Ariane Lipski believes her back is against the wall going into her UFC Vegas 37 clash with Mandy Bohm, scheduled for Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. “Queen of Violence” was hyped by fans and promotion ahead of her octagon debut back in 2018, but came up short in her first UFC
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[embedded content] After a week away, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to action on September 18 in their UFC APEX home base with UFC Vegas 37. The 14-fight card features a battle of top-15 light heavyweights when former title challenger Anthony Smith takes on LFA and Dana White’s Contender Series veteran Ryan Spann. The event
What, you thought boxing’s freak show addiction would taper off after last week’s Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort debacle? Former World’s Strongest Man and “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones, Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson, was originally slated to settle a long-standing feud with Eddie Hall today (Sept. 18, 2021), but with Hall out of commission due
Looking back on his first round submission win over Gustavo Trujillo at Bellator 260 this past June, light-heavyweight Alex Polizzi feels like there were both positives and negatives he can take from the fight. While he liked that he was able to be aggressive in all positions, losing out on the wrestling exchanges were not
Welcome back to Capper’s Delight. We’re coming back from a week off and a losing night of bets for the last UFC card. Our bets ended up going 1-4 for a total loss of 2.4 units. Year to date we are down 24.02 units. All bets are 3rd party tracked at Betmma.tips under the handicapper
Image Credit: Dan Hooker’s Instagram (photographer not listed) Dan Hooker may fight at UFC 266 after all. Hooker is set to fight Nasrat Haqparast next Saturday in Las Vegas in an intriguing lightweight bout. However, on Thursday, the Kiwi took to social media to plea with the New Zealand US embassy to fast track his
If Vitor Belfort gets his way, then he’ll be sharing the ring with Canelo Alvarez and Tyson Fury. Belfort recently made his return to the boxing ring against 58-year-old legend Evander Holyfield. It wasn’t a pretty sight for fans of the “Real Deal.” Belfort knocked Holyfield down early and while the former heavyweight and cruiserweight
2:21 PM ET ONE Championship has put together an incredibly interesting styles clash for what is being described as the promotion’s biggest show ever. Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will fight Muay Thai standout Rodtang in a “mixed special rules fight” at ONE X, the ONE Championship 10-year anniversary show Dec. 5 in Singapore,
MMA Fighting has Bellator 266 results for the Davis vs. Romero fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live Bellator 266 Twitter updates. In the main event, former Bellator light heavyweight champion Phil Davis will square off against Yoel Romero, who will be making his long-awaited Bellator debut. Neiman Gracie will square
Kirik | Sep 17, 2021 Credit: BRAVE CF BRAVE Combat Federation has announced the creation of what they are calling the BRAVE National Leagues. A league model that brings mixed martial arts closer to the FIFA model. BRAVE CF was founded in 2016 by Shaikh Khalid Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prince of Bahrain, with the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Despite officially abandoning the division and remaining in an extended state of negotiation purgatory, Jon Jones’ name still hangs over the Light Heavyweight division. Champion Jan Blachowicz may be done chasing the fight, but there’s still a percentage of the fan base that only thinks about the 205-pound belt in the
Having come off of four straight decisions, lightweight Christos Giagos was seeking to break that streak and get a finish when he took on Sean Soriano at UFC 262 this past May. While Soriano stepping into the fight on short notice may have caused some issues with Giagos’ strategy, he was able to make adjustments
If you have ever dreamed about an MMA league similar to a more famous sport, such as football, your dreams could become reality within two years, as Bahrain’s promotion BRAVE CF is about to launch BRAVE National League. On Friday, September 17, the promotion sent a press release, stating that they are going to introduce
Gable Steveson has revealed the hate he’s received online for choosing to sign with the WWE instead of a venture into mixed martial arts. Steveson’s future was one of the hottest topics of the summer. The 21-year-old’s stock rapidly rose after he won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the freestyle wrestling discipline,
8:07 AM ET Just one year ago, UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith‘s career was in jeopardy. At least that’s surely how it felt. At this time in 2020, Smith (35-16) was coming off back-to-back losses to Glover Teixeira and Aleksandar Rakic. The losses came just three months apart, which was remarkable considering the amount of
At the UFC Vegas 37 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday for the event at UFC APEX. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings when available, courtesy of Ag. Fight. In the main event, light heavyweights Anthony Smith and Ryan
Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Anthony Smith gestures while on the scale during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports We are at the final hurdle for Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors looking to compete tomorrow (Sept. 18) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and that is the UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 37 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann this Sat. night (Sept. 18, 2021) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas