It’s been a whirlwind past month for Bryce Mitchell heading into UFC 314. Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) meets rising featherweight contender Jean Silva (15-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami. A once fan favorite, Mitchell came under serious fire for his pro-Adolf Hitler comments, which he later attempted to
Patricio Freire is not backing his former rival to get his hand raised at UFC 314. Michael Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round co-main event April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view). Freire, who dethroned Chandler to become Bellator lightweight champion by first-round TKO
It’s not the years, it’s the mileage. Yes, Harrison Ford said that when he played Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Nowadays, Jim Miller is saying the same thing. For years, Miller (38-18 MMA, 27-17 UFC) has been asked when he plans to retire – if he will ever retire. Though he continues
The stacked UFC 314 fight card has taken its first hit with the cancellation of Geoff Neal vs. Carlos Prates. UFC officials announced Saturday that Neal (16-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has sustained an undisclosed injury and has been forced to withdraw from the welterweight contest against Prates (21-6 MMA, 4-0 UFC) on the April 12
Jon Anik thinks Yair Rodriguez isn’t talked about enough ahead of UFC 314. Rodriguez (15-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) welcomes two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire (36-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon in the main card opener of the April 12 event at Kaseya Center in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Anik is excited for Freire to
Michael Chandler isn’t buying that Ilia Topuria walks around that heavy. Topuria’s (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) manager claimed that Topuria used to cut almost 50 pounds to make the 145-pound featherweight limit, which is what prompted him to vacate his title for a move up to lightweight. Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) thinks the claim
LONDON – Paddy Pimblett addressed accusations of Michael Chandler not being a clean fighter. Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets former title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) at UFC 314 on April 12 in Miami (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). Chandler’s in-fight antics have been called out by his former opponents Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira.
Alexander Volkanovski has no issues with Ilia Topuria getting an immediate UFC lightweight title shot. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is vacating his featherweight championship after back-to-back knockouts of Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Volkanovski was awaiting his rematch with Topuria, but those plans were derailed after “El Matador” moved divisions. But because Topuria won’t be
The longer his UFC 314 fight with Paddy Pimblett lasts, the worse it will be for Michael Chandler – or so believes former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. Pimblett is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career against former Bellator champion and UFC title challenger Chandler on April 12 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Jean Silva says demons do not possess him, as Bryce Mitchell suggested. Silva (15-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), a rising featherweight star, caught wind of his UFC 314 opponent’s comments in a video posted to social media Monday. Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) stated demons control Silva, which he plans to exorcise when they meet in
Bryce Mitchell says demons have haunted his dreams leading up to the day he faces a man possessed by them at UFC 314. Ever since the UFC 314 press conference on March 7 in Las Vegas, Mitchell (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) says he’s experienced trouble sleeping as the devil and his demons have tested his
Some say cardio is king in MMA, and that’s why some fans are siding with Alexander Volkanovski to beat Diego Lopes in their upcoming UFC title fight. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Lopes (26-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) meet next month in the main event of UFC 314. in Miami, Fla. They’ll be competing for
