Israel Adesanya brands Francis Ngannou’s pay ‘atrocious’ but is hopeful UFC can agree new deal

Israel Adesanya brands Francis Ngannou’s pay ‘atrocious’ but is hopeful UFC can agree new deal to keep ‘baddest mother****** on the planet’ amid contract dispute Francis Ngannou could leave UFC without fighting again when his contract ends Heavyweight champion is currently expected to be out injured for 10 months A pay dispute means he may … Read more

Israel Adesanya’s coach admits surprise at Robert Whittaker’s lack of aggression at UFC 271

‘I thought he would risk the biscuit more’: Israel Adesanya’s coach admits surprise at Robert Whittaker’s lack of aggression and claims anyone who scored UFC 271 clash for challenger is ‘teetering on not being intelligent’ Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker in their rematch at UFC 271  Australian did not take too many risks but thought … Read more

Nate Diaz calls out Dustin Poirier and urges Dana White to set up fight so he can RETIRE from UFC 

‘Let’s get this fight cracking so I can get out of the game’: Nate Diaz calls out Dustin Poirier and urges Dana White to set up fight so he can RETIRE from UFC Nate Diaz wants to fight Dustin Poirier before retiring from UFC American hasn’t fought since losing by unanimous decision in UFC 263 … Read more

Jared Cannonier puts himself in pole position for a shot at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title

Jared Cannonier puts himself in pole position for a shot at Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title with BRUTAL KO of Derek Brunson at UFC 271… while Tai Tuivasa floors Derrick Lewis in Houston – and drinks a shoey! Jared Cannonier put himself in pole position to fight for the middleweight title  Cannonier, 37, brutally knocked Derek … Read more

MMA stars make predictions for UFC 271 title fight between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker

UFC 271 is almost upon us and all eyes will be on Houston, where Israel Adesanya is defending his middleweight crown against Robert Whittaker.  Back in 2019, ‘Bobby Knuckles’ lost his title against the Kiwi, who knocked him out in the second round of their clash in Melbourne.  Since then, Whittaker has jumped back on … Read more

UFC 271: The best of the rest as Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa and Derek Brunson take to the Octagon

All eyes will be on Israel Adesanya this weekend as the all-conquering middleweight champion looks to defend his throne for a fifth time on the bounce at UFC 271. Standing across the Octagon will be No 1 contender Robert Whittaker, who has scaled back to the summit of the division after being outclassed by the … Read more

UFC: Kamaru Usman has GRUESOME surgery to repair broken hand, Dana White confirms

Kamaru Usman has GRUESOME surgery to repair broken hand sustained just three weeks before his UFC 268 win over Colby Covington – as Dana White shares photos of 170-pound king going under the knife Kamaru Usman has gone under the knife to help repair a broken hand injury  Usman, 34, sustained the injury just three … Read more

Israel Adesanya claims Robert Whittaker is getting ‘way too much’ credit ahead of UFC 271

‘Did he invent a new move?’: Israel Adesanya claims Robert Whittaker is getting ‘way too much’ credit for improvements since losing their first fight ahead of UFC 271 grudge match Israel Adesanya is defending his UFC middlweight title on Saturday night  He faces Robert Whittaker in rematch having dethroned him to win the belt  Whittaker … Read more

Daniel Cormier insists UFC star Israel Adesanya ‘has work to do’ to overtake Anderson Silva as GOAT

‘Anderson Silva was to MMA what Muhammad Ali was to boxing’: Daniel Cormier insists Israel Adesanya ‘has work to do’ to overtake legendary Brazilian as middleweight GOAT Israel Adesanya is taking on Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 ‘Stylebender’ is trying to further claim that he is the greatest ever middleweight  But … Read more

Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett promises ‘greatest walkout ever’ at UFC London against Rodrigo Vargas

‘People will talk about this entrance for the next 10-20 years!’: Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett promises ‘greatest walkout ever’ when he bounces to the octagon backed by trademark tune at UFC London Paddy Pimblett is taking on Rodrigo Vargas at UFC London on March 19  ‘The Baddy’ made waves with his octagon debut with a … Read more