Month: Juli 2026

After retired Ultimate Fighting Championship star Dustin Poirier was arrested in Atlanta, fellow UFC veteran Matt Brown has come to his defense.

Poirier was arrested on a misdemeanour charge of public drunkenness, and videos of his interactions with a cop have surfaced online. Brown, however, says the public “can’t let one night define Dustin Poirier.”

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Brown defended Poirier in the latest episode of “The Fighter vs. The Writer,” stating, “I’ll say this about theDustin Poirier situation, I don’t know Dustin personally, but from what I know of him in the public eye and experiences that I hear from others — we can’t let one night define Dustin Poirier.Matt Brown reacts to Dustin Poirier's Atlanta airport arrest “Dustin is in the public eye and he’s known as a good guy so we see that and it’s just so out of character for him. So, we start questioning what his mental health is? I think he’s perfectly fine,” the 45-year-old said. “He recognized the proble…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight king Ilia Topuria lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250, sustaining quite a bit of facial damage.

Over two weeks after the bout, the extent to the bruising on his face have been revealed. A Georgian reporter has shared an image of the former two-division champion posing for a photograph with a young fan.

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New Photo Reveals How Ilia Topuria Looks Two Weeks After His Title Loss As seen in a recent photo alongside a fan, Topuria’s face looks far better now than it did following his defeat to Gaethje. Georgian reporter Giorgi Kokiashvili shared the photo on X, wherein the swelling around the fighter’s eyes had significantly reduced, along with the bruising. Furthermore, cuts he sustained at the historic White House fight also appear to have healed well.

🚨 Ilia Topuria’s new photo with fans 📸

It’s really nice to see that just two weeks after the fight, everything is gett…

Anthony Hernandez is training with Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ Sean Strickland ahead of his headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 285. Hernandez will be looking to return to victorious ways after his win streak was snapped by Strickland in February 2026.

While Strickland went on to claim UFC gold in his next fight against Khamzat Chimaev, Hernandez is scheduled to lock horns with Gregory Rodrigues in Sacramento, California, in August.

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Anthony Hernandez gets “tips and tricks” from Sean Strickland Hernandez posted a photo on Instagram following his training session with Strickland. He captioned his post, “Thank you guys for welcoming me in. Appreciate the tips and tricks.”

Strickland then acknowledged the post with a comment, which read, “6 weeks of fun!”

Hernandez’s eight-fight win streak came to a screeching halt earlier this year in Houston, where he was finished in the third round via TKO. Despite the pre-fight tension b…