Thanksgiving may be a bit different in the world of mixed martial arts, with the pesky dilemmas of weight-cutting and fight preparation getting in the way of the collective stuffing of our faces that is customary around the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to celebrate. Between sharing pictures of loved ones,
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Aug 3, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Colby Covington (red gloves) fights Robbie Lawler (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is open to a fight with fast-rising stud talent, and “participation trophy” winner, Khamzat Chimaev if that’s what the promotion
First, UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno joins the show ahead of his trilogy bout against Deiveson Figueiredo in the co-main event of UFC 270 from Anaheim, California on January 22nd. He discusses how he bounced back from getting beat up during his first sparring session at age 12, his former coach Henry Cejudo coaching Figueiredo
Welcome to Midnight Mania! 28-3 with an absurd 25 knockouts to his name, Jiri Prochazka is doing something right. The Czech athlete is 2-0 inside the Octagon, and the former Rizin champion is likely next in line for a shot at UFC gold. What’s his secret? The power puncher recently revealed a fairly uncommon training
Having already had one performance in front of UFC management with a win at Dana White’s Contender Series earlier this year, middleweight Joseph Holmes was looking to secure a spot in the company when he faced Jhonoven Pati at Fury FC 53 on November 14. Just under the half-way point through the first round, Holmes
Daniel Cormier vs. Ariel Helwani beef, Ariel Helwani provokes him with Dana White, UFC relationship, Leon Edwards declines Vicente Luque’s offer for title eliminator bout before UFC welterweight bout against Kamaru Usman and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel
Image Credit: Dan Hooker’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Hooker already has his eyes on a possible opponent if he does indeed drop back down to featherweight. Hooker recently revealed he was thinking of dropping down to 145lbs and did a test cut where he made the weight with ease. Now, after the test cut
According to the manager of all three fighters, the UFC’s plans for Justin Gaethje, Islam Makhachev, and Beneil Dariush may now be revealed. Following a pair of significant bouts in the lightweight title picture, Islam Makhachev defeating Dan Hooker at UFC 267 and Justin Gaethje defeating Michael Chandler at UFC 268, there has been much
Roxanne Modafferi may never have captured a UFC title, but she still had a career that many of her fellow MMA pioneers could envy. “The Happy Warrior” competed 44 times over an 18-year run that began in an era of MMA’s infancy. Women’s MMA existed only on the fringes when she first laced up her
Credit: Jason Burgos It is the time of year to give thanks for all your MMA blessings to your preferred space god, ancient deity, or drug of choice and rejoice because 2021 has been a pretty good year in the sport. There are surely things in the fight game to be annoyed and perturbed about,
As far as coping with the loss which tarnished his previously perfect professional mixed martial arts record, losing may be unfamiliar to the New York native, but it’s certainly not new. “The other thing that I think people forget is that I had a life before fighting (laughs). I’ve lost, like, 50 wrestling matches. I’ve
Mixed martial arts does not lend itself to happy endings. This is true of most sports, really; it’s rare to see someone with both the fire to compete and the self-awareness to walk away when they should. The vast majority of careers don’t end with triumphant bellows from atop the mountain, but with slow, painful
Watch Amanda Nunes face-plant Cris Cyborg to become two-division champ | Video Amanda Nunes became the first woman two-division champion in UFC history when she knocked out Cris Cyborg at UFC 232 in 2018. Nunes is set to defend her bantamweight title at UFC 269 on Saturday, December 11, against Julianna Pena. UFC 269 takes
Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane shared an awkward moment backstage at UFC 268. However, the undisputed champ doesn’t believe it happened naturally. When walking out to find his seat to enjoy the card, Ngannou would walk past Gane and his team who were there cornering Nassourdine Imavov. Clearly ignoring the interim champion and his former
In a lot of ways, the rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington was closer than their first fight, but there may be a reason for that. The first fight between Usman and Covington was an all-out war, with both men having big moments and the judges having it even on the scorecards ahead of
As UFC 270 approaches, one viral clip in particular is guaranteed to be a major part of the marketing blitz for Francis Ngannou’s title unification bout against Ciryl Gane. The video of Ngannou snubbing his former teammate Gane and MMA Factory coach Fernand Lopez backstage at UFC 268 drew plenty of eyeballs in November after
January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor reacts during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports If it were up to Straight Blast Gym boss and head coach John Kavanagh, a possible McGregor vs Holloway 2 bout would be better off if contested at an open weight than
But there he is. “Just finished the first nine and I’m looking to go even lower on the back,” laughs Jacoby, smoothly knocking out a few interviews while on the links after a business trip to New York City that didn’t play out exactly as planned. Sure, he was going to the Big Apple to