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Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes issued a statement following his brutal knockout loss to Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25. Reyes entered this fight against Prochazka on the heels of back-to-back losses to Jon Jones and Jan Blachowicz, so he badly needed to get a win and get back
Anybody probably can do it, but only a percentage of a percentage of the world’s population is willing to walk up those four steps and fight. It takes a special kind of courage to put it all on the line like that, man or woman, amateur or professional. And whatever the reason there is for
7:00 AM ET Former All-Pro NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has joined the PFL as an investor and brand ambassador, the promotion announced Thursday. Lynch, whose fandom of MMA is well known, is the latest celebrity to partner with the league. He joins a list that includes comedian Kevin Hart and music artist Wiz Khalifa.
Donald Cerrone has a new opponent this Saturday at UFC Vegas 26, Alex “The Great White” Morono. Marcell Dorff of MMA DNA broke the news of the replacement on Monday, shortly after Giga Chikadze volunteered to replace Sanchez to fight Cerrone in the main event. As of this writing, there still is no official main
Featured News Credit: PFL On Thursday night, inside the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Professional Fighters League returns with their third event in the 2021 season. The card is a showcase of both the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions and features returning season two champion Ali Isaev and Kayla Harrison. Also
Welterweight veteran Alex Morono will step in on short notice to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC Vegas 26 after Diego Sanchez was released from the promotion. Cerrone and Morono have verbally agreed to fight after Cerrone drove to Las Vegas this past week for the ESPN+ event on Saturday at UFC APEX, according to multiple
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is assembling a bantamweight matchup between 135-pound slugger Sean O’Malley and well-traveled veteran Louis Smolka for the upcoming UFC 264 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for July 10 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s according to MMA journalist Ryan Frederick. O’Malley (13-1) blasted his way back into the win column
UFC heavyweight Raphael Pessoa suspended two years for anti-doping violation Brazilian heavyweight Raphael Pessoa has accepted a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency following his second UFC anti-doping violation. USADA officials announced the suspension on Monday. “Pessoa Nunes, 32, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) as the
Image via @randamarkos on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC women’s strawweight Randa Markos questioned her opponent Luana Pinheiro for not continuing after an illegal upkick at UFC Vegas 25. Pinheiro and Markos met in the headliner of the UFC Vegas 25 preliminary card. Right from the start of the fight, Pinheiro was controlling where the action
In 2014, Chikadze and his sister Keso started a charity titled “Knockout Cancer,” which assists individuals fighting cancer with financial support for medical bills, chemotherapy and medical evaluations. Typically, Chikadze uses money from his fights and endorsements to fund Knockout Cancer’s efforts. “Usually, we finance the medical bills and also, we support post chemotherapy and
6:53 AM ET In Jon Jones‘ absence, the UFC’s light heavyweight title picture is quickly shaping up into one of the most competitive and intriguing across the entire promotion. Jan Blachowicz looked dominant against Israel Adesanya and faces another daunting challenger in Glover Teixeira later this year. But on Saturday, Jiri Prochazka threw his name
Featured News UFC Light heavyweight Ion Cutelaba has made a name for himself for his pre-fight shenanigans in an attempt to intimidate opponents. He tried it with Magomed Ankalaev and ended up receiving back-to-back first-round knockouts from the Russian. He tried it yesterday with new foe Dustin Jacoby during their face-off following the ceremonial weigh-ins.
Edson Barboza returns to action at UFC 262 against Shane Burgos and being on the second pay-per-view event having fans return to the UFC, Barboza seems excited to go to war with Burgos. Knowing that he is on the second card bringing back fans, when asked what he thought of UFC 261 Barboza told MMANews,
Kai Kamaka was certain he’d be leaving UFC Vegas 25 as a winner after battling it out with T.J. Brown on Saturday night. Instead, the 26-year-old Hawaiian fighter lost a highly controversial split decision, which is why his manager is planning to file an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. Brian Butler,
At UFC 263 on June 12th, Israel Adesanya will return to middleweight and defend his title against Marvin Vettori. The venue: the Gila River Arena in Glendale Arizona, which will be packed to the rafters with over 18,000 fans. Interestingly enough, this is the same spot that Adesanya and Vettori fought for the first time
Derrick Lewis believes Jon Jones deserves big money Derrick Lewis is in negotiations to fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a rematch after the UFC couldn’t reach an agreement with Jon Jones. “The Black Beast” has accepted the bout and is just waiting to hear back from the fight promotion. Jones, the former light heavyweight
Kamaru Usman remains the UFC welterweight champion after a huge right hand knocked out Jorge Masvidal in the UFC 261 main event on Saturday night in Jacksonville. Hear from the champ inside the Octagon immediately after. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription