Matt Riddle News

Mike Heck - January 27, 2020

Former UFC competitors Brock Lesnar and Matt Riddle reportedly got into it Sunday night backstage prior to WWE’s Royal Rumble in Houston, Texas. According to a report from Pro Wrestling Sheet, Lesnar and Riddle passed each other in the hall and a “tense encounter” occurred. A source said that Lesnar saw Riddle and wanted to know the reality of the situation between them.

Thomas Taylor - September 27, 2019

Today, Matt Riddle is must-watch attraction in the world of professional wrestling. Long before his wrestling career got underway, however, Riddle was a member of the UFC roster. While Riddle had some success in the Octagon, he was ultimately released from his contract, due in part to a habit of testing positive for marijuana.

Drake Riggs - August 9, 2018

“I think that UFC is grabbing for straws. I don’t think all the other companies are shutting down for no reason, I think there is a reason. MMA is losing a lot of fans and it’s hurting them. 

Justin Golightly - August 8, 2017

The internet screams constantly that the UFC has become the WWE. The Booking, outlandish trash talk, head-scratching title shots, and fighter antics have convinced some people that MMA on par with professional wrestling. In actuality, wrestling and MMA have been kissing cousins since the beginning. It has drawn pro wrestlers to it, as well ass pushed fighters to pro wrestling. We’re getting to the point where former UFC fighters are actually wrestling against each other. This brings us to Stephan Bonnar and Matt Riddle. 🔥DREAM FIGHT🔥

Tom Taylor - February 27, 2017

https://youtu.be/1wUs97Chp3Y Matt Riddle may not longer call the UFC home, but the former UFC welterweight still has plenty to say about the promotion’s president Dana White. Now a pro wrestling practitioner, Riddle vented his frustration with White in a recent interview with FloSlam.