Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, was expected to make his first 185-pound title defense against top division contender, Paulo Costa, at some point in early 2020. Unfortunately for “The Eraser,” a bicep injury is likely to keep him out of action for eight […]
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump attended the UFC 244 pay-per-view (PPV) event last Sat. night (Nov. 2, 2019) inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he got to rub elbows with longtime supporter and UFC President Dana White. It cost the Republican National Committee $60,000. Now before […]
Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images The whole point of releasing these “Fight Motion” videos, also known as “Ghost Cam” in some circles, is so that mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can watch some of the slam-bang action in super-slow motion. Safe to say there was plenty of that from the UFC 244 card last weekend […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Retired UFC welterweight, Dan Hardy, went on camera after the UFC 244 pay-per-view (PPV) event and criticized light heavyweight up-and-comer, Johnny Walker, for trash talking Corey Anderson while both fighters were waiting in the backstage tunnel. “For five minutes or 10 minutes all the time before the […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back for another early afternoon affair with UFC Fight Night 163 “Zabit vs. Kattar” this Sat. (Nov. 9, 2019), airing exclusively on ESPN+ from inside CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia. The main event will feature the featherweight fracas between Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Calvin Kattar, who assume headlining duties after Junior […]
Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images I have bad news for all the crybaby Nate Diaz fans who think the Stockton slapper was going to have a miraculous turnaround in the fourth or fifth round of his UFC 244 main event against Jorge Masvidal last weekend in New York, despite having a face that landed somewhere […]
Bellator MMA Event: Bellator 233: “Salter vs. van Steenis”Date: Fri., Nov. 8, 2019, on Paramount Network and DAZNLocation: WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma Bellator 233 Main Event: 185 lbs.: John Salter (16-4) vs. Costello van Steenis (12-1) Bellator 233 Main Card (9 p.m. ET): 195 lbs.: Muhammed Lawal (21-9) vs. Andrew Kapel […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC 244 pay-per-view (PPV) event, held last Sat. night (Nov. 2, 2019) inside Madison Square Garden in New York City (results here). As you might expect with a fight card of this magnitude, […]
Looking back over her 2019, though the year started off slow for strawweight Bi Nguyen, the last several months have been something of a whirlwind. Upon joining ONE Championship in April, Nguyen has fought multiple times, across multiple combat sports, and has been enjoying the experiences she’s had with the promotion. “Ever since signing with […]
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Nate Diaz wasn’t happy with the doctor stoppage and had some words to say to Dana White, who eventually seemed to agree with the stoppage. This brings you Diaz in his raw form after his loss to Jorge Masvidal at the UFC 244 post-fight press conference. TRENDING > Nate Diaz says […]