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, […]
Michael Chiesa | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC A pair of streaking welterweights are set to fight on Aug. 7. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Michael Chiesa (18-4) will fight Vicente Luque (20-7-1) at UFC 265 at a location still to be determined, following an initial report by Cageside […]
The International Boxing Association is investigating potential corruption during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Manny Pacquiao is looking impressive training for his title fight against IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr in Las Vegas on August 21st and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell has called out NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley […]
UFC President Dana White has affirmed that Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will defend his strap against a familiar foe , Colby Covington. White revealed during the press conference after UFC 263 that Covington will get another title shot for the welterweight belt. After Leon Edwards beat Nate Diaz at UFC 263, it seemed like he […]
While the MMA world universally praised Brandon Moreno’s flyweight title win this past weekend, it pales in comparison to the reaction inside his gym in Tijuana. The championship rematch between Moreno and now former champion Deiveson Figueiredo served as the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 263 event in Glendale, Ariz. After a Fight of the […]
Yaroslav Amosov Wins Bellator Welterweight Title over Douglas Lima; Israel Israel Adesanya Defends UFC Middleweight Belt against Marvin Vettori and Floyd Mayweather offers a $100,000 reward for information on his Las Vegas home that was burglarized. All of this in today’s Fight Sports Daily News. Source View the original article
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Even with his victory over Nate Diaz, which took place at UFC 263 last weekend in Glendale, No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards will be forced to wait for Kamaru Usman to defend his 170-pound title against longtime nemesis Colby Covington. So why hasn’t “The Nigerian Nightmare” signed the contract? […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Brandon Moreno has completed the journey from UFC castoff to UFC champion. With a dominant third-round submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight championship bout on Saturday at UFC 263, Moreno became the first Mexican native to win a UFC title and the rare fighter to claim divisional supremacy […]
Israel Adesanya got the win via decision as his attack on Marvin Vettori’s lead leg and takedown defense helped him one up the opponent on the judges’ scorecard. As confirmed by UFC President Dana White, he will next defend his strap against Robert Whittaker for the second time. While the middleweight champion triumphed, UFC flyweight […]
Carlos Felipe looks for his third straight victory in the UFC when he faces Jake Collier in Glendale. | MMA Fighting Carlos Felipe and Greg Hardy weighed approximately the same for their most recent UFC bouts, reaching the limit of the heavyweight division, but their physiques couldn’t look more different. That’s one of the reasons […]