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We're still less than two weeks into 2023, and there are already rumors swirling about the fights we might see later in the year. Many of these rumored bouts, as is so often the case, involve the sport's biggest stars-names like Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya, Jon Jones, and Francis Ngannou. Unfortunately, none of them have been confirmed yet,…

With the first UFC event right around the corner, it's time to look on to the new year. 2023 UFC championship futures are released in most places, which are some of the more unique futures in sports. Unlike many championship futures, UFC titles can change hands multiple times. You also have the issue of wondering how many title fights there will be…

UFC 280, one of the most competitively matched fight cards of the year, is upon us. The Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with the larger 30-foot Octagon, will host the event. Fights kick off in prime time Saturday in Abu Dhabi (9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT), which is more proof of the global growth of the UFC. Lightweight and bantamweight titles will be up for…

Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier recently discussed his take on the UFC banning fighters from betting. In a recent interview with Bloody Elbow, 'The Diamond' discussed a multitude of topics, including a potential Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight in the future. Poirier sees McGregor winning a clash with the…

The UFC's first event of 2023 goes down this Saturday inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas, and while it's a pretty poor card, it will serve as the starter pistol for another year of UFC action-a year that should be full of surprises. There is seldom a boring year for UFC fans. However, this one could be particularly interesting, as several…

Dustin Poirier is grateful that the UFC has banned fighters from gambling on UFC events. One of the craziest UFC stories of 2022 was the betting scandal at UFC Vegas 64. In the final hours before Darrick Minner fought Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, the betting lines drastically changed towards Nuerdanbieke. The results matched the suspicious activity, with…

The UFC's former interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier, just sat down for an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow and'The Diamond' touched on a number of subjects, both typical and controversial. When asked about who he would favor in a potential matchup between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, Poirier mentioned that he would put money…

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MMAOB staff writer Adam Martin takes a deeper look at the main event of UFC Vegas 62, a five-round UFC bantamweight title bout between champion Aljamain Sterling and former champ TJ Dillashaw. The event takes place on Saturday, October 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Aljamain Sterling (-180) Sterling (21-3) is the UFC…

Rob Font was delivering pizzas for a living when he encountered customers who were practicing grappling in their garage. He dropped off the pies and joined them, and the rest is history. Font is now the No. 4-ranked bantamweight in the UFC and faces No. 5-ranked former champion Jose Aldo on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Font vs.…

The UFC returns to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi for a card that features two title fights amongst a slew of high-level scraps from top to bottom. In the co-main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will defend his belt against the former champion TJ Dillashaw. In the main event, we will finally get an official champion in the lightweight…

After UFC president Dana White and Joe Rogan, now Paddy Pimblett weighs in on the UFC 282 co-main event controversy. It has gone down as one of the most controversial events in the history of the promotion. While the promotion was already dealing with James Krause's fight-fixing controversy, they are now facing a lot of backlash from fans and…

On the main card of the stacked UFC 280 card, a key bantamweight bout goes down as number one contender Petr Yan takes on fan-favorite Sean O'Malley. The card takes place on Saturday, October 22 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. UFC 280 Opening Odds: Petr Yan -250 Sean O'Malley+210 Current UFC 280 Odds (as of Sept. 26): Petr Yan -380 Sean O'Malley+310 Yan and…

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The Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix has featured plenty of unexpected twists and turns. The tournament continues on Friday night with the two semifinal bouts at Bellator 289. The main event clash between Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello is a perfect example of how unpredictable the tournament has been. Stots comes into the fight as the…

IMAGO/ZUMA Wire Manager Ali Abdelaziz says Henry Cejudo vs Aljamain Sterling is "done deal". The fight is reportedly targeted for March 2023. Vegas odds (slightly) favor the reigning champ. A few days ago, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling revealed that his next opponent is going to be Henry Cejudo. At this point, we still…

Bellator 289 is taking place this Friday, December 9th, and will feature a lot of exciting matchups on the main card. In the feature bout of the main card, a bantamweight Grand-Prix semi final fight between Patchy Mix (16-1) and Magomed Magomedov (19-2) will be taking place. Let's look further into this Mix vs Magomedov betting analysis and…

