Reinier de Ridder

Charles Oliveira shuts down retirement rumours & backs Arman Tsarukyan.

Clement Leong

22 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

Left to right: Charles Oliveira, Arman Tsarukyan.

Mixed Martial Arts

Dana White reveals he dropped a ‘woke’ sponsor from the UFC.

“I actually got rid of one of our sponsors. Big f**king sponsor, for big money. We went through the whole woke period and they were the f**king worst ever to deal with.”

Charles Oliveira shuts down any rumours of retirement, citing he’s only 35 years of age, very happy with what he’s doing and still a lot to come. Oliveira says he’s going to show his story isn’t over in his bout against Rafael Fiziev on October 11, 2025 at UFC Rio.

Charles Oliveira backs Arman Tsarukyan as being the deserving next title contender against UFC Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria.

Reinier de Ridder says if UFC Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev wants to fight Abu Dhabi, he [de Ridder] is clearly the guy it should be against. De Ridder shuts down Caio Borralho as being worthy of a title shot as Borralho hasn’t fought once this year with his last win being Jared Cannonier, whom Michael ‘Venom’ Page just defeated. De Ridder believes Nassourdine Imavov is deserving however.

Israel Adesanya reacts to Jon Jones allegedly turning down $30M to fight Tom Aspinall.

“Even if I wasn’t a fighter, for $30M I’d get my a** kicked.”

Nate Diaz says in a fight with Khamzat Chimaev, he wouldn’t even think of getting up, because he’s a blackbelt.

Daniel Cormier says Brock Lesnar would’ve been his safest fight but the fight never materialized because the WWE took Brock back. Cormier recalls watching what Cain Velasquez did to Brock and how easy Cain made it look.

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Mixed Martial Arts Sean O’Malley shares his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev. “I just don’t see anyone beating Khamzat.” Sean O’Malley reflects on his past and the person he was trying to be. “I feel like I got lost almost, in a sense, where I wanted to be

Dricus du Plessis breaks silence – releases statement since loss. Khabib Nurmagomedov backs Arman Tsarukyan.

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Sean Strickland SUSPENDED by NSAC. Nate Diaz takes shots at Khamzat Chimaev.

Daniel Cormier reveals the offer UFC gave Khabib Nurmagomedov to come out of retirement. Nate Diaz not impressed with Khamzat Chimaev. And more!

Arman Tsarukyan talks potential next bout. Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis is official – live on Netflix.

Arman Tsarukyan teases his next fight in Abu Dhabi or Qatar. Jake Paul's next bout is official – an exhibition bout, free for Netflix users. Apple to shift production to India. And more!