Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Rafael Fiziev picked a great time to have the best performance of his career, and he did so against a former UFC champion. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Jed Meshew react to Fiziev’s incredible fifth-round stoppage of Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 58. […]
A veteran and rising star will meet on Saturday night. Rafael dos Anjos (31-13) will face Rafael Fiziev (11-1) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos had a stint in the welterweight division, which was an up-and-down experience. Now, he’s returned to his old weight class – lightweight – […]
Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev will clash in the UFC Vegas 58 main event Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 58 results for the Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 58 Twitter updates. In the main event, […]
The UFC 276 proved to be a huge success not only in terms of numbers but also unveiled the future title contenders. At the same time, a few performances on the PPV also saw a huge shake-over in the rankings. And the fighter that made the tremendous gains in rankings is the Brazilian knockout artist, […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 58 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 155-pound showdown between former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos and surging striking sensation Rafael Fiziev this Sat. night (July 9, 2022) on ESPN and ESPN+ from […]
Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski is on the mend. The reigning UFC featherweight champion announced on Thursday that he is set to undergo surgery to repair a broken thumb he suffered in his trilogy match against Max Holloway at UFC 276. Volkanovski posted an x-ray of the injury to social […]
Darren Till is out of the scheduled middleweight co-headliner against Jack Hermansson due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Hermansson remains on the card, while veteran Chris Curtis replaces Till, a UFC official said. UFC London on will take place on July 23. Currently, ESPN has Hermansson ranked No. 10 in the […]
Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt apologizes to Israel Adesanya, after he was critical of the fighters performance last weekend. Pratt attended UFC 276, which took place on July 2nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Adesanya beat Jared Cannonier to successfully defend his title for a fifth time, but many viewed […]
The Hawaii State Boxing Commission declined the appeal of Juliana Velasquez after her defeat against Liz Carmouche in the Bellator 278 main event. MMAFighting.com was the first outlet to break this news. Velasquez lost her flyweight belt after succumbing to a barrage of elbows while in the crucifix position at the 4:47 mark of Round […]
Amateur MMA heavyweight Joshua Rector earned a spectacular first-round finish at a Fight Hard MMA event using just one arm. His win over Colby Carter broke a four-fight losing streak and earned his first career TKO win. Rector served in the U.S. Army and was injured in Iraq when his Humvee flipped over, resulting in […]