Cub Swanson | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Cub Swanson is moving back up to featherweight. On Tuesday, Swanson posted to his Instagram announcing a bout with Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Vegas 78 on Aug. 12. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup with sources close to the situation. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio have been suspended by the PFL, causing a stir within the MMA community, after the fighters reportedly did not meet the standards set by the organisation. Schulte won by unanimous decision against Manfio, but it was not recognised as the PFL opted to promote Shane Burgos instead. The suspension not […]
PFL 6 was an incredible night of fights unfortunately now marred in controversy after the promotion decided to suspend Raush Manfio and Natan Schulte for essentially a boring fight. The suspension removed Schulte from the playoffs and put Shane Burgos in his place leading fans to wonder if the PFL was manipulating the system to […]
There were five total fighters earning $100,000 paydays to lead all salaries at the PFL 6 card this past Friday night in Atlanta as the promotion finalized the 2023 playoffs in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment commission confirmed the salaries in an e-mail to MMA Fighting on Monday. At the […]
Former MMA star Jake Shields praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s physicality during a recent training session. Kennedy Jr. may end up being the next US President as he navigates himself for a potential 2024 run. While that may be the case, it appears that he keeps himself in top condition outside of politics. He publicly […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Maycee Barber knows exactly who she wants next after notching the most impressive victory of her young career with a knockout of Amanda Ribas at UFC Jacksonville. “I’ve been saying it time and time again, whether Alexa [Grasso] wins against Valentina [Shevchenko] or not, I do want that rematch,” Barber […]
Twitter – Dana White The UFC president continues to tease the possibility of a battle of the billionaires between Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla’s Elon Musk. UFC president Dana White continues to promote the hell out of a hypothetical fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. His latest tease that a clash of the tech […]
Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria face off Saturday in the main event of UFC Jacksonville. | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has UFC Jacksonville results for the Emmett vs. Topuria fight card, a live blog of the main event, and more from Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on […]
ONEChampionship’s Anatoly Malykhin unified the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title with a third-round TKO win over Arjan Bhullar at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. In a one-sided affair, Malykhin pressed the action from the off as he pushed Bhullar onto the ropes with combinations to the body and head. While that may have […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues its nationwide tour this weekend with the UFC Jacksonville: “Emmett vs. Topuria” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (June 24, 2023) inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Also known as UFC on ABC 5, the UFC Jacksonville event airs […]