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 […]
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 […]