Rafael Carvalho won and defended the Bellator middleweight belt three times. | Bellator MMA Rafael Carvalho is hungry to resume his MMA career. A former Bellator middleweight champion with wins over the likes of Melvin Manhoef, Joe Schilling and Alessio Sakara, Carvalho was let go by Bellator after going 0-2 as a light heavyweight. He […]
Artem Lobov admits it took him a long time to realize he had to stop fighting. Lobov is a fan favorite, despite finishing his MMA career with a 13-15-1 record, one No Contest and a 2-2 bare-knuckle record. Lobov declared his retirement from boxing after his TKO loss to Denys Berinchyk. “When I retired I […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paddy Pimblett is already eyeing a fighter vs. one of the best Lightweights on the planet. The former Cage Warriors champ made his UFC debut in September vs. […]
Sean O’Malley | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Sean O’Malley wonders if prospective opponent Cody Garbrandt needs to get his head checked. On his TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley — who recently entered MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings tied for the No. 14 spot at bantamweight — shot down a recent callout made by Garbrandt in which the former […]
Derrick Lewis has his eyes set on just one thing. That’s not title shots or even a big pay-per-view main event. All he wants is for his next opponent to be Stipe Miocic. “I feel like I don’t have to prove anything and that’s one of the reasons why I want to fight Stipe next,” […]
Middleweight MMA star Sean Strickland has shown his fans that considers his sparring sessions just as serious as his fights inside the octagon. In a video Strickland posted on Instagram, the UFC star could be seen knocking out his sparring partner with a high kick, not holding anything back. Their coach on the corner could […]
Welp. That didn’t last long. Just two days after the trilogy between champion Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Max Holloway was announced, it was over. According to Brett Okamoto from ESPN, Holloway was forced to withdraw from the fight due to “aggravating a prior injury.” Holloway was scheduled for this third attempt at Volkanovski at UFC […]
UPDATE (January 7, 2022, 2:36 PM ET): Max Holloway is out from the fight after aggravating a prior injury, ESPN reported. The trilogy fight UFC fans have been asking for is going to happen. Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will meet former champ Max Holloway for the third time at UFC 272 in March, UFC president […]
Two UFC fighters were among the most targeted in USADA’s drug testing program in 2021, according to MMA Junkie’s report. Those two fighters were TJ Dillashaw and Paulo Costa. Following a two-year ban for performance-enhancing substances, Dillashaw returned to the octagon. After he lost to Henry Cejudo for the flyweight title, he tested positive for […]
Ariane Lipski (right) is looking to improve to 4-4 in the UFC with a win over JJ Aldrich in March. | Zuffa LLC Ariane Lipski and JJ Aldrich will collide in a flyweight contest at the UFC Fight Night card planned for March 12 in Las Vegas, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told […]