Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Fight for the rights of (almost) every man! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, embodies the American dream. Instead of being born in some posh hospital in the suburbs of Swankville, U.S.A., “The Nigerian Nightmare” immigrated to the United States when he was eight years old and […]
Al Sermeno-USA TODAY Sports Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields, who was a top-ranked title contender for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), continues to ply his grappling trade outside of mixed martial arts (MMA), including his appearances for Submission Underground. Where he defeated Dillon Danis back in 2017. Since then, Shields claims the Bellator MMA welterweight […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Colby Covington doesn’t hide his support for President Donald Trump and his family. He even appeared to be reading Trump’s son’s book during the UFC 245 press conference. Covington being one of Trump’s biggest supporters, you would think he would be there by Trump’s side when the President attended UFC 244, […]
Looking back on his June victory over Ricardo Lamas at UFC 238, featherweight Calvin Kattar couldn’t be more pleased with how the fight turned out. Not only did Kattar pick up a first round TKO, but defeating such a well-regarded fighter as Lamas could prove to be a turning point in the advancement of Calvin’s […]
Since turning pro in June of 2018, it had been a pretty hectic first few months of welterweight Kyle Crutchmer’s career. Following his most recent win this past February, a unanimous decision over Josh Weston at XFN 356, Crutchmer had fought four times since his pro debut, with three finishes in his first four fights. […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Although it was exciting to have a sitting U.S. President attend a UFC event, there were also some downsides to President Donald Trump attending UFC 244. Watch UFC president Dana White and fighters Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal, Kevin Lee and Derrick Lewis comment on President Donald Trump attending UFC 244 at […]
Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz’s tenure helped fill their pockets on Saturday night, as they both walked out of UFC 244 with an extra $20,000 apiece. Masvidal and Diaz headlined the ESPN+ broadcasted card and due to the UFC’s partnership with Reebok, the two fighters earned the most they could from the UFC Promotional Compliance […]
Four days ahead of their return to Thackerville, Oklahoma, Bellator announced the full card for Bellator 233 taking place at the WinStar World Casino and Resort. Headlining the Paramount Network broadcast will be John Salter and Costello van Steenis battling at middleweight, as King Mo Lawal looks for one final win inside the Bellator cage […]
UFC’s middleweight division continues to be in a state of flux following Israel Adesanya’s knockout of Robert Whittaker at UFC 243. While Paulo Costa was set to be next in line for a shot at the new champion, an injury has kept him out of the UFC’s plans, which has caused Adesanya to call out […]
Last week was a rough seven days for UFC middleweight Darren Till, as numerous issues nearly cost him his UFC 244 fight against Kelvin Gastelum. Till, who was making his middleweight debut inside Madison Square Garden, nearly didn’t get into the United States last week due to a Visa issue. The travel issue would be […]