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A video has emerged on social media showing UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones declaring he is “done” with fighting, sparking speculation that he is set to retire. American Jon “Bones” Jones has not fought since successfully defending his title against Stipe Miocic in November. And this new video appears to suggest he doesn’t plan to […]
Former UFC title holder Holly Holm will return to boxing after g with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), owned by Jake Paul. Forty-three-year-old American Holm is a former multiple boxing world champion. She later switched to MMA and ed the UFC in 2015, winning the UFC bantamweight title by knocking out Ronda Rousey with a head […]
British fighter Tom Aspinall has conceded his next fight is looking less likely to be against Jon Jones, and that he may need to ‘move on’ from that fight. Having held the interim UFC heavyweight title since November 2023, Aspinall has been keen for the chance to unify by fighting regular title holder Jon Jones. […]
Israel Adesanya paid tribute to Jose Aldo following confirmation of his retirement at UFC 315, describing the Brazilian as a ‘legend’ and the ‘King of Rio’. Former two-time UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after suffering defeat to Aieman Zahabi via unanimous decision at UFC 315 in Montreal, Canada, […]
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira says his retirement tweet was due to his being ‘hacked’. The Brazilian, 37, lost his UFC belt to Magomed Ankalaev in March, and is in discussions for a rematch against the Russian. But a social media post on Wednesday from Pereira’s said he was “disheartened” and having […]
UFC 315 tickets are still readily available a few days before the pay-per-view (PPV) event, sparking fan concerns. Saturday, May 10, sees the UFC head to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, for what has been billed as a heavily anticipated show. With the welterweight title fight between champions Belal Muhammad and Jack Della […]
Following the biggest win of his career to date, we take a look at five options for Paddy Pimblett’s next fight after his statement victory against Michael Chandler. The thirty-year-old Liverpudlian dominated his opponent to climb into the top 10 of the lightweight rankings. Chandler had no answer and was beaten both on the ground […]
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have officially dismissed the lawsuit brought by former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt against the UFC, Dana White, and Brock Lesnar, closing a years-long legal saga. The case, which stemmed from UFC 200 in 2016, alleged fraud, conspiracy, and battery—claims that have now been rejected at every judicial level. […]
Reports are circulating that UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus du Plessis could be side-lined for at least six months with latest injury. That’s according to middleweight contender Caio Borralho who claims ‘Stilllknocks’ won’t be defending his UFC Middleweight Title against Khamzat Chimaev anytime soon because of a serious injury. Dricus Du Plessis Injury Concern Mounts With […]
Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has revealed that Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall is now OFF, with Aspinall instead facing Ciryl Gane at UFC 317 in International Fight Week. Sonnen had reported earlier this week that Jones vs Aspinall was a done deal and that an official announcement was imminent, but has since backtracked on […]