Cris Cyborg shares Bellator 279 behind-the-scenes fight week video including final preparations Bellator MMA women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg puts her title on the line in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe in the UFC 279 main event on Saturday. The two first fought at Bellator 249 in October 2020. Cyborg submitted Blencowe in the second
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6:44 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has suspended UFC fighter Miles Johns six months due to a positive drug test, NSAC executive director Jeff Mullen confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. Mullen said he could not reveal the name of the substance, but it was mentioned in a hearing Tuesday morning in Las Vegas
MMA Fighting has PFL 1 results for the Collard vs. Stephens fight card Wednesday night at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. In the lightweight main event, Clay Collard welcomes longtime UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens to the PFL SmartCage. Returning lightweight champion Raush Manfio fights Don Madge in the co-main event, while returning light heavyweight
Lemos was one of the top breakout fighters of 2021, entering the year on a two-fight winning streak, but carrying little momentum or buzz, despite brandishing an 8-1-1 record and each of her last two victories coming against solid competition. She started to open some eyes with her dominant first-round win over Livinha Souza in
Jorge Masvidal has appeared to pivot on his stance regarding Jake Paul’s boxing skills following his knockout of Tyron Woodley. Masvidal has been a target of Paul’s on social media, after their falling out stemming from a brief training session ahead of Paul’s match with Ben Askren. Things took a tense turn after Masvidal picked
It looks like the UFC will be returning to the UK this summer. Whenever the UFC touches down in England, it is absolute scenes. Local fighters are often welcomed to standing ovations and it looks like the UFC wants back in sooner than later. Al Zullino is reporting that the UFC will be making its
Women’s Strawweight bruiser, Amanda Lemos, puts her five-fight win streak on the line this Saturday (April 23, 2022) when she takes on former champion, Jessica Andrade, inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 52’s co-feature pits ageless veteran Clay Guida against fast-rising Claudio Puelles, while Maycee Barber returns to action in a Flyweight
The fight to make, according to the fans, is Colby Covington vs. Khamzat Chimaev. And now Chimaev’s friend and training partner, Darren Till is weighing in on how he sees that potential fight going. “I would like to see him fight Colby in a five-round main event, and I think that’s the best thing for
Kamaru Usman had a productive 2021. The current No. 1-ranked Pound-For-Pound fighter in the world defended his welterweight title three times last year and took down two bitter rivals in the process. 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.
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8:08 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim PFL officials speak of Kayla Harrison with reverence, as though watching her perform is the most exhilarating experience in all of MMA. Who can blame them? Harrison is 12-0 and has mauled everyone in her path to becoming a two-time champion in the PFL women’s lightweight division. She is by
Brian Stann has no current plans to come back to MMA, but there have been offers. Stann retired from active competition in 2013 and went immediately into the UFC’s commentary booth, garnering near-universal praise for his work calling fights. Stann spent four years in the role, also commentating on ACC football games for Fox Sports
Else earned some quality finishes prior to arriving in the UFC, stopping Paddy Pimblett, Dylan Tuke, and Aidan James on the way to amassing a 9-4 record with nine first-round finishes. He dropped his promotional debut to Kyler Phillips in a bantamweight scrap in October 2020 but returns here at flyweight in hopes of getting
Khamzat Chimaev is looking back at his UFC 273 performance. Rising welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev has never been closer to a UFC title shot before. His performance and win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 was the just the thing that got him to where he is right now. He is now sitting in the
(via Instagram) UFC President Dana White believes that it’s time to book Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The UFC Heavyweight Title picture is up in the air. Francis Ngannou is the current champion but there are some question marks about his future. He underwent successful knee surgery, so he will be out of action for
UFC middleweight viral sensation Joaquin Buckley is booked to face PFL export Abusupiyan Magomedov as part of the UFC Vegas 56 event on June 4 in “Sin City,” but it sounds like “New Mansa” is more interested in “getting money” in a showdown against former welterweight title challenger Darren Till. That’s why Buckley (14-4) ambushed
Khamzat Chimaev releases UFC 273 behind-the-scenes video revealing brutal weight cut Undefeated welterweight Khamzat Chimaev picked up the biggest win of his career at UFC 273 when he defeated No. 2 ranked Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision. Although he got the W, Chimaev wasn’t pleased with his performance. “I feel sorry for my coaches,” Chimaev
3:17 PM ET Corey Anderson climbed up on the cage to celebrate. His family was going crazy in the stands. Anderson had become the Bellator light heavyweight champion, a tournament champ and the recipient of $1 million. And then, quickly, it all came crashing down Friday night at Bellator 277 in San Jose, California. Anderson