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 […]
Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Rose Namajunas has really built her career off fighting the same opponents several times. Her last six fights came vs. three women, and her upcoming title defense this weekend (Sat. May […]
Brandon Royval is ecstatic he will finally get to fight in front of fans again. Royval is set for his sixth Octagon appearance against Matt Schnell at UFC 274 but it will be the first time he competes in front of a crowd in the UFC. The sixth-ranked flyweight contender believes he has a fan-friendly style and […]
If 40-year-old Holly Holm didn’t walk away from boxing in 2013, Katie Taylor would be her next opponent. At least that’s what Holm said following Taylor’s split decision victory against seven-weight champion Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Taylor retained all of her four lightweight championship belts, extending her undefeated record. Holm noted […]
Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Watch the ‘UFC 274 countdown’ video to get a closer look at the two title fights on the top of the card, along with a fan-friendly lightweight featured bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson. In the main event, Charles Oliveira puts his 155-pound title on the line for the […]