2021 was a great year for MMA fans, but 2022 looks even more promising. Fans can only hope for bigger and entertaining fights, so here’s some to possibly hope for. Giga Chikadze and Calvin Kattar will be the first-ever headliners of the 2022 UFC season. On January 15, they will fight in a five-rounder battle […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/WEC Productions LLC/WEC Productions LLC via Getty Images Of course Chan Sung Jung introduced himself to the wider MMA world with a ‘Fight of the Year’ classic. There could be no other way. “The Korean Zombie” was an unknown and unheralded prospect when he landed on the undercard of WEC 48 in […]
Mateusz Gamrot lost in his UFC debut, but he gave fans three reasons to not count him out yet. Gamrot (20-1) went on a three-fight winning streak. His most recent was a KO/TKO of Diego Ferreira in the second round on December 18. Despite the winning streak, Gamrot hasn’t gotten that much recognition. He spent […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has booked an intriguing light heavyweight bout between heavy hitters Ryan Spann and Ion Cutelaba, which is set to go down at the upcoming UFC Vegas 49 event on Feb. 26, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada according to MMA Fighting. Cutelaba — ranked No. 15 on […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Two of light heavyweight’s heavy hitters will collide in early 2022. A matchup pitting Ryan Spann against Ion Cutelaba has been signed for the UFC’s Fight Night event on February 26. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Thursday following an initial report by MMA Island. Spann (19-7) will […]
Glover Teixeira dethroned Polish power, Jan Blachowicz, at UFC 267. The 42-year-old stunned the world by becoming one of the oldest competitors to win their first UFC championship. Teixeira made it clear that he isn’t about to slow down now that he’s the 205-pound champion. He has already begun preparing his first championship defense and […]
This year, MMA fans saw a chunk of upset victories. Israel Adesanya suffered his first UFC loss against Jan Blachowicz, Blachowicz then lost to underdog Glover Teixeira, the oldest fighter of the division, who is now the champion. Conor McGregor suffered two TKO losses this year. Tony Ferguson got dominated by Beneil Dariush for three […]
Former UFC referee John McCarthy has criticized Eagle FC for booking a fight between Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee. It was announced recently that former UFC fighters Diego Sanchez and Kevin Lee will, in fact, meet in a 165-pound clash as part of Eagle Fighting Championship’s expansion into the United States. The collision is set […]
Eagle FC fighter Kevin Lee has admitted he’s jealous of the way Sean O’Malley has been able to rise up through the ranks in the UFC. In the last few weeks, things have changed a fair bit for Kevin Lee. In addition to being released from his contract with the UFC, he also managed to […]
Francis Ngannou has been a stand-out fighter, especially since donning the UFC heavyweight title in March. But Ngannou’s management and the UFC remain at a standstill. His manager Marquel Martin outlined what his champion would like to be reconciled. “I think for starters, Francis would love to have more activity,” Martin said on “Throwing Down” […]