Bellator MMA has released its inaugural fighter rankings. The rankings include every men’s and women’s division as well as a pound-for-pound rankings list for both genders. Here are the full inaugural fighter rankings for Bellator MMA: MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Patricio Pitbull (31-4) 2. Vadim Nemkov (12-2) 3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) 4. Ryan Bader (27-6) 5.
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) has been aggressive in its efforts to bolster up it’s roster. After signing former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) “it” girl, Paige VanZant, the promotion expressed interest in signing Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem. Now it seems BKFC is in the process of landing another former UFC veteran in the
While there’s no denying 2020 was a low point for many fighters, for some the year turned out to provide enough opportunities to qualify as an up year. For Bellator lightweight Chris Gonzalez, 2020 ended up being one of those up years. After capping off his 2019 with three wins in a row, Gonzalez would
Middleweight contender Darren Till is out of his fight with Marvin Vettori, which was set to headline next Saturday’s UFC Vegas 23 event. Till announced this unfortunate news on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon. “I’ve been sat here for a good few hours debating how to say this & put into words what I’m feeling &
Everybody is talking about the heavyweight division this morning, and that’s the way it should be. Throughout combat sports history, whether in boxing or MMA, there’s something about a big heavyweight title fight, and Francis Ngannou and Stipe Miocic had everyone glued to the television, computer monitor or smart phone on Saturday night. That’s great
8:30 AM ET Jon Jones, who reigned as UFC light heavyweight champion for much of the past decade before vacating his belt in August to move up to heavyweight, is back at the top of the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound MMA rankings. Francis Ngannou, fresh off winning the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 260, has
The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA – news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and try to
The medical suspensions list following UFC 260 has been released two days after the event. Five fighters are looking at a potential suspension of six months. Both Stipe Miocic and the new heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou are looking at relatively short suspensions, with Ngannou out for 30 days with no contact and Miocic suspended for
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 185-pound champion Anderson Silva will make his boxing debut against ex-WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sat., June 19, 2021, a fight card that also features Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. battling Hector Camacho Jr. under exhibition rules. I guess Roy Jones Jr.
Jake Paul embarrasses himself against Ben Askren Watch the highlights from the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren press conference that took place in Las Vegas. The two are set to box on April 17 in the Triller Fight Club promotion. Askren, an Olympian, two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and former Bellator MMA and ONE
PhotoCred: CBS Sports / MMA Fighting At UFC 260, Vicente Luque finished a former champion in the first round. Afterward, he was hoping to challenge the BMF himself. Unfortunately for Luque, Jorge Masvidal has now been granted a rematch with the current undisputed UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman. Thus throwing a wrench in the Brazilian’s
(16-3, 12 KOs, 4 Submissions)Last Fight: KO Win vs Stipe Miocic (3/27/21)Next fight: N/A Outlook: The man some christened as a champion in waiting early in his UFC career made good on that potential in his second shot at Miocic at UFC 260. Ngannou, now the heavyweight king, has a plethora of directions to go with
Daniel Cormier tries to even the score against Stipe Miocic and challenged him to a fight in EA Sports UFC 4 on the UFC 260 Weigh-in Show. 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
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8:10 AM ET UFC 260 proved to be a changing of the guard in the heavyweight division. Francis Ngannou displayed enhanced fight skills beyond his already devastating knockout power as he dethroned Stipe Miocic with a thoroughly impressive all-around performance. But with that knockout behind him, and the UFC heavyweight championship belt around his waist,
Never let it be said that Ben Askren doesn’t have a flair for the dramatic. Ahead of his upcoming boxing bout with YouTube star Jake Paul on April 17, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight champion kicked it into high gear to promote the matchup. On the weekend, he released a cinematic training montage
Tyron Woodley has issued a statement after his fourth consecutive loss at UFC 260 against Vicente Luque. Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley entered the Octagon against Vicente Luque as a man with everything to lose. The urgency he fought with in the UFC 260 co-main event depicted a man fighting under such conditions. What
UFC 260 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Miocic vs Ngannou 2”-led event this past weekend (March 27) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, have been obtained by The Underground. In the main event of the evening, Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic in the second round to