7:09 PM ET A key welterweight fight is now on the docket for summer. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque have agreed to a welterweight fight that will headline UFC Fight Night on July 15, sources confirmed with ESPN on Saturday. The card does not have an official location, but it
Month: April 2023
Veteran bantamweight Brian Kelleher is unsure when he’ll return to the sport after the discovery of an injury that cancelled his UFC Vegas 72 fight with Journey Newson. Kelleher was ruled out of Saturday’s event on Wednesday of his preliminary card matchup at UFC APEX. In his place went Marcus McGhee, who wound up earning
In the Octagon, the Europeans ran through the quarterfinals, winning three out of the four bouts. The results were: Artem Lobov defeated Chris Gruetzemacher via knockout Saul Rogers defeated Ryan Hall via majority decision Marcin Wrzosek defeated David Teymur via majority decision Julian Erosa defeated Abner Lloveras via split decision Erosa is the lone survivor
ONE Championship isn’t afraid of collaboration, according to ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. During an appearance on “The MMA Hour” to promote ONE Fight Night 10, which takes place May 5 in Colorado, Sityodtong mentioned the idea when asked about co-promotion with the sport’s biggest competitors. Uncommon in MMA unless it’s a Bellator and RIZIN partnership,
Anthony Joshua has confirmed plans for a December fight with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia. Reports have been coming out through April that the Saudi Boxing Federation has been plotting to put together one of the biggest night in boxing history. Not only would Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight to unify the heavyweight titles,
No matter what else he has learned, Mike Perry has certainly learned to shoot for the stars. After all, who would have foreseen him squaring off with former UFC champion Luke Rockhold in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships squared circle? After stopping Rockhold, he took aim at UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Perry went punch-for-punch with
10:51 PM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas was supposed to be a competitive bout between two bantamweight prospects. It turned into a one-sided showcase fight for Song Yadong. Yadong defeated Ricky Simon by TKO in the fifth round of their five-round headliner on Saturday. After torching Simon with a perfect
MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Steven Marracco and E. Casey Leydon react to Eddie Alvarez’s thrilling split decision win in his BKFC debut, Chad Mendes’ retirement, Mike Perry’s strange TKO win over Luke Rockhold, Conor McGregor’s appearance in the BKFC, Ben Rothwell’s violent win over Josh Copeland, Christine Ferea successful title defense against Bec Rawlings, and
UFC continues its run of events at UFC APEX with an exciting bantamweight contenders’ tilt that will see No. 8 ranked Song Yadong battle No. 10 Ricky Simon. Also, Dana White’s Contender Series signee Caio Borralho looks to push his unbeaten streak to 14 bouts when he takes on hard-hitting Michal Oleksiejczuk in an intriguing middleweight
A fighter’s cauliflower ear exploded leading to TKO stoppage at last night’s UWC 43 event in Tijuana, Mexico. Jose Penaloza challenged reigning UWC featherweight champion Dorian Ramos in last night’s main event title fight. As seen in the photos below courtesy of Caposa on Twitter, Penaloza’s cauliflower ear appeared to be on the verge of
Mike Perry continued his bare knuckle takeover last night (Sat., April 29, 2023) at BKFC 41 live on FITE.TV pay-per-view (PPV) from inside 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., when “Platinum” put a stop to former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold via second-round TKO in the main event. Rockhold landed the biggest punch of the first
Former Strikeforce and UFC champion Luke Rockhold made his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut on Saturday against Mike Perry in Denver, Colorado. Perry entered the main event bout undefeated in BKFC (2-0) and was looking for another finish. Rockhold promised a knockout heading into the match. Perry pressed forward. Rockhold connected with a left hand.
11:44 AM ET Nate Diaz turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday morning and was booked into custody on a charge of felony second-degree battery. Diaz, the 38-year-old former UFC star, was issued an arrest warrant Monday stemming from a street brawl last weekend involving multiple people following the Misfits Boxing
MMA Fighting has BKFC 41 results for the Perry vs. Rockhold fight card, live blogs from the top two fights, and more from the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colo., on Saturday night. In the main event, Mike Perry welcomes former UFC champion Luke Rockhold to the BKFC ring in a light heavyweight contest. Former UFC
The Canadian Horth was sharp in the first, showing her soccer roots by landing several hard kicks and working the body well before Cowan pressured forward and had a little more success in the second. In the third, Cowan quickly closed the distance, but Horth successfully worked off the fence and found success in space
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 72 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon. Song (19-7-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a TKO loss to Cory Sandhagen in September of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘The Kung Fu Kid’
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 72 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., April 29, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 72 will be headlined by the 135-pound showdown between Top 10-ranked bantamweight contenders Yadong Song and Ricky Simon. Before that five-round
UFC Vegas 72: Song vs. Simon Live Results UFC Vegas 72 results begin at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 29, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 72 Live results section for live stats or jump down to the
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