Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! The UFC Light Heavyweight division has a new champion, and the division is heating up as a result. Per a report from ESPN, UFC is targeting a main event match up […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Max Holloway has a lot of options after his UFC Vegas 42 win over Yair Rodriguez, but is a third fight with Alexander Volkanovski the best, or most likely, one? This week, the On To the Next One squad answers that question, along with what’s next for Rodriguez following his […]
After winning the PFL women’s lightweight season championship twice, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison became a free agent. With a 12-0 undefeated record in mixed martial arts, and her Olympic accolades, Harrison is expected to ink a lucrative deal with a fight promotion sooner than later. Bellator MMA president Scott Coker expressed ‘serious’ interest […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC It’s rare for a fighter to earn a third opportunity against an opponent after two prior losses, but Max Holloway isn’t just anybody. The former featherweight champion engaged in a possible Fight of the Year contender against Yair Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 42 main event to secure his second […]
Max Holloway solidified his top contender status by adding another win, but Yair Rodriguez didn’t let him get it easily. Holloway (23-6) defeated Rodriguez (14-3, 1 NC) by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Vegas 42 Saturday night. This was a highly anticipated battle and the fighters’ proved it to be so. Air […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor was out in full force for Max Holloway’s main event clash with Yair Rodriguez earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 13, 2021) at UFC Vegas 42 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and “Notorious” made sure he was heard. It’s no […]
Cris Cyborg put her dominance on display. Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC) headlined Bellator 271 with Sinead Kavanagh (7-5) on Friday in Florida. Cyborg ended the battle in fast fashion, knocking out Kavanagh at 1:32 of Round 1. The featherweight champion went in exchanges with her punching power and dropped Kavanagh. First-round KO for @criscyborg #Bellator271 […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Their first fight ended in a near-riot, but Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens finally settled things at UFC on ESPN 6. Rodriguez’s accidental eye poke ended his first meeting with Stephens on home turf in Mexico City. The crowd pelted the fighters with debris, and they nearly […]
Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez are meeting in the octagon Saturday night. Holloway (22-6) faces Rodriguez (13-2, 1 NC) in the headliner of UFC Fight Night 197. Holloway is coming off a unanimous decision win over Calvin Kattar in January while Rodriguez is unbeaten in his last three fights, but he hasn’t fought since October […]
Kyle Daukaus was supposed to share the octagon with Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 42, but Daukaus suffered an injury and was forced out. Roman Dolidze replaced Daukaus, but just five days before the fight, he tested positive for Covid-19. That fight has been scratched altogether. Julian Marquez replaces the Roman Dolidze and will fight […]