Curtis Blaydes Willing To Wait For Derrick Lewis Fight In December

Derrick Lewis proved Curtis Blaydes wrong last weekend after knocking out Alexey Olenik in the second round at UFC Vegas 6. “I picked Alexey to win because I thought if he gets that one takedown it’s gonna be game over,” Blaydes told …

Derrick Lewis proved Curtis Blaydes wrong last weekend after knocking out Alexey Olenik in the second round at UFC Vegas 6. “I picked Alexey to win because I thought if he gets that one takedown it’s gonna be game over,” Blaydes told MMANews “But Derek (Lewis), showed some pretty good submission defense. I don’t know […]

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Robert Whittaker Would Only Move To 205lbs If He Got “Sick Of Cutting Weight”

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya teased a potential move to light heavyweight against Jon Jones but Robert Whittaker isn’t in a rush making the jump to 205 pounds himself. “We’ll see how I age,” Whittaker told MMANews, &#82…

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya teased a potential move to light heavyweight against Jon Jones but Robert Whittaker isn’t in a rush making the jump to 205 pounds himself. “We’ll see how I age,” Whittaker told MMANews, “If it reaches a point where I’m just sick of cutting weight, then yeah 100% move up, “But right […]

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Grant Dawson Wants Next Fight At 155 Pounds Against Austin Hubbard

Fresh off his seventh straight victory, Grant Dawson wants to keep his momentum going but doesn’t see that happening at featherweight. “I need like 12 weeks to make 145 pounds and I just don’t want to be that type of fighter,” D…

Fresh off his seventh straight victory, Grant Dawson wants to keep his momentum going but doesn’t see that happening at featherweight. “I need like 12 weeks to make 145 pounds and I just don’t want to be that type of fighter,” Dawson told MMANews. “I don’t want to be the fighter that has to fight […]

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Calvin Kattar Open To Max Holloway Bout Next: ‘I’ll Fight Anyone’

Calvin Kattar wants to keep his momentum going after his impressive victory over Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night and would be open to fighting former featherweight champion Max Holloway next. “That’d be great,” Kattar told MMANews. “…

Calvin Kattar wants to keep his momentum going after his impressive victory over Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night and would be open to fighting former featherweight champion Max Holloway next. “That’d be great,” Kattar told MMANews. “I know he’s a tough fighter. Another one of these guys that (featherweights) don’t want to compete against. […]

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Leon Edwards Believes He’d “Dominate” Jorge Masvidal In Potential UFC Matchup

Leon Edwards knew Kamaru Usman would defeat Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 and believes a similar outcome would take place if the UK fighter ever fought “Gamebred.” “I truly believe I’d dominate him,” Edwards told MMANews. &#82…

Leon Edwards knew Kamaru Usman would defeat Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 and believes a similar outcome would take place if the UK fighter ever fought “Gamebred.” “I truly believe I’d dominate him,” Edwards told MMANews. “I’m just the better overall fighter. He’s got good hands but apart from that, I don’t see what Masvidal […]

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Tim Elliott Expects To Earn Bonus Money Against Ryan Benoit, Willing To Fight On Every Fight Island Card

Tim Elliott didn’t know if he would make the walk to the Octagon again, or even fight again. Elliott welcomed Brandon Royval to the UFC back on May 30 where he was looking to avoid a three-fight losing skid. Elliott entered the fight thinking it …

Tim Elliott didn’t know if he would make the walk to the Octagon again, or even fight again. Elliott welcomed Brandon Royval to the UFC back on May 30 where he was looking to avoid a three-fight losing skid. Elliott entered the fight thinking it was do-or-die for his UFC career. Unfortunately, after a very […]

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