In his second year as a pro, featherweight prospect AJ Cunningham is much happier with the way he’s been performing compared to how he was prior to turning pro in 2018. Having previously had a more free-wheeling brawling style, Cunningham has changed his game and is a lot more calculated with how he does things, […]
Two atomweights made their promotional debuts at ONE: Age of Dragons in Beijing on Saturday. Meng Bo and Ritu Phogat come from very different backgrounds, but both made big impressions at the Cadillac Arena. Bo’s main claim to fame is having beaten reining UFC bantamweight champion Weili Zhang. The Chinese atomweight was matched with Argentina’s Laura […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Sergei Kharitonov’s hopes to climb into a heavyweight title shot took a major hit on Friday as Linton Vassell knocked him out in the second round at Bellator 234 in Tel Aviv, Israel. See the Bellator 234 highlights as Vassell defeated Pride veteran Sergei Kharitonov by TKO and Sidney Outlaw defeated […]
Heading into his third time inside the BKFC ring, Artem Lobov is grateful for the UFC’s platform opening the door for him to become the face of Bare Knuckle Fighting. Preparing for his rematch against Jason Knight on November 16th, Lobov feels content being the face of the upstart promotion. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m […]
Earlier on November 15th, Bellator returned to Israel for Bellator 234 from Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Headlining the card was Linton Vassell, against former PRIDE star Sergei Kharitonov, in the main event of a card that is set to air in the United States at 9 pm ET on Paramount Network and […]
A correction regarding the weigh-ins for UFC Sao Paulo had to be issued yesterday afternoon by the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA). Three fighters — Tracy Cortez, Vanessa Melo and Isabella de Padua — all came in over the weight limits for their respective bouts. Cortez and Melo, who face each other at the […]
Two of the UFC’s top heavyweights will duke it out and top the UFC’s visit to Raleigh, North Carolina, on a card that also features the bantamweight debut of a former lightweight champion. Per a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes are targeted to main event […]
Despite Corey Anderson being a top-10 light heavyweight for a while now, there were plenty who didn’t consider him in contention for a title shot. But now with his win over Johnny Walker at UFC 244 two weeks ago, “Overtime” is firing on all cylinders at everyone who doubted him. Anderson had been racking up […]
Jeremy Miado brought his flyweight clash with Li Tao Miao to dramatic conclusion when he landed a devastating jumping knee that stopped the Chinese fighter dead in his tracks. Jeremy Miado (9-4) brings a crushing end to first-round chaos, clattering Miao Li Tao with a jumping knee to kick off the main card! The Filipino […]
Ilias Ennahachi | ONE Championship Ilias Ennahachi successfully defended his Super Series flyweight kickboxing title in the main event of ONE Championship: Age of Dragons on Saturday in Beijing, China with a unanimous decision win over Wenfeng Wang. Buoyed by his home support, Wang waded into the exchanges in the final two rounds, but the […]