UFC Charlotte Presser: Dana White gets emotional over passing of young fighter UFC Charlotte provided an exciting night of action in the Octagon. It was a great night for the UFC, setting a U.S. based Fight Night attendance record in Charlotte, N.C. But UFC president Dana White got emotional in the post-fight press conference while
Month: May 2023
Andres Waters May 12, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (18-2, 4-0 UFC) is set to make his first UFC Fight Night main event appearance on Saturday night. Almeida, currently unranked in ESPN’s divisional rankings, will take on ESPN’s No. 10 ranked heavyweight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, at UFC Fight Night in Charlotte (3
Jailton Almeida quit so many times, it’d be easy to think he’s not cut from the same cloth of the MMA greats. But to persevere past the adversities thrown his way to become one of the hottest prospects in the sport paints a different picture. “When I look back at my life and see me
“I probably was a scary guy because I didn’t really have a switch back in the day,” he said. “I was in warrior mode 24/7, and I wanted to fight every single person that I saw. And actually, I think it kind of threw me off a little bit that not everybody in the world
Daniel Cormier is reacting to Francis Ngannou’s ‘fumbling the bag’ post on social media. Ngannou recently took to ‘Instagram’ with a picture of himself, sitting on his Mercedes, on the phone, with the caption: “Just out here fumbling the bag 💰” Francis Ngannou and the UFC parted ways in January of this year after they
In a follow up to the star-studded BKFC 41 card, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) staged BKFC 42 last night (Fri., May 12, 2023) from inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Despite a lack of high-profile names, BKFC 42 produced nine-equally devastating knockout finishes. The main event of the evening featured a
UFC Charlotte Weigh-in Face-Off: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Jailton Almeida UFC Charlotte headliners Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida squared off on Friday ahead of their main event showdown. The two heavyweight contenders will rock the Octagon on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C. Nate Diaz will be tested for marijuana by Texas Commission UFC Charlotte Weigh-in Face-Off [embedded
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Nine PFL fighters have been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), forcing the promotion to make major changes to its ongoing season. Seven PFL fighters, including former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos and former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza, appeared Thursday on the
Tainara Lisboa once shared the ring with the greatest UFC women’s flyweight champion in history. Lisboa, a two-time Muay Thai champion who makes her octagon debut Saturday opposite Jessica-Rose Clark at UFC Charlotte, joined the Trocação Franca podcast this week to reflect on her 2010 Muay Thai clash with Valentina Shevchenko in Peru — one
Notching a fourth win in a row would give Ulberg a good case that he should be competing for a light heavyweight ranking sooner rather than later, but he’s not concerned if it doesn’t happen immediately after this fight with Potieria. He’s in no rush. MORE CHARLOTTE: Jairzinho Rozenstruik Positive | Jailton Almeida’s Test | Johnny Walker’s Best Moments | Cody Stamann
Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen is confident he would ‘destroy’ UFC title holder Israel Adesanya. Apparently, Johnny Eblen (13-0 MMA) believes he has what it takes to defeat UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya (24-2 MMA) recently defeated Alex Pereira (7-2 MMA) in April of this year at UFC 287 to reclaim the championship belt.
Paige VanZant is one of the most recognizable female fighters to ever come out of mixed martial arts (MMA), but her level of notoriety and overall mass following has left the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star open to criticism. It’s been nearly three years since VanZant left UFC behind and decided to make a
PRESS RELEASE – PARIS, FRANCE – A sold out crowd of over 13,000 fans packed the Accor Arena tonight for Bellator 296, the promotion’s third successful event in Paris, France. Several French fighters shined brightly for the partisan Parisian crowd, including Thibault Gouti (17-6), who scored an emphatic knock out over Kane Mousah (14-5) to start the main card off
Watch KSI vs. Joe Fournier weigh-in video for the official weigh-ins of the Misfits Boxing 7 card Saturday afternoon. KSI and Fournier meet in an exhibition fight for KSI’s Misfits cruiserweight title at The OVO Arena in London, England. The fight card streams on DAZN pay-per-view. The bout is KSI’s fourth exhibition bout in his
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ROZENSTRUIK vs. ALMEIDA will take place Saturday, May 13 at Spectrum Center. The main card will air on ABC and ESPN Deportes kicking off at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT, with the prelims airing on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 11:30 am ET / 8:30 am PT. The entire
Bellator will begin a new era of its broadcasting history Friday, as the promotion announced a new change for Canadian MMA viewers. According to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Bellator events will move from exclusive broadcasts on YouTube to a semi-traditional pay-per-view model, beginning with Bellator 296 in Paris, France. The main event features a critical middleweight
When Jake Paul first got into boxing, he was the freakshow. Now he’s got nothing on the current crop of ‘influencer boxing’ offerings like Misfits Boxing, and he’s the old guard trying to protect the sport’s reputation Misfits Boxing 007 goes down this weekend, headlined by KSI vs. Joe Fournier. Further down the card there’s
Though it’s been 10 months since his last fight, UFC welterweight Gabe Green doesn’t look at the past year with bad feelings. Rather than be upset about his situation, Green has remained optimistic, and is now finally set to return to action for the first time since July of last year. “Things are good,” Green
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