Author: Danny Howard

Alex Pereira believes Sean Strickland can upset champion Israel Adesanya ahead of a proposed clash at UFC 293. Speaking to the media at the UFC 291 presser, the former middleweight champion shared his thoughts on his two former opponents facing off. Pereira knocked out Strickland, then traded knockouts with Adesanya to briefly become the middleweight champion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPxs9fCUtuM “Fighting Israel Adesanya is always a hard fight, but he showed that he can be beaten. Sean Strickland, he has a chance. Different game plans are hard. But if anyone has a chance against Adesanya, that’ll be Sean Strickland. But it’s still a…

Vicente Luque has been cleared to fight Rafael Dos Anjos after the Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared him due to concerns about a brain bleed. As reported by MMA Junkie, Luque required special approval from the commission when it was revealed he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after his loss to Geoff Neal. Though the nature of the injury was dire, the commission gave Luque a clean bill of health to compete again. Executive direction Jeff Mullen explained the circumstances in detail. “He suffered a brain bleed. He had a suspension of one year. He had to bring before the commission…

Jon Jones should not walk away from Tom Aspinall Tom Aspinall destroyed Marcin Tybura at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night in London, and he’s hoping Jon Jones is in his future. Aspinall bounced back after tearing his ACL against Curtis Blaydes, and based on the strength of his performance along with the marketing of Jones facing a hot UK prospect at the O2 Arena could be enough to postpone his retirement. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mEVlFULohT8 Jones is allegedly contemplating retirement provided he successfully defends his heavyweight title against an inactive and aging Stipe Miocic at UFC 295. Aside from Miocic, Sergei Pavlovich is…

UFC legend Pat Miletich is returning to competition 15 years after his last appearance in the octagon to settle a grudge with a former student. Miletich, who defeated Mikey Burnett to win the inaugural UFC welterweight title in 1998, announced his return to action to face Mike Jackson this fall. The two will be fighting on the Caged Aggression 36 card in Iowa, which is perhaps the only state that would sanction this fight with no restrictions.  Miletich worked Jackson’s corner at UFC 225 when Jackson defeated CM Punk by unanimous decision. The decision would be overturned when Jackson tested…

Former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn continues his tailspin towards insanity as the Hall of Famer voiced his opinion about the existence of dinosaurs. As sad (and humorous) as it is, Penn believes dinosaurs are part of a global conspiracy. Oh, and the world will end in 2050 (But don’t worry, we’ll only start over in 1850). “These guys [the government] lie the whole f*ckin time! Same with us Hawaiians! Just the same as f*ckin fake as dinosaurs, Neanderthal man, and aliens are! Evolution is even worse, because those evolutionist liars need the native Hawaiians to make their fake evolution…

Paulo Costa is moving on from his scheduled UFC 291 bout with Ikram Aliskerov, and Roman Doldize is set to replace him. With UFC 291 12 days away, Costa has pulled out with rumors being that he will fight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Costa vs. Chimaev has been on the UFC’s radar for a while, but Costa’s contract negotiations put a damper on the rivalry bout. Now, Costa is out of a peculiar fight, and the card is no less worse for wear with Dolidze coming in. Costa recently signed a massive contract extension, and many…

Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury is no longer a fantasy for the message boards. The former UFC heavyweight champion will face WBC heavyweight champion Fury on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia per ESPN. Aside from the initial announcement, the rest of the details are being ironed out ahead of what could be the biggest fight of the year in any combat sport. Ngannou famously left the UFC after defending his title against Ciryl Gane two years ago. A sticking point that led to Ngannou’s departure as a still-reigning champion was permission to pursue a boxing match with his new…

Alexander Volkanovski gave no ground to Yair Rodriguez, beating him up for the entirety of their featherweight title fight. Volkanovski returned to featherweight after losing a contested bout to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev last February. Rodriguez, who claimed the interim title with a win over Josh Emmett on the same UFC 284 card, was no match for the champion. In the first round, Volkanovski managed to ground the unorthodox Rodriguez and frequently kept him out of position to land his devastating strikes. After working Rodriguez over and leaving him bloodied over the next three rounds, a stoppage seemed inevitable. Suddenly,…

Dricus Du Plessis earned a middleweight title fight versus Israel Adesanya, punching out Robert Whittaker in the process. The shocking upset came amidst a strange push for Du Plessis. With middleweight champion Adesanya already running through the division, including Whittaker twice, the UFC has feverishly been pushing a fight with Du Plessis. Many questioned the matchmaking with Whittaker, and oddsmakers had Whittaker a comfortable favorite, but conventional wisdom went out the window when the fight started. Whittaker boxed well and kept Du Plessis outside in the opening portion of the first. However, Du Plessis continued to stalk Whittaker, unable to…

Alexandre Pantoja proved too much for Brandon Moreno once again, defeating his rival in an instant classic at UFC 290. Moreno was making the first defense of his second reign as flyweight champion and hoped to settle the score with Pantoja. The two previously met in 2018, with Pantoja walking away with a decision win. Following that defeat, Moreno worked his way up the ranks and became a two-time flyweight champion following his brutal quadrilogy with Deivison Figuereido. Pantoja would work his way up to Moreno and made it count when the two rivals faced off again. The bout was…