Anthony Johnson | Bellator MMA Anthony Johnson competed in three divisions for the UFC, so he’s as qualified as anyone to assess its roster even after joining a promotional rival. Across two separate stints with the UFC from 2007-2012 and 2014-2017, Johnson signed on for fights at 170 pounds, 185 pounds, and 205 pounds (the […]
Jailton Junior, 29, scored all of his 13 MMA wins via stoppage, being 10 in the opening round. | Julio Bonfim, Future MMA One of Brazil’s top 10 prospects to watch in 2021, Jailton Junior hopes to finally fulfill his dream and earn a shot in the UFC after dispatching another opponent in his native […]
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Get hyped for UFC 259’s women’s featherweight title fight with this flashback of now-double champ Amanda Nunes retiring Ronda Rousey. UFC 259 is right around the corner on March 6th, 2021, and if the UFC was still giving their card one word power-names like they were in the first decade […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ode Osbourne certainly didn’t show any ring rust after a 13-month layoff. Osbourne returned to the octagon for the first time since his first-round submission loss to Brian Kelleher at UFC 246 in January 2020 with a 26-second stoppage of Jerome Rivera earlier this month at UFC Vegas 18. It […]
Derrick Lewis scored a brutal knockout victory over Curtis Blaydes. In the main event of UFC Vegas 19, Lewis and Blaydes shared the Octagon inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blaydes was riding a four-fight winning streak going into the bout, while Lewis had won his last three outings. Lewis made it four […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The lightweight fight between Drakkar Klose and Luis Peña has been pulled from UFC Vegas 19. Peña broke the news on Saturday morning after learning one of Klose’s coaches had tested positive for COVID-19. I hate this man but it’s with a heavy heart that must inform you guys that […]
MMA fans will get to witness UFC Vegas 19 tonight, February 20. The event will be taking place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis will share the Octagon in a heavyweight collision. Blaydes is riding a four-fight winning streak, while Lewis has won his […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! Per ESPN, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, will return to action opposite Ultimate Fighter (TUF) winner Julianna Pena on May 8, 2020 at […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC In the latest edition of “The Thrill and The Agony,” cameras take in the aftermath of UFC 258 this past Saturday in Las Vegas. The February pay-per-view offering for the UFC was headlined by a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns, while a flyweight matchup between Alexa […]
The Professional Fighters League has announced a new round of financing totaling $65 million. MMA promoter, PFL will be receiving the institutional financing round from Ares Capital, Elysian Park Ventures, and Knighthead Capital. The promotion confirmed the news when speaking to Insider. This brings PFL’s overall financing amount to $175 million. Before the UFC made […]