One of the best strikers in kickboxing and MMA wasn’t only facing enemies inside the octagon. Around 10 years ago, Alex Pereira was fighting alcoholism, he admitted. He said he thought turning to professional fighting “could be a way out” of it. “I’ve had a hard life,” Pereira said. “I only studied until eighth grade. […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Henry Cejudo is back. The ex-UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion is planning to return from retirement, with his manager Ali Abdelaziz expected to notify the United States Anti-Doping Agency to re-enter him into the drug testing pool on Monday. Abdelaziz confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Sunday following an initial […]
Aljamain Sterling silences the world, Khamzat Chimaev passes the exam and Alexander Volkanovski has one of his best performances. UFC 273 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The headlining of the event was the featherweight title fight between Volkanovski and The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung. Volkanovski was dominating from the […]
DAZN Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe full fight video highlights from the main event clash Saturday night, courtesy of DAZN. Ryan Garcia (22-0) made his much-anticipated return to the ring against Emmanuel Tagoe (32-2) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was a non-title fight. Watch all the fight highlights below. Emmanuel Tagoe […]
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports UFC 273 live stream: Complete results and play-by-play updates will begin flowing RIGHT HERE for the “Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie”-led pay-per-view (PPV) event TONIGHT (Sat., April 9, 2022) from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., a championship doubleheader that features featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski, defending his 145-pound strap […]
Another UFC pay-per-view event is hitting Saturday night. This time, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (23-1) will make his defense against Chan Sung Jun, “The Korean Zombie,” (17-6) in the main event. Volkanovski was originally scheduled to face Max Holloway in a trilogy fight, but an injury forced Holloway out. Now The Korean Zombie, one […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting If Alexander Volkanovski has questions about the level of competition A.J. McKee has faced in his career, the Bellator featherweight champion has an easy solution. With both fighters competing within one week of each other, McKee recently responded to criticism about how his resume stacks up next to Volkanovski’s UFC run. […]
Mike Tyson isn’t impressed by how much Francis Ngannou makes. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya appeared on a recent episode of Tyson’s “Hotboxin’” podcast where he shouted out his close friend, Ngannou, UFC’s heavyweight champion. Adesanya credited Ngannou for opening up the fighter pay conversation within the promotion’s fighters. “Shout out to my boy, my […]
UFC fighters will soon have the chance to earn more money, but this time, it’s in the hands of the fans. The UFC is debuting a new “Fan Bonus of the Night” on Saturday at UFC 273. “Crypto.com has been an official UFC partner for less than a year, and I’m telling you they are […]
Charles Oliveira | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Charles Oliveira and Rose Namajunas are about to be tested again. A month away from their upcoming title defenses, Oliveira and Namajunas — No. 1 in their respective divisions in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings — are featured prominently on the poster for UFC 274, which takes place […]