Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the UFC are expected to reach an agreement. That’s at least what MMA reporter Ariel Helwani recently said. “Francis is about to become a free agent,” he said. “But I’m hearing that talks are actually pretty good. And you know, you saw Eric Nicksick, his coach referenced March 4, I’ve […]
The Polish powerhouse, Jan Blachowicz will have a second bite at the cherry as he the chance to close out the year with the UFC light heavyweight strap wrapped around his waist one more time. Jan Blachowicz will confront Russia’s Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of the final pay-per-view of the year, which takes […]
Conor McGregor said he’s facing a second lawsuit. This time, the former two-division champion said it’s for defamation of character and has been filed by former friend and teammate Artem Lobov. Earlier this week, Lobov reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking millions in restitution for not getting appropriate recognition of his role in the growth of […]
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 […]