UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling got a hero’s welcome this week when his hometown of Uniondale, NY declared May 23 “Aljamain Sterling Day” to honor the champion. The event was held at Uniondale High School and people in the community lined the streets. According to a press release, the event featured a motorcade of police […]
Former UFC title challenger, Thiago Alves, is no longer interested in fighting under BKFC and is looking for other opportunities. He is the BKFC middleweight champion, with a 2-0 record under the promotion. He was supposed to defend his title against another former UFC fighter, Mike Perry, but this fight could not be due to […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC LAS VEGAS – UFC middleweight Chidi Njokuani reacts to his brutal elbow KO of Dusko Todorovic at UFC Vegas 55, why he prefers quick finishes over “Fight of the Night” outings, and more.
For the first time, Paris will welcome the UFC on September 3. Nothing is official yet, but most likely, fans will witness the former first-ever French interim champion, Ciryl Gane, against Tai Tuivasa. Other stars on the card include Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker, who will most likely be co-main event fighters. Gane lost his […]
Junior Dos Santos’ MMA return didn’t go as some may have hoped. Dos Santos was in route to his first win in three years, but it was cut short after he was unable able to continue due to an injury. The bout was stopped at 0:35 in the third round; Yorgan De Castro was declared […]
Despite Michel Pereira (29-6-0) being considered one of the rising UFC stars today, he has had his fair share of troubles with the law. The 28-year-old was stopped by the Las Vegas police earlier in 2022 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Pereira revealed this news to MMA Fighting. The Brazilian, who defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio […]
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Not many MMA fighters can claim to have better front kick knockouts than Lyoto Machida. Michael Chandler might be an exception, according to “The Dragon. Machida was impressed with what he saw from Chandler against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, grading the former Bellator champ’s fight-stopping front kick a 10 […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Just because UFC Vegas 55’s main event last night (Sat., May 21, 2022) between Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira was a largely boring affair, it doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about a good old fashioned judging controversy! Holm vs. Vieira capped off a night of pretty exciting fights in […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Jailton Almeida made it look easy in his first fight in the UFC’s heavyweight division on Saturday in Las Vegas. Almeida took on a game Parker Porter during the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 55 at the APEX. “Malhadinho” closed as the biggest favorite on the card and certainly covered […]
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is returning to the octagon. She returns from a 19-month absence to face Ketlen Vieira in the main event. Holm reigned as champion for four months after a stunning knockout over Ronda Rousey. Vieira, meanwhile, has won two of her last three fights, including a recent upset over […]