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Leon Edwards’ longtime coach Dave Lovell watched his fighter grind for the better part of six years before finally earning his first UFC title shot off an 11-fight unbeaten streak. So when he sees Colby Covington waltz back into the picture after going missing for a year and nab the next shot at Edwards’ welterweight strap off of one win, he can’t help but agree with the reigning UFC champ that something is amiss at 170 pounds. “It doesn’t sound right. It doesn’t fit right with me,” Lovell said Wednesday on The MMA Hour when asked about Covington’s status. “At the end of the day, Leon is the boss, and if he decides to go for it for whatever reason,

Chael Sonnen has fought against more top all-time greats than any other MMA fighter. Anderson Silva twice. Jon Jones. Fedor Emelianenko. “The American Gangster” Sonnen lived up to his moniker in a fearless fashion, challenging three of the sport's absolute historical best during his career. Sonnen missed out on fighting one other divisional G.O.A.T., however, and that was Georges St-Pierre. Comfortably retired but never forgotten, St-Pierre remains a consensus fixture atop GOAT conversations, which made longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan’s recent comments all the more perplexing. Rogan stated on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast alongside guest Luke Combs that Jorge Masvidal is “on another level” above the competition St-Pierre faced, therefore, equating to Masvidal being better than St-Pierre. “That’s not

Ante Delija won’t be entering the PFL cage in April. The 2022 Professional Fighters League heavyweight champion was forced out of a clash with UFC veteran Yorgan de Castro on April 7. De Castro now faces Denis Goltsov. PFL 2 take places at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, with 2022 lightweight champion Larissa Pacheco battling Julia Budd in the main event. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Delija suffered an injury that forced him out of the first round, but the current titleholder is still expected to compete later this season. De Castro (9-3) has won three in a row since leaving the UFC in 2021. The 35-year-old defeated former UFC champion Junior dos Santos in

This Saturday the UFC concludes an eight-week stretch of events with UFC San Antonio, headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Cory Sandhagen, and the No Bets Barred boys are back to break things down. To kick things off, co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew recap UFC 286, where Conner continued to struggle, while Jed somehow pulled out a good weekend for the first time all year, and where UFC flyweight contender Muhammad Mokaev established himself unequivocally as an Enemy of the State for Flyweight Under Nation. Fortunately, Flyweight Under Nation is still thriving as this weekend there are THREE bouts that fit the description and so Conner and Jed dive deep into their UFC San Antonio

Paulo Costa isn’t going anywhere. The UFC middleweight contender announced Wednesday in an interview with PVT that he has agreed to a new four-fight UFC deal. Costa has complained for months about his pay, which he referred as “ridiculous” and an “unfair” purse. He said he realized that “only saying ‘yes’ [to the UFC] wasn’t working.” Now managed by his girlfriend Tamara Alves, Costa said he has finally reached a number that convinced him to re-sign. “I haven’t signed the contract yet but we have reached a deal with the UFC regarding the pay,” Costa said. “It wasn’t easy, there was a lot of hard work, and I have to highlight Tamara’s brilliant work here.” Costa said he’s currently in