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 […]
UFC President Dana White was scared by Paulo Costa when he leaped forward into a staredown with his UFC 278 co-headliner Luke Rockhold. This came after a press conference of back-and-forth insults. However, Costa still urged an angry Rockhold to “be cool” as they faced off following the press conference for Saturday’s pay-per-view at Vivint […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC At the UFC 278 official weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Salt Lake City will step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting has live video of the proceeding that can be seen above. In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Leon Edwards […]
Many teenagers are beginning to pursue combat sports as a profession. Among them is a 17-year-old, Raul Rosas Jr., who is on the verge of creating history. Rosas Jr. is reportedly set to make his debut in the UFC after the news surfaced on the internet that the teen has signed to fight on September […]
Paige VanZant will reportedly not be taking part in the upcoming BKFC London scheduled for August 20. According to the rumors, VanZant’s bout against Charisa Sigala has been indefinitely postponed with a rescheduled date set to be announced later. Until now, there has been no comment from either party about why the changes were made. […]