Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Tyron Woodley knows there’s more to mixed martial arts than just what happens inside the cage. As much as wins and losses are the ultimately deciding factor when it comes to any competition, the former UFC champion understands that a superior skill set doesn’t always lead to a prosperous career for […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Five years ago, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler was the definition of a fantasy fight that just never felt like it could happen. Well, never say never as the two wound up going to war in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon at UFC 268 in Nov. 2021. The former […]
MMA has developed a lot during the last two to three years after Georgian fighters showed themselves in the UFC. One of Georgian fighters on the rise is Otari Tanzilov. The 23-year-old participated in the co-main event of GFC (Georgian Fighting Championship) 15. He shared the octagon with Brazilian fighter Rafael Ribeiro Soares and served […]
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have battled twice before with both fighters holding a win over the other. Now, fans are clamoring for that trilogy bout as it seems the hopes of it are dwindling away. This week Diaz seemingly shut down the idea of ever doing the trilogy. “Not right now. He’s got a […]
Hunter Boone | Hunter Boone, Facebook Promoters in Oklahoma may face new padding requirements for MMA cages after an amateur fighter was severely injured this past Saturday at an event on tribal land. Regulators with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Boxing Commission, which oversaw the Martial Combat League event in Shawnee, will first need to decide […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is all for the crossover fight between Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury, but mainly for one reason. Nurmagomedov said Ngannou, UFC’s heavyweight champion, is bound to make millions from the rumored fight against Fury, boxing heavyweight champion. And for that, Nurmagomedov said it’d definitely be worth it. “If they […]
Kevin Holland has improved to 2-0 taking on internet trolls that have called him out, although this time there was a bit more respect involved. Holland, who will be dropping to welterweight for the first time in his UFC career at UFC 272 when he takes on Alex Oliveira, sparred with an individual at Main […]
Derrick Lewis will have to wait some time before he can return to the octagon. Lewis was handed a 60-day medical suspension following his knockout loss to Tai Tuivasa via a standing elbow in the second round. Tuivasa, meanwhile, will be sidelined for just seven days. UFC 271 took place in Texas on Saturday. The […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Kayla Harrison at 135-pounds simply isn’t even possible… right? Well, she’s going to try and find out. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo remains the hottest free agent in MMA after obtaining two Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) 155-pound Lightweight championships. Harrison has fought as low as 145-pounds at Featherweight […]
Tyson Fury is already looking ahead of his fight against Dillian Whyte. Instead, Fury is thinking about the rumored crossover fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, fueling the rumors even more by revealing a possible date and venue. “I am going to fight Francis Ngannou in Las Vegas next year – in March or […]