Neiman Gracie | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Coming off of his first loss, Neiman Gracie is being booked against a veteran for his next outing. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that Gracie (9-1) will fight Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2, 1 NC) in a welterweight bout at Bellator 236, which takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center […]
Dolly Clew, Cage Warriors Paddy Pimblett will now take on TUF finalist Joe Giannetti at Cage Warriors 111 on Nov. 22 at the Indigo due to an injury forcing Donovan Desmae from their London clash. Cage Warriors announced the new opponent via press release on Wednesday. It’s the second time that a bout between Pimblett […]
James Haskell | Bellator Just two months after being announced as a Bellator fighter, decorated English rugby international James Haskell has been revealed as a cast member for the U.K. reality television show, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Haskell revealed his intention to take part in the jungle-based reality television show via social […]
Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports UFC veteran Taylor Lapilus has become the latest signing for ARES Fighting Championship, a newly formed Afro-European MMA league, which is set for its inaugural event in Dakar, Senegal on Dec. 14. Many have speculated that ARES can make waves in Europe and beyond due to its strong financial backing by […]
Gilbert Melendez defeated Diego Sanchez for his first UFC win at UFC 166. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Gilbert Melendez wasn’t sad or upset when he got the call that he was being released from the UFC. In fact, the 37-year-old veteran actually welcomed the news that he was being cut because in a strange […]
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, José Youngs and Peter Carroll break down some of the top storylines in the world of mixed martial arts. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Some of the topics […]
Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! This is a pretty odd one. Apparently, prior to Greg Hardy’s appearance at UFC Moscow over the weekend, Heavyweight legend Randy Couture sent “Prince of War” a […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title contender, Colby Covington, wants the American people to pay their respects to the veteran heroes who fought on behalf of the United States of America, because without them, we might not be able to enjoy our many freedoms. Like the right […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Long before Conor McGregor was throwing dollies through bus windows in Brooklyn, Artem Lobov and Khabib Nurmagomedov were in a hotel hallway, trying to handle business like men. Which is a nice way of saying “The Russian Hammer” got punked by “The Eagle.” That hand-on-the-back-of-the-head thing […]
David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title contender, Francis Ngannou, is not going to be fighting for the 265-pound strap until reigning division kingpin, Stipe Miocic, finishes his trilogy with former champion, Daniel Cormier. How long that takes, remains to be seen. In the interim, “The Predator” can’t seem to find […]