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Strickland-Jake Paul Is Getting Hot. Was Valentina Pushed Out?

Sean Strickland says he’s done fighting for UFC money. He’ll move to 205, burn out his contract, then go box Jake Paul for a big bag. Chael discloses his bias upfront, th

Strickland-Imavov Falls Apart. Pereira-Pavlovich Is Perfect. Ask Uncle Chael.

Sean Strickland wants $1 million to fight Nassourdine Imavov — the deal stalled, and now Oliveira vs. Lopes for the BMF title headlines UFC 335 instead. Chael breaks down

Dana White Banned from Fury-Joshua. Paddy Calls Out Topuria. Gable Isn't Done.

Eddie Hearn bans Dana White from the Fury-Joshua press conference, but Nick Khan shows up anyway. Chael breaks down the contract language and explains why the real fight

Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn Is the Real Fight. Gaethje's Media Tour. Till Beats Romero.

Dana White and Eddie Hearn are at war over the Fury-Joshua fight, and Chael breaks down who's right, who's telling the truth, and why the feud itself is bigger news than

Volkov Needs a Mic. Gaethje Won't Fight Till 2027. Ask Uncle Chael.

Chael's got a Volkov problem. The man does everything right, beats everybody, and still can't get what he deserves. Chael explains exactly why, and what Volkov needs to d

Gaethje Wants Tsarukyan. Gane vs Hokit. Joshua Van's Statement & Gable's Lesson.

Ciryl Gane is officially the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion, and Josh Hokit is next at Madison Square Garden. Chael breaks down the heavyweight picture, including wh

Josh Hokit vs. Ciryl Gane at MSG Is Official, Chael's Fight Prediction for Tsarukyan vs. Ruffy & Ask Uncle Chael

Chael is in Miami and the UFC just called him with breaking news: Josh Hokit fights Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight championship at Madison Square Garden. He wa

Tom Aspinall Vacates the Belt, Ciryl Gane Is Champion & Could Tommy McMillen Be the Next UFC Superstar?

Tom Aspinall vacated the UFC heavyweight title at 1am and Chael was up at 5am to bring you this. Aspinall's statement was real, not PR, and Chael gives him full credit. C

Topuria Deserves the Rematch, Parnasse Calls Out Holloway & Ian Garry's Weird Islam Prediction

Chael makes the case that Ilia Topuria deserves an immediate rematch with Justin Gaethje and everyone resisting it is wrong. Salahdine Parnasse knocks out Dan Hooker in h

Tom Aspinall Still a Mystery, Justin Gaethje's Last fight & Ian Garry Calls Out Morales

Tom Aspinall is still a mystery. Eddie Hearn says he is back at full training. Josh Hokit says that is a rules violation. Chael has heard from teammates and none of it ad

Luke Barnatt on Andrew Tate's Arrest, Tom Aspinall Is Not Coming Back & Ask Uncle Chael

Chael is in Moscow with Luke Barnatt on Zoom. TUF 17, Chael's first pick, now a promoter, Octagon commentator, and the most well-dressed bouncer in MMA history. Andrew an

Khamzat Chimaev Calls Out the Whole Division, Usman Nurmagomedov Is UFC-Bound & Song Yadong Just Shocked the World

Khamzat Chimaev is calling out Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis, Nassourdine Imavov, and Caio Borralho all at once. Chael sorts out which of those fights actually happe

Tyson Fury's Revisionist History, Tom Aspinall Isn't Coming Back & Is Paddy vs. Arman Tsarukyan a Real Title Eliminator?

Tom Aspinall just put out a statement saying he's not leaving the UFC. Chael breaks down what that statement actually says versus what it doesn't, and why the difference

Merab vs. Cejudo on the Mat, Paddy Pimblett Called a Weight Bully & NSAC Withholds 3 UFC Stars' Pay

Chael just got back from Real American Freestyle in Cleveland and it was the best event they've ever put on. Bo Nickel, Jordan Burroughs, Jason Nolf, Gable Steveson, and

Islam Makhachev the GOAT? Who's Next at 170 Prates or Morales? Ian Garry's Hugs & Ask Uncle Chael

Chael isn't ready to hand Islam Makhachev the GOAT title just yet, and he's got a name nobody's talking about that might have a better argument. Shavkat Rakhmonov is unde

An Even Bigger Problem Now for Ian Garry, Islam Makhachev Gets Challenged & Gillian Robertson Proves Herself

Ian Garry lost. Chael doesn't care about the loss. He cares about everything Garry said and did after: the mindset, the Morales exchange, and why wanting Islam Makhachev'

Ian Garry's Size Problem, Zuckerberg Spars Merab & Conor McGregor's Hanging with Brad Pitt?

It's UFC 330 fight week and Chael's headed to Philly. The Ian Garry size debate gets settled once and for all. Conor McGregor tweets about drinking with Brad Pitt, and Ch

Can Ian Garry Shock Islam Makhachev? Gillian Robertson vs. Mackenzie Dern + A 6-on-1 Death Match?

It's fight week. Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry is right around the corner, and Chael Sonnen has thoughts, a lot of them. Can Garry actually pull this off? Chael b

Justin Gaethje's Next Fight, Alex Pereira Won't Let It Go & Robert Whittaker's Big Problem

Justin Gaethje says he's waiting for a big fight, but what does that actually mean? Chael breaks down the lightweight title picture, why Arman Tsarukyan vs. Ruffy changes

Tom Aspinall's Clock Is Ticking, Islam Makhachev's Surprise & Bobby Green

How much longer can the UFC wait on Tom Aspinall? Chael examines the heavyweight division from every angle, explaining why long layoffs change champions, what it means f