The PFL continues to announce its roster for the 2021 season. PFL will return on April 23 after being on the sidelines all of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The promotion has already announced its lightweight and featherweight rosters. Now it’s time for the welterweight and light heavyweight fighters to get some shine. Leading […]
Kayla Harrison thinks Cris Cyborg does more talking than taking action. Harrison is considered to be PFL’s biggest star by many fans and experts. She is a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist and is undefeated in her pro MMA career with a record of 8-0. Harrison captured the 2019 PFL Lightweight Championship after defeating Larissa […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC A featherweight showdown is being targeted for the octagon in May. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Damon Jackson and T.J. Laramie is in the works for the UFC’s event on May 1 in a location and venue yet to […]
Photo by Masashi Hara/Getty Images This weekend (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a trio of events in Abu Dhabi. Though subject to extreme change, the card as it stands is a lot of fun: Alistair Overeem will look to continue his unlikely […]
Newly-signed PFL heavyweight Fabricio Werdum believes he’d submit Jon Jones if the two were to share the cage. Jones became the most dominant light heavyweight the UFC has ever seen. After ruling the roost at 205 pounds for many years, Jones vacated the light-heavyweight gold in favor of moving up to the heavyweight division. He […]
Conor McGregor says he is motivated to fight Dustin Poirier a third time. On January 23, McGregor and Poirier mixed it up a second time in the main event of UFC 257. Poirier avenged his September 2014 TKO loss to McGregor in the opening frame. In the rematch, “The Diamond” scored a second-round TKO finish […]
UFC newcomer Michael Chandler has been enjoying life since knocking out Dan Hooker in his promotional debut on January 23 in Abu Dhabi. In the UFC 257 co-main event, Chandler looked fantastic. He put it on his opponent from the first bell. The 33-year-old went to the body consistently in round one before coming over […]
Khamzat Chimaev destroys a heavy bag and sends a warning to Leon Edwards ahead of UFC Fight Night 187. Khamzat Chimaev means business ahead of his headlining bout with Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 187. The surging UFC prospect annihilated a heavy bag in training with repeated slams and suplexes before sending a stern […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC A bantamweight fight between “Suga” Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida is in the works for UFC 260. O’Malley on Tuesday announced via his YouTube channel a bout with Brazilian slugger Almeida for the March 27 pay-per-view event at a location to be announced. A person close to Almeida told MMA […]
Ben Askren can’t wait to get his hands on Jake Paul – quite literally. Askren, who’s scheduled to fight YouTube star Paul in an eight-round boxing match on April 17, has received a special gift to help him prepare. A sports equipment manufacturer called Combat Corner created a custom-made Jake Paul punching bag for Askren, and “Funky” […]