Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has an opponent for the Bellator Moscow main event scheduled for Oct. 23 for VTB Arena in Russia. “The Last Emperor” will face no. 2 ranked heavyweight contender Tim Johnson. The news was first reported by Russian media outlet TASS and later confirmed by several news sites. View this […]
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has parted ways with its inaugural women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano. MMAFighting broke the news on Tuesday. The news comes on the heals of criticism from UFC president Dana White about Montano’s struggles to make weight and having to withdraw from several bouts. Most recently, Montano weighed in seven pounds […]
A.J. McKee remained undefeated, won the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix, captured the featherweight championship and banked a $1,000,000 payday at Bellator 263 on Saturday. McKee advanced his unbeaten record to 18-0 with a first-round submission win over longtime champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in Saturday’s main event at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. McKee connected with […]
The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 33: Hall vs. Strickland fight card officially weighed in on Friday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Middleweights Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland headline the fight card. Hall is ranked no. 8 in the 185-pound division while Strickland is ranked no. 11. Both fighters are riding four-fight winning […]
UFC 265 just took a big hit. Reigning UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes will no longer be defending her 135 pound title against Julianna Peña after Nunes tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report from ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. Nunes’ title defense against Peña was slated to co-main event UFC 265 under the […]
The rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington has finally been agreed upon, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. While the exact date and location are yet to be determined, the fight will headline UFC 268 in November but the UFC is looking to have the fight at Madison Square Garden in New […]
TJ Dillashaw picked up his first victory since 2018 in his return to mixed martial arts over former training partner and no. 2 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Vegas 32. The first round started off quickly. Both former training partners immediately engaged, with Sandhagen and Dillashaw trading shots. The fight […]
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has lost three of his last four fights. He’s dropped out of the top 5, and nearly out of the top 10 lightweight rankings. Despite McGregor having a 1-3 record in the 155-pound division, former UFC title challenger and former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler considers McGregor one […]
Watch the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley face-off from Tuesday’s press conference in Los Angeles. The fight is set to go down on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fiery face-off (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 264 highlights & recap: Conor McGregor snaps leg in loss to […]
Watch the UFC 264 highlights and recap from the lightweight rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor from Saturday’s event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 264 Bonuses: Sean O’Malley and Kris Moutinho earn an extra $75,000 for FOTN View the original article