Sean O’Malley | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Sean O’Malley believes a title shot should be next for him no matter who holds the bantamweight title after UFC 311, but he definitely has his preference of opponent. Appearing at a pre-fight press conference ahead of RIZIN 49 this past Tuesday, O’Malley laid out his plans […]
Bryce Mitchell has proven to be one of the best grapplers in the UFC’s talent-rich featherweight division, but what he did in a recent training session left one Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach in shock and awe. Over the years, “Thug Nasty” has relied on his wrestling skills and submission chops to slice through some pretty dangerous […]
Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping admitted he wasn’t fully truthful with athletic commissions towards the latter end of his career. After Bisping was viciously knocked out by Vitor Belfort in 2013, he suffered a detached retina that led him to essentially compete in his final 11 fights — including […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Paige VanZant says she’s returning to MMA, and will do so in the sport’s newest promotion. On her podcast A Kickass Love Story with her husband and fellow fighter Austin Vanderford, VanZant revealed she has signed with the GFL — the sport’s newest promotion that is spending an incredible amount […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Covington admits to not training at all and getting off to a slow start, but it was really the ‘DEI doctor’ that cost him a win in Tampa last month. Colby Covington is still rattling off excuses as to why he lost so badly to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa […]
Umar Nurmagomedov says UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili tried to avoid him as much as possible by targeting other fighters instead. Dvalishvili will make the first defense of his belt against Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on January 18. He won the belt after beating Sean O’Malley at UFC 306. He now faces the undefeated Nurmagomedov, […]
Things have seemed up in the air for Leon Edwards after losing his welterweight title last July, but now some inside information has gone public regarding his next UFC appearance. Edwards went the full 5-round distance with Belal Muhammad in front of a sold out crown in Manchester, but was unable to impress the judges, […]
Dricus du Plessis | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC 2024 is officially in the books, which means we stand on the precipice of another big year in MMA. What will happen? Your guess is as good as ours. If there’s one thing this sport has proven time and again, it’s that no one knows anything. […]
Andre Lima got bit in the UFC in 2024 | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The holiday season is nearly over, and with it, the year 2024. In MMA, 2024 was a particularly eventful year with dozens of massive events and even more huge moments. We here at MMA Fighting did our […]
Join us for live results of Japan’s New Year’s Eve special, RIZIN 49: “Decade.” As 2024 comes to a close, Japan’s tradition of hosting big fights on New Year’s Eve continues, with RIZIN also celebrating their 10th year event with a stacked card. RIZIN 49: Decade starts TONIGHT (Dec. 30, 2024) and will go on well […]