Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Marlon Vera and Rob Font each took home an additional $50,000 after being awarded “Fight of the Night” for their five-round slugfest in UFC Vegas 53’s headliner. Vera and Font went toe-to-toe for 25 minutes and produced several thrilling moments before Vera was declared the winner by unanimous decision (48-47, […]
Rob Font and Marlon Vera are looking to make themselves stand out in the division. Font was nearing an opportunity for a title shot, until he ran into former featherweight champion Jose Aldo and lost in December. Vera, whose winning streak was also halted by Aldo, returned to the winning column after knocking out former […]
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Danny Sabatello wants people to realize he’s no longer the dark horse of Bellator’s bantamweight grand prix. Sabatello earned his way into the grand prix with a dominant decision win over Jornel Lugo at Bellator 278. He used his wrestling to control Lugo and won every single round which he says he expected to do. […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting AnnMaria DeMars once had a front-row seat to the combat sports business through her daughter, former UFC bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey. Now, she’ll help regulate it in their home state. DeMars, 63, has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a press release issued […]
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is making sure she doesn’t part ways with the UFC anytime soon. Jędrzejczyk said she signed a new multi-fight deal with the world’s leading MMA promotion. She said when the day comes to hang her gloves, she wants to retire as a UFC fighter. “I always said that I want to retire in […]
When Marlon Vera steps into the octagon on Saturday, he’ll be making history. Vera (20-7-1) is headlining his first UFC card against Rob Font (19-5) in Las Vegas. Along with it being his first UFC main event, he’s also the first Ecuadorian fighter to headline in promotion history. “Of course, this is huge for me,” […]
There are rumors about Derrick Lewis (26-9-0) going one-on-one against Sergei Pavlovich (14-1-0) on July 30. ESPN was the first to break this news. The event, which is expected to be UFC 277, is yet to have a location or a venue. This card may also include a middleweight encounter between Sean Strickland and Alex […]
Jose Aldo has told Aljamain Sterling to sign the contract. After Sterling defeated Petr Yan to defend his bantamweight title back at UFC 273, he called out TJ Dillashaw but shortly after, he began to walk back on that callout. He then said Aldo was the most deserving contender and now the Brazilian has told […]
Thomas Lakes, MMA Fighting With Casey O’Neill out of action until 2023 after suffering a torn ACL in training, Jessica Eye has a new opponent for UFC 276. The one-time UFC title challenger is now expected to face Maycee Barber at the upcoming card on July 2, which anchors the promotion’s annual International Fight Week […]