Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno headlines UFC 283 | Photo via Wander Roberto, UFC RIO DE JANEIRO — Nearly three years after its most recent trip to the country for a pay-per-view show, the UFC finally returns to Brazil on Jan. 21 for UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, and the company has their hopes […]
AJ McKee has bested one of RIZIN’s best. McKee put his grappling and ground and pound on the display against RIZIN lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in the main event of the first-ever Bellator vs. RIZIN event, which took place in Japan. Dream come true,” McKee said about fighting there. “Hopefully I get to come […]
Bellator and Rizin hosted a joint event on New Year’s Eve, pitting several of their best fighters against each other for the main event. Cross promotions are rare in MMA so fans flocked to watch the card (which will air delayed on New Year’s Eve in the United States). Bellator certainly sent a message to […]
Alex Pereira | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Well, we’ve done it – 2022 is functionally in the books. Tonight, Bellator and RIZIN will host the final MMA event of the year, and so while this is ever so slightly premature, screw it, we’re doing a Year End Hot Tweets to celebrate this very stupid, […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC No. 7-ranked light heavyweight contender Nikita Krylov will risk his spot in the division Top 10 when he collides with No. 10-ranked Ryan Spann in the upcoming UFC Vegas 70 main event, recently made official for Sat., Feb. 25, 2023, at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 30 year-old Krylov […]
On Saturday, December 31st, 2022, Bellator MMA and RIZIN are hosting their showdown at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening will be A.J. McKee against RIZIN Lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in a non-title fight. Patricio Pitbull and Kleber Koike will face off in a featherweight title fight […]
The most recent edition of the Variety500 was released and featured seven American businesspeople, amongst them the President of the UFC, Dana White, and the CEO of Endeavor and UFC owner, Ari Emanuel. This list of 500 influential media moguls was compiled to recognize their accomplishments in the global media field. Recently, White inked a […]
Lots of fighters held a great year in 2022. For example, Roman Dolidze, The Georgian fighter, was unranked just a few months ago but earned 3 victories in a row in battles where he was considered an underdog. However, in all of those battles, he earned victories. He became the #8 contender of the division […]
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Zhang Weili is ready to make history on her second run as a UFC champion. Only three women have managed to win a UFC title on multiple occasions. With all coming at 115 pounds, Zhang Weili — the current champion — is the latest to have joined the history books. […]
In 2023, Jose Aldo will most likely grace the boxing ring. At UFC 278, Aldo lost to Merab Dvalishvili, and he thereafter declared his retirement from mixed martial arts. He made it clear, though, that he was done with mixed martial arts and, if possible, would prefer to enter a boxing match instead. “I’m trying […]