Image Credit: UFC/Zuffa LLC UFC 249 is set for May 9 and is being held in Florida. MMAFighting.com is reporting that the May 9 event will indeed be taking place in Florida. The promotion hasn’t said what the name of the pay-per-view will be, but it’s being reported that it’ll be UFC 249. This event
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier today, Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) announced that it would suspend its 2020 season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping to return to action in May. In addition, PFL CEO Peter Murray explained that the athletes on the roster would be receiving a monthly stipend. There’s an important addendum
Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock 1, re-watch the brawl that started their infamous UFC trilogy [embedded content] Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock are definitely considered pioneers of mixed martial arts. Shamrock fought at UFC 1 and continued fighting into 2016, where he last competed under the Bellator banner. Ortiz made his Octagon debut at UFC
Image: @ufc on Instagram For many, Jon Jones is the greatest fighter of all-time. He became the youngest UFC champion when he defeated Shogun Rua and has never lost his belt inside the Octagon. But, he has been stripped of his title in the past due to legal issues and USADA violations. Since returning at
The UFC’s upcoming return on May 9 has an official title: UFC 249. That’s not exactly a shock, but the promotion hadn’t actually named the event after announcing its next card would take place on May 9, a date originally reserved for UFC 250 in Brazil. UFC officials confirmed the plans to MMA Fighting on
9:11 AM ET The Professional Fighters League pulled the plug on its 2020 regular season and playoffs because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume in the spring of 2021. That’s a big deal for the fight promotion and its athletes spread across six weight classes. The fighters will no longer get to
Enter Phil Baroni, a charismatic knockout artist from Long Island, New York who began 2003 fresh off a first-round stoppage of Amar Suloev and an 18-second blitz of the first man to hold the UFC’s 185-pound title, Dave Menne, in 2002. He had the punch, the confidence and the charisma to become a star in
Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Amanda Nunes isn’t interested in rushing things amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nunes is the reigning UFC women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion. She was scheduled to put her 145-pound gold on the line against Felicia Spencer on May 9 at UFC 250 in Brazil. The UFC was
Event: UFC 249: “Ferguson vs. Gaethje”Date: Sat., May 9, 2020Location: TBABroadcast: ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV), ESPN, ESPN+ / Fight Pass ***Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to drastic change because of the various global quarantine restrictions.*** UFC 249 PPV Main Event On ESPN+: 155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje (not Khabib
Though UFC President Dana White has been leading the charge to get his company up-and-running as quickly as possible, the promotion has had to relent to coronavirus restrictions and officially cancel several events. The list now stands at eight UFC events that have been canceled or postponed. UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London, UFC on
Edmen Shahbazyan continued his undefeated streak (11-0) with a massive head kick knockout of Brad Tavares at UFC 244 in November. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S.
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European light heavyweight prospect Chi Lewis-Parry says he is willing to give Jon Jones life advice despite their previous rivalry. Lewis-Parry is an experienced kickboxer for GLORY and one of the better free agent light heavyweight prospects not in a major organization. Last May, Lewis-Parry got into a shouting contest at an autograph signing by
UFC welterweight Lyman Good on Monday said his scratch from UFC 249 was the result of a positive test for the COVID-19 virus. Good, 34, told MMA Fighting on April 4 that he was forced to withdraw from the ill-fated April 18 pay-per-view event due to an injury. But in an interview with ESPN.com, he
9:46 PM ET The UFC’s targeted card for May 9 lost some of its luster when women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes pulled out of her title fight against Felicia Spencer, citing her inability to have a full training camp. The Nunes-Spencer matchup was one of three scheduled title bouts on what was considered a stacked
The next quarterfinal bout was a back and forth affair, as Kevin Rosier shook off some rough moments in the early going against Zane Frazier to roar back and halt his opponent with two stomps to the head at the 4:20 mark that caused Frazier’s corner to throw in the towel. Following this bout, the
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has decided to reschedule the 2020 season. In a press release from the promotion, it was stated that the 2020 season will be “rescheduled for spring 2021.” Given the timing of the global pandemic and the season format the PFL has become known for, it seems to be the safest
Welcome to Midnight Mania! File this one under: disappointed but not surprised. Back on Feb. 29, 2020 at UFC Norfolk, Magomed Ankalaev was awarded the first-round knockout victory over Ion Cutelaba. The problem? Cutelaba was definitely not unconscious nor incapable of defending himself. In fact, Cutelaba was throwing a punch as the referee intervened. To