Kayla Harrison says she wants big fights for 2023. Harrison is now preparing for the fight against Martina Jindrova, which will be held on August 20, but she mentioned several times that she is open to fighting with Bellator legend and former UFC champion Cris Cyborg or former double champion Amanda Nunes. “I think that […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC That Pedro Munhoz “no contest” will remain unfinished business … for now. That’s because Sean O’Malley was recently booked to face former bantamweight champion Petr Yan as part of the upcoming UFC 280 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, according to comments “Sugar” […]
Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images Bellator MMA will be heading back to Italy this fall. The promotion officially announced on Wednesday that the event will take place Oct. 29 at the Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, and will serve as Bellator’s first fan-attended event in Italy since October 2019’s Bellator 230 event. During the COVID-19 […]
Brian Ortega was on the losing end of a freak injury in the UFC Long Island main event and now he’s speaking out after the loss. On Saturday Ortega’s shoulder became dislocated in his fight with Yair Rodriguez. “Sorry to keep you guys waiting just been a rough couple of days and I had to […]
Nate Diaz has his final fight. Diaz has verbally agreed to meet Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ESPN reported the news and a source confirmed it to MMA Fighting Tuesday afternoon. Chimaev told ESPN through his rep Majdi Shammas, “I am going to handle Nate […]
Dana White is tired of being asked questions about Jake Paul. White returned from vacation on Saturday to questions surrounding Paul’s boxing match against Hasim Rahman Jr. on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden. Dana’s responses were less than enthusiastic. “Is this still a thing? It’s not to me,” White said. “He’s a pay-per-view turd.” […]
Charles Oliveira | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Islam Makhachev gets his opportunity to fight for the vacant lightweight title against Charles Oliveira in Abu Dhabi at October’s UFC 280 event. What will that mean for Oliveira should he get another big win in the 155-pound division? On an all-new edition of Heck of a […]
Lauren Murphy knew she could get the job done. And her confidence paid off after her hand was raised for Saturday’s unanimous decision win against Miesha Tate. “There’s been big victories that I’ve had where I’m almost in disbelief, like, ‘Oh, I can’t believe I won that. That’s f–king amazing,’” Murphy said at the post-fight […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar would prefer to keep on fighting, regardless of whether or not he wins or loses, because “The Answer” loves to compete and will continue to train and practice mixed martial arts (MMA) for as long as his body allows it. Fortunately for his wife […]
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1:05 p.m. ET: Yair Rodriguez starts the show after his win at UFC Long Island. 1:30 p.m.: Dustin Jacoby talks about his knockout […]