Add Cris Cyborg to the list of mixed martial arts (MMA) champions looking to crossover into the world of boxing. Cyborg, who is widely regarded as one of the best female fighters in MMA history, successfully defended her Bellator MMA women’s featherweight title for a fourth time last night (Sat., April 23, 2022) at Bellator
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In the second of two Bellator MMA events this weekend in Honolulu, Hawaii, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and Arlene Blencowe rematched in the Bellator 279 main event on Saturday. Cyborg pressured Blencowe and unloaded combinations. Blencowe landing right hands, but was dropped by a right hand by Cyborg. As Cyborg was working for the
UFC lightweights Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler threw down at UFC 268 last year in a fight for the ages. Gaethje will next face champion Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 274 on Saturday, May 7. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
2:00 AM ET Arlene Blencowe, blood streaming down her face, pointed to the ground, signifying she wanted to finish Saturday night’s fight with Cris Cyborg in a wild exchange in the middle of the cage. A few years ago, Cyborg might have gotten roped into a brawl, like she did when she got knocked out
Former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade knew the first part of her UFC Vegas 52 headliner with Amanda Lemos would be unpleasant. But she had a plan for that, and a move in her back pocket that she had practiced. As it turned out, Andrade got the perfect opportunity to apply it and, on Saturday
Parsons locked up with his foe immediately, but as they went to the mat, Elder shook himself loose and got back to his feet. While standing, Parsons was sharp, and when he decided to take the fight to the mat with a little over a minute left, he got it. Two arm triangle choke attempts
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori doesn’t think Paulo Costa deserves a rematch following Robert Whittaker’s UFC 275 withdrawal. Vettori was originally supposed to face Whittaker next following his unanimous decision win over Costa last October. However, Whittaker recently announced that he had to pull out of the fight due to an injury. This prompted Costa
MMA analyst Michael Bisping has reacted to the news that Dan Hardy will face Diego Sanchez in an exhibition boxing match. When it was announced that Ricky Hatton would be returning to the ring for an exhibition bout, many fans were equally intrigued and a bit put off by the idea. Still, at the very
Jessica Andrade delivered the goods last night (Sat., April 23, 2022) at UFC Vegas 52 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the former UFC women’s strawweight champion made a big return to the division with a first-round submission finish over Amanda Lemos. It was the first-ever standing arm-triangle stoppage
UFC Vegas 52 Bonuses: Jessica Andrade earns an extra $50,000 for rare submission finish Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 52 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, UFC officials announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses stemming from the event. Fight Of The Night: Dwight Grant vs Sergey Khandozhko This was the sort of battle that
11:19 PM ET Welcome back to the strawweight division, Jessica Andrade. Andrade (23-9) submitted Amanda Lemos (11-2-1) via standing arm-triangle choke just 3:13 into their UFC Fight Night main event Saturday in Las Vegas. The early finish marked the first by standing arm-triangle choke in UFC history. It was also Andrade’s first appearance at 115
MMA Fighting has Bellator 279 results for the Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 fight card from the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday night. In the main event, Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will square off once again against Arlene Blencowe. Cyborg defeated Blencowe via submission (RNC) in the second round at Bellator
UFC continues its exciting run of fights with a return to UFC Apex headlined by No.10 ranked contender Amanda Lemos looking to welcome former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade back to the division. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LEMOS vs ANDRADE takes place Saturday, April 23 from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. All bouts will stream on ESPN+, with the prelims
Jéssica Andrade showed that she’s still a strawweight title contender by defeating Amanda Lemos with the first standing arm triangle submission in UFC history. Andrade secured the win just over three minutes into the main event bout, marking a successful return to the strawweight division. The former champ is now riding a two-fight win streak,
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 52 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Amanda Lemos vs. Jessica Andrade. Lemos (11-1-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s headliner sporting a five-fight winning streak, her latest being a split decision victory over Angela Hill. Prior to defeating ‘Overkill‘, the Brazilian was coming off back-to-back first
Bellator MMA will stage its second event in as many nights later TONIGHT (Sat., April 23, 2022) as Bellator 279 goes down from inside Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii. Headlining the event is a women’s Featherweight title fight as Cris Cyborg defends her belt against Arlene Blencowe for the second time. Also, the
UFC Vegas 52 Results: Jessica Andrade taps out Amanda Lemos and makes history A women’s strawweight bout between No. 10 ranked Amanda Lemos and former champion Jessica Andrade headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 52 fight card. Lemos entered the fight riding a five-fight winning streak, but didn’t get out of the first round at the UFC
UFC welterweight Vicente Luque has managed to secure 13 finishes in his 14-recorded UFC wins over the span of his career in the Octagon. Luque looks to add another tally to the finish column this Saturday as he takes on Belal Muhammad in the main event at UFC Vegas 51. Subscribe to get all the