“The Vanilla Gorilla” Jason Witt (17-6) is set to face Cole Williams (11-2) on October 31 at UFC Vegas 12. The welterweight match-up will see both fighters trying to avenge their debut losses in the […]
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VIDEO: Sean Strickland remembers having ‘no chance’ against Kamaru Usman
In 23 fights, Sean Strickland has only tasted defeat on three occasions. The former standout welterweight prospect hasn’t been seen inside the Octagon since UFC Moncton in October 2018. It was a successful effort to […]
VIDEO: Aaron Jeffery eyeing LFA title fight against UFC vet Kyle Stewart next
Middleweight prospect Aaron Jeffery is coming off another impressive win, this time at LFA 93 on Oct. 16 after defeating previously undefeated Andre Petroski in the second-round. While the Canadian was happy to pick up […]
After long layoff, Billy Joe Saunders is set to return against Martin Murray
A bout two years in the making has been made official. Will both fighters be ready this time? Matchroom Boxing announced that Billy Joe Saunders will defend his WBO Super-Middleweight Title against Martin Murray. The […]
Trading places, former RIZIN champ Seo Hee Ham headed to ONE Championship
A matter of days ago, RIZIN announced that Seo Hee Ham had vacated her super atomweight crown. The reason as to why has now been confirmed. South Korea’s Ham closed out the 2019 campaign with […]
RIZIN 25 full card revealed, featherweight champion to be crowned
RIZIN FF is returning to Osaka for what will be their second event in that city. It will be RIZIN 25 and a featherweight champion will be crowned for the first time. RIZIN held a […]
Seo Hee Ham vacates her RIZIN super atomweight title
South Korea’s Seo Hee Ham is the RIZIN super atomweight champion no more. Late Friday night in Japan, RIZIN FF revealed that negotiations regarding the champion’s fighting future failed to meet any agreements. Thus resulting […]
Quintet sign convicted rapist and Olympic gold medalist Masato Uchishiba
Quintet has signed convicted rapist and Olympic gold medalist Masato Uchishiba, according to a report by Gong. Masato Uchishiba is a two-time Olympic medalist, having captured gold at both the 2004 and 2008 games. A […]
Dave Leduc vs. Cyrus Washington rematch to take place on U.S. soil
On October 6, combat sports promotion Sparta Sports and Entertainment released the news that they would be hosting the U.S Lethwei debut of World Lethwei Championship (WLC) titleholder Dave Leduc, the promotions main poster boy. […]
Casey Kenney, Nathaniel Wood set to meet at UFC 254
Last weekend, UFC Fight Island 4 saw bantamweight Casey Kenney (14-2) pick apart Heili Alateng en route to a unanimous decision victory. Despite not finishing his opponent, Kenney claimed at least one 10-8 round on […]
VIDEO | WMMA Today Podcast: Justice for Porto!
Vanessa Porto is one of the greatest flyweight fighters of all-time. A perennial elite of the division, the Invicta FC champion is finally on her way to one of the biggest stages possible as she […]
VIDEO | WMMA Today Podcast: Will we see a new Alexa Grasso?
At UFC Vegas 8 Alexa Grasso will make the jump up to the flyweight division. Standing in her way will be a tough Ji Yeon Kim looking to spoil the Mexican’s debut. The week prior, […]
Tristan Connelly is on the road to recovery and will be back soon
Behind The Grind recently caught up with Canadian UFC welterweight Tristan “Boondock” Connelly (14-6) as he was sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying the weather in Victoria, British Columbia. Connelly went to Victoria to […]
VIDEO | WMMA Today Podcast: Cheyanne Buys her way to the UFC
Cheyanne Buys came out as one of the early stars of Dana White’s Contender Series season 4. And now she’s officially a part of the UFC roster after dispatching of Hilarie Rose. Before that, Brazil’s […]
Frankie Edgar finally debuts at bantamweight
Pedro Munhoz wanted to be the one to welcome former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, to the bantamweight division. Well, he gets his wish this Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 7. […]
Nick Maximov wants UFC call after he gets ‘quick win’ at LFA 88
Nick Maximov (4-0) will make his LFA debut this Friday when he meets Tresean Gore (2-0) in a light heavyweight bout at LFA 88 going down in South Dakota on UFC Fight Pass. The Nick […]
VIDEO | WMMA Today Podcast: Lock ’em down for UFC 252?
In terms of the news weeks, the WMMA Today crew had a pretty wild one to work with leading up to the big UFC 252 event. However, the fights on tap for UFC 252 actually […]