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 […]
Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters. MMA fans have seen fighters retire and then un-retire so many times that MMA retirements are never quite believed the first time around. Ben Askren, who retired in November 2019 and then returned (for boxing) in April 2021 explains why fighters have a hard […]
Jose Aldo | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Jose Aldo is expected to enter the squared circle to make his professional boxing debut in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 10, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting. It’s still unclear who Aldo will face, as well as number of rounds and weight […]
Derrick Lewis could be headed to a middleweight division near you. In a photo provided earlier this week by strength and conditioning coach, Chris Hernandez, it appears as if the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender has lost enough weight to compete a few weight divisions down. It’s quite incredible to see. Check it out […]
Dana White | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Let’s be honest, the first week of 2023 has been awful in MMA news. Mostly terrible stuff that I don’t want to talk about. I’ve (for the most part) already said my piece on the Dana White situation and don’t particularly want to continue talking about it, […]