Fight Bananas' Breaking News

  • Topuria Makes History—Here’s Who Should Be Next

    June 30, 2025
    Looking Ahead: What Comes Next for UFC 317’s Standout Winners UFC 317 delivered on its promise—fulfilling the hype with a lineup of thrilling bouts at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event offered multiple highlight-reel finishes, a fight that could rival any for “Fight of the Year,” and a record-breaking main event by Ilia Topuria. With the dust settling, here’s a look at what’s next for the main card victors. Ilia Topuria Ilia Topuria made […]

R&R (Results and Recaps)

  • We're breaking down the winners and losers from UFC 314 in Miami, Florida
    UFC 314: Main winners and losers from mammoth Miami event
    April 15, 2025
    With the dust and the smoke settling, the events of Saturday night in Miami, Florida continue to be the topic of debate and discussion. Today, we’re breaking down and analysing some of the biggest winners and losers from the UFC’s Miami card on Saturday night. With that being said, let’s kick things off with the winners from UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski might truly be ‘The Great(est)’ Saturday night saw some truly remarkable history being made […]
  • UFC Fight Night Tampa Staff Predictions
    December 14, 2024
    GOOD MORNING, FIGHT FANS! Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with another fantastic fight night from the UFC –  this time from Amelie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It is an event which sees the return of Colby “Chaos” Covington, who takes on Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley in a titanic welterweight main event. With that in mind, the staff here at Fight Bananas are back with Round 2 of our event predictions. Read on to find […]
  • BREAKING NEWS: Conor McGregor GUILTY of Dublin R*** in 2018
    November 22, 2024
    UFC star Conor McGregor has been found civilly liable for raping a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018, and has been fined 248,000 Euros (around $258,000). “Brutally r***d and battered” – Civil Jury Delivers Damning Verdict The case centred around a sexual encounter between McGregor, a second man (James Lawrence), the Claimant and another woman in December 2018, a couple of months following McGregor’s devastating defeat to Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov. The woman at […]
  • Change On The Horizon? Judge Rejects UFC Antitrust Settlement
    August 5, 2024
    Amidst all of the typically busy furore of the world of combat sports, one of the biggest stories of the year has actually come from outside the Octagon, as opposed to within the confines of the cage; in fact, it has come from a Nevada courtroom, where the settlement (totalling $335 million) of a pair of class action lawsuits against Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC has been rejected. Stay tuned to find […]
  • REPORT: Daniel Jacobs vs Shane Mosley Jr to co-main Diaz/Masvidal
    May 31, 2024
    Ladies and gentlemen, we’re getting ever-closer to our July 6th night of boxing, featuring UFC legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal facing off in Anaheim, California. Today, though, some big news was announced for the event, with the co-main event being unveiled; and it’s a big one. Jacobs and Mosley Jr to meet in Anaheim, CA Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KOs) is a two-time former middleweight world champion, having held the WBA middleweight world title […]
June 22, 2025
Published by Dave Van Auken on June 22, 2025

The Legacy of Jon Jones

Jon Jones’s legacy is undeniably one of extraordinary athletic achievement: youngest champ, multi-divisional reigns, dominant wins, and longevity. But it’s also a complex narrative, marred by off-field misconduct, doping controversies, and lingering “what ifs” about elite matchups avoided. For many, he’s the GOAT; for others, his record isn’t uncontested. As of now, his legacy hangs in dynamic tension—legendary yet unfinished, hero-like yet flawed. Jon Jon is the Youngest-ever UFC champ at age 23 by defeating […]
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May 27, 2025
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Published by Paul Browne on May 27, 2025

Tom Aspinall Teases ‘Heavyweight News’ Amid Jon Jones Rumors

Tom Aspinall’s Cryptic Post Rekindles Jon Jones Unification Talk The mind games between Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones continue. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) reignited the rumor mill on Monday with a cryptic Instagram post that read, “Heavyweight news…coming soon.” The message from the UFC interim heavyweight champion immediately sparked speculation that the long-awaited title unification bout with Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) was about to be announced. However, Aspinall quickly moved to temper the […]
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March 2, 2025
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Published by Paul Browne on March 2, 2025

Tom Aspinall Blames Jon Jones For Delay In Making Superfight

Tom Aspinall Points Finger At Jon Jones Ever since he knocked out Sergei Pavlovich under the Madison Square Garden lights in November 2023 to become the UFC interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has been relentlessly chasing a unification fight against the division’s reigning champion, Jon Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC). Aspinall’s opportunity to win the interim title came on short notice due to Jones suffering a long-term injury leading up to […]
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June 16, 2023
Published by Dave Van Auken on June 16, 2023

The UFC Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones will be cornering Maurice Green who is headlining PFL’s event against 2022 Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija. The biggest free agent in MMA History, Francis N’Gannou will be PFL’s guest to checkout the landscape of the PFL  Heavyweight Division. That means, Jon Jones & Francis N’Gannou will be under the same roof at the same time since his pending free agency. Jon & Francis has been going back & forth […]
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