Image: BJ Penn on Instagram UFC legend BJ Penn took to social media earlier today where he detailed a previous near-death experience after being trapped inside of wave pool tank. The former two-division UFC champion recounted the harrowing incident on Instagram. “Last year when I got sucked into a wave pool engine room and thought
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Cheyanne Buys banks a bonus for UFC Vegas 33 co-main event finish Melsik Baghdasaryan, Cheyanne Buys, Jason Witt, and Bryan Barberena all walked away from UFC Vegas 33 with $50,000 performance bonuses for their work Saturday night. Witt and Barberena were awarded Fight of the Night bonuses for their three round brawl, while Baghdasaryan and
Cheyanne Buys bought into herself, and she cashed out in a big way with her first-round TKO under the co-main event spotlight at UFC Vegas 33. After losing in what Buys herself describes as an “embarrassing” UFC debut against Montserrat Ruiz earlier this year, the 26-year-old prospect refused to go back down that track and
5:34 PM ET The MMA world will feature elite action from Inglewood, California, and Las Vegas on Saturday night as Bellator and the UFC share the combat spotlight. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on A.J. McKee at The Forum in one of the biggest bouts in Bellator history. The fight is the finale of the
Though MMA bouts can be wildly unpredictable, there are some results that even the most casual viewer can see coming from miles away. Case in point: When three guys fight one guy, it’s probably not going to go well for the one guy. That axiom played out in brutal fashion Saturday at an Elite Fighters
Oct 27, 2018; Moncton, Canada; Nordine Taleb (red gloves) fights Sean Strickland (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moncton Events Centre. Mandatory Credit: Trevor MacMillan-USA TODAY Sports Sean Strickland dominated Uriah Hall on Saturday in the main event of UFC Vegas 33 in Las Vegas, winning their middleweight fight by unanimous decision. Sean Strickland
Showtime Sports is in the Jake Paul business, and business is looking good. Currently, Paul is set to fight former UFC champion Tyron Woodley on August 29th in Cleveland. After that? Reports have the promotion looking at Tyson Fury’s younger brother Tommy Fury as a potential opponent for Jake. Showtime has just signed Fury to
Bellator president Scott Coker challenged UFC president Dana White to a UFC and Bellator cross-promotion fight with AJ McKee. McKee finished Patricio Pitbull in the main event of Bellator 263 on Saturday night to become the promotions new’s 145lbs champion and the winner of the $1 million grand prize. Just 26 years old, McKee is
Patricio Pitbull and A.J. McKee had to be separated after the two nearly came to blows at the #Bellator263 press conference. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your
A.J. McKee finishes Patricio ‘Pitbull’ to earn $1,000,000 and the featherweight championship at Bellator 263 A.J. McKee remained undefeated, won the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix, captured the featherweight championship and banked a $1,000,000 payday at Bellator 263 on Saturday. McKee advanced his unbeaten record to 18-0 with a first-round submission win over longtime champion Patricio
UFC Vegas 33 went down tonight (Sat. July 31, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It was headlined by a meeting between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland in a
12:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim There’s nothing flashy about Sean Strickland, unless you’re counting the punches he relentlessly flashes into the face of his opponent. Strickland won his fifth fight in a row on Saturday night, overwhelming Uriah Hall with five rounds of aggression and nonstop punch output to win a lopsided unanimous decision in
A.J. McKee is as good as advertised. In one of the biggest nights in Bellator history, McKee (18-0) showed why he should be considered among the best featherweights in the world. The undefeated 26-year-old steamrolled through the most decorated champion in Bellator history, Patricio Freire (32-5), dropping the Brazilian with an early left head kick
Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports The middleweight main event at UFC Vegas 33 offered a battle between top-15 talents in Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland. In the end, “Tarzan” stood victorious as the king of the Octagon jungle in this one. Sean Strickland wins boxing heavy fight over Uriah Hall in UFC Vegas 33 headliner
Bellator 263: “Pitbull vs McKee” is set to air TONIGHT (Sat., July 31, 2021) from The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., broadcasting via Showtime. Headlining the event will a Featherweight title fight between division kingpin, Patricio Friere and A.J. McKee. The bout will also mark the conclusion of the promotion’s $1 million Featherweight Grand Prix,
A.J. McKee at Bellator 263 Tonight’s Bellator 263 event was headlined by the tournament finals of the promotions 145-pound grand prix as Patricio Freire squared off with A.J. McKee. Patricio Freire (32-5 MMA), Bellator’s reigning featherweight champion, had entered tonight’s main event on a seven-fight winning streak, his latest being a first round submission victory
Tyron Woodley releases new behind-the-scenes footage of training camp for Jake Paul boxing match | Video Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley makes the jump to boxing to take on actor and YouTube personality turned boxer Jake Paul on Aug. 29. Woodley has trained with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and others, to prepare for his bout
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 7, 2018, 1:07 PM] Uriah Hall started out his UFC career with a ton of potential as a future middleweight contender, which is all still there, but he has struggled greatly inside the Octagon in his past several fights. “Prime Time” has dropped three of his last four Octagon appearances. Physically and