PHOENIX — Welterweight Andre Fialho speaks with reporters backstage at the Footprint Center following his ferocious first-round KO of Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on Saturday. The 28-year-old recapped the win, reveals he has already agreed to return at UFC 275 on June 11, wanting to have a historic year in regards to activity, and […]
UFC Hall of Fame inductee Khabib Nurmagomedov wants the world’s top MMA promotion to cut to the chase with Islam Makhachev. On May 7, Charles Oliveira went one-on-one with Justin Gaethje. The bout headlined UFC 274. Oliveira was stripped of the UFC Lightweight Championship due to tipping the scales half a pound over the limit. […]
Ryan Bader did it again. The headlining of Bellator 280 was a rematch between two of the toughest guys of the promotion — champion Ryan Bader and local French fighter Cheick Kongo. This was the rematch between these athletes, a necessary fight after their first battle, which ended as No Contest because of an accidental […]
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports UFC 274 went down last night (Sat., May 7, 2022) from inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ., featuring a wild night of fights headlined by a lightweight title bout that saw Charles Oliveira make a huge statement by submitting Justin Gaethje in the very first round (see it here). In […]
Despite being stripped of his belt after failing to make the 155-pound lightweight title match limit, Charles Oliveira fought like a true champion in tonight’s main event at UFC 274. In what was scheduled to be his second title defense, Oliveira walked through the fire of Justin Gaethje’s heavy hands, came out the other side, […]
Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol battled in the main event Saturday night. | Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Watch Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol full fight video highlights from their WBA light heavyweight championship bout, courtesy of multiple outlets. Canelo vs. Bivol took place May 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, […]
The fight started out slow, both fighters measured and respected each other. The champion, Rose Namajunas, was feeling out the woman she already lost to once and the challenger, Carla Esparza, respected the champion Namajunas had become. Unfortunately, it didn’t ever get better. After five full, absolutely lackluster rounds, the judges gave the fight to […]
As we move toward the midway point of 2022, fight fans find themselves on the cusp of yet another event in combat sports, with UFC 274: Oliveira versus Gaethje. Live from inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, the Pay-Per-View main card will feature five high-level mixed martial arts matchups. In the evening’s main attraction, the […]
Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol will clash in the anticipated main event Saturday night in Las Vegas. | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol live round-by-round updates of one of the top boxing fights of the year Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The […]
The Octagon returns to Phoenix for tonight’s UFC 274 event, a fifteen-bout fight card headlined by Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje. Oliveira (32-8 MMA) missed weight by half a pound yesterday and was thus forced to relinquish his UFC lightweight title as well as a portion of his fight purse. In addition, ‘Do Bronx’ is […]