Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alexander Volkanovski’s innate competitive drive is a huge part of what makes him a champion. He’s highly motivated, determined to win every second of every exchange, which tends to add up […]
BKFC champion Britain Hart faces plenty of challenges in her bare-knuckle fighting career, but her next obstacle might be the toughest. On Friday, Hart returns to her hometown of Salem, Va., where she defends her strawweight title against Melanie Shah in the main event. Just over one month later, she already has scheduled her next […]
In the co-main event last weekend at UFC Vegas 79, Bryce Mitchell (16-1) out grappled Dan Ige (17-7) to secure the decision victory, but his antics before and after the fight became an additional aspect of the story of his performance. Prior to the start of the fight, Mitchell brought a bible into the Octagon […]
Valentina Shevchenko has given fans a positive update on the injury she suffered during her fight with Alexa Grasso at Noche UFC on Mexican Independence Day. In a highly-controversial result, Mike Bell’s 10-8 scorecard for Grasso in the final round resulted in a split draw. That divided the MMA community, with many feeling that Shevchenko […]
Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images Logan Paul professes not to care whether or not Dillon Danis shows up to their boxing match on Oct. 14. Either way, he wins. On Wednesday’s The MMA Hour, Paul addressed the lingering possibility that he may instead fight backup fighter Mike Perry, denying him the chance […]
Alexander Volkanovski (26-2), the UFC’s featherweight king, has indicated that he will have his next contest in the first part of 2024. The 145-pound champion last fought at UFC 290 in July, where he stopped Yair Rodriguez (16-4) with strikes in round 3, and successfully defended his title. Prior to his latest title defense, he […]
During the press conference that followed Dana White’s Contender Series last night, the UFC’s CEO gave an honest, and sarcastic, reaction when asked about Showtime getting out of the boxing business. White has had a rough relationship with Stephen Espinoza, the president of Showtime Sports, since promoting alongside him in 2017 for Floyd Mayweather Jr. […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s no love lost between UFC CEO Dana White and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza. The two worked together back in 2017 to promote the Conor McGregor vs. […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has DWCS results for week 8 of the seventh season from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday night. In the main event, Danny Barlow squares off against Rahaem Forest in a welterweight contest. Check out DWCS results below. Main Card (ESPN+ at […]
With all his focus directed on the 10-round boxing match with Tyson Fury (33-0-1) on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, it is surprising that there is any other fight on Francis Ngannou’s mind at this time, but Jon Jones is not just ‘any other fight’. In a recent podcast episode of The Joe Rogan […]