Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC At the UFC 267 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira will […]
Fabian Edwards is stepping in for Bellator 270. The prelims were supposed to be open by a middleweight bout between Charlie Ward and Norbert Novenyi Jr., but Novenyi was forced out due to injury. English fighter Fabian Edwards replaced him on short notice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by “Magic” Norbert Novenyi […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images After a long stretch of stateside fights, the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion is headed back to “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi this weekend (Sat., Oct. 30, 2021), which means it’s time for a fresh batch of new international recruits. On this edition of “New […]
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Claressa Shields tasted defeat for the first time in her professional combat sports career. The multiple-time champion boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist was unable to counteract the wrestling of Abigail Montes and ultimately suffered a split decision loss to the Mexican prospect at Wednesday’s PFL World Championship finale. Two judges […]
UFC President Dana White is looking into other locations for upcoming fight cards. White said the promotion will target Seattle or a major Canadian city to organize the upcoming UFC 271 pay-per-view event, but later admitted it was a mistake. They have plans in store for these two locations, but not for UFC 271. White […]
Kayla Harrison’s manager and CEO of Dominance MMA, Ali Abdelaziz has given an update regarding Harrison’s future with the PFL. The 31-year-old has set the sight to win her second consecutive women’s lightweight title when she faces Taylor Guardado on October 27 around 8 p.m. ET. After the 2020 season was canceled due to the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Gadzhi Omargadzhiev looked perfectly capable of keeping top position and grinding out Jansey Silva. Then he turned for a leg lock and left Silva screaming and tapping as a kneebar took effect in the ninth week of DWCS Season 5. Omargadzhiev extended his unbeaten streak to 13 and notched the […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/DWTNCS We’re closing in on the end of Season Five of Dana White’s “Contender Series,” but we’re not done by a long shot, as another dozen mixed martial arts (MMA) hopefuls are set to show their stuff on ESPN+ tonight (Tues., Oct. 26, 2021). Four more hopefuls joined the world’s largest fight […]
Nate Diaz has not fought since June, and fans have said they’ve been waiting. UFC president Dana White shared an update on Diaz’s possible comeback to the octagon, revealing that the promotion is working on his last bout of his ongoing deal. Last month, the elder Diaz sibling, Nick made his much-awaited return to the […]
The former Olympic gold medalist and UFC double champ Henry Cejudo isn’t a fan of Conor McGregor’s tactics outside the octagon these days. Cejudo dared McGregor to hit Khabib Nurmagomedov and see what happens to him. Recently, McGregor allegedly punched an Italian DJ and television personality, Francesco Facchinetti, at a party in Italy as he […]