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2020-06-27 18:14
Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier, has been working with his charity, The Good Fight Foundation, to help fundraise for various projects.
Most notably, Poirier was h… Read More
2020-06-26 20:29
As with most MMA promotions during COVID-19, Cage Warriors was forced to take a break from their schedule.
Cage Warriors were planning a promotional record 15 events this year, but the p… Read More
2020-06-26 19:52
All fighters have hit their mark ahead of the fifth event being held at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tomorrow night’s headliner pits former interi… Read More
2020-06-25 20:11
“Sugar” Sean O’Malley has been on fire in 2020 so far with two first round knockout wins over Jose Quinonez and Eddie Wineland picking up Performance of the Night bonuses… Read More
2020-06-25 19:37
The public dispute between Jorge Masvidal and the UFC concluded with Masvidal missing out on a shot at the welterweight title and the opportunity being passed on to Gilbert Burns instead… Read More
2020-06-24 20:07
Michael Bisping and Chad Mendes have been going back and forth at each other recently.
The exchange started with Bisping’s former opponent, Tim Kennedy, posting a picture on Instag… Read More
2020-06-24 19:08
With the majority of the UFC’s stadium events being cancelled this announcement doesn’t come as too much of a surprise but the promotion has now officially confirmed that the UF… Read More
2020-06-24 18:19
Former middleweight title challenger, Yoel Romero, is set to step back into the octagon to take on Uriah Hall in August.
ESPN first reported the news stating that bout agreements are yet… Read More
2020-06-23 20:44
A welterweight bout is on tap for the UFC’s planned show on 1st August as Vincente Luque vs. Randy Brown has been agreed. Marcel Dorff tweeted that Brown had confirmed the news on his… Read More
2020-06-23 20:00
One of the bigger stories to come out of the UFC on ESPN 11 event last weekend was the corner of Max Rohskopf not stopping the contest when he asked them to.
Rohskopf returned to the cor… Read More
2020-06-22 21:33
Anthony Smith may have his next fight booked already despite being in a war with Glover Teixeira less than 6 weeks ago.
Smith was stopped in the fifth and final round against Teixeira an… Read More
2020-06-22 21:01
With the UFC back hosting fights in Las Vegas, it looks like we may get the return of Dana White’s Contender Series early in August.
MMA Junkie have sources that have suggested the… Read More
2020-06-22 20:28
When Conor McGregor put out yet another retirement tweet it was seen simply as another negotiation tactic to get the deal he wants.
Hey guys I’ve decided to retire from figh… Read More
2020-06-19 22:33
UFC featherweight and bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, has discussed the possibility of retiring recently and goodbye to Nunes could mean goodbye to the featherweight division.
The f… Read More
2020-06-19 20:08
All fighters have now hit the scales ahead of the UFC’s penultimate event in June.
Only one fighter missed the mark today as lightweight fighter Frank Camacho tipped the scaled at… Read More
2020-06-19 19:33
UFC have dropped the official poster for their opening event on ‘Fight Island’ on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
The pay-per-view event is set to be a big one with three title fights… Read More
2020-06-18 20:20
Despite being forced out of action for two-years, Sean O’Malley has picked right back up where he left off.
O’Malley was a highly touted prospect joining the UFC ranks from D… Read More
2020-06-18 19:24
Lightweight fighter, Matt Frevola, has been forced off of the UFC on ESPN 11 card this weekend after his teammate and cornerman, Billy Quarantillo, tested positive for COVID-19.
Quaranti… Read More
2020-06-16 17:39
A bantamweight showdown is in the works for August 1st as number seven ranked Ketlen Vieira is set to take on number eight ranked Yana Kunitskaya. MMA Junkie first reported the matchup… Read More
2020-06-16 17:14
Interesting stories have been emerging recently with fighters sharing their interactions with former UFC matchmaker, Joe Silva.
It turns out that some fighters really didn’t get al… Read More
2020-06-16 16:43
Two top 15 featherweights are set to square off in the main event of the UFC’s card on July 15th.
The July 15th show will be the second “Fight Island” event at Yas Isla… Read More
2020-06-14 22:11
As the oldest fighter on the roster, the legendary career of Anderson Silva is beginning to wind down. The 45-year-old Brazilian has done everything there is to do in the sport of MMA, but… Read More
2020-06-14 21:25
The UFC on ESPN 10 card had received some criticism in the build up for the lack of big names on the card, however, we were treated to a great night of fights.
The prelims especially del… Read More
2020-06-14 16:15
Ahead of last night’s UFC on ESPN 10 main event, Jessica Eye officially missed weight by 0.25lbs stepping on the scales at 126.25lbs.
