Brady Hiestand is disappointed he didn’t finish Fernie Garcia but is pleased with how dominant it was. Hiestand was set to fight Garcia at UFC Vegas 65 in his first fight after having knee surgery and coming off TUF. It was the longest layoff of his career but it didn’t appear to impact him as
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Kevin Holland ended his short-lived “retirement” to fight karate specialist, Stephen Thompson, in UFC Orlando’s main event this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Before then, let’s take a trip down Memory Lane to see one of “Trailblazer’s” best performances inside the Octagon to date. Back in 2020, Holland found
Santiago Ponzinibbio weighs in on Canelo Alvarez Lionel Messi World Cup drama The World Cup is underway and it seems that everyone is watching. And everyone is getting involved in the drama too. Over the weekend legendary Mexican boxer, Canelo Alvarez, went after Argentinian soccer legend, Lionel Messi for disrespecting the Mexican shirt and flag
Henry Cejudo has completed six months of drug testing to become eligible to compete in the UFC again, and he’s targeting a title fight in his return to action after two years of retirement. According to Cejudo’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the UFC has promised that his next fight will come against reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain
A list of UFC’s most exciting fights wouldn’t be complete without including “The Highlight” himself Justin Gaethje. Gaethje closed out an epic night of fights in The Ultimate Fighter 25 season finale, that saw Jesse Taylor defeat Dhiego Lima to become The Ultimate Fighter, in a Fight of the Night earning bout against Michael Johnson.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson will have Jack Black accompanying him for his UFC Orlando walkout. Thompson will face Kevin Holland in the UFC Orlando main event this Saturday. He returns following a long absence since a loss to Belal Muhammad last December. Along with his inside-the-Octagon elite-level striking, Thompson is also known
Conor McGregor is not impressed that his longtime friend Artem Lobov is suing him for millions over Proper No. 12 Whiskey. ‘The Russian Hammer’ recently came out and said that he was instrumental in the development of McGregor’s Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey venture. “The selling point of my book will be the Proper 12
Just months away from birthday No. 40, former Welterweight title challenger, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, will look to begin a final climb to the top when he takes on Kevin Holland in UFC Orlando’s main event this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center. The 170-pound division will also host a guaranteed war between Rafael
Jiri Prochazka vacated the UFC light heavyweight title after suffering a shoulder injury that forced him out of the UFC 282 main event against Glover Teixeira. With the title vacated, former champion and No. 2 ranked contender Jan Blachowicz and No. 3 ranked Magomed Ankalaev will compete for the championship in the UFC 282 headliner
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: Recapping the weekend with the 2022 PFL Championships, news and picks. 2 p.m.: Heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury will talk
9:12 AM ET The UFC returns to Florida this weekend for the first time since UFC 273 in April. UFC Fight Night takes place at Orlando’s Amway Center on Saturday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+) with an intriguing card for fight fans to peruse. This will be the first UFC Fight Night event held
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley could’ve made a lucrative payout if he was allowed to bet on a recent UFC 281 fight. O’Malley defeated former bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, at UFC 280 last month. He’s now the top contender in the stacked 135lb division and could get a title shot for his next Octagon appearance.
UFC star Paddy Pimblett was incredibly wholesome while advising a stranger of his dog’s “sloppy sh*t” in their front yard. Pimblett (19-3 MMA), a former Cage Warriors champion, has gone a perfect 3-0 since joining the UFC ranks in September of 2021. ’Paddy the Baddy’ is set to return to action in the co-headliner of
Belal Muhammad wants fans to “Remember the Name” (and UFC to forget the rematch). The promotion is expected to rubber stamp an immediate do-over between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards for some point in early 2023, giving “The Nigerian Nightmare” a chance to reclaim his crown after getting slept by “Rocky” at UFC 278 last
Georges St-Pierre on Jon Jones: ‘He’s solid like a rock’ One of the greatest fighters of all time has weighed in on how he thinks Jon Jones will do at heavyweight. Georges St-Pierre was asked what he thought of Jones working towards a heavyweight title. “I’ve seen it on the red carpet when I got
Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin
Nov 22, 2022 Professional wrestling’s brightest up-and-coming star has been butting heads with one of the top prospects in MMA on social media — and it could turn into a real-life confrontation. After a social media encounter with rising UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett, AEW world champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman (better known as MJF) told ESPN
UFC newcomer Bo Nickal is under no illusion about the kind of mixed martial arts skillset that he’ll need in order to reach his ambitions inside the cage. Nickal, a three-time NCAA Division I National Champion and three-time Big Ten Conference champion out of Pennsylvania State University, secured his place on the UFC’s middleweight roster with a pair of dominant