Nate Diaz is officially a free agent. Diaz has reportedly been removed from the UFC roster, UFC officials and Diaz’s representative Zach Rosenfield confirmed to MMA Fighting on Tuesday. The one-time UFC title challenger fought out his contract in September with a win over Tony Ferguson – this marked his first fight in over a […]
Larissa Pacheco did what no one else has done. Pacheco stunned two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison by defeating her via unanimous decision in the main event of the 2022 PFL World Championship at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. Pacheco was a +529 underdog on average on major online sports books, according to Best […]
With her current PFL contract coming to an end, Kayla Harrison is preparing for this off-season’s free agency. While she has undeniably become the PFL’s face, there was a moment when it seemed she might leave the promotion and sign with Bellator or the UFC. After the PFL matched competing offers, she re-signed with them. […]
Kayla Harrison and Larissa Pacheco will square off in the cage for the third time on Friday night at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. To some, they’ve billed Pacheco as Harrison’s biggest rivalry, but to Harrison, she thinks otherwise. “Can you call it a rivalry if you’ve never won a round?” Harrison said […]
Cain Velasquez wants to make a return to professional wrestling. And he and his attorney, Ed Sousa, made a motion during Monday’s arraignment to Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya for the court to permit him to compete at a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide event on December 3 in Arizona. Earlier this month, Velasquez was granted bail […]
Vadim Nemkov did it. Nemkov successfully retained his light heavyweight title by defeating Corey Anderson via unanimous decision in the main event of Bellator 288. Nemkov not only defended his belt, but also won the Grand Prix money prize and went home $1 million richer. In the co-main event, Usman Nurmagomedov dethroned Patricky Pitbull in […]
Derrick Lewis is looking for redemption. The former interim title challenger will face No. 12-ranked Serghei Spivac in the main event of UFC Fight Night 215. Lewis is currently on a two-fight losing streak, dropping contests to Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich — both by KO/TKO. Spivac, meanwhile, is on a two-fight winning streak ever […]
Dustin Poirier’s win on Saturday was something he really needed. Poirier told FIGHT SPORTS in an exclusive interview on Thursday that bouncing back from his loss in December 2021 to then-champion Charles Oliveira was something he had to deal with. But now, since he’s back in the winner’s circle, he said he finds himself starting […]
The Professional Fighting League has revealed the price tag for its first ever pay-per-view event. The PFL World Championship hits the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Friday, November 25. The main card will stream on ESPN+ pay-per-view for $49.99, the promotion announced on Tuesday. The main event includes undefeated two-time PFL champion Kayla […]
Israel Adesanya had a game plan this past Saturday. But that strategy was cut short after referee Marc Goddard put a stop to the action, marking Alex Pereira as the new UFC middleweight champion. In the final round of UFC 281’s main event, Pereira exploded and landed numerous big shots on Adesanya. Pereira continued to […]