Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 31, 2023, 12:11 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili won’t be back in the Octagon until later in the year. Dvalishvili recently had surgery on his right hand is currently sporting a cast, his manager Oren Hodak of KO Reps confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Hodak said Dvalishvili will be
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Ex-PFL light heavyweight champion Rob Wilkinson has been pulled from the ongoing 2023 season after testing positive for a banned substance. Anonymous sources confirmed the news when speaking to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following an initial report from MMA Mania. It’s unknown at this time what substance was found in Wilkinson’s system but he’s been
Additionally, due to injury, Mateus Mendonca has been removed from his bantamweight bout with John Castaneda. Replacing Mendonca will be Dana White’s Contender Series alum Muin Gafurov, who makes his UFC debut after capturing the LFA bantamweight championship via KO late last year. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: KARA-FRANCE vs ALBAZI takes place Saturday, June 3 from
Conor McGregor has hit back at Matt Brown by dubbing him a heroin addict, highlighting his past substance abuse issues. Over the course of the last few weeks, one of the strangest rivalries in combat sports has been Conor McGregor vs Matt Brown. It all began when the two were discussing the knockout record in
Can a large NFL player beat a small MMA fighter in a bout with no weight limits? Former Eagles tight end Clay Harbor had the combat sports community up in arms when he declared himself superior to former UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo, despite “Triple C” winning an Olympic gold medal and racking up a
Justin Gaethje thinks that the BMF belt is “kind of stupid.” So why the heck did he agree to fight for it against Dustin Poirier in the UFC 291 headliner in July? The history of the UFC’s BMF title When the Baddest Motherf**ker championship was created, it was supposed to be a one-and-done scenario. Nate
Andres Waters May 30, 2023, 11:30 PM ET ESPN’s “The Ultimate Fighter” is back, as the reality show returned in dramatic fashion with two polarizing fighters in the sport, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, taking over to coach the two teams for Season 31. (Watch the replay of the first episode of TUF 31 on
Conor McGregor has returned to The Ultimate Fighter. “The Notorious” and opposing coach Michael Chandler were front and center on the season premiere of TUF 31 on Tuesday, preparing to pit two teams of UFC hopefuls against each other over a 10-week run. This is McGregor’s second time appearing as a coach on the long-running
“For me, it’s about stylistic matchups,” he said. “And the good thing about Victor Altamirano, stylistically, is that it’s an exciting matchup for me and it’s a fun fight and it’s a fight where I can really go out and fight my style. I was going to fight Allan Nascimento, and it was going to
Dan Hooker thinks the BMF belt is a “silly little” title, but he’s still interested in fighting for it. Dana White recently announced that the BMF title is back up for grabs following Jorge Masvidal’s retirement and Dustin Poirier will take on Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 291 for the belt. Although
The PFL light heavyweight champion is out of his scheduled fight. MMAmania.com confirmed with multiple sources on Tues. (May 30, 2023) that Rob Wilkinson has been pulled from PFL 4, which takes place on June 8 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, after failing a drug test in the wake of his win over former
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler – Quick KO kicks off season The first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler aired on Tuesday. The 31st season on the reality show features bantamweights and lightweights competing for a UFC contract. Coaches, former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and lightweight contender
Paulo Costa has called cap on the UFC’s announcement of him facing Ikram Aliskerov at UFC 291 in July. With his second booking of the year being called into question, does this mean that the one-time middleweight title challenger and the UFC are still not on the same page? On an all-new edition of Heck
At every turn, Albazi has lobbied for the opportunity to share the Octagon with more seasoned competitors, ranked opponents, and through no fault of his own, those fights have yet to materialize. A couple have been booked, but each time, something has come up, preventing the fight from going forward, sending the surging flyweight into
The 124th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 74 this weekend and to talk Francis Ngannou’s signing with the PFL. We’re first joined by UFC Hall of Famer and PFL commentator Randy Couture (1:11). Next, UFC lightweight Jim Miller (20:49) comes on. Closing out
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is rolling out the digital red carpet for the return of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show, which premieres with Episode 1 of Season 31 TONIGHT (Tues., May 30, 2023) on ESPN — with immediate replays on ESPN+ just as soon as the live episode wraps. Or you can skip them
Joe Rogan sifts through big UFC changes Joe Rogan has been around the UFC as long as anyone. So when it comes time to address some major moves surrounding the world’s MMA juggernaut, people stop and listen to him. Rogan’s time with the UFC predates even company president Dana White. So when Francis Ngannou exited
Memorial Day marks a time to honor and mourn fallen service members in the U.S. For some MMA vets who’ve served or have family members who’ve served, the holiday is very personal. Others simply honor those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice. Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, ex-heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic and bantamweight champion Aljamain
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