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 […]
Between the Links returns ahead of a busy weekend in the world of MMA. Host Mike Heck is joined by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Damon Martin as they battle it out for a week’s worth of bragging rights. This week, the panel discusses Dustin Poirier’s appearance on The MMA Hour and what the chances […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting When Triller officials were looking for an opponent to throw against Oscar De La Hoya for the boxing legend’s Sept. 11 comeback to the ring, Vitor Belfort wasn’t their first choice. Instead, that honor went to Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre opened up about the experience Wednesday on The MMA Hour, explaining that […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is expected to get the next crack at the 135-pound title, just as soon as Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan settle their longstanding score at UFC 267 later this year. Dillashaw, 35, expects to see a lot of the top names […]
Photo by Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC Undefeated middleweight Aliaskhab Khizriev’s UFC debut will have to wait once again. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that an undisclosed injury has forced Khizriev out of his scheduled matchup with Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Vegas 35. The event takes place Aug. […]
UFC President Dana White has axed Kai Kamaka from the roster after the featherweight fighter’s last fight ended in a draw against Danny Chavez at UFC on ESPN 28 in July. Kamaka (8-4-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) has failed to impress the UFC management in his short stint. He landed his UFC contract in 2020, won […]
Zuffa LLC Don’t count out the idea of an Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones grudge match just yet. Despite the divergent roads the UFC rivals have traveled over the last year, with Jones bulking up for an eventual heavyweight debut and Adesanya returning to middleweight after a one-fight dalliance at 205 pounds, the superfight between […]