Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone got very emotional during the press conference. When the journalist asked if Cerrone was looking forward to getting back in front of fans and not in UFC Apex Arena, Cowboy could not hold his tears during the answer. “Oh, man, it’s not me; it’s my son, ” Cerrone said with tears. “I […]
Kayla Harrison and Marina Mokhnatkina face off ahead of their Friday showdown at PFL 3. | PFL MMA MMA Fighting has PFL 3 results for the Harrison vs. Mokhnatkina fight card Friday night at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. In the lightweight main event, two-time tournament champion Kayla Harrison faces off against Marina Mokhnatkina […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor has beefed with most top Lightweights at one point or another. However, McGregor seems to have a particularly personal dislike of Tony Ferguson, who’s scheduled to compete this weekend […]
Fernie Garcia thought he would get to the UFC much sooner than this. Garcia, a Fortis MMA fighter, started out his career 5-0 and got a big win on the Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 card. He dropped a split decision in his next fight but then went on a five-fight wining streak including […]
Kayla Harrison said she’s willing to help Julianna Pena. Harrison, who is undefeated in all 12 of his pro fights, admitted that she’s willing to show Pena to ways of the business. “This is the stuff I hate. I encourage Julianna to really understand the business, and how contracts work especially for her sake because […]
Justin Gaethje has responded to the recent criticism he received from Nate Diaz regarding his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. Gaethje (23-3 MMA) is set to challenge reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (32-8 MMA) in the headliner of Saturday’s pay-per-view event in Phoenix. View the original article from BJ Penn
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev will finally look to meet in the octagon with the lightweights agreeing to a five-round main event showdown at the upcoming UFC card scheduled on July 9. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place […]
Twenty-one years ago today, Carlos Newton made UFC history. Newton became the first Canadian champion in the promotion when he finished Pat Miletich with a bulldog choke in the welterweight championship. It was, however, short lived after he lost in November of that year to Matt Hughes. Still, Newton is considered an MMA pioneer in […]
While many people seem to be interested in a crossover fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury, UFC President Dana White isn’t quite convinced. The reality of the rumored bout seemed to get a step closer after Fury technically knocked out Dillian Whyte on April 23 and Ngannou appeared in the ring beside boxing’s heavyweight […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev and Anthony Smith have agreed to meet on July 30 at UFC 277 in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout for the light heavyweight division. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plan confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from MMA Junkie. Touted as […]