Bellator MMA recently announced that the upcoming Lightweight World Grand Prix would kick off on March 10, 2023, in San Jose, California, and now the Viacom-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion has revealed the opening matchups. Per a press release, current 155-pound champion, Usman Nurmagomedov, will defend his title in the opening round against longtime […]
Jose Aldo’s boxing debut is reportedly near. MMA Fighting recently reported that Aldo will appear in the boxing ring on February 10 in Rio de Janeiro, his home country. No opponent or weight class have been announced yet, but Aldo will fight under Russia’s Hardcore Boxing, which will also feature former boxing champion Sergey Kovalev. […]
UFC president Dana White unexpectedly showed up at Wednesday’s UFC Vegas 67 media day to address the video release that showed him slapping his wife Anne on New Year’s Eve. White reiterated his wrongdoing, said multiple times that nobody should be defending him, and also revealed he will not face any repercussions from the promotion, […]
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling probably won’t defend against former two-division champion Henry Cejudo in March. That’s according to the champ who said that he is still suffering from a torn left bicep. He further added that Cejudo’s wrestling style could make his injury worse. I fought 2x and did 2 training camps with this […]
Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight champion of the UFC, could have just suggested switching to the PFL. Since January of last year, as the Cameronian was preparing for his first world championship defense at UFC 270, Francis Ngannou’s contract situation with the UFC has been in doubt. Ngannou would defeat Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision to […]
A.J. McKee is staying with Bellator. Bellator officials on Tuesday confirmed to MMA Fighting a new multi-fight agreement with McKee, heading off a contract stalemate that threatened to take the former featherweight champ out of the fold. SI.com was the first to report news of McKee’s new contract. “Our top priority has always been to […]
Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury. Kelvin Gastelum is out of his fight with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday due to a mouth injury. The details of the injury are still a bit sketchy but he did release a photo and video of the aftermath and it’s not pretty. The […]
For UFC 286 in London, a ranked women’s flyweight bout is planned. The pay-per-view event at The O2 on March 18 will feature a match between former title contender Jennifer Maia and unbeaten Casey O’Neill. Still, neither party has signed the bout contract, according to MMA Junkie. The 25-year-old O’Neill has three stoppage victories against […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images 2023 has gotten off to a chaotic start in mixed martial arts (MMA). ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed today (Mon., Jan. 9, 2023) that the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of the year has suffered a main event change right at the start of fight week. Kelvin […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatiana Suarez makes her long-awaited return to action after nearly four years away from the sport when she faces Montana De La Rosa at an upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled for Feb. 25. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the matchup to […]