8:34 AM ET Jose Aldo‘s first fight in Las Vegas was more than 12 years ago: a WEC featherweight title bout against Mike Brown on Nov. 18, 2009. The WEC held a series of open workouts that week inside Palms Casino Resort, and the 23-year-old Aldo shed tears as he addressed the media. For an
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Sergio Pettis may not be thought of as a KO artist, but there’s never a bad time to start. The younger Pettis brother stunned the MMA world on Friday night by starching RIZIN bantamweight champion with a fourth-round spinning back fist in the main event of Bellator 272. Pettis was getting dominated in the bout
Jul 28, 2018; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Jose Aldo (red gloves) fights Jeremy Stephens (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 44 weigh-ins took place today (Dec. 3) from inside the same venue as Saturday’s card, the UFC APEX. In total, 30 fighters took to
“It’s a sprint, but it’s a long-distance sprint,” Crute said. “You have to have fun doing it, but why take it slow? I want to fight as many times as I can. It’s a marathon in a way that I want it to last a long time, but it is a sprint because I want
UFC Vegas 44 Weigh-in Face-off Video Following Friday’s UFC 44 official weigh-in at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the athletes competing on Saturday faced off with their opponents. In the main event, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo faces Rob Font in a bantamweight bout that has implications in the 135-pound title picture. UFC Vegas
Kevin Lee discusses his UFC release, how he found out, what’s next for his career, what he is the most proud of during his UFC tenure, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The
Islam Makhachev could earn UFC double bonus for Beneil Dariush bout, says Khabib about Dana White and the UFC, Khamzat Chimaev gets responds from Daniel Cormier, after he requests wrestling match and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports
Conor McGregor puts on muscle mass ahead of UFC return Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has been able to put on some serious muscle despite being on the sidelines due to injury. McGregor (22-6 MMA) last competed back in July where he suffered a broken leg during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. That setback
Conor McGregor has implied that he’d have “no problem” fighting Khamzat Chimaev if Nate Diaz won’t. Khamzat Chimaev has been on a call-out rampage ever since smeshing Li Jingliang at UFC 267 in October. The man has even called out Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre for crying out loud. However, there is one call-out of
Middleweight contenders Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland are expected to headline an upcoming UFC Fight Night event on Feb 5., per a recent report by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. According to the report, both fighters should be signing their respective contracts shortly. The UFC event on Feb. 5 currently does not have a location or venue,
3:34 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland to headline an event in February, sources told ESPN on Friday. Contracts have not yet been signed for the 185-pound contest that will serve as the main event at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 5, but they should be
Pedro Munhoz knows a thing or two about Jose Aldo and Rob Font. The experienced bantamweight has shared the octagon against both UFC Vegas 44 headliners in the past, and discussed the Dec. 4 clash on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca. Munhoz, who submitted Font in 2017 and lost a
Jul 9, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; UFC president Dana White reacts during weigh ins for UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports UFC President Dana White has officially tabbed Justin Gaethje as the next man in line for a UFC lightweight title shot and suggests Conor McGregor could return
UFC commentator John Gooden fills in as guest co-host for today’s preview of UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo! First, Jim and John discuss the longevity of Jose Aldo career and how recent advances in technology have allowed fighters to remain competitive later into their careers. Then, Rob Font calls in to share why he
Stamp Fairtex is the ONE Championship Atomweight Grand Prix winner and will face Angela Lee in 2022. The Thai fighter submitted Ritu Phogat in the tournament final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday night (local time). The fight pitted the wrestling of Phogat against Stamp’s Muay Thai, but the Thai fighter’s it was the
Image via @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev took aim at “fake gangster” Nake Diaz, saying that “I’m here to kill everyone.” Chimaev is one of the hottest fighters on the UFC roster right now. Since making his promotional debut on Fight Island in July 2020, Chimaev has had four
Jon Jones has sent a message loud and clear to his former coach Mike Winkeljohn: tread lightly. In October, one of Jon Jones’s longtime coaches at JacksonWink MMA, Mike Winkeljohn, made the decision to ban Jones from the gym due to the domestic violence charges he is currently facing. After a delayed period, Jones went
Bellator 272 goes down tonight (Fri., Dec. 3, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing exclusively on SHOWTIME (watch it here). Headlining the event is a Bantamweight title fight between division king Sergio Pettis taking on RIZIN 135-pound king, Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Emmanuel Sanchez will battle Jeremy Kennedy in Featherweight