Credit: ONE Championship YouTube In a blend of real-world dislike and professional wrestling-style promotion, Shinya Aoki took fellow ONE Championship talent Yoshihiro Akiyama to task on Tuesday for turning down a fight offer in September. Earlier in the week, at Shooto’s Road to ONE: Sexyama Edition event in Tokyo, Japan, former ONE lightweight champion Aoki
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Rose Namajunas is not too concerned by Zhang Weili enlisting former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Henry Cejudo for their rematch at UFC 268. Namajunas vs. Zhang will — a UFC Women’s Strawweight title fight — will serve as the co-main event for UFC 268, taking place inside Madison Square Garden in New York City,
UFC Vegas 39 live results: Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC Vegas 39 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m.
Image Credit: UFC Jared Vanderaa didn’t expect his next opponent to be Alexandr Romanov. After Vanderaa picked up his first UFC win back in May against Justin Tafa, Vanderaa wasn’t sure who would be next for him. However, when he was offered Romanov he was surprised but he did immediately accept it. “I wasn’t expecting
Daniel Cormier says a McGregor-Diaz trilogy fight needs to happen, echoing the thoughts of Michael Bisping. Last month, Bisping stated on his podcast that McGregor should fight Nate Diaz next and that if the Irishman is victorious, it could set up an “absolutely massive” fourth fight with Dustin Poirier. The comments were a marked change
If anyone knows tough, it’s Rosa, who faces Damon Jackson this Saturday in Las Vegas. It’s a chance for the veteran to have his first two-fight winning streak in the UFC, a bizarre fact considering that the Peabody native has been part of the roster since 2014. But when you’re fighting killers every night, sometimes
4:11 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou‘s first title defense will come against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in January, Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are not yet signed by both parties, however both sides have agreed. The fight is expected to be finalized shortly and headline a pay-per-view
After 37 octagon appearances, Jim Miller is still down to fight absolutely anybody the UFC puts in front of him. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a lightweight matchup between Miller and promotional newcomer Erick Gonzalez is being targeted for UFC Vegas 40, which takes place Oct. 16
Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan Bellator finally listened to the complaints of fans and media, and now all future non-title main event bouts will be sanctioned as five-round bout starting in 2022. Bellator President Scott Coker announced the change from long-time promotional traditions during a guest appearance on the Wednesday episode of The MMA Hour. The new
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Holly Holm’s quest for another chance at UFC gold faces a new obstacle. Per a report from Ariel Helwani, Holm suffered a knee injury and has been forced to withdraw from her scheduled main event opposite Norma Dumont, which was planned for October 16 from inside the UFC Apex. Holm last
No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern headlines her first UFC event on Saturday taking on No. 6 ranked Marina Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 39 main event. Dern, who has a world championship jiu-jitsu background, is used to high pressure situations. She’s been competing most of her life in competitions. To main event a
Holly Holm is out of her fight against Norma Dumont which was supposed to headline next week’s Fight Night card. According to MMA reporter, Ariel Helwani, Holm suffered a knee injury that forced her out of her featherweight fight against Dumont at UFC Vegas 40 on October 16. The card had already taken some hits
UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has reiterated his annoyance at the fact he wasn’t chosen to fight for the vacant lightweight title earlier this year. In October 2020, Gaethje was preparing for his unification clash with the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov. Prior to his meeting with “The Eagle,” the 32-year-old had been on a destructive path in
UFC light heavyweigt Jonny Walker made quick work of Ryan Spann in his most recent bout last year. Walker will face former title challenger Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 38 on Saturday, October 2. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DERN vs RODRIGUEZ Updates Due to COVID-19 protocols, please note the following changes: The middleweight bout between Jamie Pickett and Laureano Staropoli is being rescheduled for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: COSTA vs VETTORI on October 23. Sam Hughes has been removed from her strawweight bout with Loopy Godinez. Replacing Hughes will be UFC
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