Magomed Ankalaev | Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev welcomes Volkan Oezdemir back to the octagon in a bout between two light heavyweights looking to crack the top-10. The UFC officially announced that Ankalaev, the No. 11-ranked light heavyweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, will fight No. 13 Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 at […]
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was attacked by a random person in Russia, and it’s unclear why. The attack follows Nurmagomedov’s comment about ring girls. The retired MMA fighter said he thinks they are the “most useless people” in martial arts. “Look, I done don’t want to offend anyone… I realize that is a […]
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over after beating former UFC champion at Showtime’s pay-per-view event. Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over following his big headlining fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley. Paul (4-0 in boxing) defeated Woodley (19-7-1 in […]
Jake Paul extended his unbeaten pro boxing streak to 4-0 with a split decision over Tyron Woodley, who stung him and took him the distance but was unable to mount enough offense to convince all of the judges he won on Sunday. With scores of 77-75 and 78-74, Paul didn’t knock out Woodley or turn […]
Giga Chikadze might have made a case for himself to be one of the top strikers in the UFC. Chikadze (14-2) knocked out Edson Barboza (22-10) with strikes just less than two minutes of the third round. The featherweight clash headlined UFC Fight Night inside the Apex in Las Vegas Saturday night. Before the fight, […]
Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze will clash in the UFC Vegas 35 main event Saturday. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 35 results for the Barboza vs. Chikadze fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 35 Twitter updates. In the main event, Edson Barboza […]
Photo by Rey Del Rio/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 35 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (Aug. 28, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on both ESPN and ESPN+. Main event duties […]
Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza are just over 24 hours away from taking the octagon and headline UFC Vegas 35 in a featherweight showdown. Chikadze (13-2) has let fans know he’s “ready for war” and to “shock” Barboza (22-9) Saturday night. The weigh-in successfully confirmed the fight is on. Barboza is looking for his third […]
via Invicta FC Emily Ducote and Taneisha Tennant have officially joined the pantheon of Invicta FC champions. In the main event of Invicta FC 44, Ducote and Danielle Taylor went to battle over the vacant flyweight championship. Almost immediately, both women began to to sling leather. While Ducote found a home for her right hand […]
In the early days of the UFC, Keith Jardine has faced some aggressive fighters like Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin and Quinton Jackson. Of the three, he only lost to Jackson via unanimous decision. But these days, Jardine has tried his talents elsewhere. Jardine, a retired MMA fighter, has since found himself in the entertainment industry. […]