A Playboy model dreams of becoming a ring girl for a UFC star – after he tried kissing her during a face-off for social media. Francia James, 33, has become a familiar face ringside at the UFC over recent months, having been filmed getting up close and personal with the likes of fighters Santiago Ponzinibbio and O'Malley. But now the […]

UFC star Conor McGregor has taken shots from a fellow lightweight fighter who claimed the Irishman’s ‘life is going to s***’. McGregor, 35, has come under fire from lightweight UFC fighter Grant Dawson who believes that the ‘Notorious’ is finished with the sport. McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the cage since he suffered a broken leg against Dustin Poirier in […]

Conor McGregor doesn't do low key, so knew we were hardly going to be in for a quiet night. That is especially when we were gearing up for a night of drinking his Forged Irish Stout at their UK launch party. The Notorious has proven himself to be just as savvy in the world of business as he is in […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Leon Edwards is ready and waiting to agree his return to the UFC octagon. The welterweight champion defended his title in a trilogy decider against Kamaru Usman back in March with Dana White swiftly announcing that Colby […]

Israel Adesanya's second reign as UFC middleweight champion came to an end on Saturday as Sean Strickland snatched the crown in stunning fashion. In what's being considered one of the greatest title upsets in UFC history, misfit Strickland (28-5) clinched a well-earned unanimous-decision win over 'The Stylebender' in Sydney. And despite his reputation for controversy, there was no-one arguing with […]

Ciryl Gane is feeling the pressure before UFC Paris – because he knows he is 'the guy' in French MMA. The heavyweight contender, once an aspiring footballer before switching sports, slipped to an early submission defeat against Jon Jones earlier this year in his second shot at the title and now has redemption on the brain. Five months after the […]

Ronda Rousey is considering leaving WWE for one final run in the UFC. Rousey has not fought in the Octagon since her emphatic, first-round defeat to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in 2016. The ‘baddest woman on the planet’ departed Dana White’s division with an impressive 12-2 record in MMA and as one of the most famous women’s fighters in […]

Sean O'Malley has earned widespread comparisons to Conor McGregor for the manner in which he knocked out Aljamain Sterling to be crowned UFC bantamweight champion on Saturday. The 28-year-old has been likened to the former dual-weight titleholder in the past for his charismatic personality and strike-first technique in the Octagon. However, the likeness between their fighting styles became clearer than […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Sean O'Malley is already living a life fit for a champion before his first shot at UFC glory. Nicknamed Sugar, the 28-year-old knockout specialist takes on dominant champion Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight strap in Boston on […]

Messages between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk ahead of their proposed MMA clash appear to have been leaked by the latter’s biographer. The owners of social media platforms Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, have fuelled rumors of a £790million ($1billion) cage fight showdown to settle their differences over several months, and Musk appeared to call out his rival […]