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November 12th, 2016: Conor McGregor put on one of the greatest performances in MMA history when he dismantled Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the UFC’s first simultaneous double champ. After the fight, McGregor was livid that the UFC didn’t have a 2nd belt for him, that led…
This is what makes Ben Askren a champion in the truest sense of the word 🏆 Just barely off death’s doorstep—after he “died four times”—his focus was already on helping others. In his first public update, still confined to a hospital bed, he wasn’t dwelling on the pain. He was…
Only 2 months old and she already knows: protect yourself at all times 👊🏼
You may never witness another five minutes like this in MMA history. Every second of it—earned. These five minutes of Dustin Poirier walking out of the cage one final time, to a Louisiana crowd that hadn’t moved, surrounded by family, fellow fighters, pro athletes, executives,…
Dustin Poirier’s daughter welcomed him home with a handmade belt: The Best Dad Ever belt. “She hates curse words and stuff like that, so she doesn’t like the BMF belt. But she gave me this, she made me this. I don’t have the BMF, but I have the BDE…Where the BMF was gonna go,…
One of the greatest answers I’ve heard❗️ “I feel like I’m the richest man in the world—to have children love you as a father. I think anybody who has children can understand. To be a father, to be a role model, to have your children admire you, to look at you like that… there’s…
Paulo Costa reveals the reason behind his shaking at the UFC 318 press conference 🧃 He says it was an “NAD+ injection” from a UFC approved supplement sponsor, along with “too many energy…willpower… and desire to win.” What is NAD+ and why take it during fight week? ⛑️…
A a damn cool full-circle moment between Rush Holloway and Dustin Poirier. 6 years in the making.
Dustin Poirier × Max Holloway III — perhaps the most statistically absurd pairing the UFC has ever staged: two war-forged souls etched across every page of the record book. Savor it. There aren’t many humans on earth built like these two. @DustinPoirier X @BlessedMMA
Imagine telling this 21-year-old kid — making his UFC debut with Lil Wayne’s “Drop the World” blasting through the speakers — that 14 years later, he’d be walking out for his final fight in his home state of Louisiana…with Lil Wayne by his side, singing the same song⚜️ January…
Imagine the scenes of Dustin Poirier walking to the octagon for the last time, in his home state of Louisiana, with another Louisiana legend, Lil Wayne, by his side singing ‘Drop the World’ ⚜️ 💎 “My first fight in the UFC, when I fought Josh Grispi, I walked out to Lil Wayne.…
Derrick Lewis found Tallison Teixeira’s corner, pretended to be a dog marking his territory, wiped his feet, and waved goodbye at them 👀 In his post-fight interview, he explained: “I don’t speak Portuguese but I know they’ve been talking sh*t all week.” Derrick Lewis is a…
The mentality of Nate “The Train” Landwehr 🔥 “Them kids at the arena—they don’t know who’s a superstar and who ain’t a superstar. You got to convince them.” @NateTheTrain returns at UFC Nashville, and as a guy from Tennessee, I imagine this mentality is on an even bigger level…
For Katie Taylor, Psalm 18 isn’t just scripture — it’s her source of strength. “It is God who arms me with strength” carried her once again tonight, as she earned another massive win over Amanda Serrano. Two legends. One trilogy. And a legacy that changed women’s boxing…
10 years ago today. July 11, 2015 — UFC 189. The chaos. The violence. “You’re looking at the current king, Ariel. You’re interviewing the current king…” — Conor McGregor, days before UFC 189 with no finalized opponent Just days out, Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta showed up…
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano—the historic trilogy—is just hours away. 🥊 In 2022, they made history—becoming the first women to headline Madison Square Garden in a sold-out, split-decision war that earned Fight of the Year honors. 🥊 In 2024, they did it again—74 million…
One of the greatest answers I’ve heard❗️ “I feel like I’m the richest man in the world—to have children love you as a father. I think anybody who has children can understand. To be a father, to be a role model, to have your children admire you, to look at you like that… there’s…
13 days. 22 guests. 16 in person. 👊🏼 👏🏼 @arielhelwani / @uncrownedcombat
A full UFC event on the White House lawn? 👀 President Donald Trump says he and UFC President Dana White are planning a UFC event on the grounds of the White House. “We’re gonna have a UFC fight—think of this—on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there……
History remembers Anderson Silva as one of the best to ever do it…but many forget the true mastermind behind him: Steven Seagal. 13 years ago, ahead of UFC 148, Seagal revealed he had taught Anderson “2 or 3 things” the world had never seen before—“stuff we thought that was…