Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has no plans of retiring win-or-lose against Nick Diaz next Saturday night at UFC 266. Lawler takes on Diaz in a five-round, non-title fight at UFC 266 next weekend at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Lawler, he is currently riding a four-fight losing skid and he has
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Bellator 266 aired tonight, Saturday, September 18 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Usually, when Bellator shifts from Friday to a Saturday card, it’s for a good reason. This time, it was for the light-heavyweight main event featuring the debut of Yoel Romero in Bellator MMA. Romero looked to break into the light-heavyweight
6:15 PM ET “Gatekeeper” is something of a dirty word in combat sports. It means a fighter who is good enough to remain near the top of a division but not quite at the level of title contender. It’s a fighter who, if you can beat them, opens the door to the upper echelon of
With UFC Vegas 37 and Bellator 266 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines coming out of Saturday’s doubleheader, including Anthony Smith’s first-round submission win over Ryan Spann at the APEX, along with Phil Davis’ decision win over Yoel Romero in
Credit: ESPN After a week away, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is back tonight with their latest edition of cage violence with UFC Vegas 37. And in this space, MixedMartialArts.com will be bringing live updates, highlights, and results following the conclusion of each matchup inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire event will air
When you here the name Gracie, you automatically think jiu-jitsu. But Neiman Gracie proved that he is far from a one-trick pony by scoring a devastating first round technical knockout (TKO) win over Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266. Gracie came out light on his feet, connecting with clean shots to get Lemminger’s attention. Once he
Anthony Smith sits atop UFC Vegas 37 bonuses Anthony Smith led the charge on the UFC Vegas 37 bonuses on Saturday in Las Vegas. He did so with his main event victory over Ryan Spann. UFC Vegas 37 Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith Smith has been working hard to return to another shot at
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier explained why he was happy that Jon Jones didn’t hug him after their first fight. Cormier (22-3 MMA) and Jones (26-1 MMA) originally collided at UFC 182 in January of 2015. That evening in Las Vegas, ‘Bones’ outpointed ‘DC’ on route to a unanimous decision victory. There was a
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The UFC Vegas 37 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann will collide in a light heavyweight clash. UFC Vegas 37’s co-main event will see a clash between Devin Clark and Ion Cutelaba. More action will also be featured on the main card as
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
[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,