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  • Gilbert Burns Signs With UFC BJJ Following MMA Retirement

    Gilbert Burns Signs With UFC BJJ Following MMA Retirement

    Gilbert Burns is no longer a UFC fighter, but he will still be active with the UFC under a different banner. Today,MMAFighting broke the news that Gilbert Burns has signed with UFC BJJ.

    They noted that while UFC BJJ has not officially made the announcement, Burns is seemingly scheduled to debut in the bowl in the coming months. In April at UFC Winnipeg, Gilbert hung up the MMA gloves and called it a retirement after his loss against Mike Malott in the main event.

    Now, he enters back into the world of BJJ. Burns is of course no stranger to jiu-jitsu, winning gold at the IBJJF World Championship in 2011 and capturing the 2010 IBJJF no-gi world title.

    UFC BJJ’s next event is on May 21, headlined by Mikey Musumeci vs. Kevin Dantzler and Cassia Moura vs. Bia Basilio. Burns being signed could be announced then, if not before.

     

  • Sean Strickland Claims Submissions Are “Gay” Ahead Of UFC 328

    Sean Strickland Claims Submissions Are “Gay” Ahead Of UFC 328

    Sean Strickland is set to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC Middleweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey.

    Ahead of the fight, fighters are doing media rounds this week and of course, Sean Strickland is one of them. He’s no stranger to saying off-the-wall, controversial things, and this week is no different. Sean Strickland has never had a submission attempted against him in any of his UFC fights. And he thinks it’s because submissions are gay.

    “Maybe because I’ve only fought men, I don’t know. […] I mean, dude, Submissions are fucking gay, dude. It’s like, they’re fucking gay. Like, I don’t, I’m sad that I have to potentially have to deal with a guy who wants to dry-hump my leg. But I’m also never really in a position for guys to do submissions, right? Like, I don’t want to go on my back, you know?”

    Khamzat Chimaev is known for his grappling. With a 15-0 record, he holds 6 of those wins by submission. There’s a good chance Sean gets taken down Saturday night.

  • Khamzat Chimaev Doesn’t Care About Being Pound For Pound #1

    Khamzat Chimaev Doesn’t Care About Being Pound For Pound #1

    Khamzat Chimaev is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He’s the top dog in his division. But, when it comes to being #1 pound for pound in the entire UFC, he just doesn’t care.

    During an interview with UFC on Paramount, Khamzat was asked about being the best pound for pound, to which he replied “I don’t care about so much about that.”

    He continued on; “Why should I care about that stuff? I just came to make millions, smash somebody, be happy, go home, you know? So.”

    Theres always a dangerous mindset when a fighter is just there to fight, and not caring about all the outside noise. This Saturday, Khamzat Chimaev will look to continue his streak at UFC 328.

     

  • UFC Freedom 250 Headliners Meet President Trump, USA Belt Unveiled

    UFC Freedom 250 Headliners Meet President Trump, USA Belt Unveiled

    UFC Freedom 250 comes next month on June 14, 2026 on a special Sunday event. Headlining the card will be Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC Lightweight Championship. In the co-main event, Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane will battle for the UFC Interim-Heavyweight Championship.

    Today, all four headliners met President Trump at the White House and accompanied him in the Oval Office where Trump put over the magnitude of each fighter. A comparative USA UFC Championship belt was also revealed, but it’s unclear if this is a comparative piece for Trump, or other plans are in tow for the title.

    The White House event is undoubtably UFC’s biggest show ever. During this meeting, renderings for the event were shown, granting fans a look at how the stage will be presented come fight night.

  • Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    Alex Pereira And Ciryl Gane Face-Off Outside Of The White House

    UFC Freedom 250 is only a month away. That event will be taking place on the White House lawn. The event is headlined by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the UFC Lightweight Championship, and co-main evented by Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the UFC Interim-Heavyweight Championship.

    Earlier today, Ilia Topuria took to social media to reveal that he was on his way to meet the President, and posted a photo on a plane with Alex Pereira. Now, Alex’s coach Glover Teixeira has taken to instagram to post a video of Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane having a face-off in front of The White House.

    This is most likely for promotional purposes that UFC will release soon. But, we thank Glover for giving us a first-look! Justin and Ilia will most likely be doing the same.

    UFC Freedom 250 goes down live Sunday, June 14.

  • Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland is a big personality in the UFC. But, he’s not a fan of another new personality in Josh Hokit. Despite liking him as a person, Sean thinks Josh’s shtick is fake.

    Sean Strickland is set to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC Middleweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. Ahead of the bout, Strickland has been doing the media rounds and there is where he revealed that he feels Josh Hokit’s personas are fake and fabricated. When asked about Josh, Sean said;

    ”You know, again, I respect him for doing it, but it’s like, for me it’s too much. It’s like, it’s such a  fabricated like, you know, it’s like, it’s so fake and fabricated I just, I’ll see a clip and I’ll just shut it off right away. And it’s not that, I like Josh, I’ve trained with him, I’ve met him personally, like, he’s actually a really nice guy. But like, to go and interviewing people on the street, it’s like, you’re just like, you know, you’re like an old influencer, dude. You’re like fucking what, mid 30’s? And you’re trying to be a fucking influencer? Like, stop, dude. Like, just shut the fuck up, be yourself, go train. Or don’t, man, I guess what you’re doing is working, you’re on the white house card.”

    ”Yeah, it’s like dude, you’re like in like, how old is he? Mid 30’s? Hey, how olds Josh? But, let’s say mid 30’s, dude, and you’re walking around like you’re fucking 18 years old trying to get a YouTube star. What’re you doing, dude?”

    https://x.com/UFConParamount/status/2051781292363006384/video/1?s=46

    UFC 328 is live this weekend, Saturday, May 9 on Paramount+.

  • WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    Well, that got awkward real quick. Khamzat Chimaev is not from Dagestan and has never been there. Despite the similarities between the beard-no-mustache combo, not everyone is from Dagestan.

    Khamzat Chimaev is headlining UFC 3028 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey as he puts his Middleweight Championship on the line against Sean Strickland in the main event. This week, Khamzat is doing media rounds for the show, and that’s when a very awkward encounter took place.

    Khamzat Chimaev was asked what’s the secret behind training in Dagestan. But, here’s the catch, he’s never even been there. Chimaev responded with ”I don’t know, ask Islam. I’m not from Dagestan. I’m from Chechnya.” The reported followed up with “You’ve never trained there?” To which Khamzat replied “No.” Before awkwardly looking down.

    https://x.com/MMAFullMount/status/2052018020285870155/video/1?s=46

    This moment immediate had fans in a stir online. Hopefully next time The reporter can do is due-diligence.

    Khamzat Chimaev will be live this Saturday headlining UFC 328. While on his media run, he noted he wants to taste Sean’s “meat”. You can read about that here. 

  • Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    He can fight, and he can pitch. Chama. Alex Pereira is on a roll recently and apparently he’s a solid baseball pitcher, too.

    UFC 328 is this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey and to promote the event, Alex Pereira (who is not on the 328 card) took the small trek over the New York yesterday to throw out the first pitch at the Yankee’s game. And he did a pretty good job at doing so, considering some celebrities have pitched some very terrible balls.

    The Yankees did win, so, it looks like Pereira ringing in the game was good luck. While Alex isn’t on the UFC 328 card this weekend, he is fighting at The White House June 14 for UFC Freedom 250 when he moves up to Heavyweight to battle Ciryl Gane for the interim-Heavyweight Championship.

  • Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev is not scared of anyone. In fact, he’s the one people should be afraid of. The UFC Middleweight Champion is set to defend his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

    This championship bout is headlining the card, with a Flyweight Championship fight scheduled for the co-main event between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira. This week, every fighter on the card is doing their media runs, including Khamzat, who revealed some interesting information. Khamzat told the press that he was the one who actually asked for this fight.

    “After his fight, he’s talking that shit about me. Just called Hunter [Campbell], give me this guy. Let me try his meat.”

    https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/2051838168178057635/video/1?s=46

    Khamzat and Sean have trained together in the past, but,  things between the two have really turned sour. Dana White even went on record to say they’ll need to beef up security for this fight week. It’s going to get chaotic.

  • Quillan Salkilld Reacts To Officially Being Ranked In The UFC

    Quillan Salkilld Reacts To Officially Being Ranked In The UFC

    Quillan Salkilld is coming off the biggest win of his career so far at UFC Perth this past Saturday. In the co-main event, Qullian knocked out Beneil Dariush, long-time contender and veteran in the game, and it only took one round to do so.

    Now, today, the UFC rankings have officially updated and the previously un-ranked fighter has now landed in the Lightweight Division’s top 15, standing at #12. Quillan celebrated by showing off a posing picture reminiscent of Randy Orton, alongside a young photo of himself and the ranking order. He captioned it “Guys we are so fucking ranked”

    https://x.com/quillansalkilld/status/2051620993970635069?s=46

    Quillan Salkilld is one of UFC’s hottest prospects right now, but the competition will only get harder. Above him in the rankings are only killers and former champions, but, Salkilld has the confidence to back himself up against anyone. Congratulations on the first time ranking!