A new BMF champion will be crowned this summer. Once proclaimed as a “one of one” title by UFC President Dana White, the platinum strap is making a jump down from welterweight to lightweight at UFC 291 on July 29. Jorge Masvidal’s retirement provided a good enough excuse and reason for White to go back
Month: June 2023
And frankly, despite what the naysayers have to put out on social media, Wilson has paid his dues to get here. Owner of a 16-7 pro record with all wins coming via knockout or submission, Wilson may not have an array of former UFC fighters on that slate, but what he hasn’t done on fight
Sean O’Malley has given his thoughts on a possible UFC middleweight title showdown between Israel Adesanya and Dricus du Plessis. Next month, Dricus du Plessis will battle Robert Whittaker in the biggest fight of his career so far. Of course, the real aim of the game is to earn a shot against Israel Adesanya for
UFC 290 has taken a major hit. According to sources close to the situation, MMAMania.com can confirm Sean Brady is out of his fight against Jack Della Maddalena scheduled for next weekend (Sat., July 10, 2023). While the injury is undisclosed, Full Send MMA has reported Brady is currently in the hospital.Twitter user @Bendaman2001 was
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2023, 06:58 PM ET Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo announced Thursday he has a partially torn right shoulder and is out of his scheduled UFC 292 matchup with Marlon “Chito” Vera on Aug. 19 in Boston. Cejudo made the announcement on his YouTube page and Twitter. He said
The PFL will return to action on Aug. 4 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio with featherweights and light heavyweights headlining the card. At the top, Bubba Jenkins looks to take another stab at getting to the finals at featherweight when he faces upstart contender Jesus Pinedo, who eliminated 2022 PFL
“I’m taking Craig Jones all day. I’m a big B-Team guy, and it’s hard not to root for that accent,” Hooper laughed. Also on the card, in the co-main event slot, is an intriguing matchup between former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira and number seven ranked light heavyweight Anthony Smith. When the two met in
Kevin Lee has finally revealed the holes he saw in Khabib Nurmagomedov’s game. For years – even before Nurmagomedov was the champ – Lee said he saw holes in the undefeated Dagestani fighter’s game. Even when Nurmagomedov became the champ and beat the likes of Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Kevin Lee still insisted he
Henry Cejudo’s rebound attempt will have to wait. UFC 292 on Aug. 19, 2023, will mark a special celebration for the former two-division champion, Cejudo. He just won’t get to receive a potential top Bantamweight contender victory as a present. Cejudo, 36, revealed today (Thurs., June 29, 2023) on Instagram that he’s withdrawing from his
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 11:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC will celebrate Mexican Independence Day with a UFC Fight Night event headlined by a women’s flyweight championship bout. Alexa Grasso will defend her 125-pound championship against former champion
Shavkat Rakhmonov will clash with Kelvin Gastelum in a welterweight co-main event at the upcoming UFC card on Sept. 16 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of a show celebrating Mexican Independence Day. UFC president Dana White announced the new matchup, which serves as the co-headliner to the flyweight title rematch between
“Mexico has always been a very important market to me since day one,” White said. “I recently told everyone at a press conference that we had made a big mistake by not showcasing our world champions and Mexican talent on a Mexican holiday. I went back to the office after the press conference, and I
Cameron Saaiman has defended Dricus du Plessis’ comments about him possibly becoming the UFC’s first “true” African champion. Next month, Dricus du Plessis faces the fight of his life. He’ll go head to head with Robert Whittaker, knowing that a win will earn him a shot at Israel Adesanya and the UFC middleweight championship. He’s
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s a lot of pressure on Kevin Lee this weekend at UFC Vegas 76, which goes down this Saturday (July 1, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s been just about two years since he was released from the UFC roster following a pair of losses to Daniel Rodriguez
Ilia Topuria and Josh Emmett went to war over five rounds in the UFC Jacksonville main event this past Saturday. As a result, both fighters face an indefinite medical suspension. On Wednesday, the Florida State Athletic Commission revealed the medical suspensions from the card, which included the headliners from the “Fight of the Night” in
UFC FIGHT PASS INVITATIONAL 3 | December 15, 2022 The third and most recent Fight Pass Invitational changed up the format from the first two. This Invitational featured superfights and an eight-man absolute tournament with a $25,000 grand prize on the line for the victor. The first round included matchups between Haisam Rida and Patrick
Sean Strickland believes women need to be removed from the workforce. Strickland has always been known for his brash words and controversial ideas which have caused many people to be offended by his comments. That trend has continued ahead of his UFC Vegas 76 main event against Abus Magomedov, as Strickland took aim at women
Grant Dawson isn’t happy about what transpired in Professional Fighters League (PFL) this past weekend (June 23, 2023). Dawson’s fellow Lightweight American Top Team (ATT) teammates, Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio, went toe-to-toe at PFL’s sixth show of 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Despite Schulte walking away as the victor via unanimous decision, both were ultimately
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