Mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Tara LaRosa, a former contestant on season 18 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), made headlines over the weekend for her role in a flag-waving rally over Interstate 84 in Portland, Oregon. It was designed to be a peaceful demonstration in support of U.S. veterans. “Toward the end of our day, […]
Photo by TASS\TASS via Getty Images Just last month, Bellator MMA two-division champion, Ryan Bader, looked to add a third title to his ever-growing collection. The means to that end was a RIZIN FF showdown in Japan, now that both promotions are working in tandem overseas. Not happening. “We tried hard but looks like fighting […]
Bellator 234 | Bellator MMA The place is here, Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 234: “Kharitonov vs. Vassell,” which will air via tape delay this weekend (Fri., Nov. 15, 2019) via Paramount Network and DAZN, went down this morning overseas. It was the […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is on the hunt for a new welterweight combatant to replace the injured Carlos Condit, who was bounced from his Mickey Gall fight at the upcoming UFC on ESPN 7 event next month in Washington D.C. That’s according to a report from […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, will return to action on Sat., Nov. 30, 2019 in Newport, Wales, in the Polaris 12 main event opposite jiu-jitsu wunderkind Nick Rodriguez. That’s according to a report from Bloody Elbow. Rockhold is on hiatus from mixed […]
Photo by Hannah Foslien/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced plans to stage an event in Raleigh, North Carolina for the first time ever, which is set to go down inside PNC Arena on Jan. 25. Now, the event has found its headlining bout, as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Junior dos Santos […]
(Courtesy of Full Reptile) The UFC on ESPN+ 22 main event for Sao Paulo, Brazil, features Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Blachowicz ran into a stumbling block in his run to a title shot when Thiago Santos defeated him early this year. He rebounded with a brutal knockout of former UFC middleweight champion Luke […]
(Courtesy of ESPN MMA) Jorge Masvidal told ESPN that he hasn’t heard a peep out of Conor McGregor since he defeated Nate Diaz. He’s also puzzled by Nick Diaz’s confusing callout. TRENDING > Nick Diaz willing to fight again, lashes out at Jorge Masvidal “To be quite frank, he was flirting with fighting the winner […]
At CES 59 on October 25, heavyweight William Knight continued his winning ways with a first round TKO of Jamelle Jones. The win gives Knight a six-fight winning streak to start off his career, with finishes in all six of his victories. “I did what I usually do,” Knight told MMAWeekly.com. “It was a last-minute […]
Looking back on his unanimous decision victory over Kyle Bochniak at UFC on ESPN 6 on October 18, featherweight Sean Woodson sees both things he liked and did not like about the fight, but is overall pleased with how it turned out. Feeling that he could have possibly finished Bochniak in the fight but being […]