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Beefs

The biggest beefs in MMA history. Rivalries, call-outs, and bad blood between fighters.

Colby Covington Is Suing Jorge Masvidal for $100K: This Beef Might Never End
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Colby Covington Is Suing Jorge Masvidal for $100K: This Beef Might Never End

They were roommates. Best friends. Training partners at ATT. Then Covington got kicked out of the gym, Masvidal sucker punched him outside a restaurant, and now there's a $100K civil lawsuit. The Covington vs Masvidal beef timeline from start to courtroom.

John Brooke10 min read
DC Responded to Nate Diaz and He Did Not Hold Back. "You're Average. You've Always Been."
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DC Responded to Nate Diaz and He Did Not Hold Back. "You're Average. You've Always Been."

Daniel Cormier responded to Nate Diaz's Theo Von podcast rant by listing all 13 of his losses by name, holding up two fingers for his own defeats, and calling Diaz "average." Then he flipped the crying insult into one of the hardest lines of the year.

John Brooke10 min read
Nate Diaz Went on Theo Von's Podcast and Went to War With Basically Everyone in MMA
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Nate Diaz Went on Theo Von's Podcast and Went to War With Basically Everyone in MMA

Nate Diaz showed up three hours late to Theo Von's podcast and then went to war with half of MMA. Nate Diaz confirmed the UFC offered him more money than MVP but he turned it down because they wanted him to fight McGregor instead of Oliveira for the BMF belt. Then he went off on DC, Poirier, and announced he's hunting Jake Paul in MMA after the Perry fight.

John Brooke10 min read
Kayla Harrison Just Called Ronda Rousey a 'Blatant F**king Liar' and I Don't Think Rousey Has a Good Response
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Kayla Harrison Just Called Ronda Rousey a 'Blatant F**king Liar' and I Don't Think Rousey Has a Good Response

Kayla Harrison called Ronda Rousey's judo training story a "blatant f**king lie" on the Death Row MMA podcast. Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the same sport. She also told Rousey to shut up about calling the Carano fight "the best female fight of all time." The Netflix card is six weeks away and the beef is already personal.

John Brooke10 min read
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz: The Beef That Turned the UFC Into a Billion Dollar Sport
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Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz: The Beef That Turned the UFC Into a Billion Dollar Sport

Chuck and Tito went from training partners to three knockouts across 14 years to a 30 for 30, and their beef is the reason the UFC exists the way it does today.

John Brooke10 min read
George St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping: The Beef That Gave Us One of the Greatest UFC Nights Ever
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George St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping: The Beef That Gave Us One of the Greatest UFC Nights Ever

Georges St-Pierre came out of a four year retirement to challenge a one-eyed champion. The trash talk that followed became one of the best UFC buildups ever.

John Brooke10 min read
Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones: The Origin of MMA's Most Personal Rivalry
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Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones: The Origin of MMA's Most Personal Rivalry

John Brooke10 min read
Rousey vs. Carano: The Fight UFC Couldn't Make, Netflix Just Did
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Rousey vs. Carano: The Fight UFC Couldn't Make, Netflix Just Did

Two trailblazers who built the sport before the sport even had room for them. Talks happened. Money was reportedly on the table. And somehow, someway, the fight never happened. Until now.

John Brooke10 min read
Topuria vs Gaethje: Trash Talk, a Five-Round War, and the Biggest Fight of 2026
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Topuria vs Gaethje: Trash Talk, a Five-Round War, and the Biggest Fight of 2026

Welcome to the most loaded title unification in years, and it hasn't even been officially announced yet.

John Brooke10 min read
The Khabib vs McGregor Rivalry: A Beef That Shook the MMA World
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The Khabib vs McGregor Rivalry: A Beef That Shook the MMA World

The most intense rivalry in UFC history didn't start in the octagon. Here's the full story of how personal attacks, religion, and national pride created MMA's biggest beef.

John Brooke10 min read