Anatoly Malykhin is going for a change. The interim heavyweight champion is dropping a weight class and challenging two-division titleholder Reiner de Ridder for the light heavyweight belt. In addition to light heavyweight strap, De Ridder also dons middleweight title. He is undefeated in all 16 of his professional fights. Here’s the fight card, when […]
Sports bettors in Ontario can no longer make picks on the UFC. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has reportedly ordered regulated sportsbooks to stop offering and accepting bets on UFC because of “integrity” concerns. “This is not a decision we take lightly, knowing the popularity of UFC events in Ontario’s sports books,” AGCO […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC At the UFC Orlando weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Orlando, Fla., will step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting has a live stream of the official weigh-ins. In the main event, welterweights Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland can weigh no more than 171 pounds, the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stephen Thompson stands out from the average UFC fighter. He’s got a different background and different fighting style, sure, but a big part of “Wonderboy” is his […]
The civil lawsuit filed by Cain Velasquez and his family will proceed. According to Santa Clara County court documents, a motion by defendant Paul Bender was denied on November 23. “This Court finds that the civil case may proceed with the issues raised in the civil complaint while the criminal case is pending subject to […]
Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting The province of Ontario has come down hard on the UFC in the wake of recent betting controversy. On Thursday, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced that effective immediately, “all registered casino, lottery and igaming operators that offer sport and event betting products in Ontario [are] to stop offering […]
Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the UFC are expected to reach an agreement. That’s at least what MMA reporter Ariel Helwani recently said. “Francis is about to become a free agent,” he said. “But I’m hearing that talks are actually pretty good. And you know, you saw Eric Nicksick, his coach referenced March 4, I’ve […]
PFL co-founder Donn Davis has a firm belief that Kayla Harrison‘s recent loss to Larissa Pacheco will not dent hopes of a super fight with Cris Cyborg. After Pacheco beat Harrison on scorecards last week at the 2022 PFL Championships final, social media users suggested that there may not be any point in organizing a […]
The Polish powerhouse, Jan Blachowicz will have a second bite at the cherry as he the chance to close out the year with the UFC light heavyweight strap wrapped around his waist one more time. Jan Blachowicz will confront Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of the final pay-per-view of the year, which takes […]
Conor McGregor said he’s facing a second lawsuit. This time, the former two-division champion said it’s for defamation of character and has been filed by former friend and teammate Artem Lobov. Earlier this week, Lobov reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking millions in restitution for not getting appropriate recognition of his role in the growth of […]