Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing more “Prelims” fights to ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., Sept. 23, 2023) when UFC Vegas 79: “Fiziev vs. Gamrot” returns to UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com’s Patrick Stumberg kicks of the UFC Vegas 79 “Prelims” party with the first installment of […]
In a recent addition to his YouTube channel, former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling touched on the possibility of an instant rematch between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland following their 5-round bout at UFC 293. In a shocking upset, Strickland was able to nullify Adesanya’s diverse attacks, and take home the unanimous decision victory, in addition […]
Dustin Poirier was in Dublin, Ireland, undergoing some training, sparking fans to demand a fourth fight between him and Conor McGregor. Poirier’s last fight was a second-round-stoppage loss to Justin Gaethje as the latter grabbed the BMF title. In the aftermath, Dustin considered the possibility of moving up from lightweight, having lost the last two […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female MMA fighters in the world? Noche UFC had the potential to create a major […]
Tonight at Noche UFC (Also known as UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2) from the T-Mobile Arena In Las Vegas, Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) was able to retain her UFC flyweight championship title by going the 5-round distance to a split draw versus Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1). Throughout the fight, the main event competitors showed high […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t think much of Chael Sonnen’s opinion. After his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, Du Plessis was the clear No. 1 contender to face Israel Adesanya next. Unfortunately, an injury prevented Du Plessis from fighting Adesanya at UFC 293 and so instead, […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Noche UFC mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 16, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Noche UFC will be headlined by the 125-pound rematch between newly-crowned flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alexa Grasso has a familiar face ahead of her, but it’s a whole new challenge. When Grasso fought Valentina Shevchenko six months ago, she was a massive underdog, and when she pulled off a fourth-round submission against the then-flyweight champion it was considered one of the biggest […]
Pat Miletich, UFC Hall of Famer and legendary MMA veteran, was arrested for drunk driving for a third time on Thursday morning. Reportedly, the MMA pioneer had to be woken up by the police after falling asleep while his vehicle was still running, thankfully the car was not moving at this point. Additionally, the officers […]
Alexa Grasso rematches Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday at Noche UFC. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images At the Noche UFC official weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video. In the main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexa […]