It looks like Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor have a date for their trilogy fight. ESPN is reporting that Poirier has signed on the dotted line to fight McGregor a third time. McGregor had already agreed to the fight. The bout will headline UFC 264 on July 10. A location hasn’t been announced, although fans […]
The time has arrived for Bellator 255. In the main event, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will put the Bellator Featherweight Championship on the line against Emmanuel Sanchez in a rematch. This bout will also serve as the semi-finals of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix. The winner will move on to face A.J. McKee. In the […]
Jon Jones and UFC President Dana White had some fun at the expense of those who thought they were out of the woods on April Fools Day. Jones and the UFC have found themselves at odds over pay once again. Jones vacated the UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship in an effort to move up in weight. He’s […]
Officials check on Khetag Pliev at a CFFC event in Philadelphia on Thursday | @ChillemDeebo, Twitter (Warning: Post contains video and images of graphic injury) One of the most bizarre injuries in combat sports history appeared to take place at CFFC 94 on Thursday. Middleweight Khetag Pliev appeared to lose a finger in the middle […]
Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bellator MMA is returning for the first time in 2021 to stage Bellator 255: “Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2” tomorrow night (Fri., April 2, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing (for free) on Showtime. Headlining the event will be a 145-pound title bout between division […]
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has revealed his asking price for the Francis Ngannou fight. Jones has been bulking up in preparation for a move to heavyweight but there’s a stumbling block. Jones has once again found himself at odds with the UFC over pay. He’s asking for a bigger paycheck in order […]
T.J. Laramie | Photo by Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC Damon Jackson needs a new opponent. On Wednesday, Jackson’s scheduled featherweight opponent T.J. Laramie announced that he has been forced to withdraw from their May 1 UFC Fight Night encounter. The 23-year-old Canadian did not go into detail as to why he is out of the […]
Endeavor will soon own 100 percent of the UFC if reports are correct. Reports from a registration statement reveal that Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, who owns 50.1 percent of the UFC, will be taking over the other half. This would complete full ownership. Most of the 49.9 percent has been owned by Silver Lake and […]
Newly-minted UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is looking to try his hand in boxing at an elite level. Ngannou captured UFC gold in the main event of UFC 260. He knocked out Stipe Miocic in their rematch to achieve this feat. While Ngannou can now call himself a world champion in MMA, he still hasn’t […]
Nate Diaz | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Nate Diaz makes his long awaited return to action at UFC 262 when he faces off with Leon Edwards in a five-round, non-title co-main event in Houston on May 15. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. This is […]