Jan Blachowicz came out victorious Saturday night, but it didn’t come without injury. Former light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, and one of the most promising contenders, Aleksandar Rakic, headlined UFC Vegas 54. Blachowicz won the contest by TKO while Rakic suffered an injury to his right knee in the third round. Blachowicz tested Rakic’s chin […]
Jan Blachowicz’s championship run was short-lived. But he’ll have a chance to get back into the winning column when he meets Aleksandar Rakic in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. Blachowicz is coming off a submission loss to Glover Teixeira, who snatched the light heavyweight title from him in October. Rakic, meanwhile, […]
Michael Page is looking to get a step closer to the Bellator welterweight title. The only man that stands in way of his shot is Logan Storley. The two will meet in the cage tonight at the SSE Arena in London. Meanwhile, the co-main event will feature legendary Lyoto Machida against Fabian Edwards. This could […]
Among the highest paid athletes in the world, there’s three boxers and one mixed martial artist of them. In a study released by Sportico on Wednesday, the sports business media publication ranked undisputed middleweight titleholder Canelo Alvarez as the fifth-richest athlete in the world with $89 million to his name. WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury […]
UFC President Dana White was seemed to be more interested in watching the Canelo Alvarez-Dmitry Bivol fight instead of the women’s strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza at UFC 274 this past week. White, sitting cage side during the whole pay-per-view, kept a close eye on all the action until Namanjuas and […]
Ryan Bader did it again. The headlining of Bellator 280 was a rematch between two of the toughest guys of the promotion — champion Ryan Bader and local French fighter Cheick Kongo. This was the rematch between these athletes, a necessary fight after their first battle, which ended as No Contest because of an accidental […]
Despite being stripped of his belt after failing to make the 155-pound lightweight title match limit, Charles Oliveira fought like a true champion in tonight’s main event at UFC 274. In what was scheduled to be his second title defense, Oliveira walked through the fire of Justin Gaethje’s heavy hands, came out the other side, […]
As we move toward the midway point of 2022, fight fans find themselves on the cusp of yet another event in combat sports, with UFC 274: Oliveira versus Gaethje. Live from inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, the Pay-Per-View main card will feature five high-level mixed martial arts matchups. In the evening’s main attraction, the […]
Rob Font and Marlon Vera are looking to make themselves stand out in the division. Font was nearing an opportunity for a title shot, until he ran into former featherweight champion Jose Aldo and lost in December. Vera, whose winning streak was also halted by Aldo, returned to the winning column after knocking out former […]
Joanna Jędrzejczyk is making sure she doesn’t part ways with the UFC anytime soon. Jędrzejczyk said she signed a new multi-fight deal with the world’s leading MMA promotion. She said when the day comes to hang her gloves, she wants to retire as a UFC fighter. “I always said that I want to retire in […]