Jan Blachowicz faces off with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza ahead of the UFC Sao Paulo light heavyweight main event on Saturday | Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images We made it. UFC Sao Paulo marks the end of 12 consecutive weekends with a UFC event. Pat yourselves on the back, everyone, and look fondly […]
Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza is now manager by veteran coach and manager Andre Pederneiras. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting SAO PAULO — Ronaldo Souza no longer works with Gilberto Faria, who’d been his manager for more than a decade. Back in action for the main event of UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday night, “Jacare” is now […]
James Krause (pictured, left) fights Sergio Moraes in a welterweight bout at UFC Sao Paulo on Saturday | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting For someone who hasn’t suffered an official loss in more than four years, James Krause speaks like a fighter closer to retirement than a title shot. Krause has won five straight fights, excluding […]
Antonio Arroyo (left) meets Andre Muniz in the main card of UFC Sao Paulo. | Alexandre Schneider/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images SAO PAULO — Antonio Arroyo had a roller coaster of emotions ahead of his UFC debut in Sao Paulo. Arroyo takes on fellow two-time Contender Series vet Andre Muniz on the main card of Saturday’s event, […]
Ariane Lipski fought to a decision with Joanne Calderwood in her UFC debut. | Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports SAO PAULO — There was a lot of hype surrounding Ariane Lipski when the UFC signed her. But she didn’t performed like she did in her days as the KSW flyweight queen. With her back against […]
Jan Blachowicz faces off with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza ahead of the UFC Sao Paulo light heavyweight main event on Saturday | Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images MMA Fighting has UFC Sao Paulo results for the Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza fight card in Sao Paulo, live blogs of the top two fights, […]
1. NSAC Claims Hearn Violated Ali Act Bob Bennett of the Nevada State Athletic Commission is furious at Matchroom Boxing Chairman Eddie Hearn following the actions of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Bennett accused Hearn of ‘potential violations of federal law’ and ‘violating the Ali Act’ in his dealings with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, who avoided […]
Bellator MMA Bellator 234: “Kharitonov vs. Vassell” airs TONIGHT (Nov. 15, 2019) from Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel via Paramount Network and DAZN. The resurgent Pride Fighting legend Sergei Kharitonov (30-7, 2 NC) faces “The Swarm” Linton Vassell (19-8, 1 NC) in the night’s main event! Bellator 234’s main card will air via […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight Veronica Macedo was ruled medically unfit to compete against Ariane Lipski at the upcoming UFC Fight Night 164 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place tomorrow night (Sat., Nov. 16, 2019) inside Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, live on ESPN+. Headaches were […]
Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports The mixed martial arts (MMA) community has been so busy shipping Darren Till and Robert Whittaker that Jared Cannonier has quietly faded into the background, despite his place at No. 4 in the official middleweight rankings. Probably because “The Reaper” is still in the top spot after coughing up his division […]