Jason Jackson beat the undefeated Yaroslav Amosov to secure the Bellator welterweight title at Bellator 301. From the outset, Jackson was on the front foot as he pushed Amosov backwards while the latter attempted to secure takedowns. And after having neutralized those attempts, Jackson managed to take control. The new champion sent Amosov to the […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Fighters typically try to eliminate as many distractions as possible when getting ready to compete, but don’t lump UFC lightweight Trey Ogden into that group. Just a few weeks out from his own matchup at UFC Vegas 82, Ogden was flying halfway around the world to corner Mike Breeden in […]
Former 135-pound UFC titleholder Aljamain Sterling has hinted on Twitter at what his next move may be. At UFC 292 back in August, Sterling fell victim to Sean O’Malley’s swift counter right straight, leading to a second round KO and the loss of his bantamweight title. This was Aljo’s first loss since 2017, and it […]
Could we possibly be looking at a fourth fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier in the future? Earlier this week, the former double-champ took to twitter and replied to a fan’s question by expressing that he is interested in another fight with his longtime rival Poirier. McGregor has been out of the Octagon since […]
Xiko Loko and Iury Silva at an Acesso MMA event in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Nov. 11, 2023 | @barrelelapierna, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA […]
Dana White has removed Peloton bikes from the UFC Performance Institute after the comedian Theo Von’s admission that the company wanted an episode of his podcast removed. Von alleged that since Peloton was sponsoring his podcast, they were unhappy with an interview he had conducted with presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr. The interview in question […]
Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA Bellator 301 event is set to go down tomorrow (Fri., Nov. 17, 2023) inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois featuring a championship doubleheader. The main event will feature a Welterweight title fight between division champion, Yaroslav Amosov, defending his belt against Jason Jackson. In the co-main event, Bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis will […]
Conor McGregor has hinted at a comeback in time for UFC 300 in response to a question on social media. The MMA fighter recently enrolled into USADA, which requires all fighters to provide two negative samples over a six-month period before they can fight. The timeline would have placed McGregor’s return to around April, the […]
Glover Teixeira and Alex Pereira | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alex Pereira called out Israel Adesanya for a trilogy bout after claiming the UFC light heavyweight championship this past weekend at Madison Square Garden, but “The Last Stylebender” didn’t sound too interested in fighting him one more time. Adesanya took on […]
Francis Ngannou has held the UFC responsible for failing to secure a fight between him and Jon Jones. The former UFC heavyweight champion is currently with the PFL after having left the UFC following the breakdown in contract talks. Thereafter, Dana White refused to work with Ngannou, given that an effort had been made to […]