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The MMA world suffers a blow as Philippines MMA veteran Andrew Benibe passes away. MMA journalist Nissi Icasiano announced the news on Facebook: “Sad news for the Philippine MMA industry: Andrew Benibe, a former URCC bantamweight champion and a respected figure in the local…

Following his recent victory, Paddy Pimblett is shaping up to be a rising star in the lightweight division, but a few, like Ilia Topuria, aren’t impressed with his performance. “The Baddy” had his first high-profile fight against UFC veteran Michael Chandler and completely floored…

UFC fighter Ian Garry is set to battle Carlos Prates at UFC Kansas City, and he believes it’ll be an easy win. The event was initially set to be headlined by Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree, but the bout was canceled due to an…

The launch of the Global Fight League (GFL) has gone off the rails, and former BKFC heavyweight champion Alan Belcher isn’t holding back. Belcher, who was scheduled to fight Stuart Austin on May 25 in Los Angeles as part of GFL’s debut weekend, is…

UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t believe Ilia Topuria has earned a shot at the title just yet. Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria recently moved to the lightweight division after forfeiting his featherweight title and plans to face Islam Makhachev. Although he never suffered a…

Soon-to-be UFC Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes has announced that she might be making a return to the octagon. Nunes exited the cage—and the bantamweight title—with a glorious unanimous decision victory over Irene Aldana in 2023. Since then, her spot has been filled by…

Colby Covington finds himself in another rivalry, but this time, he has beef with lightweight fighter Paddy Pimblett. The two got into it at UFC 314 when the outspoken veteran challenged Pimblett backstage. Covington questioned Pimblett’s performance in the octagon and accused him of…

UFC veteran Dustin Poirier doubts if Michael Chandler will ever recover from his latest defeat at the hands of Paddy Pimblett. Despite their longtime rivalry, UFC veteran Dustin Poirier still sympathises with Michael Chandler over his string of losses. Chandler has had a rough…

Michael Chandler has been through wars before, but UFC 314 in Miami was a rough one. The former Bellator champ and one-time UFC title challenger took a third-round TKO loss to Paddy Pimblett after getting taken down and swarmed with elbows and punches.…

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire’s UFC debut didn’t go quite as planned, as he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Yair Rodriguez at UFC 314. After a long stint away from competition and a dormant run in the PFL, many believed Pitbull would step into the…