Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The feeling is mutual. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is currently ranked No. 3 on the 170-pound ladder and could be next in line for a crack at the division crown after winning — and finishing — his last three fights. But has “Gamebred” […]
Photo by Simon Cooper/PA Images via Getty Images Just because Alexander Volkov disposed of Greg Hardy in the UFC Moscow co-main event last weekend on ESPN+ and is already setting his sights on the next big thing at 265 pounds, doesn’t mean he’s about to let Junior dos Santos off the hook. “Cigano” was expected […]
Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight veteran, Nate Diaz, didn’t like the way Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was supporting longtime friend and fellow Floridian, Jorge Masvidal, after “Gamebred” captured the “BMF” title at UFC 244 in New York. In fact, Diaz threatened to […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images At UFC 244, Jorge Masvidal was crowned the first-ever “BMF” champion after defeating Nate Diaz via doctor’s stoppage following three rounds of action inside Madison Square Garden in New York City (see the highlights here). And while “Gamebred” has been enjoying the fruits of his labor […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Amanda Nunes gives her thoughts on her next opponent, Germaine de Randamie, as she defends her bantamweight title at UFC 245. TRENDING > Suspect arrested for kidnapping in case of UFC fighter Walt Harris’s missing stepdaughter Nunes currently holds both the bantamweight and featherweight titles. The rematch with de Randamie is […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Max Holloway and Alexander Volkanovski are both extremely confident headed into their UFC 245 featherweight title showdown. Volkanovski has been waiting a long time to get a crack at the Hawaiian and believes he knows how to the crack the code. Holloway, however, has ruled over the featherweight division for several […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently confirmed that he is indeed in negotiations to fight Tony Ferguson when he returns to the Octagon. He also confirmed that there is a route to a Conor McGregor rematch. There are stumbling blocks along the road to both. A McGregor rematch seems the longest of shots. According to […]
Mixed martial arts pioneer Tara LaRosa took down and restrained an angry protestor, who bit her on the chest, at a flag waiving gathering in North Portland on Sunday. LaRosa was part of a group of demonstrators waiving flags in honor of Veterans Day on an Interstate 84 overpass. A woman that took umbrage with […]
After six straight wins since entering the Octagon, Zabit Magomedsharipov is calling dibs on being next in line for the UFC featherweight title. The most recent win for the popular Russian fighter came in his native country on November 9th against Calvin Kattar by way of a dominant unanimous decision win. “I knew he was […]
MMA Fighting CORK, Ireland — Northern Irish knockout artist Rhys McKee discusses the benefits of competing at a heavier weight class and his quick finish of Hakon Foss in the main event of Cage Warriors 110. McKee also underlines his title aspirations, his rivalry with Alex Lohore and his proximity to a UFC contract.