However, there has been much discussion around… Read More
2020-06-13 22:27
Welcome to Combat Overload’s live coverage of the UFC on ESPN 10 fight card. The fights take place at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas Nevada and the main event sees former flyweigh… Read More
2020-06-13 22:06
UFC President, Dana White, held a pre-fight media scrum after the UFC on ESPN 10 weigh ins yesterday and discussed various things going on in the world of MMA right now.
One of the hotte… Read More
2020-06-13 21:16
Another bout agreement has been put into place for the “Fight Island” shows.
This one is an exciting bantamweight matchup between Nathaniel “The Prospect” Wood an… Read More
2020-06-12 23:30
There have been many rumoured fight announcements coming out over recent days as the events are fast approaching.
Just over one week out from the event, the UFC have now announced a full… Read More
2020-06-12 22:51
All the fights will proceed as planned tomorrow night for the UFC on ESPN 10 event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing at the weigh-ins today though… Read More
2020-06-11 19:02
Two weeks ago, World Lethwei Championship announced the signing of Ray J Virajahntorn, the Myanmar-Australian kickboxing champion who will be returning to his homeland. Having had his marti… Read More
2020-06-11 18:18
Fresh off of an impressive first-round submission win over Cory Sandhagen, Aljamain Sterling firmly believes he is the man to beat in the UFC bantamweight division.
Sterling is riding a… Read More
2020-06-10 23:15
With the UFC having announced incomplete events in the next couple of weeks the fight announcements are coming thick and fast.
MMA Junkie were the first to report that Clay Guida vs. Bob… Read More
2020-06-10 21:29
The July 15th UFC Fight Island event has a new matchup added to the card as former Cage Warriors light heavyweight champion Modestas Bukauskas gets his UFC debut rescheduled.
Bukauskas w… Read More
2020-06-10 20:44
A lightweight fight between Luis Pena and Khama Worthy is in the works for the UFC event on June 27th. MMA Junkie first reported the news.
The June 27th show is set to take place at the… Read More
2020-06-10 19:46
It seems that the argument around fighter pay keeps popping up at regular intervals in the MMA world and it seems to be another hot topic right now.
The debate has been sparked up as a r… Read More
2020-06-09 21:24
Lots of news has been announced today regarding upcoming UFC events following Dana White’s appearance on ESPN First Take. One of the things White confirmed is that the much talked abo… Read More
2020-06-09 20:44
It finally looks like the heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will have their rematch.
UFC President Dana White confirm… Read More
2020-06-09 19:56
There’s been no secret that UFC President Dana White has been at odds with some of the sport’s biggest stars over the past couple of weeks.
Names like Jon Jones, Jorge Masvid… Read More
2020-06-08 19:08
Henry Cejudo seemed pretty set on his retirement following on from his big win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 to defend his bantamweight title.
There were rumours going around that Cejudo… Read More
2020-06-08 18:43
There have been many high-profile fighters obviously have disagreements with the UFC as of late. Jon Jones had a public debate with Dana White, Conor McGregor has retired, and Jorge Masvida… Read More
2020-06-08 17:53
It looks like the UFC are planning a welterweight bout for a UFC Fight Night show on June 27th with Mickey Gall taking on Mike Perry. The June 27th show is currently expected to be topped b… Read More
2020-06-03 19:24
Another fight that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic has now been rebooked as heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov will face off.
The fight was originally… Read More
2020-06-03 18:59
Despite only have 14 fights on his MMA record, it’s been a rollercoaster of a journey for former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt so far.
Garbrandt joined the UFC ranks back in… Read More
2020-06-03 17:27
The likes of Dave Leduc and Too Too have blazed a trail to lethwei superstardom, and today, we take a look at five of the best young talent poised to break out.
Nicola ‘the Burmese… Read More
2020-06-02 20:02
Brazilian welterweight, Gilbert Burns, improved his latest welterweight run to 4-0 with a dominant victory over former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at UFC on ESPN 9.
Burns started… Read More
2020-06-02 18:13
From the horse meat consumed by Alistair Overeem to Lyoto Machida drinking his own urine, there have been many strange stories over the years with fighters consuming strange foods and drink… Read More
2020-06-02 17:03
UFC President, Dana White, has publicly been back and forth with UFC light heavyweight champion and pound-for-pound number one, Jon Jones recently over fighter pay.
Jones was seemingly a… Read More
2020-06-01 21:46
The UFC’s return to their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada concluded with Gilbert Burns putting on a dominant display over Tyron Woodley to take home a wide unanimous decision win.
