The UFC’s first event following UFC 285 takes place in their home city, but not at the APEX, as UFC Las Vegas features a pivotal main event matchup in the bantamweight division between former champion Petr Yan and surging contender Merab Dvalishvili. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Alexander K. Lee preview the 135-pound […]
British kickboxer and MMA star Michael “Venom” Page had a short stint at BKFC, where he appeared for a one-off showdown against Mike Perry. The British star gave his all, even broke Perry’s joke with his hammering strikes, but just couldn’t deliver enough goods to win. He ended up losing at BKFC27 via majority decision. […]
Bellator’s lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is the betting favorite in his next fight, where he will defend his crown for the first time, but the Russian star just doesn’t care about any odds. Usman (16-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is a 25-1 favorite in his showdown against Benson Henderson (30-11 MMA, 7-6 BMMA) in the Bellator […]
Conor McGregor has amassed a considerable amount of wealth during his ten years in the UFC, making him one of the top 50 highest-paid athletes in history. Sportico has released a new list of the most lucrative athletes in history, which includes seven boxers and one MMA fighter – McGregor. As per the report, McGregor […]
Ray Borg | Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. RIZIN FFKyoji Horiguchi Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Ray Borg A pivotal […]
Instagram: @merab.dvalishvili Merab Dvalishvili has a bone to pick with Petr Yan. The pair of top-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight contenders are set to do battle this weekend (Sat., March 11, 2023) in the UFC Las Vegas main event. Dvalishvili and Yan are no strangers to each other thanks to Yan’s old rivalry with […]
After a three-year hiatus, Jon “Bones” Jones returned to the UFC octagon with a bang as he beat Ciryl Gane on his heavyweight debut to add another title to his star-studded resume. Many MMA experts, including UFC commentator Joe Rogan, called Jones “the GOAT” after he submitted Gane with ease in the third minute of […]
Michael ‘Venom’ Page fighting Mike Perry at BKFC 27 | Photo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Michael “Venom” Page does not regret his brief stint in BKFC. In fact, he may give it another go in the future. This past August, Page faced Mike Perry in a one-off fight at BKFC 27. Though […]
In her first public statement following her loss to opponent Alexa Grasso at UFC 285, Valentina Shevchenko spoke candidly about her frustration with the fight and her own performance. Speaking to her fans in a video posted on her social media accounts, Shevchenko admitted that she was obviously upset with how the fight turned out […]
Photo by Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images “I think people like to jump on bandwagons. Once something’s been said and there’s something that keeps on coming up, people will jump on that and it’s usually a lot of uneducated people in the sport.” SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — Michael “Venom” Page is ready to rebound. […]