Former Bellator MMA women’s Flyweight champion, Liz Carmouche, punched her way to the semifinals of the PFL 2025 World Tournament last night (Fri., April 11, 2025) in devastating fashion, and she barely broke a sweat doing it. Coming into the event, Carmouche had a bitter taste in her mouth after her nine-fight win streak went […]
MMA Fighting has results for PFL 2: Higo vs. Alves, the PFL event taking place on Friday night at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. Friday’s event is the second in the PFL’s 2025 World Tournament, which hosts eight-man tournaments across eight different weight classes. Friday’s card hosts the opening round of action for the bantamweight […]
Diego Lopes and Yair Rodriguez had to get security involved to keep them apart after the featherweights nearly came to blows during the UFC 314 pre-fight press conference on Thursday. While both fighters are facing different opponents on the pay-per-view card, the most heated moment happened between them when Lopes was asked if he might […]
Merab Dvalishvili has defended his decision to rematch Sean O’Malley as they face off on June 7 from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Dvalishvili defeated O’Malley in a one-sided unanimous decision to secure the UFC Bantamweight Title at UFC 306. O’Malley revealed he entered the bout with an injury, as he underwent surgery […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images John Danaher’s New Wave team for CJI 2 is reportedly finalized and filled with BJJ champions. New Wave was a surprise addition to the Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2), given their original team’s bitter split and rivalry with B-Team. The John Danaher led squad will indeed […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The UFC has cut ties with three fighters after recent losses inside the octagon with Seung Woo Choi, Diana Belbita and Istela Nunes no longer being on the active roster, MMA Fighting has learned. Belbita and Nunes were let go after losing to Dione Barbosa and Loma Lookboonmee, respectively, at […]
Paddy Pimblett is confident he’ll submit Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Pimblett is riding high with a perfect 6-0 UFC record. His recent outing saw him earn his biggest win yet, submitting Bobby Green at UFC 304—his first victory over a ranked opponent. The dominant showing even drew praise from Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. Three […]
Sydney Sweeney recalled having lunch with Ronda Rousey, saying it was a memorable experience. Rousey was once the face of the UFC, going 12-0 before her historic knockout loss to Holly Holm in 2015. She returned a year later, only to suffer another KO to Amanda Nunes. Rousey then left MMA behind for a stint […]
In an interview earlier this week, UFC lightweight contender Paddy Pimblett had some strong words for Ilia Topuria, then outlined his plan to fight the former featherweight titleholder eventually. Pimblett is set to square off with Michael Chander this weekend in UFC 314’s co-main event, but as always “The Baddy” has his eyes on the […]
Jean Silva | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Jean Silva is talking a big game ahead of UFC 314, and it’s certainly getting a reaction. This Saturday, Silva takes on Bryce Mitchell in the featured main card bout at UFC 314. It’s a matchup “Lord” called for after Mitchell’s heinous comments about Adolf Hitler, and […]