UFC newcomer Tom Aspinall (11-2) couldn’t control his emotions when he got to know that he has bagged a hefty $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his Saturday fight. The British heavyweight knocked out Serghei Spivac in the first round in the UFC Fight Night 191 co-main event. The 29-year-old has been highly rated […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images This past April, Jorge Masvidal rematched Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title at UFC 261 and ended up on the wrong side of a Knockout of the Year contender. Since then, Masvidal has spent most of his time working on other endeavors, including launching his own bare-knuckle […]
The only man who managed to earn a KO victory against Israel Adesanya is likely to join the UFC. Alex Pereira (33-6 in kickboxing, 3-1 in MMA) is reportedly closing in on signing a deal with UFC. He is expected to debut in the 185-pound division sometime soon, but it’s unclear after he dropped his […]
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The last minute freakshow fight between Vitor Belfort and Evander Holyfield is being moved to another state after the CSAC refused to sign off on it. Triller’s latest sideshow extravaganza event on September 11th has gone full circus over the past week after main event headliner Oscar De La Hoya […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Jorge Masvidal’s second Gamebred Fighting Championship event will no longer take place next weekend. Gamebred FC 2 was scheduled to take place in Biloxi, Miss., on Sept. 11, but the impact of Hurricane Ida has forced the bare-knuckle MMA company to postpone the card, Masvidal announced via Instagram on Friday. The […]
Derek Brunson was considered an underdog, but he beat the odds again on Saturday. Brunson (23-7) defeated Darren Till (18-4-1) via submission minutes into the final round. The two middleweight fighters headlined the event in Las Vegas. The event started at 4 p.m. eastern time, which is earlier than usual, because European MMA fans had […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Darren Till may be caught in a rough chapter of his career, but he’s not giving up on his dream of becoming a UFC champion. Till suffered his fourth loss over his last five fights on Saturday when he was submitted by Derek Brunson in the third round of the […]
Darren Till is looking to restore his name against Derek Brunson tonight. Till is headlining UFC Fight Night 191 with Derek Brunson in Las Vegas, which will start at 4 p.m. ET. The winner of the bout could move up in middleweight rankings with the victory. Till (18-3-1) is on a three-fight losing skid in […]
Derek Brunson and Darren Till will clash in the UFC Vegas 36 main event Saturday. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 36 results for the Brunson vs. Till fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 36 Twitter updates. In the main event, ranked middleweight […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reigning UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes is set to defend her 135-pound title against Julianna Pena at UFC 269 at the end of the year and the opening betting odds are staggering. Nunes, who has won her last 12 trips to the Octagon, is set to defend […]