This massive weekend in sports is highlighted by the latest DraftKings promo code. The MLB regular season is off and running as most teams have their Opening Day on Friday. Meanwhile, UFC 273 features two championship bouts and a bunch of marquee names. This DraftKings promo code unlocks 40-1 moneyline odds on any MLB team or 20-1 odds on any UFC…

The biggest PPV event of the year is finally here. UFC is back in the Middle East for UFC 280 on Saturday night from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The card features a pair of title fights atop the marquee along with rising contenders primed to take the next step on the road to the gold. It doesn't get much bigger than the vacant lightweight title bout…

The UFC heads to Jacksonville on Saturday for a loaded UFC 273 card anchored by two championship contests. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend the featherweight championship against "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung. The co-main event features a unification rematch between bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and interim champ…

UFC 273 takes place tonight from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. The card is stacked, featuring matchups which provide a lot of fan intrigue, even on the prelims. When examining the card on paper, the story of UFC 273 is the card of mismatches. The top three fights are the main fights that everybody is talking about. A…

We have a packed UFC 273 fight card in Jacksonville, Florida, with many exciting fights on Saturday, April 9th. After winning 20 fights in a row, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his title against The Korean Zombie. We have the rematch of Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan for the Bantamweight Title before that. And on the third match of the main…

Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev have combined to win 21 consecutive fights, but one of the lightweight contenders will see a long winning streak come to an end Saturday when they square off for the vacant title in the main event of UFC 280. The pay-per-view main UFC 280 fight card is set for 2 p.m. ET from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The…

Two of the top finishers in the featherweight division will meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC 273 when champion Alexander Volkaovski defends the title against fourth-ranked Chan Sung Jung. The championship fight anchors the main UFC 273 fight card (10 p.m. ET) from Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. Volkanovski and Jung, better…

It's no exaggeration to say the UFC 280 is going to be awesome. Taking place on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the event brings us two title bouts, as well as several other long-anticipated matchups. The headliner is the UFC Lightweight Championship fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, which many…

Two title rematches headline the Octagon's return to Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., this Saturday (Nov. 6, 2021) when Kamaru Usman and Rose Namajunas face dangerous rivals Colby Covington and Zhang Weili at UFC 268. The ESPN+ -streamed pay-per-view (PPV) card also features a Lightweight grudge match between Justin Gaethje and Michale…

Two titles are on the line inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend (Sat., April 9, 2022) when Alexander Volkanovski and Aljamain Sterling take on lethal finishers Chan Sung Jung and Petr Yan, respectively. UFC 273's pay-per-view (PPV) main card also sees Gilbert Burns take on the surging Khamzat Chimaev and Tecia…

After a brief stint inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Octagon goes international once again this Saturday (Oct. 22, 2022) when Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev fight for the Lightweight title on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Bantamweight belt will also be at stake in UFC 280's pay-per-view (PPV) co-feature,…

ESPN+ subscribers will get a special pay-per-view (PPV) treat this weekend (Sat., Oct. 30, 2021) when UFC 267 hits Etihad Arena on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (no PPV fee required! ). UFC 267's main event sees Jan Blachowicz look to defend his Light Heavyweight title against ageless wonder Glover Teixeira, while Petr Yan meets…

UFC bantamweight contender Sean O'Malley could've made a lucrative payout if he was allowed to bet on a recent UFC 281 fight. O'Malley defeated former bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, at UFC 280 last month. He's now the top contender in the stacked 135lb division and could get a title shot for his next Octagon appearance. O'Malley and other…

UFC Las Vegas 60 kicks off Saturday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with preliminary action beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Fourteen bouts are scheduled for the APEX center, which uses the smaller 25-foot Octagon. Finish rates are higher in the smaller Octagon, especially with weight classes above 155 pounds. Last week, Yohan Lainesse (+ 110) won via a…

UFC 280 gets going on Saturday night with two title fights on the main card as well as some highly competitive match-ups on the undercard and prelims. The UFC Lightweight Title is on the line in the main event, so who wins it? Charles Oliveira or Islam Makhachev? We can help too, with $6500 in free bets from the best MMA Sportsbooks on the…

UFC 280 will get underway this Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Perhaps this biggest card of this year, we have two title fights and multiple scraps between top contenders. The first title fight is in the bantamweight division as Aljamain Sterling looks to defend the belt against the No. 2 ranked challenger, T.J.…

