Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Full confession: We had no idea what to lead with this week. Not because there was
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Jun 11, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; UFC fighter Marvin Vettori during weigh ins for UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 41 weigh-ins take place today from inside the same venue as Saturday’s event, the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. The participants on the Oct.
If everything goes according to plan at UFC 267 on October 30th, Glover Teixeira will fight Jan Blachowicz for the UFC light heavyweight title on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. But if something happens to go sideways, the promotion has a back-up ready in #2 ranked 205er Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka is taking his role as
Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori weight class gets a second change hours before weigh-ins Originally scheduled to be a middleweight bout, the UFC Vegas 41 main event between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori will now take place at in the light heavyweight division. Costa, the No. 2 ranked middleweight, showed up for fight week much
PhotoCred: Twitter – @PFLMMA Sean O’Connell has firsthand experience when it comes to how much the PFL can offer – as does the current active dominator, Kayla Harrison. O’Connell (21-10), a former UFC light heavyweight, joined the promotion for their first season in 2018 and won his way to the million-dollar prize – leading to
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler believes former interim champion Justin Gaethje is the “scariest” and “craziest” fighter he’s ever been matched up with. Chandler has found himself well in the mix of the 155-pound elites despite only having two Octagon outings under his belt. After making the switch from Bellator to the UFC in 2020, “Iron”
For the next year, Clark tried to figure out if she could fall back in love with the sport, and with Fitzgibbons, she did just that. Clark got herself a new therapist and a sports mindset coach, and by the time she signed a bout agreement to face Sarah Alpar, it was full steam ahead
Jorge Masvidal discusses a possible future in pro wrestling, his fight with Leon Edwards, their past altercation, a possible fight with Jake Paul, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on
8:00 AM ET There was a time when an appearance by Fedor Emelianenko was as big as it got in mixed martial arts. From mid-2000, when the Russian first competed as a pro, through the end of 2009, Emelianenko fought 32 times and lost only once, by a dubious doctor’s stoppage. During one stretch, mostly
Featherweights Cody Law and Colton Hamm are the latest additions to the Bellator 271 card on Nov. 12. A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting. Bellator 271 is headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight between champ Cris Cyborg and Sinead Kavanagh. The undefeated Law returns to the
Aug 16, 2019; Anaheim, CA, USA; Paulo Costa during weigh ins for UFC 241 at Anaheim Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Paula Costa vs Marvin Vettori will now take place at a 195-pound catchweight, and the Brazilian will lose 20% of his fight purse after being unable — or unwilling —
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight titleholder Cain Velasquez taught Dwight Grant a thing or two about punching up in weight. Grant (11-3) fights Fransisco Trinaldo at UFC Vegas 41, taking place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev. on Sat., Oct. 23 via ESPN+. Reflecting on his sparring sessions, Grant named Velasquez as
Italian DJ formally presses charges against Conor McGregor after alleged assault Italian DJ, Francesco Facchinetti, formally pressed charges against former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor for allegedly assaulting him at a party in Rome. The alleged incident took place at the St. Regis Hotel in Rome. Facchinetti accuses McGregor of attacking him unprovoked leaving him
PhotoCred: TikTok – @kyrabatara Kyra Batara may be small in stature, but she isn’t afraid of the “American Gangster” Chael Sonnen. Standing tall at just 4-foot-11, “Mogwai” recently recalled the time she ran into former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight challenger Chael Sonnen – only to try and take down the great wrestler himself. @kyrabatara
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori has revealed why he wanted to face fellow former title challenger Paulo Costa in his next Octagon outing. Vettori was last in action in June. After impressive victories over Jack Hermansson and Kevin Holland, “The Italian Dream” secured a rematch with UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, this time for the title.
“It was such a good time. I spent time with family, rested, met up with friends. Tried my best to recover completely.” SeungWoo Choi is recounting how he’s spent the four or so months since his June win over Julian Erosa. All wins feel great, of course, but that one was worth a little extra
12:41 PM ET Bantamweight might be the best division in mixed martial arts and that extends to outside the UFC, as well. In a marquee matchup at 135 pounds, Sergio Pettis will defend his Bellator title in the weight class against former champion Kyoji Horiguchi on Dec. 3 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator
On the fifth episode of We Got Next, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck speaks with new UFC flyweight Jake Hadley (2:53) after earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series with a second-round submission win over Mitch Raposo despite missing weight, talks how it all feels a week or so later, what led to the first