Sean Strickland shockingly attacked upcoming opponent Dricus Du Plessis cage-side at UFC 296. The middleweight pair are due to face each other in the octagon at UFC 297 on January 20, and they offered a preview of what fans can expect as they brawled amongst the crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC […]

Leon Edwards admitted he required a lot of mental strength to complete his UFC 296 headline fight against Colby Covington after the American mocked his dead dad in the build-up. Edwards successfully defended his welterweight champion title by defeating Covington in five rounds and showed his class with a mature response to his opponent’s words […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters British MMA star Leon Edwards is preparing to take on the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world in Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 but it has been a mammoth journey for the fighter. Edwards is tipped […]

Dana White is getting ready for a show-stopping card at UFC 300, but it’s unlikely Conor McGregor will feature. UFC 300 is the most highly-anticipated fight night in recent years, and fans are speculating over who will appear. McGregor hasn’t been in a UFC fight since he broke his leg in July 2021, but he is […]

'My dad won Olympic gold – and now people call me the best MMA prospect in the the world' Eddie Alvarez was left with one eye completely shut after a brutal bare-knuckle fight with fellow ex-UFC star Mike Perry. After the second round, Alvarez’s team pulled him out when he admitted he couldn’t see out […]

Dana White was gifted a whopping £400,000 by two friends who won the lot during a late-night poker session after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The UFC CEO was one of many stars present at Formula One's return to Sin City for the first time since 1982 as Max Verstappen claimed his 18th win of […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Tom Aspinall was forced to fight back the tears after defeating Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 to become the interim heavyweight champion. The 30-year-old, who took the bout on just two-and-a-half weeks' […]

Michael Bisping returns to the UK for Tales From the Octagon 2 – despite the first edition providing some of the most nerve-racking moments of his life. The UK MMA trailblazer, who was the first Brit to win a UFC world championship before moving into punditry and being inducted into the hall of fame, is […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters In the early hours of the morning, while the birds sang and the people of Britain slept, Tom Aspinall received the most important phone call of his life. On just two weeks' […]

Liam Nolan is out to make some noise in combat sports. The London-born Muay Thai star returned to ONE Championship in 2022 after a three-fight stint a few years ago as he marked his long-awaited comeback with a TKO victory over Kim Kyung Lock. A knockout defeat to Sinsamut Klinmee followed before he returned to […]