Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images With his return less than a month away, Justin Gaethje is chomping at the bit to get back into the cage. Next month, Justin Gaethje will return to the octagon for the first time in over a year when he takes on Michael Chandler in a featured […]
Heavyweight king Francis Ngannou is officially expected to return to the ring. Ngannou (16-3) will defend his heavyweight championship belt for the first time against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January, ESPN reported Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed by either parties, but both sides have reportedly agreed. The title fight is expected to […]
A UFC Hall of Famer is taking his career in another direction. BJ Penn, who has been dubbed an MMA legend, announced over social media that he is running for the Governor of Hawaii. He said as part of his campaign – and for people to support him – he looks to getting rid of […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Alistair Overeem suffered an undisclosed injury and as a result, has been forced to withdraw from his Rico Verhoeven heavyweight title fight atop the GLORY: “Collision 3” kickboxing pay-per-view (PPV) scheduled for Oct. 23 at GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands. “I’ve never pulled out of a fight before and trust me, […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Dana White was saddened but not surprised to hear the news about Justin Thornton. A one-time BKFC fighter, Thornton tragically died at age 38 this week following his knockout loss at BKFC 20. Thornton had been hospitalized since losing to Dillon Cleckler in 19 seconds on August 20. He was reportedly […]
Tanner Boser is set to return in the octagon at the close of this year after securing the biggest victory of his career where he knocked out Ovince Saint Preux. Boser (20-8-1) will meet Sergei Pavlovich (14-1) in Las Vegas, Nevada at the December 4 UFC Fight Night event. The news was initially reported by […]
Kayla Harrison is ready to meet Julia Budd in the ring if their fate ever meets. The former Bellator women’s featherweight champion, Julia Budd, is the latest acquisition made by the PFL to their growing women’s fighter’s roster. In response to this signing, the reigning PFL lightweight champ, Harrison, acknowledged PFL’s effort for being proactive […]
Kanna Asakura (top) applies a kimura on Jayme Hinshaw (bottom) at Bellator 237 on Dec. 29, 2019, in Saitama, Japan | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A featherweight title bout headlines RIZIN’s upcoming card. The promotion announced its full card for the RIZIN 31 event on Oct. 24, which takes place at PIA Arena MM in […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Another weekend of fisticuffs has come and gone as UFC Vegas 38 blew the roof off UFC APEX last Sat. night (Oct. 2, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plenty of fighters were left licking their wounds, including Mike Breeden, who got a rude welcome to the Octagon after Alexander Hernandez […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Brian Kelleher’s next fight will kick off his 2022 campaign. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight matchup between Kelleher and Saidyokub Kakhramonov will take place at the UFC’s event on Jan. 15, which does not currently have an announced location or venue. […]