Kevin Holland is back for his third fight of the year. Holland will reportedly be facing Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight bout at UFC 279 on September 10 in Las Vegas. Although there has not been an official announcement made, Holland took to Instagram for his own personal announcement of the fight. View this post […]
A millennial mixed martial artist, modern-day superhero and now a rapper. Holland (23-7-0, 1 NC) is popularly known for his octagon antics, talking trash to his opponents even when he is on his back. The chirping continues throughout the bout, whether it’s calling the lightweight phenome Khabib Nurmagomedov for wrestling lessons midway during the fight […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images UFC 278 will go down in history after Leon Edwards’ epic knockout of Kamaru Usman to claim the welterweight title, and was also a decisive night for two Brazilian fighters. Trocação Franca welcomes Canal Encarada’s Coutinho to discuss Jose Aldo’s defeat to Merab Dvalishvili and Paulo Costa’s […]
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! Don’t look now, but MMA fighter turned quasi-comedian Brendan Schaub may have just dropped the funniest statement of his career. With no upcoming UFC event this weekend, the overall discussion in […]
Jose Aldo had a few words to say following his loss to Merab Dvalishvili. Aldo made his first official comment on his Instagram profile after suffering a unanimous decision loss against Dvalishvili at UFC 278. View this post on Instagram A post shared by José Aldo Junior (@josealdojunioroficial) “We are the history we make. Take […]
Two of the U.S.’s top will fight for a potential UFC contract. Malik Lewis (5-0) will face Trevor Peek (6-0) at Dana White’s Contender Series 54 on September 13. After an unbeaten amateur career, Lewis became a pro and made his debut at LFA, earning a first-round TKO victory against David Luna. This year, Lewis […]
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 […]