The nominees for the “Best MMA Fighter” for the 2021 ESPYS have been announced. Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the four fighters up for the award, and is the only retired nominee on the ticket. The all-time great retired at UFC 254 in Oct. 2020 after he defeated Justin Gaethje by […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrYZGYA68gA France's Ciryl Gane has caught the attention of the UFC heavyweight division with the way he moves for a fighter of his size. In less than two years into his career with the promotion, he has already become a top contender with a 5-0 record (8-0 overall). Subscribe to get all the latest UFC […]
One of the most interesting rematches in UFC Heavyweight history between current heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou (16-3-0) and #2 UFC heavyweight contender Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis has delayed from UFC 265 on August 7th in Houston, Texas. There were scheduling problems and the long-awaited rematch has been postponed until at least September. Nothing is […]
The weigh-ins take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. where the fights will take place Friday night. Among those weighing in are Tim Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky who fight for the interim heavyweight title in the main event. The full Bellator 261 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) Tim Johnson […]
Undisputed Junior-Middleweight Champion of Women’s Boxing, Claressa Shields, is ready to take on another MMA fighter in the octagon after grabbing a win on her martial arts debut. Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, best pound-for-pound the best female boxer, who switched to MMA due to low pay in boxing. The boxing champ has […]
Jake Paul has trashed many mixed martial artists, but Anderson Silva isn’t one of them. Silva picked up a split decision win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on main card of Tribute to the Kings in Guadalajara, Mexico last Saturday. Paul was impressed in Silva’s abilities inside the ring. “Anderson’s 46 years old, and I […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC Vegas 31’s new headliner is Islam Makhachev vs. Thiago Moises after the postponement of a featherweight headliner between ex-champ Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez. The bout will be contested over five rounds. The news was confirmed to MMA Fighting by multiple people with knowledge of the shift after an […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85Ip17zLk8 UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane looks at his fight with Alexander Volkov as his biggest test yet in his career, and he looks forward to proving himself in the UFC Vegas 30 main event. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of […]
Max Holloway is currently preparing to take on Yair Rodriguez but the UFC fans might have already figured out who he will face next. Holloway (22-6) was scheduled to take on Rodriguez (13-2) on July 19, but the fight was put off after the Blessed suffered an undisclosed injury. It is well-known to every featherweight […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ7FKEdFwJw Watch the second fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor that took place earlier this year on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi at UFC 257 in January. The trilogy rubber match between Poirier and McGregor will headline UFC 264 on Saturday, July 10. Order now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: […]