(Courtesy of Jorge Masvidal) After defeating Nate Diaz at UFC 244, Jorge Masvidal and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson met up backstage in this scene from “The Diaries Of A Street Fighter Part X.” Masvidal and Diaz headlined UFC 244 in a rare non-championship pay-per-view main event. They fought for the fictitious title of Baddest Motherf—er, […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) 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 co-main event, former lightweight champion Eduard Folayang (22-8) snapped his two-fight losing […]
Earlier in the week, Nate Diaz made an ambiguous post on Instagram alluding to his retirement. Just a few days later, he’s shutting the door on any speculation. “F*** a rematch, this s**t was over before it started. I’m goin on out on tour. Peace out fight game,” Diaz said, leaving many of us wondering […]
On a night in which his fellow countrymen weren’t all getting victories, it was up to Zabit Magomedsharipov to put Russia on his back. Inside the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Zabit defeated Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28. Zabit (18-1) has now won 14 fights in a row and is 6-0 in the […]
Dolly Clew, Cage Warriors Rhys McKee made a big statement in his welterweight debut, stopping the battle-hardened Hakon Foss in just over one minute in their main event clash at Cage Warriors 110. McKee knocked Foss to the ground with a jab on the minute mark before stopping the bout with follow-up strikes on Saturday […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images An emotional Greg Hardy saw no positives and no upside to going three rounds with a top-ranked UFC heavyweight. A decision loss to Alexander Volkov in UFC Moscow’s co-headliner left Hardy “clearly devastated” and determined to fight his way back to the top. ”The bar where I […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Six UFC wins is enough for Zabit Magomedsharipov to believe he should be in line for the next shot at the featherweight title. On Saturday in his native Russia, Magomedsharipov earned a unanimous decision against Calvin Kattar after showcasing a diverse and creative striking offense over three rounds. While it may […]
Watch KSI vs. Logan Paul 2 full fight video highlights from the main event, courtesy of DAZN. KSI vs. Logan Paul 2 took place Nov. 9 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. KSI (1-0) and Logan Paul (0-1) made their professional boxing debuts in a highly anticipated rematch, which aired live on DAZN. […]
Kamaru Usman | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Kamaru Usman isn’t hating on Jorge Masvidal’s recent success. But he also thinks it might be a little premature to call “Gamebred” an elite welterweight who’s ready to win the title. The reigning UFC welterweight champ is currently preparing for his first title defense on Dec. 14 against […]
Sage Northcutt | ONE Championship When Sage Northcutt suffered a horrific injury in May, losing his ONE Championship debut against Cosmo Alexandre, his former promoter Dana White called for his retirement. White even said that MMA “isn’t the sport” for the 23-year-old prospect. Northcutt doesn’t understand why his former promoter would say those things. “For […]