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
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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
Aljamain Sterling and Demetrious Johnson still disagree on whether knees to a downed fighter should be legal, even after Johnson fell victim to the maneuver on Wednesday. Following Aljamain Sterling’s DQ victory over Petr Yan to become the new UFC bantamweight champion, one of the many people who weighed in on the controversial win was
UFC middleweight Kevin Holland steps in on short notice to face Marvin Vettori looking to rebound from his loss to Derek Brunson just a few weeks ago. The UFC Vegas 23 main card kicks off on Saturday at 3pm ET / 12pm PT on ABC. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It can be easy to get mixed up with the frequent UFC shows, but this weekend’s main event of Marvin Vettori vs. Kevin Holland was supposed to feature “The Italian Dream” opposite England’s premier Middleweight, Darren Till. Unfortunately, Till suffered a major injury in training, reportedly breaking his collar bone. In
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 ceremonial weigh-in video The 26 fighters competing on Friday’s Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 fight card squared off with their opponents on Thursday during the event’s ceremonial weigh-ins in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, heavyweight champion and former light heavyweight titleholder Ryan Bader faces Lyoto Machida in
Image Credit: Jake Paul’s Instagram Jake Paul has violent plans for Ben Askren. On April 17, Paul, the brash YouTube star, is set for his third professional boxing match as he battles Ben Askren. It’s a very intriguing fight that has caught the combat sports world by storm. For Paul, he is confident he will
“The day that I stepped into the gym as an amateur, I was training to fight BJ Penn, and I wanted to beat the BJ Penn of 2005. I wanted to be the guy that everybody wanted to fight, so it’s not weird to be a guy [that people want to make a name off