8:30 AM ET For UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori, the past year has been equal parts rewarding and frustrating. Vettori (16-3-1) will face Kevin Holland (21-6) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday afternoon — just the second UFC event to air on ABC (3 p.m. ET, prelims at noon on ESPN, early
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MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 23 results for the Vettori vs. Holland fight card in Las Vegas, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 23 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a middleweight showdown between Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. Also on tap for the event is a featherweight co-headliner
Editorial News The Bellator 259 fight card continues to take shape as another well-respected prospect is slated to compete on the card on May 21. According to sources, MixedMartialArts.com has learned that developmental heavyweight Davion Franklin is scheduled to face Tyler King who is a former competitor on The Ultimate Fighter. What you need to
Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida plans on fighting for a while to come, regardless of the outcome of his fight against Ryan Bader tonight in the opening round of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix tournament. In their first meeting in 2012, Lyoto Machida knocked out Bader in spectacular fashion. Prior to the fight, Machida
The UFC continues to raise the bar for world-class mixed martial arts action in 2021, with the UFC 261 event on April 24 the latest history-making card to hit the Octagon. In the main event of this championship tripleheader, a score will be settled when heated rivals Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal meet again with
Former Bellator MMA “champ-champ,” Ryan Bader got his much-desired revenge against the first man to ever knock him out, defeating Lyoto Machida via unanimous decision in the main event of Bellator 256 from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Machida opened up with a strong first round, busting up Bader’s right side of the body
The Bellator MMA cage was in its usual venue, the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Friday for Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2. The fight card was headlined by a Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament quarterfinal bout between heavyweight champion and former light heavyweight titleholder Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida. The
PhotoCred: The Shadow League / CNN International Crazy boxing fights are all the rage in 2021. We’ve already seen MMA to boxing crossovers in the past, and vice versa, but now Henry Cejudo aims to be next to make the move. Taking to Twitter on Friday, the former UFC dual-division champion teased what would be
“There are no more bonkers stories than Francis Ngannou’s,” said Gooden. “His story will not be repeated. It is just unbelievable. So as much as I loved the success of Stipe, you can’t help but be so happy for Francis. This victory represents so much and to so many people now, as well. It’s a
7:54 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Travis Lutter used to hate it when UFC middleweight Kevin Holland talked during competition. Lutter, who’s based in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been Holland’s head MMA coach for more than a decade, never had a problem with anything Holland said specifically — he just doesn’t believe an athlete
Watch the Bellator 256 live stream online to catch the preliminary action Friday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., beginning at at 6 p.m. ET. The portion of this card is as follows: Cody Law vs. Nathan Ghareeb Talita Nogueira vs. Jessica Borga Diana Avsaragova vs. Tara Graff Cass Bell vs. Jornel Lugo
The UFC on ABC 2 weigh-ins are complete, and the main card is secure, including the middleweight main event between Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland takes place tomorrow with an early 3 PM start time on ABC and ESPN+. The prelims kick off at 12 PM ET on
Rory MacDonald will now face Curtis Millender in the PFL regular season event on April 29 in Atlantic City, NJ after original opponent, David Michaud, was bounced from the welterweight headliner with a bum ticker. That’s according to MMA Junkie. Millender (18-6) parted ways with UFC back in early 2019 after losing back-to-back fights to
UFC Vegas 23 weigh-in video live stream & results: Vettori vs. Holland Watch the UFC Vegas 23 weigh-in video live stream on Friday, April 9, at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT on MMAWeekly.com. Welterweights Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland square off in the main event. Vettori’s original opponent, Darren Till, was forced off
Image via @georgestpierre on Instagram UFC legend Georges St-Pierre explained why being in the gym is “one of the happiest places and the saddest places” he can go. St-Pierre has often spoken about his love-hate relationship with MMA. The legend has admitted that the feeling of winning and the riches that come with it were
“I think I showed the division that I belong to the Top 5,” Vettori said. “I believe I’m the best in the world, and I’m going to show it. I also learned about myself. You always learn, and it was good.” Coincidentally, Holland stepped in to face Souza at UFC 256, scoring a big knockout
4:08 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim PFL welterweight David Michaud, a finalist in the 2019 season who was scheduled for the main event of the promotion’s season-opening event on April 23, announced his retirement from fighting in a social media post on Thursday, citing a heart condition. “So this is gonna be a tough post,” Michaud,
MMA Fighting has Bellator 256 results for the Bader vs. Machida 2 fight card in Uncasville, Conn., and live Bellator 256 Twitter updates on Friday. The scheduled main event features a light heavyweight rematch between former Bellator champion Ryan Bader and former UFC champion Lyoto Machida. The fight serves as the opening quarterfinal bout of