Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira — literally — wants to see Brendan Schaub put his money where his mouth is. Following Pereira’s stunning late finish of Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Schaub reacted to the new champion’s potential reign and said he believes Pereira doesn’t beat “a single guy in […]
It’s clear that the PFL wants Cris “Cyborg” Justino to fight Kayla Harrison now, more than ever. Shortly after Harrison lost her first ever MMA bout, Cyborg took to Twitter to joke that PFL saved money not booking her and Cyborg earlier. “I think Donn Davis owes Larissa Pacheco a back room bonus — she […]
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paddy Pimblett does fully fit into the usual criteria for a potential Jake Paul opponent. For one, “The Baddy” remains in the prime of his career. Worse yet, he’s still in […]
Nate Diaz is officially a free agent. Diaz has reportedly been removed from the UFC roster, UFC officials and Diaz’s representative Zach Rosenfield confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. The one-time UFC title challenger fought out his contract in September with a win over Tony Ferguson – this marked his first fight in over a […]
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images As Larissa Pacheco was putting together a performance that ultimately led to her beating Kayla Harrison, the new PFL lightweight champion heard an unfamiliar voice shouting advice during a crucial moment in the fight. At one point during the five-round battle, Harrison’s manager Ali Abdelaziz got up from his seat, […]
Artem Lobov, Conor McGregor’s lifelong pal, is suing him for millions of dollars over Proper No. 12 Whiskey, and McGregor is not amused. Lobov has acknowledged his role in the growth of McGregor’s Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey project. “The selling point of my book will be the Proper 12 whiskey story. A few people […]
Jiri Prochazka | Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Jiri Prochazka accepts that he no longer holds the UFC light heavyweight title. For now. On Sunday, the former champion, who announced last week that he vacated his belt due to injury, put out a series of tweets commenting further on his situation and vowing that he […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Pound for pound rankings are a funny thing, and Islam Makhachev’s coach Javier Mendez feels like his fighter was rushed to the top undeservedly after a single win. To be the best you have to beat the best, but according to American Kickboxing Academy coach Javier Mendez, sometimes a single […]
Kayla Harrison | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images This was supposed to be a relatively quiet week in the world of MMA. Thanksgiving in the United States meant there was only one major event happening, the PFL Championships, and while that looked like a fine card, the outcomes mostly seemed guaranteed. Then Larissa Pacheco went […]
Larissa Pacheco did what no one else has done. Pacheco stunned two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison by defeating her via unanimous decision in the main event of the 2022 PFL World Championship at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Pacheco was a +529 underdog on average on major online sports books, according to Best […]