MONTREAL – UFC bantamweight Brad Katona joins MMA Fighting’s José Youngs to discuss everything from his love of Lord of the Rings, chess, Star Wars, pizza toppings, bread selections, movies, and more. Katona (14-4), a two-time winner of The Ultimate Fighter, is currently slated to fight Bekzat Almakhan on the preliminary card of UFC 315 […]
Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images Snyder was one of 16 men pinched in the operation. Former collegiate wrestling icon Kyle Snyder, who won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, was arrested during a prostitution sting by Columbus Division of Police last weekend in Ohio. Snyder is accused of paying an undercover officer for […]
Magomed Ankalaev claims he has been offered a rematch with Alex Pereira for UFC 317 on June 28 in Las Vegas, leaving the ball in Alex’s court. Ankalaev defeated Pereira via a unanimous decision to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion at UFC 313. The pair are expected to run things back, although Akalaev suggested […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and MMA star Nate Diaz will appear as rival coaches for season 2 of the Russian fight reality show ALF Reality. The show mirrors that of the UFC TUF series, as they follow in the footsteps of Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan, who coached on season 1. Jones, currently without […]
Andrei Arlovski | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Andrei Arlovski is making the move to bare knuckle. On Saturday, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced that Arlovski will make his promotional debut when he takes on Geronimo dos Santos at BKFC 76 in Fort Worth, TX, on June 21. ANDREI ARLOVSKI IS LEAVING […]
Tonight at UFC 315, under the bright lights of the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad over the course of 25 minutes to become the new undisputed UFC welterweight champion. Throughout the fight, Della Maddalena was setting up his counter shots with evasive head movement, which would open his […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Valentina Shevchenko racked up another title defense on Saturday after taking out Manon Fiorot in the UFC 315 co-main event. While she had to battle through a couple of close rounds, Shevchenko did far more damage after breaking Fiorot’s nose with a devastating punch in the opening round and then […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder will get a quick turnaround after stopping Bo Nickal earlier this month at UFC Des Moines when the former ONE double champion meets former UFC middleweight king Robert Whittaker in a five-round main event at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26. UFC officials announced the matchup on […]
Jon Jones believes he would have taken care of Daniel Cormier the same way he did at 205-pounds, if the two ever crossed paths in the heavyweight division. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier had one of the UFC’s most legendary rivalries during their time together at light heavyweight, with Jon Jones coming out on top […]
UFC 315 Preview Show: Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Belal Muhammad and Valentina Shevchenko are set for their first title defenses. This Saturday, at UFC 315 in Montreal, Quebec, Muhammad puts his welterweight title on the line against Jack Della Maddalena in the main event, while Shevchenko starts her second women’s flyweight title run […]