Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, and Alexander K. Lee react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from Bellator 263, A.J. McKee’s submission win over Patricio Pitbull, Sean Strickland’s dominant […]
Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez may be going head-to-head in the octagon after all. UFC President Dana White is looking to rebook the two featherweight fighters on November 13 at a location and venue to be determined, and pending finalization. White mentioned the plan in an interview Tuesday with TSN Sports. If finalized, the match-up […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will attempt to stop the hype surrounding Islam Makhachev when they meet at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday after dos Anjos initially revealed the offer for the fight on social media. At […]
Bellator MMA is coming in with a loaded fight card this fall for the Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Reigning champion Vadim Nemkov is looking to defend his title against power puncher Anthony “Rumble” Johnson while current heavyweight champ Ryan “Darth” Bader faces Corey “Overtime” Anderson, who is coming off two dominant victories, at the […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC will not wait for reigning heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and will instead book a 265-pound interim title fight between Top 5 heavyweights Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane, a five-round showdown in “The Black Beast’s” backyard of Houston, Texas. Event: UFC 265: “Lewis vs. Gane”Date: Sat., Aug. 7, 2021Location: Toyota […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The ‘UFC 265 countdown’ video focuses on next weekend’s heavyweight tilt between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane that will be the main event in Houston. Check it out above.
Last night, UFC on ESPN 28 took place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining of the event was the clash between Jamaican warrior Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland. It was a great fight to watch. Strickland outstroke Hall and defeated him via unanimous decision. Strickland managed to be dominant in all 5 rounds. His mixed striking […]
The culmination of the nearly two-year featherweight tournament featuring the greatest BELLATOR athlete and the top undefeated prospect in the history of the promotion is in the books and AJ McKee emerged victorious, notching an emphatic submission win in the opening round. With the win, McKee extended his winning streak to 18 fights, and took […]
Cheyanne Buys | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Cheyanne Buys left it all behind and then left it all in the cage. The strawweight prospect was one of the stars of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 33 event, needing just 60 seconds to dispatch of Gloria de Paula in the evening’s co-headlining bout. Buys landed a cracking […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Longtime middleweight contender Uriah Hall will look to maintain his spot in the division Top 10 — and keep Sean Strickland seated at No. 11 — when he goes to war with “Tarzan” in the UFC Vegas 33 headliner on ESPN and ESPN+ TONIGHT (Sat., July […]