UFC welterweight Ben Askren has decided to hang up his gloves for the final time. Citing a need for hip replacement surgery, Askren on Monday announced via ESPN that he is retiring from fighting. “I’m retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts and, frankly, I’m retiring from everything,” said Askren. “I’ve been having hip […]
Jorge Masvidal started his fighting career in bare knuckle battles in the backyards of Miami, and now UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock is looking to bring Masvidal back to the world of bare knuckle fighting. “I don’t think we need a belt to tell people there’s a ‘BMF’ – I don’t understand that,” Shamrock […]
If you missed the PRIDE and early UFC “freak-fights” do we have news for you. During Saturday’s BKFC 9 event, a promo video announced that the organization has signed Sajad Gharibi, who is known as the “Iranian Hulk.” A 27-year-old bodybuilder from Ahwaz, Iran who has become internet famous due to his freakishly large upper […]
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Paul Craig | Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Neither Mauricio “Shogun” Rua nor Paul Craig got the result they wanted at UFC Sao Paulo after their light heavyweight co-main event ended in a split draw. While Craig came out guns blazing as he looked to put the Brazilian […]
Fabian Edwards | www.instagram.com/fabian_edwardsmma Fabian Edwards believes his co-main event clash with Mike Shipman at Bellator London is the biggest fight of his career. But as far as he’s concerned, his opponent has nothing to do with that. Edwards believes that beating Shipman on Nov. 23 will prove that he’s the best middleweight in the […]
MMA Fighting CORK, Ireland — Graham Boylan shared his thoughts on bringing Cage Warriors back to his hometown and rebuilding Irish MMA’s path to the UFC. The Irish promoter also revealed his plans to roll out a number of shows in Ireland in 2020, including two shows at the SSE Arena Belfast. He also underlined […]
Anthony Johnson | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Though it’s not set in stone yet, all signs are pointing to Anthony Johnson returning to the UFC next year. Earlier this year, the man known as “Rumble” announced that he would be coming out of retirement and returning to active competition. Johnson walked away from the sport […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Israel Adesanya barely had a chance to celebrate his win over Robert Whittaker to become undisputed UFC middleweight champion before he started surveying the list of potential opponents for his next title defense. With seven fights already on his UFC resume in under two years’ time, Adesanya has been one of […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The UFC is returning to Auckland, New Zealand, for the first time almost three years. Officials announced Sunday that the Octagon will make it’s third trip to Spark Arena on Feb. 23. The “City of Sails” has hosted two previous UFC events. The last time the UFC held an event in […]
Jan Blachowicz lands a kick on ‘Jacare’ Souza in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo. | Jason Da Silva-USA TODAY Sports It might take a while for Jan Blachowicz to get back inside the Octagon. The Polish fighter defeated Ronaldo Souza via decision in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday night, […]