At UFC 268, Rose Namajunas defended her belt for the first time against the fighter who she dethroned at UFC 261. Namajunas (12-4) and Weili Zhang (21-3) shared the octagon for the second time, and it was a totally different fight. It was a quiet chess battle where Namajunas earned a split decision victory, but […]
Some of the UFC’s must-watch fighters walked away with extra cash. In the main card of UFC 268, three blockbuster fights were held. Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje delivered violence, but no one expected that this fight would go on distance. It was awarded the Fight of the Night. In the first round, Chandler almost […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Colby Covington, in his second attempt to wrest undisputed UFC gold from Kamaru Usman on Saturday night, lost a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 268. Immediately following the loss, Covington was respectful towards Usman in the cage, shaking his hand and, it appeared, squashing the beef between the […]
Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images What does a guy have to do to earn a lightweight title shot around here? Because fight of the night and fight of the year weren’t enough to lock Justin Gaethje in after UFC 268. Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje kicked off UFC 268 with a bang, engaging in a […]
Teddy Atlas gives his thoughts on Kamaru Usman’s title defense against Colby Covington, Rose Namajunas’ split decision win over Zhang Weili, and the thrilling lightweight bout between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler at UFC 268 with MMA Fighting’s Jose Youngs. An audio-only version of the show can be streamed below and on Apple Podcasts, Google […]
The awaited rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington is here, and its taking place in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Usman (19-1) is defending his UFC welterweight title against Covington (16-2) on Saturday, November 6. It’s been almost two years since they last faced each other in the octagon. Fans dub their […]
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant will square off in the main event Saturday night. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant live round-by-round updates for one of the top boxing fights of the year. Canelo vs. Plant takes place on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in […]
Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aaron Rodgers, all-star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, is a major story at the moment. The three-time NFL MVP tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in his placement on the […]
One of the most successful fighters in Bellator history, Patricio Freire, just vacated his Bellator lightweight title to allow his brother, Patricky, to win the belt. Instead, he plans to focus on the featherweight division and recapture the title. “We arrived on Sunday here in Dublin and as far as we could see around the […]
Former lightweight champion and the #1 pound-for-pound fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov, wished the best of luck to current best pound-for-pound fighter Kamaru Usman in his upcoming title rematch with Colby Covington. “Really good to see you, brother. Please brother smash this guy [Colby Covington] and defend the belt,” Nurmagomedov said on UFC embedded to Usman. “My […]