Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones isn’t keen on returning to the Octagon before he’s ready. Jones and the UFC have been at odds over pay. UFC President Dana White claims Jones wants $30 million guaranteed to challenge Francis Ngannou for the heavyweight gold. Jones has seen payouts for top boxing heavyweights such as […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Puna Soriano has a new opponent, and a new date for his second fight of 2021. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Anthony Hernandez is still dealing with a hand injury from his most recent victory over Rodolfo Vieira at […]
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping has sounded off on Joshua Fabia. Fabia is the former coach of Diego Sanchez. Fabia touted his “School of Self Awareness” but many question his techniques as well as his motives for being in Sanchez’s corner. Fans were none too pleased with Fabia’s fight preparation method of chasing athletes […]
Georges St-Pierre isn’t hating on Jake and Logan Paul but he has offered some advice. The Paul brothers are Internet celebrities, who have been making their mark in the world of combat sports. Jake is 3-0 as a pro boxer, while Logan is getting ready for an exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather on June […]
Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn criticizes Top Rank Boxing for what he believes to have been a lack of promotion for Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez. Anthony Joshua has options outside of Oleksandr Usyk for his next fight. Plus, the poster reveals UFC 264, which will be headlined by the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor […]
The medical suspensions for UFC Vegas 27 are in. UFC Vegas 27 took place this past Saturday night, May 22 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a bantamweight tilt between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font won the bout via unanimous decision. Despite his success, Font is looking at […]
Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Safe to say, MMA fighters are not exactly thriving in these random boxing crossovers. Of course, a great deal of that has to do with where these matches take place. With the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ryan Hall will return to the octagon after a two-year layoff. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a featherweight matchup between Hall and Ilia Topuria is set fo UFC 264. The event takes place July 10 at the T-Mobile […]
It appears a former UFC heavyweight has been sentenced to over eight years in prison. R-Sport reports that Dmitriy Sosnovskiy was found guilty of forming a gang that kidnapped and extorted a businessman. Sosnovskiy reportedly threatened to murder the man, who was shoved into a car. The prosecutor’s office determined that the former UFC fighter […]
Paul Felder has provided some details on his decision to retire from pro MMA competition. During the UFC Vegas 27 broadcast, Felder announced that he has decided to retire. “The Irish Dragon” will remain in the booth, where he has found success as a color commentator for the UFC. Felder ends his pro MMA career […]