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Jean Silva explains how Manel Kape and Mohamed Mokaev ended up fighting at the UFC Performance Lab 😳😳”Brother, [Kape] He caught Mokaev at the entrance of the PI. He headbutted him and elbowed him. On the street. He cut Mokaev in the head a week before the fight.” 🎥… pic.twitter.com/1w0hZPmYO7 — Championship Round (@ChampRDS) July 3, 2024 Manel Kape and Mohamed Mokaev were allegedly involved in a physical altercation at the UFC Performance Institute. Kape and Mokaev are scheduled to engage in a heated battle at UFC 304, which takes place at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England on…
Julianna Peña’s proposal for a female version of the BMF belt failed to pique the interest of Ultimate Fighting Championship officials. Peña is rumored to be challenging Raquel Pennington for the women’s bantamweight title at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 5. Like many other fighters, Peña wanted to fight at UFC 306 at the Sphere, but was told her opponent wouldn’t be ready in September. Peña is now focused on becoming a two-time mom champion and sees it as the next best thing for her.”I loved the idea of fighting in Las Vegas again. Of course,…
Following Alex Pereira’s knockout win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303, speculation quickly shifted to who the Brazilian’s next opponent would be, especially after the champion once again hinted at a move to heavyweight.Oddsmakers recently released three contenders — current heavyweight champion Jon Jones, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and top light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev — and “Poitan” was initially listed as the underdog in all three potential bouts.UFC Fight Pass Brazil commentator Carlos Barreto recently gave his assessment on the Papo de Luta podcast.”I agree that Poitan is underdog against Jones and Aspinall,” Barrett said, “not only is…
Ian Garry has moved away from a potential fight with Colby Covington and is considering facing Shavkat Rahmonov next. Garry won a unanimous decision over Michael Page at UFC 303 last weekend. UFC president Dana White disputed the result, saying the bout should have been ruled a draw. Garry believes the scorecards should have been in his favor. During an appearance on “The MMA Hour,” The Future pointed out that while Page had some good moments in the second round, he was clearly winning the first and final rounds.”I’d rather say I won all three rounds than call it a…
Diego Lopez is still interested in fighting Brian Ortega, but if “T-City” is unable to compete, he would like to fight Alexander Volkanovski next. Lopez was originally scheduled to fight Ortega in the main event of last weekend’s UFC 303 in a featherweight bout. However, when it became clear that Ortega would not be able to make the weight class to 145 pounds, Lopez agreed to the lightweight bout. The bout was ultimately canceled when “T-City” fell ill on the day of the fight. Ortega was replaced with Dan Ige on just hours’ notice, but Ige lost a hard-fought unanimous…
Joe Pifer wants to fight someone he hates and claims he has found the perfect opponent. On Saturday at UFC 303, Peiffer scored a first-round knockout victory over Marc-Andre Barrio, helping “The Bodybags” bounce back from his first UFC loss of this year, a unanimous decision to Jack Hermansson in February.Pifer had mixed emotions following his win at UFC 303. “I felt angry, I felt happy, and I thought, ‘Look, you motherfuckers, you saltbankso motherfuckers, here are you motherfuckers who’ve been sitting around for months talking shit about me and harassing me like shit, and I’ve been sitting around and…
Alex Pereira has spoken out against Jiri Prochazka regarding allegations of witchcraft following their UFC 303 title fight. With Conor McGregor out of the main event against Michael Chandler due to a toe injury, Pereira faced Prochazka 11 days ago at UFC 303 for the light heavyweight title. Before the fight, Prochazka accused Pereira of using shamanic rituals and spiritual aids to win the bout.”Poatan,” who showed off his indigenous war paint during the face-off, didn’t explicitly deny the allegations, saying “everyone has their own soul.” But the Brazilian, who represents the Pataxo tribe, promised there would be no magic…
Through some adversity and uncertainty, Macy Chiasson has worked her way up to her current position as one of the top contenders in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. Chiasson earned her second win of 2024 on Saturday with a doctor’s stoppage victory over Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 303. Her current level of activity is a welcome change after not fighting at all last year, but “The Ultimate Fighter 28″ winner believes the extended break was necessary for her overall development.”I took a year and a half off, but I never stopped training,” Chiasson said in an interview backstage at…
An era has come to an end for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight division. Former champion Andrei Arlovski will not return to the Las Vegas-based promotion following his split decision loss to Martin Budai at UFC 303 on Saturday night. Arlovski confirmed the news on social media after it was first reported by Ariel Helwani. The 45-year-old Arlovski will terminate his contract with UFC on Saturday and sign with another organization. He has lost his past four Octagon appearances.UFC CEO Dana White also stated at the UFC 303 post-fight press conference that this would be Arlovski’s final fight with the…
The latest season of Dana White’s Contender Series is about to begin.The five-fight lineup for Week 1 of Contender Series was announced during Saturday night’s broadcast of UFC 303. Headlining the card is a middleweight showdown between Mansoor Abdul-Malik and Wesley Schultz, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on August 13. Contender Series will air on ESPN+ at 7pm ET/4pm PT. The other four bouts confirmed for the event are: welterweight Meng Ding vs. Islam Dulatov, light heavyweight Mikheil Sajniani vs. Bruno Lopez, featherweight Icaro Brito vs. Ernie Juarez and flyweight Ronil Kavanagh vs. Anh Tuan…