Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A pair of lightweight matchups are set for the UFC’s return to New York City. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bout between Dan Hooker and Claudio Puelles is set for UFC 281, which takes place Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden. Twitter […]
Gilbert Burns says his fight with Jorge Masvidal is getting closer to happening. Burns has wanted to fight with Masvidal for a long time. He keeps asking for this fight, and Masvidal also looks like he wants this fight if Conor McGregor refuses to fight with him. “Nothing done yet – a lot of talks […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC A flyweight matchup between Dana White’s Contender Series contract winners is heading to the octagon this fall. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Jake Hadley and Carlos Candelario is being targeted for the UFC’s event on Nov. 5, which is […]
Jorge Masvidal is searching for a belt to add to his BMF title and he’s got his eyes fixed on Leon Edwards at welterweight. Masvidal already had his shot at then-UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman but now that he’s been de-throned it opens up the possibility for many new match-ups. It’s unlikely that the UFC […]
Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Most fighters are too star-struck to give good answers in their interviews with Joe Rogan. Amir Albazi went one better and punk’d the comedian. Amir Albazi returned to action for his first fight in a year and a half, beating Francisco Figueiredo via rear-naked choke in the […]
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Jake Paul was quite active on social media on Saturday where he teased a new fight announcement, and took some shots at the now former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Following Usman’s stunning final-minute KO loss to new champion Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 278 on Saturday […]
Kamaru Usman was en route to another win. But it seems this time around wasn’t meant for him — Leon Edwards got his revenge. Edwards shocked the MMA community last night when he knocked out Usman — the longtime defending welterweight champion — with a head kick in the final round of UFC 278. Edwards […]
Michael Page and Mike Perry will clash in the BKFC 27 main event Saturday afternoon. | YouTube MMA Fighting has BKFC 27 results for the Page vs. Perry fight card, a live blog for the main event, and more from the OVO Arena in London, England. In the main event, Bellator star Michael “Venom” Page […]
This weekend is all for rematches. First up, in the UFC, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman fights Leon Edwards for the second time at a UFC 278 main event. Usman defeated Edwards back in 2015 by unanimous decision. Since then, he’s gone on to win 13 more in a row. Edwards has seen much success since […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Luke Rockhold made some waves this week. The former Middleweight champion is looking to return to the title mix at 185 lbs., but he doesn’t feel the same pressure as most […]