MMA fans have waited half a decade for this day and it is finally upon us, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett makes his UFC debut this Saturday in Las Vegas at the Apex. He opens up the main card against Brazilian Luigi Vendramini on a card that is stacked with British talent and he may just […]
Combat sports’ Hollywood division is changing in the UFC and Liverpool’s very own Tom Aspinall is leading the way for English heavyweights in this transition as its sole representative. The days of your big, labouring heavy hitters dominating at the top of the rankings are numbered as we begin to move into an era with […]
As 2020 came to an end and 2021 began, the UFC announced there would be some major cuts happening to their roster. The likes of former world champions Junior Dos Santos and Tyron Woodley, Alistair Overeem, Jacare Souza and Diego Sanchez have all been released in recent times among many others, with the UFC looking […]
It was always going to happen eventually but it is finally official – Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett is a UFC fighter. After yet another highlight reel finish at Cage Warriors 122, Pimblett finally accepted the UFC’s calls to join the number one organisation in the sport after making a plea to the camera to Dana […]
Just five weeks after his less than spectacular debut, Manel Kape is back in the Octagon on short notice to fight Matheus Nicolau this Saturday at UFC Vegas 21. Many people were very eager to see Kape coming in to compete at the elite level of MMA when his signing was announced last year, but […]
It’s been nearly 18 months since Islam Makhachev was last in the octagon and he’ll be eager to remind everyone why many tip him to become a champion in the lightweight division, including the man who still holds the belt. Following in the footsteps of his training partner, friend and fellow countryman Khabib Nurmagomedov is […]
“My time is running out,” were the words from Alistair Overeem himself in a recent interview, as he prepares to do battle with Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 18. It almost certainly is too, as the 40-year-old prepares for his 67th professional MMA fight. A UFC veteran and a fan favourite, you’ll struggle to find […]
Coming out of a year where the world seemed to stop due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC have managed to set up possibly the most exciting year yet. Dana White has cut a lot of fighters from the payroll which has paved the way for up and coming fighters to make their way into […]
There’s only one thing Dana White likes more than money and that’s active fighters, because active fighters make money. That is why the president of the UFC, Dana White, is a huge fan of the Chechen born Khamzat Chimaev. A fighter that wants to fight as much as possible no matter the opponent, no matter […]
