7:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yoel Romero makes his Bellator debut on Saturday night, and when he steps inside the cage to meet former light heavyweight champion Phil Davis in the main event of Bellator 266 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, it will be a long-awaited unveiling of something special. Why is
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Demetrious Johnson will make his return to action on Dec. 5 at a special ONE Championship event where he will face off with flyweight muay Thai champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a special rules contest. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong made the announcement for the upcoming ONE X card while appearing on The MMA Hour on Wednesday.
Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov fight in the Bellator 265 mixed martial arts event on Friday, August 20, 2021 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Bellator Mma 013 A new MMA league coming in 2023 is expected to include a fighter union and an even revenue split between fighters and the organization. The topic
The combat sports landscape is about to get a whole lot bigger — or a lot more cluttered, depending on how you look at it — when a new mixed martial arts (MMA) league makes its 2023 debut, featuring revenue sharing, health insurance, and even a pension, for those fighters who don’t feel like waiting
Jake Paul explains why he keeps boxing former UFC fighters Jake Paul has had four “professional” boxing matches. He’s currently undefeated and his last two wins have been over a former Bellator champion and a former UFC champion. After boxing a YouTuber in his debut and a former NBA player in his second bout, Paul
UFC president Dana White praised former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, saying he “might actually be the GOAT of combat sports.” Silva knocked out Tito Ortiz in a boxing match this past Saturday night for Triller Fight Club, this coming after defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. with a split decision upset earlier this year. Even
Miesha Tate is a mom of two young kids, so she knows when someone is acting like a child and isn’t afraid to say so. Sunday night, Conor McGregor was involved in an altercation of sorts with singer Machine Gun Kelly. The two had to be separated at the MTV VMAs. McGregor was removed from
The UFC’s roster has been expanded even more following the third week of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021. At DWCS Season 5, Week 3, five more fighters were awarded UFC contracts following Tuesday’s event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. There were six total fights on the card, a slight change from the
Mar 16, 2019; Boston, MA, USA; Irish mix martial artist Conor McGregor reacts after a first period goal by Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (not seen) against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Mixed martial arts is a constantly churning cauldron of news, and the Ultimate Fighting
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor made headlines over the weekend by getting into a mildly physical altercation with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Details regarding the source of the conflict were scarce and often contradictory. There were some claims that McGregor wanted a picture with “MGK,” while others implied that the Irish athlete was in
Dana White Contender Series Season 5, Week 3 results: Five more UFC contracts awarded For the third week in a row, five fighters were awarded UFC contracts for their performances during Dana White’s Contender Series. Watch the UFC president announced the contract winners. [embedded content] Sean O’Malley discusses UFC contract: ‘I’m the biggest name at
PhotoCred: MMA Mania The highly anticipated matchup between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler is set to go down… but it wasn’t without a brief scare. With UFC 268 on Nov. 6 taking place in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, there was reason to worry about the event happening at all due to potential COVID-19
Re-live Dana White’s infamous speech from Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter.
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he’s open to a potential fight with surging Englishman Paddy Pimblett at some point down the line. Pimblett burst onto the scene in emphatic fashion earlier this month. In the UFC Vegas 36 main card opener, “The Baddy” entered the Octagon for the first time and faced Luigi Vendramini. The
7:08 PM ET Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a rematch with Tyron Woodley because Woodley failed to live up to a tattoo bet the pair made after the first fight, Paul told ESPN on Monday. Paul and Woodley seemed to make a gentlemen’s agreement in the ring after Paul beat Woodley
Conor McGregor likely won’t be returning to action anytime soon, but “The Notorious” is definitely getting that itch to start striking again. During his recent visit to New York to present at the MTV Music Video Awards—which led to a confrontation with rapper Machine Gun Kelly—McGregor provided an update to journalist Adam Glyn about how
[embedded content] Despite Tito Ortiz questioning Anderson Silva’s integrity and sportsmanship in the lead-up to their Triller Fight Club: Legends II bout, the Brazilian stayed classy to the end and recently gave up his first-class plane ticket to his opponent’s girlfriend. Last week was a rough return to combat action for former Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jake Paul was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his Tyron Woodley boxing match, which took place late last month on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. “I hate to say it, but I definitely think Jake Paul is going to be on PEDs,” longtime MMA coach Firas Zahabi