This Saturday at UFC 299, Sean O’Malley is set to defend his bantamweight title versus Marlon Vera, and it has now been announced that Merab Dvalishvili will serve as the backup fighter for the headlining bout. “The Machine” most recently defending former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo in a convincing unanimous decision at UFC 298. […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With the UFC’s antitrust trial date quickly approaching on April 15, Judge Richard F. Boulware ruled on several motions in the case in a Nevada courtroom on Monday including 13 witnesses that were potentially being called to testify on behalf of the promotion. The fighters on the […]
Conor McGregor has become frustrated with the delay over his UFC return. McGregor’s last UFC fight took place over two years ago at UFC 264, where he lost to Dustin Poirier. Three defeats in his previous four UFC fights were compounded by his leg injury in the Poirier loss. McGregor aimed for a return in […]
Reigning UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley sees many interesting potential matchups in the 135-pound division, including the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. Despite recent inactivity, Nurmagomedov impressed in his most recent showing this past Saturday, with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Vegas 87. Without looking past his title defense this weekend at… […]
Set Number: X162211 TK1 Conor McGregor knows what he wants his 2024 to look like inside the Octagon. It’s been quite a saga for “The Notorious” since he returned to the mixed martial arts (MMA) fold with his appearance opposite fellow coach, Michael Chandler, on The Ultimate Fighter 31 (TUF) IN 2023. The pair have […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC At the Joshua vs. Ngannou open workouts, the top fighters at Friday’s event, including Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou in the main event, will show off their skills in Saudi Arabia. The Joshua vs. Ngannou open workouts can be seen above at 11 a.m. ET.
On a recent boxing card in Koszalin, Poland, fighter Marcin Sianos scored a spectacular ground and pound knockout, unfortunately, this was not an MMA bout. Sianos came into this bout with an 8-7 record in MMA, and was making his boxing debut versus undefeated prospect Artur Bizewski (9-0). While the MMA fighter turned boxer seemed […]
MMA Fighting The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at a special early start time of 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT / 5 p.m. UK time. 12 p.m. ET: We recap the busy combat sports weekend. 12:20 p.m.: Curtis Blaydes previews […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Referee Chris Tognoni got a little too casual with fighter Matt Schnell following a particularly brutal KO loss, and the whole awkward interaction was caught on camera. Matt Schnell was on the wrong end of a brutal knockout punch Saturday night at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. […]
Photo by Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing via Getty Images Francis Ngannou nearly flipped the combat sports world upside-down when he faced Tyson Fury this past October in his professional boxing debut. Now, Ngannou meets Anthony Joshua in his sophomore foray this Friday in a Saudi Arabia matchup that carries titanic stakes for both boxing’s heavyweight division […]