The biggest fight card of the year goes down this weekend as UFC 280 takes centre stage at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There are a plethora of highly competitive, compelling fights on this card, and we have you covered for the best betting odds on each and every bout. The main event of UFC 280 sees Islam Makhachev and Charles…

Live at Hill Country Barbeque Market in New York City, I am here to preview UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden with some high-profile MMA minds. We welcome the trio who host "The Ringer MMA Show" and had a sold-out live show ahead of the Saturday's UFC event. Ariel Helwani, Chuck Mindenhall, and Petesy Carroll are some of the brightest and most well…

UFC's youngest signee Raul Rosas Jr. is scheduled to make his UFC debut against the 29-year-old Jay Perrin at UFC 282 scheduled for December 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Based on data provided by BestFightOdds, 'El Nino Problema' is the -200 favorite to win the fight, while'The Joker' is the+170 underdog. This means that a $1000 bet on…

The action inside the Etihad Arena on Saturday gave fight fans much to be excited about moving forward after UFC 280. Thrilling finishes and questionable decisions will spark debates over the results for months to come from Abu Dhabi. With former lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov in his corner, Islam Makhachev captured the vacant 155-pound…

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Hoping to snap a two-fight losing skid, number-four bantamweight Cory Sandhagen takes on number-ten ranked Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Song Yadong has won three straight - most recently defeating former title challenger Marlon Moraes via first-round knockout this past March. His performance was worthy of a post-fight bonus. In…

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Aljamain Sterling was gifted a Rolex, from renowned social media figure, 'Skinnybets', in the wake of his title defense of TJ Dillashaw! Aljamain Sterling stood tall this past weekend, in his quest to dismantle TJ Dillashaw, who has been a staple of the UFC bantamweight division for the better part of the last decade. In light of his success,…

Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev is set to be one of the biggest UFC title fights of 2022, and now 155-pound contender Michael Chandler has given his take on the UFC 280 main event. Chandler is coming off an impressive KO win over Tony Ferguson and he will be heading to the octagon himself at UFC 281 to face Dustin Poirier. As one of the top-5…

Charles Oliveira faces Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 in the main event for the UFC Lightweight Title. The UFC Bantamweight Title is also on the line for Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. With this card being such a big one, it is only right that the stand-by fighter for the main event slot is just as big. Should the main event fall through, the UFC…

UFC 280 will take over Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, October 22. The latest: Two titles are at stake in a stacked five-fight card. Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev go toe-to-toe for the vacant lightweight belt while Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw touch gloves for the bantamweight title. Odds as of 12:23 p.m. ET on…

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Sean O'Malley and Petr Yan are set to collide on a stacked UFC 280 card later this month. Former double champ Henry Cejudo recently previewed the upcoming bantamweight matchup. Many are counting Sean O'Malley out in his UFC 280 matchup against Petr Yan as he enters as an overwhelming underdog. Speaking on his YouTube segment Breaking Down the…

There is no event from the UFC tonight. Following an action-packed UFC Vegas 61 card this past Saturday, the MMA world leader is back with a Fight Night card, once again, inside the UFC Apex and the event will be headlined by a clash of ranked flyweights. The UFC will remain in Vegas for a fourth straight event when the promotion once again puts on…

The Sean O'Malley vs. Petr Yan fight is less than two weeks away and is part of arguably the most stacked card of 2022. O'Malley is currently a 3:1 underdog against Yan, and considering the enormous step up in competition for'Sugar', the betting odds make sense. 'No Mercy' will only be O'Malley's second ranked opponent after facing Pedro Munhoz.…

Conor McGregor is arguably the biggest star to ever emerge from the UFC and the world of MMA, and now'Notorious' has given his prediction for the massive UFC 280 main event. The UFC 280 headline bout will see Charles Oliveira look to regain the Lightweight title that he lost on the scales against one of the fastest-rising fighters on the…

Sean O'Malley enters the octagon at UFC 280 for the biggest fight in his MMA career against Petr Yan, and company legend Chael Sonnen has discussed the massive disparity between the #1 ranked Yan and #12 ranked O'Malley. O'Malley comes into the fight as the #12 ranked fighter in the Bantamweight division, whereas Yan sits just below the division…