Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Move over Derrick Lewis, Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic — UFC legend Don Frye and his legendary ‘stache want a stab at Francis Ngannou. Don Frye wants to be the alpha Predator in a past vs. present matchup with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Frye (20-9-1-1) […]
One of the most interesting rematches in UFC Heavyweight history between current heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou (16-3-0) and #2 UFC heavyweight contender Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis has delayed from UFC 265 on August 7th in Houston, Texas. There were scheduling problems and the long-awaited rematch has been postponed until at least September. Nothing is […]
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. where the fights will take place Friday night. Among those weighing in are Tim Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky who fight for the interim heavyweight title in the main event. The full Bellator 261 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) Tim Johnson […]
Undisputed Junior-Middleweight Champion of Women’s Boxing, Claressa Shields, is ready to take on another MMA fighter in the octagon after grabbing a win on her martial arts debut. Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, best pound-for-pound the best female boxer, who switched to MMA due to low pay in boxing. The boxing champ has […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 31’s new headliner is Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises after the postponement of a featherweight headliner between ex-champ Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez. The bout will be contested over five rounds. The news was confirmed to MMA Fighting by multiple people with knowledge of the shift after an […]
Max Holloway is currently preparing to take on Yair Rodriguez but the UFC fans might have already figured out who he will face next. Holloway (22-6) was scheduled to take on Rodriguez (13-2) on July 19, but the fight was put off after the Blessed suffered an undisclosed injury. It is well-known to every featherweight […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Four fights in to The Ultimate Fighter 29, Brian Ortega and his team are pitching a shutout. Team Ortega bantamweight Vince Murdock (12-4-1, 1 NC) scored a first-round TKO of Team Volkanovski representative Dustin Lampros to give Ortega a commanding 4-0 lead on the season. The bout was fast-paced, with […]
Anthony Pettis gives himself a reality check about his loss to Clay Collard, but looks ahead to Raush Manfio at PFL 6 and the subsequent 2021 playoffs. Anthony Pettis does not grade his PFL debut highly, but he is putting Clay Collard behind him and looking ahead to Raush Manfio at PFL 6, taking place […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov did what few in MMA ever do, leave while on top. Nurmagomedov left the sport with a flawless 29-0 record, the UFC lightweight title, and the top spot on the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings. Recently the UFC legend chatted about his retirement saying, “I have no desire to come back and I don’t think […]
Jeremiah Wells | Will Paul, CES MMA The UFC has found a replacement opponent for Warlley Alves. Alves (14-4) now faces octagon newcomer Jeremiah Wells (8-2-1) this Saturday at UFC Vegas 30 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, following the withdrawal of Alves’ originally scheduled opponent Ramazan Emeev. The change has been made according to […]