Frankie Edgar is getting his expected retirement bout. Edgar will take on Chris Gutierrez at UFC 281 on November 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. ESPN initially reported the news and MMA Fighting confirmed it. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto said Edgar confirmed that it will be his last fight “unless someone gets lippy […]
Conor McGregor has revealed which of his long list of former opponents was the toughest. While doing a fan Q & A on Twitter, he was asked that very question and replied “Nate.” He means Nate Diaz, the first man to defeat McGregor in the Octagon. Their second fight, a Fight of the Year at […]
Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be officially retired, but his boxing career continues to live on. The 45-year-old Hall of Famer’s latest exhibition match unfolded recently when Mayweather faced off against MMA veteran Mikuru Asakura in Super Rizin’s headliner, which took place Sept. 24 at the legendary Saitama Super […]
PFL star Kayla Harrison has reacted to Aspen Ladd joining the same banner. Harrison, undefeated female fighter and two-time PFL world lightweight champion, posted a tweet about Ladd. Alright alright alright. https://t.co/4E1quG8epf — Kayla Harrison (@KaylaH) October 4, 2022 Ladd could not make weight. The UFC cut her off from the promotion, and PFL signed […]
Aspen Ladd was released from the UFC following a series of weight mishaps that saw her last fight canceled. Now, just days after her release was announced, she’s signed with the Professional Fighters League to compete in the 145-pound division in 2023. Ladd’s longtime coach Jim West spoke to MMA Junkie about the UFC departure […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! The ranks of the Lightweight elite is due for a shake up. Charles Oliveira stunned the division to rise to champion, and current top contender Islam Makhachev is also a relatively […]
Bellator President Scott Coker is still willing to get a retirement fight for Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko is famous for the decorated career he has had worldwide. He has defeated fighters like Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir and Nogueira. He’s fought in Pride FC, Strikeforce and also joined M-1 for a little time. But, the 46-year-old plans […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Yan Xiaonan was well aware of the significance of UFC Vegas 61. Not only did Xiaonan’s fight against Mackenzie Dern on Saturday serve as her first UFC main event, but it was also a pivotal crossroads for her career — the Chinese contender entered the contest reeling from back-to-back losses […]
UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva has tasted defeat in Sunday’s general election, which means that he is once again unable to secure a seat in Brazil’s Congress. Silva, who was part of the Progressive Party (PP) affiliated with Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, got 13,907 votes during the elections. However, this total was not enough as […]
Alexandre Pantoja | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Alexandre Pantoja is once again the backup fighter for a UFC flyweight title bout, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting. Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno are set the unify the 125-pound titles at UFC 283, which goes down Jan. 21 in Rio de […]