Esther Lin, MMA Fighting This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, Sporting News Senior Editor of Combat Sports Andreas Hale joins José Youngs and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA and boxing. Some POSSIBLE topics include the recently announced interim UFC heavyweight title fight between Derrick […]
Corey Samuels (3-2) lived up to his nickname Lightning Wolf to knockout Isaiah Hokit within 10 seconds of his Bellator debut. His quick finish at the Bellator 261 prelims earned him the third win of his pro MMA career. Speaking to media at a post-fight news conference, Samuels said this was a great way to […]
Joe Schilling Says This Fight Was Self Defense. What Do You Think? Let Us Know Your Thoughts On Our Facebook Poll. Footage emerged of former GLORY Tournament Champion & Bellator fighter Joe Schilling assaulting a man in a bar dispute. The fighter took it to social media and claims it was self-defense, during a "life-threatening […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The announcement that an interim heavyweight title is being introduced at UFC 265 just three months after Francis Ngannou became champion led to a heated exchange between Ngannou’s agent and UFC president Dana White. The disagreement on social media occurred after Derrick Lewis was booked against Ciryl Gane with an interim […]
Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Legend has it Mike Tyson is picking Evander Holyfield out of his teeth to this day. One of the most iconic and grotesque scenes in sports history took place on June 28, 1997 — Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear. Monday marks the 24-year anniversary […]
UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane is elated to go the distance and eventually grab a win against Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 30, whom he considered one of the best martial artists in the world. Taking to Instagram after winning via decision, Gane revealed that he is honoured to have shared the octagon against his Russian […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Kyler Phillips will no longer face Raphael Assuncao next month. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that due to an injury to Assuncao, a bantamweight bout between Phillips and Raulian Paiva is now in the works for the UFC’s event on July 31. Combate […]
Hector Lombard had an interesting night at BKFC 18 that included a championship win and some post-fight punches that landed on a potential future opponent. The wild scene went down on Saturday night after Lombard claimed the BKFC cruiserweight title with a strange ending to his fight against fellow UFC veteran Joe Riggs. Just seconds […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The action delivered earlier today (Sat., June 26, 2021) at UFC Vegas 30 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Ciryl Gane went toe-to-toe with Alexander Volkov in a massive heavyweight main event. In the end, it was Gane who commanded the center of the […]
3-Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) defeated #1-Timothy Johnson (15-7) via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Valentin Moldavsky following his title win: “I’m very tired, I’m very happy I won, I thought it was going to be a little bit of an easier fight, but it is what it is.” Message for Ryan Bader? “No, not for now, […]