Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal doesn’t understand how Colby Covington can fight for the belt. Unlike Belal Muhammad, Masvidal isn’t attacking Covington’s title shot on the argument of merit. Instead, Masvidal is confused by Covington’s actions after his alleged March 2022 street attack. Following the supposed Masvidal sucker, Covington departed to the sidelines as
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Watch Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold verbally spar at BKFC 41 presser Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold knew what they needed to sell their fight … and that’s drama. On Tuesday the fighters took part in a pre-fight press conference and traded insults throughout. “I’m ready for Mike Perry, I’m different and there’s a reason
7:31 AM ET Associated Press WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly traded company will be formed that houses the UFC and WWE brands. Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. will hold a 51% controlling interest in the new company once the
Israel Adesanya has faced Alex Pereira three times across kickboxing and MMA and each occasion saw him come within inches of victory before he fell into the jaws of defeat. A razor-close decision in their first fight that led to Adesanya nearly scoring a finish in their rematch until Pereira flattened him with a highlight-reel
Markus Perez claims Jake Paul stiffed him on pay. Perez appeared on MMAFighting.com‘s “Trocação Franca” and he made quite the claim on why Jake Paul never paid him for their time sparring. “I beat him up in the gym, sparring him for free because this bum never paid me,” Perez told MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca. “[$300]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will soon be joining Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) under the Endeavor Group umbrella, thanks to a multi-billion dollar deal announced earlier this week from Endeavor head cheese Ari Emanuel. The new-look sports conglomerate is expected to continue swapping talent “when appropriate.” So who will be the first UFC fighter to make
Jorge Masvidal on Colby Covington fighting for the title: ‘I thought he had a brain injury’ UFC welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington have one of the biggest rivalries in combat sports history. Once close friends and training partners who quickly turned bitter enemies. Inside the cage it was Covington that got the better of
9:24 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There is no such thing as being down to your last chance in mixed martial arts. Just about everyone in the sport loses at some point, and even a multifight skid doesn’t necessarily deposit you at the end of the road. Unlike in boxing, where the zero in the “L”
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: We recap another wild and crazy weekend in combat sports. 1:40 p.m.: Michael Chiesa checks in to give an update
Conor McGregor has responded to the fiery backlash he received from Jose Aldo over a callout. Aldo was in action this weekend, taking on Jeremy Stephens at Gamebred Boxing 4. The bout ended in a majority draw, which drew the ire of Aldo. The Brazilian legend wasn’t interested in hearing about a challenge issued by
Michael Chiesa was expected to battle fellow welterweight bruiser Jingliang Li as part of the upcoming UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Miami; however, “The Leech” was pulled off the card after suffering a spinal injury (more on that here). The 35 year-old “Maverick” says there was talk of keeping him in the April 8
UFC 287 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘I will keep the belt and make history’ On the first episode of UFC 287 Embedded, Israel Adesanya and champ Alex Pereira land in Miami. Gilbert Burns stays motivated. Rob Font returns to action. Jorge Masvidal shows off his Florida home. UFC 287 is on Saturday, April 8. UFC 282
It’s not very often that Brock Lesnar is the smaller man in any of his WWE matches, but that’s exactly what the ex-UFC champion faced Sunday at WrestleMania 39. During the second night of the annual event, Lesnar took on an opponent named Omos (real name Tolulope “Jordan” Omogbehin) — an athlete billed at 7-foot-3
The MMA Lab product pushed his winning streak to four and his string of first-round submission finishes to three with a victory over Guido Cannetti in Las Vegas, bringing his UFC record to 6-1 since his short-notice debut loss to Cory Sandhagen. While Cannetti came out looking to be the aggressor, Bautista was having none
Jeremy Stephens has responded to Conor McGregor suggesting that the two of them trade leather inside the boxing ring. Stephens and 2023 UFC Hall of Fame inductee Jose Aldo went one-on-one on the Gamebred Boxing 4 card. The bout lasted through all six rounds and the judges scored this one as a majority draw. During
WrestleMania 39 night two went down on Sunday from the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California in front of a packed crowd of over 81,000 fans. While the MMA-related story of the night goes to the potential sale of WWE to UFC parent company Endeavor, there were also some former UFC champions competing inside the squared
UFC 287 Countdown Video: Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2 UFC 287 Countdown previews the promotion’s return to Miami as middleweight champion Alex Pereira puts his title on the line in a rematch with former king Israel Adesanya. UFC 287 main card action kicks off on Saturday, April 8 Pereira defeated Adesanya late in the
UFC 287 gets a late shakeup in the heavyweight division. A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Chase Sherman will now face Karl Williams at next weekend’s pay-per-view event at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. UFC Brazil also revealed the new matchup. Williams replaces fan favorite Chris Barnett, who