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 […]
MMA legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has reportedly become part-owner of the UFC after discussing the company’s plans with president Dana White. After retiring from the sport a year ago, the Eagle has now taken up the role of a mentor-cum-coach for his cousins competing in the UFC, ONE Championship and Bellator. Last week, he signed up […]
The UFC is back this week with UFC Vegas 34. MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the stop storylines ahead of Saturday’s event headlined by a bout between middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum.
Photo by Diego Ribas/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images UFC Vegas 34 fighter Chase Sherman has a bone to pick with a sponsor who allegedly screwed him out of money. Chase Sherman is about ready to smoke a local cigar vendor who allegedly burned him. Sherman (15-7) faces fellow heavyweight Parker Porter (11-6) at UFC Vegas […]