Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Terrance McKinney has his next assignment. The 26-year-old prospect is expected to meet French lightweight Fares Ziam in a battle of up-and-comers at a UFC Fight Night event on November 20. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup Tuesday night following an initial report by MMA DNA. McKinney (11-3) needed just seven […]
Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images Gable Steveson could give UFC champions Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones a run for their money, says fellow Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Gable Steveson could do a real number to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, or even UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, according to […]
Israel Adesanya is looking ahead, but not just at defending his middleweight title. Adesanya (21-1) said he’s open to fighting for light heavyweight gold again. He previously lost in the division’s title fight against current champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 – his first professional MMA loss. But first, since he’s back down to middleweight, […]
Emily Whitmire (on top) has a new opponent for UFC Vegas 37. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Emily Whitmire will now face Hannah Goldy on Sept. 18 with Cory McKenna forced off the card, multiple people with knowledge of the change confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report from David Van Auken. The fight was […]
Twenty three years ago, Chuck Liddell – who many label as a UFC legend – claimed the second victory of his professional career in a bare-knuckle fight. Liddell (21-9) defeated Jose Landi-Jons via unanimous decision in the IVC 6: The Challenge event. Liddell, now 51, would go on to become a UFC light heavyweight champion […]
Edson Barboza | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC Vegas 35 main card is locked in. Six fights were made official for next week’s card during Saturday’s UFC Vegas 34 broadcast, with several fighters from The Ultimate Fighter 29 confirmed for the Aug. 28 UFC APEX show. Featherweight contenders Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze headline […]
Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images We’re one week removed from Jake Paul’s return to the boxing ring on August 29th to face former UFC champ Tyron Woodley, and while we feel like a lot of y’alls on the MMA side are sick and tired of Paul and his hijinx, we still have to give him […]
It was bloody. It was intense. It was UFC Fight Night that showcased intense knockouts and sent some fighters home with an extra $50,000 for giving fans highlight reel moments. Saturday’s UFC Fight Night lacked famous fighters on the card, but MMA fans witnessed many great performances and met many good fighters. Jared Cannonier (14-5) […]
Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum will clash in the UFC Vegas 34 main event Saturday night. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 34 results for the Cannonier vs. Gastelum event, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 34 Twitter updates from the UFC […]
At 46 years old, Cheick Kongo is the oldest active fighter in Bellator, and on Friday he took home the win. Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC) defeated Sergei Kharitonov (32-9, 2 NC) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of Round 2. The main event of Bellator 265 featured the veteran fighters, which took place in South […]