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 […]
Patricio Pitbull has expressed his opinions over a potential matchup with UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski. It’s difficult to overlook Volkanovski when determining who the division’s top fighter is on a pound-for-pound basis. Since entering the UFC, the Australian sensation has pummeled everyone crossing his path, turning down Max Holloway three times. As he experiments […]
According to a report from Brazilian outlet Combate, Khamzat Chimaev is stuck in Russia. Khamzat Chimaev had passport confiscated in Russia, unable to leave country The outlet says that the Russian government seized the passport of Chimaev while he was traveling to visit family. Chimaev lives full time in Sweden currently. “Chimaev had his passport […]
Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tito Ortiz versus Dana White in a boxing match is on the long list of fights that got away. Despite the working relationship they once had as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion and promotional president, Ortiz and White weren’t the fondest of each other […]
Patricio Freire continues to show why he’s one of the most dominant featherweights. Freire added another win to his resume by defeating No. 2 ranked contender Adam Borics on Saturday at Bellator 286. “Pitbull” Freire landed leg kicks, jabs and hooks to breakdown his opponent. Borics, who would’ve been Hungary’s first-ever MMA champion, was forced […]
Dana White | @danawhite, Twitter A photo of a shredded UFC President Dana White has been making the rounds, and one of his most talked-about fighters is taking credit. White on Sunday shared a video talking about turning his health around, which included a picture of him showing off a set of abs at the […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Former Bellator featherweight champ A.J. McKee talks about his lightweight debut against Spike Carlyle at Bellator 286, his willingness to return to 145 for a trilogy with Patricio Pitbull, Carlyle’s aggression, lessons learned from his difficult period following his loss to Pitbull and more.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 61 officially wrapped up last night (Sat., Oct. 1, 2022) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners. On a night led by […]
Raoni Barcelos | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC The son of wrestling specialist and jiu-jitsu red belt Laerte Barcelos, UFC bantamweight Raoni Barcelos is going back to his roots in a hunt for redemption this Saturday in Las Vegas, when he meets Trevin Jones at UFC Vegas 61. Barcelos was on a roll in the […]