Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Age ain’t nothing but a number to Glover Teixeira. Just days after celebrating his 42nd birthday, Teixeira finally realized his dream to become champion after tapping out Jan Blachowicz in the second round in the UFC 267 main event. It was an awe-inspiring performance from Teixeira after he secured a […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Khamzat Chimaev is looking to take the UFC by storm after smashing Li Jingliang earlier today (Sat., Oct. 30, 2021) at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. Those plans may include potential matchups with welterweight stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal, which is something “Borz.” would gladly welcome. Chimaev, who returned […]
UFC 267 is here, kicking off on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. The fight card is jam packed with well-known fighters in their respective divisions, one of which is a light heavyweight championship between kingpin Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. Blachowicz (28-8) is coming off an impressive feat over middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, handing his […]
ONE Championship has confirmed that the event scheduled for December 5 has been postponed indefinitely due to a coronavirus outbreak in Singapore. The event included a special mixed-rules bout between Demetrious Johnson and Rodtang Jitmuangnon. The promotion’s regular shows scheduled for November and December will carry on as planned, only the ONE: X event has […]
Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira will clash in the UFC 267 main event Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC 267 results for the Blachowicz vs. Teixeira event, live blogs for all the main card fights, and live UFC 267 Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan […]
Kevin Holland and Kyle Daukaus were supposed to settle their no contest from earlier this month. But Holland is reportedly out from the bout due to an undisclosed injury. Hey @Trailblaze2top Sorry to hear about the injury. Heal up. I’ll see you in February, but first I’m gonna handle some business. #Relentless #UFC — Kyle […]
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 […]