Craig Pekios

Providing the latest news, picks, scores, results, and commentary on the world of MMA. I have been a fan of the sport since the late 90s and have covered mixed martial arts professionally since 2012.

Ryan Garcia says Floyd Mayweather can’t knock out Jake Paul; ‘I’ll 100% that’

Undefeated lightweight Ryan Garcia will return to the squared circle on April 22 for a highly anticipated showdown with Gervonta Davis. With a little...

Nikita Krylov submits Ryan Spann with first-round triangle choke – UFC Las Vegas Highlights

UFC Las Vegas featured a battle between two top-10 light heavyweight contenders and No. 6 ranked Nikita Krylov met No. 8 ranked Ryan Spann....

Dana White isn’t buying Floyd Mayweather’s confrontation with Jake Paul; ‘I thought it was a skit’

Dana White believes the confrontation between Floyd Mayweather and Jake Paul earlier this week was nothing more than a stunt. On Wednesday evening, 'Money'...

Merab Dvalishvili outpaces Petr Yan for 25 minutes to earn unanimous decision – UFC Las Vegas Highlights

On Saturday night, No. 2 ranked bantamweight Petr Yan looked to get back into the win column after dropping back-to-back split decisions against Sean...

Watch: Petr Yan shoves Merab Dvalishvili after being called a ‘b*tch’ during final face-off

Things got heated between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili on Friday ahead of their UFC Fight Night main event clash scheduled for Saturday night....

Chael Sonnen recalls his most savage insult; ‘Tito and I have been weird ever since’

Chael Sonnen is the undisputed king of trash-talking in the world of combat sports. There is a regular running joke in the MMA community that...

UFC alum Mike Swick confirms he is now cancer free after battling lymphoblastic lymphoma

Former UFC standout Mike Swick revealed that he is officially cancer free. Mike Swick, a one-time WEC title challenger, and The Ultimate Fighter alum announced...

Jorge Masvidal set for AEW return, plans to ‘Hurt’ wrestlers ‘For real’

Jorge Masvidal is set to make his return to the squared circle for All Elite Wrestling next month. 'Gamebred' is currently slated for a welterweight...

Daniel Cormier disputes Jon Jones’ P4P rankings spot: ‘I don’t believe he should be number one’

Daniel Cormier does not believe Jon Jones has done enough to earn the No. 1 pound-for-pound ranking. On Saturday night, 'Bones' made his long-awaited return...

Islam Makhachev complains of ‘Lack of recovery time’ ahead of UFC 284 headliner last month

Islam Makhachev came out on top in his first UFC lightweight championship defense last month. Capturing the title by submitting one of the promotion's most...

Nick Diaz touts himself as ‘GOAT’, eyes quickfire UFC comeback this year’

Nick Diaz threw his own name into the hat when asked who the greatest mixed martial artist of all time is. The never-ending GOAT...

Jamahal Hill willing to chase Jon Jones to heavyweight after title win: ‘I can beat everybody’

Jamahal Hill is ready to follow Jon Jones into the heavyweight division for a champion vs. champion superfight. The recently crowned UFC light heavyweight champion...

Dan Hooker expects ‘Punishment’ for IV use claims against UFC rival Islam Makhachev

Dan Hooker expects to be punished by the UFC after accusing Islam Makhachev of using an IV to aid in his UFC 284 recovery. Makhachev,...

Jon Jones submits Ciryl Gane in two minutes to capture UFC heavyweight championship – UFC 285 Highlights

Jon Jones made his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Saturday night for a heavyweight championship showdown with No. 1 ranked contender, Ciryl Gane....

Shavkat Rakhmonov puts Geoff Neal to sleep with a standing rear-naked choke in third round – UFC 285 Highlights

Kazakh standout Shavkat Rakhmonov returned to the Octagon on Saturday night at UFC 285. Emanating from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Rakhmonov looked to...

Bo Nickal dispatches Jamie Pickett via arm triangle choke in first round – UFC 285 Highlights

Three-time NCAA Division I national champion Bo Nickal made his highly anticipated UFC debut on Saturday. Opening the UFC 285 main card, Nickal squared...