After a five fight rivalry with Alex Pereira, former dominant UFC middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya has buried the hatchet, and seems to have much respect for his past championship opponent. With two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing, Pereira was able to overcome the dynamic striker’s once again at UFC 281 in 2022 with a fifth […]
Following his victory over Joe Schilling in Karate Combat, Luke Rockhold has caught the eyes of many now that he has returned to winning ways, including former UFC rival Michael Bisping. Rockhold and Schilling squared off on April 20th in Dubai for the striking based promotion’s 45th event. Despite Schilling’s kickboxing prowess, the former UFC […]
Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez face off in the main event of UFC Vegas 91. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 91 results for the Nicolau vs. Perez fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on […]
Jose Aldo wants Conor McGregor to return to his best when he faces Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29. Aldo knows what it takes to face McGregor, having squared off against him in 2015 at UFC 194. McGregor knocked out Aldo 13 seconds into the first round to become the UFC Featherweight Champion. […]
Eddie Hall, the former World’s Strongest Man, broke UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira’s punch record at the UFC Performance Institute. Pereira is in the best form of his career, having knocked out Jamahal Hill in the first round to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight Title at UFC 300. He is a two-weight world champion, […]
Beneil Dariush | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some significant time off from hard sessions in the gym, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro recently revealed on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast. Dariush had an eight-fight winning streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jamahal Hill is pleading his case. UFC 300 has come and gone, and unfortunately for “Sweet Dreams,” he could not reclaim the Light Heavyweight title he briefly held in 2023. Despite his best efforts, Hill suffered a first round knockout loss (watch highlights) against the current champion, […]
Jose Aldo will consider his future with the news he has one fight left on his UFC deal. The former UFC Featherweight Champion retired after losing a unanimous decision against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278 in 2020. He reversed his retirement as he gets ready to fight Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301 on May 4. […]
Just Gaethje has always been known as an extremely tough competitor, but it seems he is taking a smart approach to his recovery after suffering a nasty knockout by the hands of Max Holloway. Gaethje and Holloway squared off at UFC 300 for the UFC BMF title, and while there was a competitive back and […]
Mike Perry makes his return at BKFC KnuckleMania 4 on Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 fight card for the Perry vs. Alves event from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night. In the main event, Mike Perry tries to keep his perfect BKFC record […]