Tracy Cortez | MMA Fighting Three UFC Sao Paulo competitors were tripped up by the scale Friday morning, including one fighter who accepted her bout on less than 48 hours’ notice. Bantamweights Tracy Cortez and Vanessa Melo both came in half-a-pound over the limit (including one-pound allowance), while late-notice replacement Isabela de Padua came in […]
Artem Lobov | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Artem Lobov will always be grateful for the name he built fighting in the UFC but he’s now making enough money outside the Octagon that he never has to stress about going back. It was less than a year ago that the 33-year-old Russian-Irish slugger was released from […]
Hailey Cowan | @hailey.bre.mma, Instagram The Legacy Fighting Alliance’s UFC Fight Pass debut will be without its originally scheduled co-main event. Flyweight contender Hailey Cowan announced on social media Thursday evening that she is out of her bout with Lisa Mauldin that was scheduled for Friday’s LFA 78 show in Belton, Texas. According to a […]
Francisco Trinaldo (pictured) is coming off a controversial decision defeat to Alexander Hernandes in July. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting SAO PAULO — What’s more important for a professional mixed martial artist – win a fight, or entertain the crowd? For Francisco Trinaldo, a 30-fight MMA veteran, it’s a constant struggle in his head. “Sometimes […]
Mauricio Rua discusses his plans for retirement before facing Paul Craig in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting SAO PAULO — Mauricio “Shogun” Rua already has broken a promise he made to his wife more than one decade ago. But he claims he’ll fulfill a new one. The former UFC and PRIDE light […]
Douglas Silva de Andrade hasn’t fought at featherweight since a 2014 loss to Zubaira Tukhugov. | Inovafoto/UFC SAO PAULO, Brazil — The days when Joe Rogan called Renan Barao “a monster” and UFC president Dana White argued that the bantamweight was one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet are long gone. Now, the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Now that former welterweight title contender, Darren Till, has proved he belongs at 185 pounds, UFC President Dana White no longer has to cover his ass in case “The Gorilla” gets knocked out by some of the division’s heavy hitters. Like Robert Whittaker. Not long after […]
UFC A battle of Top 5 heavyweights leads the promotion’s debut in Raleigh as No. 3-ranked Curtis Blaydes collides with former champion and No. 4 ranked Junior dos Santos for a spot in the division title chase. In addition, former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar makes his long awaited drop to 135 pounds against the venerable […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently held its pre-fight media day for the upcoming UFC Fight Night 164 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (Nov. 16, 2019) inside Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, live on ESPN+. UFC Fight Night 164 will be headlined by the 205-pound showdown pitting top ranked […]
Photo by Esther Lin/Forza LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to kick off its UFC Fight Night 164 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (Nov. 16, 2019) inside Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, live on ESPN+. That’s where Top 10 light heavyweight veteran Jan […]