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Exit the Dragon: ESPN, Disney Execs Put UFC in Chokehold as April PPV Event Is Scrapped
Was it too good to be true, or too ludicrous to succeed?...

The Only Island Where Dana White's Insane Mortal Kombat-Style Event Makes Sense is Fantasy Island
Welcome to Dana White’s Private Cage Fighting Island: Yes, the UFC is Bringing the Octagon to an Unidentified International Location....

Greg Hardy Had A UFC Win Overturned Because He Used An Inhaler Between Rounds
When we last checked in with Greg Hardy, he had just gotten the first loss of his MMA career after kneeing a downed opponent in the face. After that unceremonious defeat, he knocked out his next two hand-picked opponents in Dana White’s everlasting quest to make this guy likable. On Friday, Hardy on...

Colby Covington Is Repugnant And That's How The UFC Wants It
The most telling anecdote about self-styled UFC welterweight heel Colby Covington, from an ESPN profile ahead of last weekend’s fight against Robbie Lawler, was the revelation that Covington was supposed to be cut from the promotion three fights ago, even though he carried a four-fight win streak an...

Dana White Says UFC Is Releasing Cris Cyborg From Her Contract
UFC president Dana White fired the latest salvo in his ongoing feud with Cris Cyborg in a video released by the company on Friday. White spends a good portion of the 17-minute video defending himself against accusations that he has bullied Cyborg, before stating quite clearly that he intends to rele...

Cris Cyborg Calls Dana White A Bully As He Continues To Disparage Her After Win
Longtime UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has been one of the most dominant fighters in women’s mixed martial arts for well over a decade, winning titles for three different promotions during a 13-year run where she finished 17 of her 20 straight wins. That run ended late last year, when Amand...

The UFC's Pride Month Shirts Can't Hide How It Really Feels
Shortly following the start of Pride Month in June, the UFC joined in the grand tradition of brands glomming onto the LGBTQ+ rights movement in order to enhance their profiles:...

Tony Ferguson's Wife Files Restraining Order Following Multiple Incidents With Police
Cristina Ferguson, wife of UFC lightweight fighter Tony Ferguson, filed a request for a temporary restraining order yesterday against her husband in Orange County Superior Court. Online court records didn’t provide many details about why Christina Ferguson requested the order, but police reports ob...

UFC Class Clown Johnny Walker Wrecked His Opponent Then Wrecked Himself Doing The Worm
The last time we saw UFC court jester Johnny Walker in the octagon a month ago, he pretended to strip while getting prepped for his fight, knocked out Justin Ledet in 15 seconds with an outlandish combo, and then celebrated with a solid minute of gyration. Thankfully, he sustained zero damage in tha...

UFC Class Clown Johnny Walker Wrecked His Opponent Then Wrecked Himself Doing The Worm
The last time we saw UFC court jester Johnny Walker in the octagon a month ago, he pretended to strip while getting prepped for his fight, knocked out Justin Ledet in 15 seconds with an outlandish combo, and then celebrated with a solid minute of gyration. Thankfully, he sustained zero damage in tha...

Derek Carr Seeks Dana White's Help In Challenging Max Kellerman To An "Octagon Fight"
Let us now embark on a tortuous NFL offseason journey that includes all of our favorite dummies and involves a starting quarterback trying to challenge two-thirds of First Take to an “octagon fight.”...

Henry Cejudo Destroyed TJ Dillashaw In Seconds And Made Dana White So Mad
T.J. Dillashaw, ruthless two-time bantamweight king, was going to drop down to 125 pounds, give Henry Cejudo the business, become the company’s latest double champion, and clear the way for UFC czar Dana White to close the flyweight division once and for all. That plan didn’t work....

Greg Hardy’s UFC Debut Ends With Illegal Strike On Vulnerable Opponent<em></em>
Greg Hardy’s UFC debut ended quite unceremoniously on Saturday night. With just over two-and-a-half minutes left in the second round, Hardy had defended a takedown from Allen Crowder and then got up while his opponent was still on one knee. The ex-NFL player saw an opening and illegally smashed his ...

Won't Someone Please Think Of Dana White?
UFC president Dana White was a bit of a shithead towards a reporter on Thursday during the press conference for the recently-relocated UFC 232. To make things easier for Jon Jones to participate in the headlining fight after an “atypical” drug test, the pay-per-view event was move from Las Vegas to ...

UFC 232 Moved From Las Vegas To Los Angeles After "Atypical" Jon Jones Drug Test
A testing abnormality from Jon Jones has forced the UFC to move Saturday’s UFC 232 PPV event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to the The Forum in Los Angeles, UFC President Dana White said on SportsCenter Sunday. All fighters on the card are expected to move with Jones (22-1) and his opponent, ...

The UFC Is Either Stupid Or Evil
Despite suffering a broken orbital bone and coughing up blood after an alleged assault by her husband last month, UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich will compete in her scheduled fight against Paige VanZant on ESPN’s first UFC card in January. Ostovich gave an interview to KHON2 one week ago where she sai...

UFC Cuts Alarmingly Smiley Action Figure Sage Northcutt
The dream is over: Sage Northcutt has been released by the UFC. After just over three years with the promotion, Northcutt’s boss Dana White confirmed that the UFC would not be bringing back the fighter. The UFC will now have to find a new golden retriever....

UFC Is Streaming A Bizarre Donald Trump Propaganda Documentary
If parody is still possible, the opening montage is beyond parody. You’ve got your orchestral strings. An American flag. The ubiquitous name slapped on the back of a helicopter: TRUMP. Then Dana White in his traditional uniform, jeans and a black shirt with an extra button undone, lavishing praise....

Khabib Nurmagomedov Threatens To Quit UFC If His McGregor-Attacking Buddy Is Fired<em></em>
One of the guys who jumped into the octagon and attacked Conor McGregor during the post-match mayhem at UFC 229 was Zubaira Tukhugov, who himself is a fighter on the UFC roster. After the match, UFC president Dana White made it clear that Tukhugov would never fight in the UFC again, and now Khabib N...

Conor McGregor Hypes Whiskey, Talks Wild Shit In Suitably Batshit Press Conference
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov sat for a press conference Thursday afternoon, a little more than two weeks ahead of their October 6 showdown at UFC 229. You will be pleased to learn that settling in for this nearly hour-long video is very much worth your time, as an enjoyer of absurdity and ...