R&R (Results and Recaps)

  • UFC Fight Night Tampa Staff Predictions
    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
    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
    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
    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 […]
  • New England Fights: Christian Turner in to fight Kyle Pufahl at NEF 57
    Ladies and gentlemen, one of the hottest organisations on the regional scene is back with another epic night of fights! April 20th sees New England Fights present “NEF 57” from the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Last week, the promotion announced that the card will feature an extra professional catchweight bout; Kyle Pufahl will now face Christian Turner in a fight with a weight limit of 161 pounds. Fighting out of Nostos MMA in […]
February 9, 2025

Matchmaking The Winners & Losers From The UFC 312 Title Fights

What’s Next For The Big Players From UFC 312? The lineup for Saturday’s UFC 312 pay-per-view event drew plenty of criticism from fans in the lead up to the event, and with good reason. The organization’s tenured New Zealand/Australia-bred stars (Alexander Volkanovski, Dan Hooker, Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya) were nowhere to be seen and the card was filled with plenty of unfamiliar names from down under, such as Jack Jenkins and Colby Thicknesse. While the […]
February 6, 2025

Sleeper Fights You Don’t Want To Miss At UFC 312 This Weekend

UFC 312 Bouts That Are Flying Under The Radar The second UFC pay-per-view event of 2025 is upon this weekend. Sydney, Australia plays host to the biggest show in combat sports and there are two world title fights at the top of the card for fans to get their teeth into. Dricus Du Plessis and Zhang Weili look to defend their championship belts against Sean Strickland and Tatiana Suarez, and it’s on those four names […]