JON JONES created yet more history with an emphatic stoppage victory over Stipe Miocic. The mixed martial arts legend returned to the octagon early this morning in the main event of UFC 309 in New York to make the maiden defence of his heavyweight crown. 9 Jon Jones made his long-awaited octagon return against Stipe … Read more
TOM ASPINALL has revealed his “respect” for Jon Jones is fast eroding as the UFC heavyweight champion continues to dismiss a future fight with him. The pride of Wigan has been chasing a blockbuster unification fight with the MMA icon ever since he claimed the interim title last November. 4 Tom Aspinall has been angling … Read more
FORMER UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has been told he should be driving Dana White “crazy” to save the promotion’s final pay-per-view card of the year. UFC 310 was set to be headlined by a 170lbs title fight between newly-crowned champion Belal Muhammad and the undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov. 5 UFC 310 was supposed to be … Read more
With Election Day less than one week away, all eyes and ears are on the political discourse happening in the U.S. One debate that took place Wednesday night in front of a national television audience was between UFC CEO Dana White and prominent businessman and television personality Mark Cuban. The two men appeared on a … Read more
ABU DHABI – When the idea first was proposed that Max Holloway could challenge for Ilia Topuria’s featherweight title, Topuria had what seemed to be a natural question. Would Holloway’s new BMF belt be on the line, too? It stood to reason, Topuria argued, that it should. The MMA world now knows that it wasn’t … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – As far as Donn Davis is concerned, talk about the world’s top heavyweight should be focused on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, not New York in November. Put simpler, the promotion’s co-owner thinks the PFL will have the best heavyweight in MMA after Saturday, not the UFC. And further, Davis implied that … Read more
LAS VEGAS – In 2017, Dana White printed a Zuffa Boxing t-shirt and teased his entry into the world of boxing, but public promotion of the venture slowly fizzled out and the shirt may have rotated to the bottom of the drawer. In the years that followed when asked about crossover, White often highlighted his … Read more
DANA WHITE has made a huge announcement on the fighting future of Tom Aspinall. The Brit hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since defending his interim heavyweight title fight in blistering fashion against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in June. 5 Jon Jones defends his heavyweight belt against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in November … Read more
Dana White admits the UFC is putting on such a unique show at Sphere that there’s uncertainty surrounding its success. UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and challenger Merab Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White didn’t hesitate when asked if Demetrious Johnson has a future in the UFC Hall of Fame. Former longtime UFC flyweight champion Johnson announced his retirement from MMA competition Friday at ONE Championship 168 in Denver. After making his exit from the UFC following a long tenure in an unprecedented “trade” for … Read more
