with Masvidal, UFC president Dana White was characteristically blunt in his response, playing down rumours linking Jorge to a showdown with the superstar Conor McGregor. …

Nate Diaz has taken a shot at the former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and his now infamous association with popular cereal Wheaties. Despite its placement as the UFC 241 co-main event, the lightweight clash between the returning Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis may well prove to be the most attractive fixture of the lot. Overall, the card will stand as …

Valentina Shevchenko has responded to those who criticised her performance in her dominant UFC Uruguay headlining victory over Liz Carmouche.  On whole, Shevchenko’s performance was one that displayed her technical prowess to its fullest but even still, once the fight had concluded, there were many who voiced their belief that the fight was a boring one. In a recent interview, …

Vicente Luque managed to score the biggest win of his career to date with a stunning showdown against Mike Perry at UFC Uruguay last night. Luque has been quietly carving out a reputation for himself as one of the UFC’s most underrated prospects. As a surging contender in the stacked welterweight division, Luque has been able to record wins over …

Volkan Oezdemir managed to score a brutal knockout of light-heavyweight contender Ilir Latifi on the UFC Uruguay main-card last night.  Though known for his ability to end fights quickly, No Time was a more methodical fighter during his South American debut last night. After a three-fight skid that saw him lose out to Daniel Cormier, Anthony Smith, and Dominick Reyes, …

Valentina Shevchenko retained her UFC flyweight title with a dominant display against Liz Carmouche in the UFC Uruguay main-event. There was never any doubt that Shevchenko would perform under the bright lights once things got underway and all things considered, it was business as usual from the champ over five rounds. Although not the most exciting display by any means, …

Valentina Shevchenko will attempt to make the second defense of her UFC flyweight crown when she takes on Liz Carmouche in the UFC Uruguay headliner. The fight is being billed as a rematch, a fact that may come as a surprise to those that aren’t aware of these two’s first meeting back in 2010 under the C3 Fights banner. Carmouche …

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 …

UFC 241 is now just a week away and with that in mind, we thought it best to remind all of you of exactly how incredible a night it is looking set to be. Who needs two title fights when you’ve got a card as stacked as this, eh? Not only will Daniel Cormier be taking on Stipe Miocic in …

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 …

Frankie Edgar has released a statement confirming his intention to make his bantamweight debut next time he makes the walk to the octagon. Yesterday, we brought you the news that Frankie would finally be testing the 135lb waters, with a debut in the division to come in his next outing. It was a move that met with near-unanimous approval, given …

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 …

2019 has been one hell of a year so far in the world of mixed martial arts but these last four or five months could prove to be amongst the most important in the history of the sport. Nate Diaz’s UFC 241 return against Anthony Pettis No matter which way it goes down, there will be quite a lot of …