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. […]
Thiago Santos earned a decision victory in, what some fans called, a lackluster UFC Fight Night main event. Santos (22-9) topped Johnny Walker (18-6) in the light heavyweight main event by earning the judges’ favors with scorecards (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) on October 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Brazilian fighters decided to fight carefully, which […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC With UFC Vegas 38 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee break down the top storylines following Saturday’s card at the APEX, including Thiago Santos earning a decision win over Johnny Walker in the main event, while the co-main event between Kevin Holland and Kyle Daukaus […]
Michael Page evened the score between him and Douglas Lima on Friday at The SSE Arena in London, England – Page’s own backyard. The card was built around one of the most highly anticipated matchups between Lima (32-10), the former three-time welterweight champion, and Page (20-1), one of the most spectacular strikers. Page earned a […]
Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker – two Brazilian fighter — will meet looking to make a statement in the light heavyweight division. Santos (21-9) and Walker (18-5) will face each other at the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Santos has been on a three-fight losing skid ever since a defeat […]