1:44 PM ET Mar Raimondi Bellator will be back on the road with perhaps the best fight it can put on at this moment. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will meet the undefeated AJ McKee in the finals of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix on July 31 in Inglewood, California, the promotion announced Wednesday. Freire will
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The Bellator featherweight grand prix finale will take place in the promotion’s return to the West coast. As MMA Fighting first reported, the 145-pound title fight between Patricio Pitbull and AJ McKee will take place at Bellator 263 on July 31. At Wednesday’s Bellator 263 virtual press conference, the promotion announced that the event will
Dec 21, 2019; Busan, SOUTH KOREA; Seungwoo Choi (red gloves) defeats Suman Mokhtarian (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Sajik Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports Chan Sung “The Korean Zombie” Jung is not the only Korean featherweight hoping to have his hand raised in victory on Saturday. At UFC Vegas 29, Seung
Tyron Woodley is hoping to put some respect on the MMA name. The sport took a mainstream hit when friend and training partner, Ben Askren, got creamed by YouTube sensation Jake Paul back in April. That’s why “The Chosen One” will transition to boxing and prove that UFC fighters are more than just “Funky” wrestlers.
UFC Vegas 29 live results: Korean Zombie vs. Dan Ige (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 29 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m.
KANAKO MURATA VS VIRNA JANDIROBA It’s a preliminary card clash between strawweight hopefuls and former Invicta FC titleholders as Kanako Murata and Virna Jandiroba share the Octagon this weekend in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Murata made a statement in her UFC debut, sweeping the scorecards against divisional mainstay Randa Markos to earn her eighth straight win.
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya rocketed back up the pound-for-pound rankings following his win over Marvin Vettori at UFC 263. Following his unanimous decision win over Vettori, Adesanya moved up to No. 3 overall in the P4P rankings, bumping UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovskki down to No.
UFC commentator Jon Anik narrates an essay about the always game Nate Diaz ahead of his UFC 263 bout against Leon Edwards in Glendale. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
#UFC lightweight Brad Riddell reflects on his #UFC263 win over Drew Dober and his late teammate Fau Vake. 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 home for exclusive
UFC welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, England.
After his 18th professional MMA fight, A.J. McKee is ready to stake his claim as the #1 fighter in Bellator history should he defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. A.J. Mckee, 26, is a fast-rising Bellator-grown star. In his last fight, he demonstrated why his skills are so respected inside the cage at such a young age.
2:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik for UFC 266 in September, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 266 pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 25, although the promotion has not officially announced a date or location. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup. Blaydes
Brian Ortega is pitching a shutout so far on The Ultimate Fighter 29. Team Ortega’s Tresean Gore (3-0)* used a steady striking game to take a two-round decision over Team Volkanovski’s Ryder Newman (3-1) in the second middleweight bout of the season, leaving Alexander Volkanovski without a win through three episodes. The wrestling of Newman
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Brandon Moreno celebrates his championship victory against Deiveson Figueiredo during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It was one of the most highly anticipated championship rematches in Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight history. After a “fight of the year” candidate scrap in 2020,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the briefest of moments, there was hope. During an Instagram Q&A, UFC President Dana White hinted that some type of long term fighter healthcare was coming “soon.” Of course, it didn’t take long for White to retract that answer, using the age old excuse of … I responded to the
Watch the ‘Korean Zombie’ take out Frankie Edgar | UFC Vegas 29 Free Fight The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, made quick work of the former lightweight champion in South Korea last year. Next up, the Korean Zombie faces off with Dan Ige in the main event of UFC Vegas 29 on June 19. Jung
Chiesa would go on to do just that. Chiesa, his family and every fan watching would get their wish. Chiesa wouldn’t just win, he would finish Justin Lawrence, James Vick and Al Iaquinta en route to the UFC contract. It’s been almost nine years to the date since his submission over Iaquinta and he has
Image Credit: Screenshot Top Rank Boxing’s YouTube Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder had an intense faceoff on Tuesday following their press conference for their trilogy fight on July 24. Fury and Wilder first met in December of 2018 where they fought to a split draw. After both picked up wins they had their highly-anticipated rematch