Cameroonian heavyweight Alain Ngalani will enter the biggest fight of his MMA career when he faces Vitor Belfort in the ONE Championship cage, but wouldn’t shy away from trading hands and kicks with a compatriot. Ngalani made the transition from kickboxing to MMA in 2013 after signing with the Asian promotion, racking up a 4-5
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1:01 PM ET One of the world’s best fighters is no longer a UFC titleholder. Henry Cejudo is considered retired and has vacated the UFC bantamweight title, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Cejudo’s name was removed from the title page and the official rankings on the UFC website Sunday. ESPN has Cejudo, a
Just two weeks after scoring a first-round stoppage win over Anthony Hernandez, the 27-year-old “Trailblazer” is back at it, stepping into the cage with streaking veteran Daniel Rodriguez. Holland’s talent has never been in question — he faced quality competition on the regional circuit, including Rafael Lovato Jr., Curtis Millender, and current UFC welterweight contender
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Henry Cejudo has confirmed his retirement is sticking. Cejudo last competed on May 9 at UFC 249. He put the UFC bantamweight gold on the line against Dominick Cruz. “Triple C” stopped Cruz via second-round TKO. After the fight, Cejudo announced his retirement from the sport of
UFC on ESPN 9 is set to go down this weekend (Sat., May 30, 2020), which will take place inside Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the ESPN+ -streamed event is a Welterweight bout between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns. The fight will be “The Chosen One’s” first since coughing
Henry Cejudo removed from official UFC rankings, issues statement The UFC is currently without a bantamweight champion, officially removing Henry Cejudo from the top of the 135-pound divisional rankings. Cejudo last set foot in the Octagon at UFC 249, where he defeated former champion Dominick Cruz in the co-main event. Following the victory, Cejudo surprisingly
It’s tough to stand out in the crowded combat sports industry, but the newly-launched promotion Extreme Kumite International Championships (EKIC) is already doing just that. EKIC is the brainchild of Edward Simpson, Mark Goldstein and Jeff Arcio, and features an impressive list of brand ambassadors and advisors like former Strikeforce champion Cung Le and UFC
The UFC will be instituting even stricter protocols for COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming UFC on ESPN 9 card that’s expected to take place in Las Vegas. The promotion had already issued a set of rules for fighters and their teams for three previous events held in Jacksonville, Fla. but now the UFC is tightening
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7:37 AM ET UFC president Dana White has been touting Fight Island for over six weeks, during which time he’s been asked about it at every opportunity. But his plans remain shrouded in mystery. Where is the island? When will it debut? Who will fight there? White has said the concept of fighting on an
### Currently taking up the final three spots in the UFC women’s bantamweight division top ten, the trio of Amanda Nunes, Bethe Correia, and Jessica Andrade has been setting the standard for female MMA fighters from Brazil, and they’re only getting better with each passing fight. But only one of the three – the number
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jose Aldo’s head coach and leader of the Nova União academy, Andre Pederneiras has tested positive for COVID-19. Pederneiras, who is 53, says he is now isolating at home away from his family after finding out he contracted the virus. “Fifteen days ago I felt chills for
Conor McGregor has flirted with the idea of going after the UFC welterweight belt in the past, but now he’s being offered a title shot on a silver platter. Unfortunately for him, that offer is coming not from the UFC or its matchmakers, but 170 pound champ Kamaru Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz also manages
Flashback Fight: Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit went to war at UFC 195 [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) UFC veterans Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit kicked off 2016 in style with a Fight of the Year contender for the welterweight title. Relive the classic matchup from UFC 195. The event took place at the
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones has responded to Nate Diaz after the Stockton native suggested that no one is going to remember his fights. The online feud began shortly after Conor McGregor had released his current MMA Goat rankings on social media. Although both Jones and Diaz took issue with the Irishman’s greatest of
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will next week issue another offer to Mike Tyson in hopes of bringing the 53-year-old boxing legend out of retirement. BKFC President David Feldman told MMA Fighting the contract will exceed the $20 million offered to Tyson earlier this month, adding additional sweeteners that include charitable donations. He said he wasn’t
May 18, 2020 Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Monday confirmed reports of his father being in critical condition due to the coronavirus. Speaking on Instagram in Russian, Nurmagomedov, 31, confirmed that his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, recently underwent heart surgery due to complications stemming from a previous ailment and the coronavirus. He went on
She laughs, but unlike what many would assume, winning an Olympic medal doesn’t guarantee you anything once the cheers have died down. For Rousey, there was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it makes you think of Cuban Olympic Gold medal winning boxer Joel Casamayor, who received a bike for