While it’s not exactly a bloodletting like days past, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently tightened up its roster by releasing, or opting to not renew contracts on eight different fighters across four separate weight classes. I understand that UFC is a business and not a charity, but saying goodbye to fan-favorite Ben Saunders after “Killa
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Bellator inks extensions with champions Douglas Lima and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane LOS ANGELES – Bellator is proud to announce that welterweight champion Douglas Lima (32-7) and flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) will continue to compete inside the Bellator cage after signing exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extensions to remain with the ViacomCBS-owned promotion. “Both Douglas Lima and Ilima-Lei
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jessica Eye has called for a rematch with Valentina Shevchenko. After Shevchenko beat Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247, Eye took to Twitter to ask the UFC for another crack at the champ. Eye, of course, got the title shot against Shevchenko at UFC 238, but ultimately suffered a second-round knockout loss
On Episode 2 of UFC 247 Embedded, light heavyweight Dominick Reyes loads up for a travel day and gets fight inspiration from the Super Bowl. Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko draws energy from the water at a Texas beach, then draws in the sand. Challenger Katlyn Chookagian explains the strategy behind her commuter fight camp. On
The collision of two streaking lightweights has everyone pumped for UFC 209’s co-main event. Who do fellow fighters think will win?
Kamaru Usman says Colby Covington beat up Jorge Masvidal at training, Conor McGregor praises his shoulder strikes and quick win against Cowboy Donald Cerrone, Joe Rogan shares impressive results with his new diet plan, Jorge Masvidal will attend (as VIP guest) the official superbowl party and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is
10:37 AM ET Dominick Reyes thought he won the first three rounds of the UFC 247 main event Saturday against Jon Jones, but all three judges disagreed. Not knowing that he needed to win the fifth to win the fight, was Reyes as aggressive as he otherwise would have been? Reyes might have been too
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“I was overdoing it, I think,” said Wood. “I’ve always looked at it as every training session has to be as brutal as it can be and I was trying to fit in three sessions every day. I was ticking the boxes and I was turning up and getting the sessions in, but I wasn’t
Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Israel Adesanya is not impressed by Jon Jones’ UFC 247 performance. Adesanya vs. Jones is a matchup that many feel could be inevitable. Adesanya is the UFC middleweight champion, while Jones is in his second reign as the light heavyweight title holder. The two have been trading barbs for almost
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Only those living under a rock for the previous 48 hours or so have been able to avoid the controversy following UFC 247. The whole night was disastrous for judging, which prompted many to call for a new judges or an entirely new system of scoring fights. Of course, most of
Dana White on Kobe Bryant tribute: ‘He was a friend of the UFC, a friend of the sport’ [embedded content] NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. The other casualties included Bryant’s daughter Gianna, six of their friends, and the pilot. The UFC honored Bryant and
Dana White has heaped praise on Valentina Shevchenko following UFC 247. This past Saturday night, Shevchenko put her UFC women’s flyweight title on the line against Katlyn Chookagian. While Shevchenko’s previous title defense against Liz Carmouche was widely considered to be lackluster, her bout with Chookagian was a different story. Shevchenko ended up scoring a
10:37 AM ET Dominick Reyes took Jon Jones to the limit during the UFC 247 main event. And while Jones made history with his 14th career win in UFC title fights, some experts disagreed with the judges awarding him the unanimous decision victory. What did Reyes think about the result? He’ll discuss that on Ariel
Over the weekend, Jon Jones squeaked out a highly controversial, unanimous decision over Dominick Reyes to retain his light heavyweight title at UFC 247. It was a fight many fans believe Reyes deserved to win, and it marked Jones’ third poor performance in a row, prompting questions about why “Bones” has looked so vulnerable in
Weaver was scheduled to make his promotional debut last fall in Tampa, Florida, but just a handful of days before the event, the Contender Series graduate was forced to withdraw from the card. Now four months later, Weaver is hoping his second attempt at making the walk to the Octagon for the first time continues
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones knows he had a close encounter with Dominick Reyes but he feels the judges got it right. This past Saturday night (Feb. 8), Jones put his UFC light heavyweight gold on the line against Reyes. The title bout headlined UFC 247 inside the Toyota Center
The MMA world was stunned to learn that Bellator Middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. is suffering from a rare condition called cavernoma, one that causes a variety of brain disorders including irregular blood flow and cerebral hemorrhaging. At the time of his revelation, via the Joe Rogan Experience, the man who dethroned Gegard Mousasi last