Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva may have once been fierce UFC rivals, but as their time in combat sports creeps toward an end, their relationship has evolved into something more. After Weidman suffered a horrific leg break in his April bout against Uriah Hall, Silva reached out to the American and […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Failing a drug test before even stepping foot in the Octagon generally spells the end for a fighter’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) career, but that isn’t always the case, apparently. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I appreciate the not-inconsiderable amount of fights that […]
At PFL 5 event Gleison Tibau pull off the upset with a controversial split-decision victory over former Bellator star Rory MacDonald. The PFL and Upper Deck sign multi-year deal. Fans will soon be offered a wide variety of collectibles and Oscar De La Hoya will return to the boxing ring to face former UFC champion […]
UFC® returns to Las Vegas with a pair of heavyweight bouts, headlined by a clash between elite strikers as No. 3 ranked contender Ciryl Gane battles No. 5 Alexander Volkov. The bout will take place Saturday, June 26 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Undefeated Gane (8-0, fighting out of Paris, France) is coming off […]
Undisputed Light-Welterweight Champion Josh Taylor is enjoying his time off after adding another accolade to his pro resume, but he now wishes to share the octagon with veteran Manny Pacquiao. In May, Taylor defeated Jose Ramirez via unanimous decision to clinch another title, making him only the sixth man in the sport’s history to be […]
Ali Isaev | Ryan Loco, PFL For the third season in a row, the PFL will crown a new heavyweight champion. Defending 2019 champion Ali Isaev has been forced to withdraw from next Friday’s PFL 6 event in Atlantic City, N.J., after not being medically cleared to compete, the league announced Thursday. Stepping in for […]
The final chapter in the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will be written on Saturday, July 10, as the lightweight superstars settle the score in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After Ireland’s McGregor defeated Poirier in 2014, Louisiana’s “Diamond” evened the score in January, setting up […]
PFL MMA Fighting has PFL 5 weigh-in video for Thursday’s event at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, Rory MacDonald and Gleison Tibau will have to make the welterweight limit of 170 pounds (with one-pound allowance.) The PFL 5 ceremonial weigh-ins are expected to begin at 5 p.m. ET. […]
And then there were two. What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest BELLATOR athlete in the history of the promotion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 ranked AJ McKee (17-0). The culmination […]
Photo by Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC “The Phenom” is fighting an Instagram zookeeper with zero professional fights but for some reason has a problem with Tyron Woodley boxing Jake Paul. Tyron Woodley is hoping to put some respect on the MMA name. The sport took a mainstream hit when friend and training partner, Ben Askren, […]