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 […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Interest in Saturday’s UFC 244 show and the Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz fight led the prelims to do UFC’s biggest numbers ever on ESPN 2. The two hours from 8-10 p.m. averaged 910,000 viewers, and peaked at 1,121,000 viewers for the Corey Anderson first round knockout win over Johnny Walker. […]
Thomas Gifford lost a one-sided contest to Mike Davis at UFC Tampa. | Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Thomas Gifford is no longer under contract with the UFC, the lightweight fighter announced on his social media. “The Young Lion” entered the Octagon on Oct. 12 looking for his first win against short-notice replacement Mike Davis, but […]
NEW YORK CITY – Welterweight Lyman Good breaks down his knockout win over Chance Rencountre on the UFC 244 preliminary card. Good was motivated by his teammate Julio Arce’s loss in the fight before him, and he now wants to face top-ranked opposition.
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting 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. 5. […]