Even though it would appear no permanent damage was done to Belal Muhammad’s eye following an illegal strike from Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21, the welterweight claims he specifically warned the referee Herb Dean of the tendency before the fight started. Ruled a no-contest, the bout between Muhammad and Edwards started hot with both
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Emmanuel Sanchez will face current Bellator MMA “champ-champ,” Patricio Freire at the upcoming Bellator 255 event on April 2, 2021. The two men initially threw down at Bellator 209 in Nov. 2018 with “Pitbull” defeating Sanchez after five rounds of back-and-forth action. While that fight was entertaining for fight fans, Sanchez is looking to avoid
Brian Ortega dominates Korean Zombie to earn UFC 260 title shot UFC featherweight Brian Ortega looked as good as ever in his fight with the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, at UFC Fight island 6 in October. [embedded content] (Video courtesy of UFC) Ortega’s performance opposite Jung earned him a title shot against Alexander Volkanovski
Executed perfectly, Walker understood what was on the line if he missed the kick. Not only is a botched tornado kick an impossible landing to predict, it’s an awful look and it would result in a permanent removal of one of his most crowd-pleasing strikes. “Put ‘Em To Sleep” couldn’t have that. “Bill Newcomb always
Image via Dominick Cruz on Facebook/ SCMP An ex-Monster Energy photographer echoed the comments made by UFC’s Dominick Cruz with allegations of being “blackballed” by Hans Molenkamp. Cruz made news headlines when he recently called out Molenkamp for a charity MMA fight following his split decision win over Casey Kenney at UFC 259. That has
7:46 AM ET The bantamweight division is perhaps the deepest and most intriguing in the UFC. Aljamain Sterling‘s recent dethroning of Petr Yan did nothing to clarify the division’s hierarchy. Yan was ahead on two scorecards in the fourth round when he landed an illegal knee to the head of a grounded Sterling, who became
Former Strikeforce champion and American Top Team coach Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal knows plenty of fighters who’ve used psilocybin mushrooms – not for recreation, but to treat a variety of ailments. He tried them himself for the first time this past year. “It’s hard to explain – it’s like a reboot,” he told MMA Fighting.
Even if Brian Ortega emerges victorious in his UFC 260 title fight against Alexander Volkanovski, he would still feel as though there is something missing from his championship celebration: redemption. There is only one man who holds a victory over Brian “T-City” Ortega, and he is the same man who has earned his place among
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Francis Ngannou is getting close to his second title shot, a main event showdown opposite Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 next weekend (Sat. March 27, 2021) at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first time those two battled back in January 2018, Miocic scored a clear-cut decision victory, wrangling his
Watch Kevin Holland’s quick KO of Jacare Souza | UFC Vegas 22 fight video UFC middleweight Kevin Holland tied a UFC record for wins in a calendar year with five victories in 2020, including this Knockout of the Year candidate in December. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Holland will face Derek Brunson in the
“I feel like I did need that fight, and it felt good just not having any changes because my past couple fights have been “switch-up fights” where something went wrong and then you go and fight a guy you weren’t planning on fighting,” said Giles, who was once again tasked with making on-the-fly adjustments as
Rafael Fiziev is arguably one of the best strikers in the UFC and the in-form lightweight just raised his hand for a fight with The Korean Zombie. Currently riding an impressive three-fight winning streak, Fiziev is on the cusp of breaking into the top 15 at 155lb. The former policeman was last in action at
6:27 PM ET One of the most notable UFC title fights to have ever been canceled has a new date. Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (22-5) will face Kelvin Gastelum (17-6) in a five-round main event at UFC Fight Night on April 17 in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN. Gastelum has agreed to replace
Tim Elliott is on a winning streak for the first time since his return to the UFC and had, what many believe to be, his best performance at UFC 259 against Jordan Espinosa—unless you ask the man himself. Elliott earned a one-sided unanimous decision during the preliminary card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
The UFC is all systems go for their return to a full capacity crowd for UFC 261 on April 24 with a card that will boast three world title fights. Dana White ambushed fans with some exciting news Monday when he revealed that Jacksonville, Florida will host the first full-capacity crowd UFC event since March
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) wasted no time in finding a replacement to face Robert Whittaker after Paulo Costa bowed out of their scheduled bout on April 17, because Kelvin Gastelum has stepped up to fill the void. MMA Junkie confirmed the Middleweight booking a day after “Borrachinha” revealed he wouldn’t be fighting after coming down
Watch Derek Brunson finish Edmen Shahbazyan | UFC Vegas 22 fight video Derek Brunson hasn’t fought since this brutal finish of Edmen Shahbazyan on Aug. 1, 2020. Take a look back at Brunson’s stellar performance ahead of his next fight. [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Brunson will face Kevin Holland in the main event
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