Ryan Bader did what not many thought he could. Bellator heavyweight champion Bader met interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in the main event of Bellator 273. There were many questions if the time for Bader was over and time for retirement, but defeating Moldavsky was a clear statement. In the first round, Bader landed massive shots […]
Ryan Bader will be defending his Bellator heavyweight belt on Saturday. Though Bader is the champion, he is going into Bellator 273’s main event title fight as an underdog to interim champion Valentin Moldavsky. The winner will become the undisputed champion. Bader is coming off a loss to Corey Anderson, which was at last year’s […]
Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) is putting on its first US event ever since former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov took over the promotion. EFC 44 will feature Tyrone Spong (2-0) take on Sergei Kharitonov (31-8) in its main event in Miami, Florida at 6 p.m. ET. Spong debuted in MMA in November of 2012 against […]
The UFC’s first NFT pack went on sale on Sunday, and it sold out in just four hours. But the organization isn’t keeping all the profit. There’s a reported 50/50 profit split between the organization and the athletes who were featured in “UFC Strike,” which is the official source of licensed UFC NFTs (non-fungible tokens). […]
Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has successfully defended his title versus the French Muay Thai specialist, Ciryl Gane. But his 17th profession win came together in a way that not many fans or analysts were expecting. The defending champion from Cameroon was able to nullify the advanced striking game of Ciryl Gane by playing solid defense, […]
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has been on a path of destruction in his last five fights, knocking out everyone in his way. Prepared to square off with “The Predator” at UFC 270, is the French Muay Thai technician and interim champion, Ciryl Gane. Gane is predicted to be the biggest test yet for Ngannou […]
The battle to become the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion is almost here. Titleholder Francis Ngannou (16-3) will make his first defense against former sparring partner and interim champion Ciryl Gane (10-0) in the main event of the first UFC pay-per-view of the year. Another title on the line is between men’s flyweight titlist Brandon Moreno […]
Calvin Kattar has done what no man has yet to do in the UFC. Kattar (23-5) handed Chikadze (14-3) his first ever loss in the UFC octagon in the headliner of the first UFC event of 2022 on Saturday night. Kattar bagged the win via unanimous decision with scores 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45. The two […]
Giga Chikadze is looking to keep his winning streak going. This time, Chikadze (14-2) will meet Calvin Kattar (22-5) in the main event of UFC Vegas 46 Saturday night. Chikadze is on a nine-fight winning streak, seven of which has come from the UFC. His last three wins have been technical knockouts, the latest happening […]
Some of UFC’s top stars might not be part of the promotion much longer. That’s what MMA journalist Ariel Helwani is thinking about. Fighter pay has become a popular topic within the sport of MMA, especially now because of celebrity boxing, which pays typically pays a huge purse. Helwani said in a recent episode of […]