(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Dana White had some advice for the upcoming UFC star Johnny Walker, who was stopped dead in his tracks by an angry man on a mission in Corey Anderson at UFC 244. TRENDING > MMA fighter takes down aggressive anti-Trump protestor at flag waiving ceremony UFC on ESPN+ 22: Blachowicz vs. […]
Over the course of her nearly two-year pro MMA career, strawweight Cheyanne Buys has had something of an unconventional career, but she takes it all in stride with the help of her husband, JP, also a fighter. Originally from Florida, Buys moved to South Africa with her husband and has since returned Stateside in hopes […]
Before there was the UFC and modern state of mixed martial arts, there was Japanese shoot wrestling. Promotions like the original UWF, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, and RINGS helped set the stage for MMA and provided the beginnings of some of the sport’s early stars like Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki, Kazushi Sakuraba and Ken Shamrock. […]
The UFC returns to Sao Paulo, Brazil, this week for its twenty-second UFC on ESPN+ event, featuring a light heavyweight showdown between Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. The fight card is set following Friday’s official weigh-in, although three prelim fighters failed to make weight. Blachowicz was gunning for a title shot, but ran into […]
(Courtesy of UFC) Watch the UFC Sao Paulo ceremonial weigh-in live on Friday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. The weigh-in video will be available for on-demand viewing immediately following the live stream. The UFC on ESPN+ 22 main event features light heavyweight contender Jan Blachowicz welcoming former Strikeforce middleweight champion […]
After a shocking knockout loss this past June inside Madison Square Garden, Aaron Pico is looking for a return and redemption this January. Pico, who is on a three-fight losing streak has verbally agreed to face off against Daniel Carey on January 25th inside The Forum in Inglewood, California at Bellator 238. Initially reported by […]
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris and his wife appeared on the Dr. Phil show this week to discuss the disappearance of their daughter Aniah Blanchard. Harris and his wife Angela were visibly distraught on the program, as both relayed confusion over what has transpired since Blanchard was last seen on October 23rd. “There’s a lot of […]
One day before the UFC’s return to Sao Paulo, Brazil for UFC Fight Night 164, all 24 fighters slated for the card took to the scale. While all 24 took to the scale, not all 24 made weight, as Isabella de Padua was five and a half pounds over the 125 pound contracted weight for […]
Owen Roddy is as hopeful as anyone that Conor McGregor makes his return to the Octagon this January. McGregor has not fought since October 2018 and his UFC 239 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and made it clear he’d be fighting on January 18th, which Roddy and SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh are ready. “Yup, […]
Former UFC and PRIDE light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has broken a promise to his wife once, but on the eve of UFC Sao Paulo, he refuses to do so again. “My wife and my mom are rough,” Rua told MMA Fighting about his family wanting him to retire. “I have two fights left. […]