Th… Read More
2020-05-31 22:32
Over the past few days, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been in a public debate with UFC President Dana White over his pay.
Jon Jones publicly expressed his interest in maki… Read More
2020-05-31 21:37
The UFC returned to Las Vegas last night as Tyron Woodley took on Gilbert Burns in the main event hosted at the UFC APEX facility.
Burns put on a dominant performance picking up a wide u… Read More
2020-05-28 20:30
Earlier this week Conor McGregor sparked a debate around the greatest MMA fighter of all time listing himself as joint top with Anderson Silva.
GOAT THREAD.The array of finishes, across… Read More
2020-05-28 19:47
With June almost upon us, fans are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the first fight island card that will likely allow international fighters to compete again.
The biggest of those i… Read More
2020-05-28 18:38
The Welterweight division in World Lethwei Championship is probably the best in the promotion, with enough stars to make a 16-man grand prix. It features local stars like Yan Naing Tun, Tha… Read More
2020-05-27 19:47
After many disagreements with his fellow gym members, it looks like Colby Covington and American Top Team (ATT) have finally parted company.
Covington was a long-standing member of the h… Read More
2020-05-26 19:16
The third fight on the main card of UFC on ESPN 9 has now been scrapped as welterweight fighter Kevin Holland has picked up an undisclosed injury forcing him off the card.
The news was f… Read More
2020-05-21 19:18
New fight announcements are coming thick and fast this evening and another one added to the UFC 250 line up is Neil Magny vs. Anthony Rocco Martin.
MMA Junkie first reported the booking… Read More
2020-05-21 18:40
With a stacked UFC 249 bringing mainstream combat sports back to broadcast across the world, many people have been heavily critical of the current UFC 250 line-up.
Well most recent devel… Read More
2020-05-21 18:06
Just as it seemed like the Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal beef was dying down, Covington has come out for round two with another verbal assault.
The pair used to be very close friend… Read More
2020-05-20 21:32
Earlier this week it was announced that former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, would be returning to action and headlining the May 30th event against Gilbert Burns. That event now… Read More
2020-05-20 19:42
In recent years podcasts have becoming a very popular medium for people to share their views and opinions with an audience. One of the pioneers in this space is MMA colour commentator Joe R… Read More
2020-05-19 21:23
Saturday night saw the culmination of a monster week for the UFC who hosted three fight cards in the space of seven days. The final event in that stint, UFC on ESPN 8, managed to become the… Read More
2020-05-19 19:56
It looks like former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, will finally return in to action after having fights fall through due to COVID-19.
Woodley will be taking on a welterweight… Read More
2020-05-19 18:46
There are many fighters who successfully leverage social media platforms to increase attention on their careers and fights and no one seems to be doing that better at the moment than Darren… Read More
2020-05-18 21:10
Three of the biggest names in UK MMA in recent years have joined forces to combat a serious issue that’s currently happening up and down the country.
Knife crime in the UK has been… Read More
2020-05-18 19:11
The UFC have just concluded a three-fight in seven days stint that started off with a blockbuster UFC 249 pay-per-view show headlined by a UFC interim lightweight title fight in which Justi… Read More
2020-05-18 18:22
The trio of UFC events within seven days culminated with Alistair Overeem getting a second round TKO over fellow heavyweight, Walt Harris just minutes before his 40th birthday.
The MMA v… Read More
2020-05-15 17:35
Now into year four of its existence, World Lethwei Championship has already hosted 11 events, exclusively in its home country of Myanmar. With the growing popularity of lethwei, the company… Read More
2020-05-14 19:59
Long-time UFC lightweight contender, Edson Barboza, has sought out a new challenge in dropping down to the 145lb division and will take on number 15 ranked featherweight, Dan Ige.
Barboz… Read More
2020-05-14 19:26
On Wednesday, news broke that Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of Khabib Nurmagomedov, was rushed to hospital and was reported to be in a coma at the time.
Khabib is, understandably, yet… Read More
2020-05-12 22:05
The conclusion of UFC 249 resulted in newly crowned interim lightweight champion, Justin Gaethje, putting an end to the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson plans.
Gaethje has now put h… Read More
2020-05-12 21:40
Pound-for-pound number one and current UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, last competed against Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC 247. Reyes pushed the champion to the limit… Read More
2020-05-11 20:18
The Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson saga has come to an end for the time being as Ferguson’s 12-fight winning streak was brought to an end at the hands of Justin Gaethje.
Gae… Read More
2020-05-11 19:35
USADA announced via a press release on their official website that former UFC middleweight title challenger, Kelvin Gastelum, has accepted a sanction for his second USADA violation.
