On Sunday, while speaking at an event in Toronto, former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov there some shade at his former opponent, Conor McGregor. “I hear long time ago when one guy was talking about ‘We’re here to take over.’ But we here to take over,” Nurmagomedov said of McGregor’s famous phrase in light of both […]
Former UFC fighter Anthony Johnson passed away on November 13 from organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The news quickly traveled through the MMA community about the passing of “Rumble.” Johnson fought 19 times inside the famed UFC octagon and built a reputation as one of the most dangerous knockout artists on […]
Vadim Nemkov defeated Corey Anderson in the Bellator 288 main event on Friday to win the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix and a $1 million prize. The two previously met at Bellator 277 in April, but the match ended in a no contest due to an accidental clash of heads in the final seconds of the […]
Bellator president Scott Coker emotionally commented on the recent loss of Anthony Johnson while in Chicago on Friday promoting Bellator 288. “That was not an easy phone call to get,” said Coker during a media scrum in Chicago on Friday. Really, I just loved that guy. He was like a gentle giant. People that really […]
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is currently involved in contract negotiations with the fight promotion, and it doesn’t look like they’re close to an agreement. Ngannou allegedly fulfilled his contractual obligations with the UFC in his last fight at UFC 270 in January. Following the win over Ciryl Gane, Ngannou underwent knee surgery and has […]
Watch the highlights video and recap from Saturday’s UFC 281 lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler. UFC 281 fight card on Saturday, November 14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. UFC 281 highlights & recap: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube View the original article
The long awaited octagon return of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is right around the corner according to UFC president Dana White. Jones last fought in February 2020, defeating Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision at UFC 247. Six months later Jones vacated the 205-pound championship and announced his intents to move up to […]
Israel Adesanya‘s reign atop the middleweight division came to a halt on Saturday when he was stopped by Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event. Heading into the final round at Madison Square Garden, Adesanya was ahead on all three of the judges scorecards. He won the first, third, and fourth rounds while Pereira […]
The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC 281 fight card at Madison Square Garden will officially weighed in on Friday morning in New York City. The 14-bout fight card is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya puts his title on the line against familiar kickboxing foe Alex Pereira. […]
Watch Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira, Carla Esparza, Zhang Weili, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler face-off at the UFC 281 Pre-fight Press Conference. UFC 281 takes place on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It features two world title bouts. MMA Twitter roasts Daniel Cormier over his top 5 fighters list View the […]