James Herrick

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Writer at Vendetta Sports Media

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Tom Aspinall Claims Jon Jones Is Retired

5 days ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

James Herrick / UFC / June 2, 2025UFC interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is no longer calling for a fight against undisputed heavyweight champion Jon Jones. He has claimed that Jones is retired and wants to start his reign as the undisputed heavyweight champion. Aspinall spoke about Jones’ potential retirement in an interview with Chael Sonnen and Daniel Cormier on Good Guy / Bad Guy. “Jon Jones is retired,” Aspinall said.
Islam Makhachev Will Get Welterweight Title Fight

3 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 13, 2025UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has vacated the lightweight title in an attempt to become a two-division champion. Makhachev will move to welterweight and be given an immediate title shot against newly crowned champion Jack Della Maddalena. The fight is verbally agreed to, but the date and location are not official. UFC CEO announced Makhaechev’s future on Instagram Live. Makhachev carved a legacy for himself in his lightweight tenure.
Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev Booked For UFC 319

3 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 13, 2025UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will attempt to defend his title against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319, according to UFC CEO Dana White. White announced the fight on Instagram Live. UFC 319 will go down in Chicago, Illinois on August 8, 2025. The event will be the UFC’s first trip to Chicago since 2019. Du Plessis is establishing himself as an elite champion. The middleweight king has two title defenses and is working to add more to his resume.
Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira Set To Headline UFC 317

3 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

UFC CEO Dana White announced the future of the lightweight division on Instagram Live. UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is moving up to welterweight and vacating the title. Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira will fight for the vacant title on UFC 317. UFC 317 will take place on June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will serve as the UFC’s annual International Fight Week event.
Jose Aldo Retires From MMA

3 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 11, 2025UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo announced his retirement. The former UFC featherweight champion is hanging up the gloves after a controversial decision loss to Aiemann Zahabi at UFC 315. Aldo discussed his intentions to retire in his UFC 315 octagon interview. “I don’t think I have it in me anymore,” Aldo, said through an interpreter after the loss.
UFC 315: Five Things We Learned

3 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 11, 2025UFC 315 was a solid night of fights that featured a pair of title fights. The two championship bouts saw one new champion get crowned while a legendary champion added a title defense in the other. The remainder of the event featured a few solid fights that helped craft future contenders. Here are the five biggest lessons we learned from UFC 315.
UFC 315 Best Bets

4 weeks ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 8, 2025UFC 315 is not a sensational pay-per-view event when looking through an entertainment lens. The betting aspect of the event forced betters to get strategic, but there is value on the board. Here are three of the best bets available for UFC 315. *All odds are taken from DraftKings and are accurate as of 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025.*The UFC 315 co-main event features a women’s flyweight title fight between Manon Fiorot and Valentina Shevchenko.
UFC Des Moines: Five Things We Learned

1 month ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

UFC Des Moines is in the books. The event was a decent night of fights. It had a few fights that could have put the audience to sleep. Thankfully, the most important fights on the card delivered entertainment. That saved the event and gave us important lessons to recap. Here are five things we learned from UFC Des Moines. In the UFC Des Moines main event, Cory Sandhagen injured Deiveson Figueiredo to pick up a stoppage win in the second round.
UFC Des Moines Best Bets

1 month ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / May 2, 2025UFC Des Moines is a quality fight night event. Thankfully, that means it also has a handful of great betting opportunities that are up for grabs. Here are three of the best bets you can make on the event. *All lines are taken from DraftKings and are accurate as of 10:00 p.m. on May 3, 2025.*The UFC Des Moines main event features a bantamweight scrap between Cory Sandhagen and Deivseon Figueiredo.
UFC 314: Five Things We Learned

1 month ago | vendettasportsmedia.com | James Herrick |Matt Hanifan |Trey Daubert

Sports Media James Herrick / UFC / April 13, 2025UFC 314 lived up to the expectations. The fight card was filled with entertaining bouts that had fans excited. Those fights helped create a great card packed with fun fights. More importantly, the fights had massive implications on their divisions. In the UFC 314 main event, Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes to regain the featherweight championship.