Gast… Read More
2020-05-11 18:58
During the build up to UFC 249 last week UFC President, Dana White, was quizzed about the situation of the heavyweight landscape.
Stipe Miocic has expressed his concerns with returning f… Read More
2020-05-09 01:27
Earlier this week UFC President Dana White alluded to the fact that Stipe Miocic could potentially be stripped of his heavyweight title if he takes too long in his return to action.
Mioc… Read More
2020-05-08 22:53
As he heads into his title defence tomorrow night, Henry Cejudo will be making his second UFC bantamweight appearance when he defends his title against arguable the best bantamweight ever i… Read More
2020-05-06 21:10
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum only has two fights left on his current deal with the UFC and is currently undecided on what he will do after.
Th… Read More
2020-05-06 20:23
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is currently unsure of when he will return to the octagon due to the COVID-19 pandemic meaning he is currently unable to get to the gym and put in a fu… Read More
2020-05-05 21:28
Shortly before his return to action, Conor McGregor was very vocal about wanting to stay active in 2020 and get several fights in this year and it looks like his second fight of the year co… Read More
2020-05-05 20:03
A report from MMA Junkie has confirmed that Bellator heavyweight Cheick Kongo will continue his run with the promotion as he signs a new multi-fight deal.
Kongo has been with the promoti… Read More
2020-05-05 19:16
Former Invicta bantamweight champion and current UFC flyweight contender, Lauren Murphy, was one of the athletes on the The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion back in 2017.
The show… Read More
2020-05-04 20:38
After nearly a year out of action, heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou is finally set for a return to action.
The Cameroonian is currently riding a three-fight winning streak wit… Read More
2020-05-04 19:49
Yan Naing Tun is one of the hottest names in lethwei right now and has the potential to be one of the best athletes to come out of Myanmar. He has regularly featured in World Lethwei Champi… Read More
2020-05-02 22:27
We are now one week out from the UFC returning to action with UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje taking place on May 9th at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The UF… Read More
2020-05-02 21:49
Former UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, is set for a move back down to the middleweight division after a move to 205lbs that didn’t go his way.
Weidman stepped up a weight… Read More
2020-05-01 20:17
Three-time Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, is set to enter the free agency market for the second time in his career after confirming that Bellator are yet to make him an of… Read More
2020-05-01 19:39
There are many unknowns to the general public with regards to the upcoming UFC events being held in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
One of those unknowns is whether USADA will… Read More
2020-04-30 23:16
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has been spending plenty of time in quarantine trying out a new diet to drop some weight.
“Cigano” posted a picture on his I… Read More
2020-04-30 22:20
The back and forth between the reigning UFC light heavyweight and middleweight champions doesn’t seem to end as middleweight champion Israel Adesanya takes another shot at Jon Jones… Read More
2020-04-30 21:12
One of the main criticisms Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has received over the course of his MMA career is not showing up for the big fights and Cerrone admits that’s exactly wh… Read More
2020-04-29 15:30
There has always been controversy around the UFC’s treatment of their athletes with constant talk of fighters getting a very small percentage of the revenue generated.
One fighter… Read More
2020-04-29 13:46
World Lethwei Championship, the world’s biggest bareknuckle fighting organization, has held three events in Mandalay, Myanmar. It was WLC: KING OF NINE LIMBS, however, that captivated… Read More
2020-04-29 13:05
The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading throughout the country since the start of the year and has led to over 3 million confirmed cases and 218,000 deaths worldwide.
Many countries hav… Read More
2020-04-28 20:51
The UFC’s annual return to London was set for March 21st at The O2 arena but was one of the many UFC events cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
In the main event, former welter… Read More
2020-04-28 20:07
The man with the most fights in UFC history, Donald Cerrone, has been through it all during his nine-year tenure with the company and is no stranger to the ups and downs the sport brings… Read More
2020-04-27 20:13
UFC President Dana White has recently spoke with Yahoo! Sport’s Kevin Iole and discussed the current COVID-19 pandemic and the issues it is causing for the sport of MMA.
Iole asked… Read More
2020-04-27 15:05
To say Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is a legend of the sport is an understatement. ‘Rampage’ has competed in a wide range of organisations including King of the Cage, P… Read More
2020-04-27 14:17
Current UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, holds a lot of respect for his former foe and the man he took the welterweight crown off Tyron Woodley.
Having said that, Usman has some… Read More
2020-04-27 13:19
Following the announcement of three UFC cards taking place within 7 days, the question of fighter and event staff safety has arisen once again.
The events will, of course, be taking plac… Read More
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