BELLATOR MMA announced the re-signing of No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound competitor, No. 8-ranked lightweight contender, and former BELLATOR Featherweight Champion, AJ “Mercenary” McKee (20-1) to an exclusive, multi-year, multi-fight, contract. “Our top priority has always been to cultivate talent from the ground up, and with AJ [McKee] I can proudly say we have witnessed this young man blossom […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BfxsfjjVVU In honor of the UFC's 30th Anniversary and ahead of her main card matchup at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday with Ketlen Vieira, relive bantamweight Raquel Pennington's Octagon debut which took place back in 2013 on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 finale. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live […]
Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight champion of the UFC, could have just suggested switching to the PFL. Since January of last year, as the Cameronian was preparing for his first world championship defense at UFC 270, Francis Ngannou’s contract situation with the UFC has been in doubt. Ngannou would defeat Ciryl Gane by unanimous decision to […]
A.J. McKee is staying with Bellator. Bellator officials on Tuesday confirmed to MMA Fighting a new multi-fight agreement with McKee, heading off a contract stalemate that threatened to take the former featherweight champ out of the fold. SI.com was the first to report news of McKee’s new contract. “Our top priority has always been to […]
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Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury. Kelvin Gastelum is out of his fight with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday due to a mouth injury. The details of the injury are still a bit sketchy but he did release a photo and video of the aftermath and it’s not pretty. The […]
For UFC 286 in London, a ranked women’s flyweight bout is planned. The pay-per-view event at The O2 on March 18 will feature a match between former title contender Jennifer Maia and unbeaten Casey O’Neill. Still, neither party has signed the bout contract, according to MMA Junkie. The 25-year-old O’Neill has three stoppage victories against […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAEIayWbjPY In just the second Octagon appearance of his career, middleweight Anderson Silva proved he was a force to be reckoned with, requiring less than one round of action to secure the knockout victory over defending champion Rich Franklin for the division crown! Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Tatiana Suarez makes her long-awaited return to action after nearly four years away from the sport when she faces Montana De La Rosa at an upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled for Feb. 25. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the matchup to […]
Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters. MMA fans have seen fighters retire and then un-retire so many times that MMA retirements are never quite believed the first time around. Ben Askren, who retired in November 2019 and then returned (for boxing) in April 2021 explains why fighters have a hard […]