Jeremy Stephens & the UFC have decided not to renew the Lil Heathen's fighting contract. Instead, Stephens, who McGregor famously otherwise called "who the f*ck is that guy", will take his talent for violence to the PFL, a rival MMA promotion to the UFC. Stephens, who has 34 fights in the UFC, was winless in … Continue reading Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens leaves the UFC after 14 years
If you have heard of John Williams, you will know that you cannot be too old to start Mixed Martial Arts. Williams made his amateur MMA debut in 2000 when he was 60 years old and didn’t fight a professional fight until 2010 when he was 70. If you have been contemplating whether or not … Continue reading Can you be too old to start MMA training?
Rash guards have quickly become staple attire in many martial arts schools, dojos and gyms across the country. But why have they become so popular and why do you need them for your Muay Thai training? Long story short, they can keep you clean, safe, can help your muscles and so much more What is … Continue reading Why You Need Rash Guards for Muay Thai
"IMG_0115" (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by Arnold Tijerina A new sporting year has everyone looking ahead to what lies in front of them. As with every year in the MMA scene, there are many exciting match ups that are hot on the fans' lips. UFC 270 kicks off the year in style at the end of January and there … Continue reading The MMA Fights we all want to see in 2022
Jon Jones has been working on a move up to the UFC's heavyweight division since August 2020. However, he is yet to make his divisional debut. https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/1365138513415401472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1365138513415401472%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Fufc%2Fnews-mma-252lbs-jon-jones-shows-off-terrifying-heavyweight-power-on-the-pads-20210226 Jones claimed that if he was going to move up to the new weight division of 265 lbs (a pretty huge jump up from the light heavyweight weight … Continue reading Cormier: Jon Jones Won’t Win Heavyweight Title
Whittaker v Adesanya 2 is set to headline UFC 271 on Feb 13th. The match pits the consensus 2 best middleweights in the world against one another for a second time. The difference in this fight is that the Championship belt rests over the shoulder of a different man this time around. In their first … Continue reading Robert Whittaker believes he has the blueprint to beat Israel Adesanya
The long awaited grudge match between former team-mates, and best friends, Colby "Chaos" Covington and Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal is finally set to go down in March 2022, at UFC 272. Hunter Campbell broke the news to ESPN, saying that contracts haven't yet been signed, but a verbal agreement was in place. Both Covington (16-3) & … Continue reading Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covington Set To Headline UFC 272
Kevin Holland, the UFC middleweight who won 5 fights in a row in 2022, has officially made his move down to welterweight. The man welcoming him in his first fight in the division ia Alex "Cowboy" Oliviera. Speaking to MMA Fighting about this move down to 170 lbs, Holland had this to say “Make no … Continue reading Kevin Holland to make his Welterweight debut!
Max Holloway & Alex Volkanovski were scheduled to fight at UFC 272 in March. However, just days after the fight was announced, Holloway had to pull out as he has apparently aggravated a previous injury. This leaves Volkanovski without an opponent to defend his UFC belt against. Luckily for him, as soon as the rest … Continue reading Holloway is out! Has Volkanovski chosen a new opponent?
2021 was a completely wild year for MMA, we saw some of the most savage fights between the most electric fighters (Gaethje v Chandler, Holloway v Kattar, Volkanovski v Ortega, Burgos v Barboza). We saw Kamaru Usman inch closer to overtaking GSP as the welterweight GOAT as he defended his title 3 times in 2021, … Continue reading Our MMA Predictions For 2022
