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, […]
Cooper Neill Kayla Harrison may not be the No. 1 seed in PFL’s upcoming lightweight playoffs, but for a second straight season it’s going to be her tournament to lose. Harrison steamrolled over longtime MMA veteran Cindy Dandois on Friday at PFL 6, winning a lopsided main event over Cindy Dandois with a first-round armbar. […]
It is with great pride that BELLATOR MMA announces that on Saturday, Oct. 23, the promotion will hold its first-ever event in Moscow, Russia, at the VTB Arena and that the historic card will be headlined by the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC). Emelianenko’s opponent, […]
BELLATOR 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky will be broadcast tonight on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky Main Card: Friday, June 25 – Live on SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT […]
MMA Fighting has Bellator 261 results for the Timothy Johnson vs. Valentin Moldavsky fight card in Uncasville, Conn., and live Bellator 261 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a heavyweight interim title showdown between Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky. Also on tap for the Showtime event is a flyweight title eliminator between Liz Carmouche […]