Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Puna Soriano has a new opponent, and a new date for his second fight of 2021. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Anthony Hernandez is still dealing with a hand injury from his most recent victory over Rodolfo Vieira at […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iity4uFYh6g The highly anticipated The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega will see featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and No. 2 contender Brian Ortega coach men’s bantamweights and middleweights competing to make the UFC roster. Following the series, which debuts Tuesday, June 1, the two coaches will prepare to square off for […]
Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier believes Carla Esparza should be next in line to challenge Rose Namajunas for the strawweight title. Esparza defeated Namajunas via submission by way of rear-naked choke on the TUF 20 finale to become the first ever UFC strawweight champion in December 2014, but subsequently lost the […]
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping has sounded off on Joshua Fabia. Fabia is the former coach of Diego Sanchez. Fabia touted his “School of Self Awareness” but many question his techniques as well as his motives for being in Sanchez’s corner. Fans were none too pleased with Fabia’s fight preparation method of chasing athletes […]
Georges St-Pierre isn’t hating on Jake and Logan Paul but he has offered some advice. The Paul brothers are Internet celebrities, who have been making their mark in the world of combat sports. Jake is 3-0 as a pro boxer, while Logan is getting ready for an exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather on June […]
Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn criticizes Top Rank Boxing for what he believes to have been a lack of promotion for Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez. Anthony Joshua has options outside of Oleksandr Usyk for his next fight. Plus, the poster reveals UFC 264, which will be headlined by the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor […]
The medical suspensions for UFC Vegas 27 are in. UFC Vegas 27 took place this past Saturday night, May 22 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a bantamweight tilt between Rob Font and Cody Garbrandt. Font won the bout via unanimous decision. Despite his success, Font is looking at […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWzu-74HSu0 11 men hailing from six different countries have held the undisputed UFC middleweight belt since its introduction at UFC 33 in 2001. One man, Anderson Silva, held the title for over six years from 2007-2013 and was the first champion to defend a belt 10 times. Look back at all the middleweight champions from […]
Following an 18 month layoff, lightweight Kurt Holobaugh returned to action with a 26-second TKO of Joziro Boye at XFC 43 in the first round of the promotion’s 155lb tournament. Coming off of three straight losses, his victory over Boye was a much welcomed return for Holobaugh following his layoff. “That fight couldn’t have gone […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ryan Hall will return to the octagon after a two-year layoff. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a featherweight matchup between Hall and Ilia Topuria is set fo UFC 264. The event takes place July 10 at the T-Mobile […]