Jon Jones has chosen the fighter he wants to face in his next title defense. The reigning UFC light heavyweight champion hasn’t fought since July when he won a split decision over Thiago Santos to defend his belt for the second straight time. Months have passed since that time with Jones teasing a return to […]
Looking back over his two fights in 2019, heavyweight Tyrell Fortune is very pleased with how his bouts have turned out. He’s on the cusp of entering title talk, but he’s in no rush to take home the Bellator belt. First against Ryan Pokryfky in February, then versus Rudy Schaffroth in August, both for Bellator, […]
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(Courtesy of UFC) Watch the UFC Moscow Weigh-in live on Friday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT on MMAWeekly.com. The UFC on ESPN+ 21 main event features Zabit Magomedsharipov squaring off with Calvin Kattar in a featherweight showdown. TRENDING > Jon Jones chooses Dominick Reyes as the UFC opponent he wants […]
Following two years away from the cage, featherweight Leslie Smith returned to fighting this past July with a unanimous decision win over Sinead Kavanaugh at Bellator 224. Now, she’s thinking about challenging for a Bellator belt. While there are some things she feels like she could work on following the win over Kavanaugh, overall Smith […]
The fighters slated for UFC on ESPN+ 21 stepped on the scale Friday at the official weigh-in for Saturday’s event in Moscow. All fighters made weight, giving all 13 bouts the green light. The UFC on ESPN+ 21 main event was originally slated to feature Junior dos Santos vs. Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight showdown. […]
ONE: Masters of Fate was headlined by an all-Filipino strawwweight title fight. Champion Joshua Pacio defended his title with a second-round submission of compatriot Rene Catalan, finishing the 40-year-old with an arm-triangle choke in the second round. In the opening round Pacio landed a spinning back kick to the midsection and immediately scored with a […]
For his first bout of 2019, welterweight Logan Storley was looking to remain undefeated against veteran Ion Pascu at Bellator 2015 in February. Though he wasn’t able to finish Pascu, Storley feels that he had a dominant performance over the course of all three rounds, which earned him a unanimous decision victory and kept his […]
Jon Jones has made his choice for who he will defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against next, and it’s not Corey Anderson. “Just finished a coaches meeting studying Dominick and Cory‘s careers,” Jones wrote on Twitter. “Established Dominick (Reyes)’s definitely the more dangerous fighter. Beating his ass next. Cory moves when I say move.” […]
Following the release of footage of the person of interest in the case of Walt Harris’ missing stepdaughter, Auburn Police have identified him. On Thursday Auburn PD named 30-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed of Montgomery, Alabama as the person wanted in connection with Aniah Blanchard’s missing person’s case, and have issued an arrest warrant against Yazeed on […]