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 […]
Sarah Kaufman | Ryan Loco, PFL Sarah Kaufman is back. The veteran bantamweight, who most recently competed in the PFL’s 2019 lightweight season, has signed with Canada’s BTC Fight Promotions to compete at their upcoming Nov. 20 event in St. Catharines, Ontario, the organization announced Monday. Sarah Kaufman vs Jessy Miele ⚡️ #BTC13 #StCatharines @mmasarah […]
Italian DJ Francesco Facchinetti has pressed charges against former UFC double champ Conor McGregor for allegedly assaulting him during a party last weekend in Rome. Facchinetti has claimed that he was left a broken nose, concussion and laceration to his lip when the Notorious punched him many times. The 41-year-old musician said that he and […]
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images PFL now has an official theme song, courtesy of promotion’s investor and hype man Wiz Khalifa. The PFL on Thursday announced the release of “Million Dollar Moment,” penned by Khalifa, a Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist who in April signed on as a part-owner and rep for the tournament-based promotion. The song’s […]