(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) It might seem peculiar that Germaine de Randamie didn’t want to fight Amanda Nunes at featherweight at UFC 245, since she was a previous UFC featherweight champion. But she gave her reason at the UFC 245 New York press conference as to why bantamweight is the weight at which she wants […]
Talking to Ariel Helwani this week, former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley knows what he wants to do with his remaining time inside the Octagon. “My perfect scenario, to be honest: I want to fight the best the UFC has to offer right now,” Woodley said. “I want to fight obviously Colby, I want to […]
After his controversial first defense of the Bellator heavyweight title, Bellator’s champion at both 205-pounds and heavyweight looked to add Rizin’s heavyweight crown to his trophy case. With Bellator and Rizin having a working relationship that has seen Kyoji Horiguchi add the Bellator featherweight title to his Rizin crown, Bader seemed the next competitor to […]
One day before Bellator returns to Israel inside the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, all 42 fighters competing at Bellator 234 took to the scale. Bellator 234: “Kharitonov vs. Vassell” Weigh-In Results: Sergei Kharitonov (260.2) vs. Linton Vassell (238.6) Roger Huerta (155.6) vs. Sidney Outlaw (156) Aviv Gozali (156) vs. Zaka Fatullazade (152.6) Haim […]
After his first win at 185 pounds, former welterweight title challenger is down to face off with former middleweight king Robert Whittaker. In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Whittaker called out Till to headline the UFC’s return to London, which caused a caustic response from the Scouser. Let’s fight at @ufc London then […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bellator MMA and RIZIN will produce a pair of year-end cards on Dec. 29 and Dec. 31 that will also include several crossover fights between the two promotions. First up will be Bellator: Japan with Fedor Emelianenko vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson already announced as the main event. That card will also […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting After demolishing “the next big thing” in Johnny Walker, Corey Anderson is taking the opportunity to fire back at his detractors. The former Ultimate Fighter winner, who at UFC 244 stopped Walker’s hype train, has been a top-10 light heavyweight for quite some time. But he’s also struggled to gain the […]
Adam Antolin (bottom) applies a choke hold to Hiroaki Ijima at Pancrase 310 on Nov. 10 in Tokyo | @VonPreux, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an […]
SAO PAULO, Brazil — At UFC Sao Paulo media day, all the fighters on the main card squared off Thursday morning.
Bellator The singular excitement of MMA is the suddenness of its conclusions. A specific excitement of MMA fandom is unearthing a new, noteworthy talent. Anyone watching Bellator 225 in August got a dose of both during the prelims when Aviv Gozali, an 18-year-old Israeli, broke a promotion record with an 11-second submission victory. The move […]