PFL Season 2 finalist Daniel Pineda has returned to the UFC six years after he was released by the promotion. Pineda, 34, recently completed a six-month suspension he received for adverse drug test that scratched him from the finals of PFL’s Season 2 featherweight tournament. The Nevada Athletic Commission found he had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone
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“It was actually kind of funny because we went in there and then it turned out there were girls, including myself, who were into other girls and then other girls had boyfriends so it was like, ‘Well, you guys are kind of out of luck,’” Pennington said with a laugh. Take that out of the
Image via Combate Americas broadcast Add Combate Americas to the list of mixed martial arts promotions making their return to action with live competition. In a press release, Combate Americas up announced they would be making their return by bringing three events to live television, the first being in August. With the news came details
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In case anyone was still holding out hope all these years later, further confirmation that the Reebok deal is bad for fighters has arrived. Sean O’Malley went on Brendan Schaub’s “Food Truck Diaries” to discuss his recent rise, thoughts on training, and overall approach to his newfound stardom. One such topic
Watch Dan Hooker and Paul Felder’s Fight of the Night bout (UFC on ESPN 12 Free Fight) [embedded content] Dan Hooker and Paul Felder put on a show for the crowd in Auckland earlier this year with a UFC Fight of the Night main event. Hooker earned a fight with former interim lightweight champion Dustin
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Michael Bisping isn’t ragging on Max Rohskopf but he does feel the young fighter will regret quitting at UFC on ESPN 11. Rohskopf collided with Austin Hubbard in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. The action took place this past Saturday night (June 20). It was clear that Hubbard was too
11:05 PM ET A former Invicta FC champion has agreed to make her UFC debut on less than a week’s notice on Saturday at UFC Fight Night. Jinh Yu Frey, the former Invicta atomweight champion, will meet Kay Hansen this weekend in both fighters’ UFC debut. Both Frey and Hansen announced the news on social
Following a “Fight of the Night” performance at UFC on ESPN 11, Josh Emmett will be headed for surgery to repair a severely damaged knee while also facing a mandatory medical suspension handed down from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Emmett suffered a complete ACL tear, an MCL sprain with partial tearing, Bakers cyst rupture,
We’re recapping all the madness from this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov! First, Jim and Matt offer their take on prelim fighter Max Rohskopf’s corner refusing to throw in the towel after repeated requests from the lightweight. Then, Raquel Pennington and Tecia Torres call in to share who was more nervous while both
Daniel Cormier (Photo: Getty) Daniel Cormier believes Stipe Miocic will be on his back more often than not on Aug. 15. Cormier and Miocic are set to collide in the main event of UFC 252. This will be the third encounter between the two. The score 1-1 with Miocic scoring the last victory to regain
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight contender Calvin Kattar opened as the -130 (10/13) favorite over fellow 145-pound hopeful Dan Ige, who clocked in at +110 (11/10) for their July 15 headliner on ESPN+ from Abu Dhabi. Less than 24 hours later, Kattar’s betting line more than doubled, pushing “The Boston Finisher” to -270 (10/27) against
The Six-Part Digital Series Premieres Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00am ET on PFL’s YouTube Channel, and Continues Weekly Through Tuesday, August 4 Red King Rundown Features Commentary From Rory’s Inner Circle, Including MMA Legends Georges St-Pierre and Randy Couture and Long-Time Coach Firas Zahabi, and Past Opponents Such As Douglas Lima [embedded content] NEW YORK (June
Image: Pundit Arena Today marked the eighteen year anniversary of Joe Rogan’s first ever commentary gig with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Rogan made his debut with the promotion at UFC 37.5 on June 22, 2002. That night Chuck Liddell defeated fellow mixed martial arts legend Vitor Belfort by unanimous decision in the event headliner. Since
7:33 PM ET UFC featherweight Josh Emmett recorded one of the biggest wins of his UFC career on Saturday, although it came with a price. Emmett (15-2) told ESPN on Monday he suffered a complete ACL tear in his left knee during the opening moments of his unanimous decision win against Shane Burgos at UFC
The left knee injury that UFC featherweight Josh Emmett suffered in the first round of his “Fight of the Year” candidate opposite Shane Burgos is serious and could require extensive rehab time. The UFC on ESPN 11 co-headliner not only suffered a complete tear of his ACL, but also a partial MCL tear, “focal impact”
USADA announced today that an independent arbitrator has rendered a decision in the case of UFC® athlete Bruno Arruda da Silva, of Parana, Brazil, and determined that Arruda da Silva should receive a two-year period of ineligibility for his anti-doping policy violation. This decision comes after the facts of the case were presented and fully argued
Josh Emmett (Photo: Bruce Fedyck/USA TODAY Sports) Josh Emmett emerged victorious at UFC on ESPN 11 but he certainly didn’t walk away unscathed. Emmett shared the Octagon with Shane Burgos this past Saturday night (June 20). About 20 seconds into the fight, Emmett planted his foot awkwardly and his leg appeared to be damaged. Not