UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was named winner of the Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year award at the World MMA Awards. Adesanya took home the top prize of the night in being voted as the best fighter of the year, and he was among a number of deserving award winners at the 12th
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News Kirik | December 27, 2020 Dan Gable won states three times, DIV I’s three times, and the world championship, and an Olympic gold medal. Throughout all, he lost just once. In the Olympics, no one ever scored a point on him. And he was arguably even better as a coach at the University of
The 12th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards show went down last night on CBS Sports Network, and if you happened to miss it I don’t blame you. CBS-SN is pretty high up the dial and normally the awards go down in July so unless you’ve been paying way too much attention to the internet
Video: Invicta FC’s Best of 2020 [embedded content] 2020 was a year of unexpected challenges. Like everyone else, Invicta FC adapted to a new normal, but their athletes continued to give their all inside the cage. Here’s a look back at the best Invicta FC moments and match-ups from 2020. TRENDING > Rose Namajunas shoots
It wasn’t too long ago that fight fans wondered if the UFC’s flyweight division was going to be a thing of the past. But fast forward, and as 2021 approaches, the 125-pounders are in a better position than ever, there are a host of intriguing contenders and prospects, and the man ruling the weight class
Calvin Kattar made the most of his opportunities in 2020 and will kick off his 2021 campaign with a massive fight against one of the all-time featherweight greats. “The Boston Finisher” fights former champion Max Holloway in the main event of UFC Fight Island 7 on Jan. 16. UFC President Dana White, after months of
Cody Garbrandt may opt not to wait to receive a flyweight title shot before he returns to competition. Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was set to challenge Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 in November, but unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the fight a few weeks prior to the event. Figueiredo would go on
Ryan Bader could get a rematch with Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in 2021, according to Bellator president Scott Coker. Bader saw his eight-fight unbeaten streak snapped in emphatic fashion back at Bellator 244 in August when he suffered a vicious head kick TKO loss to Nemkov to lose the light heavyweight belt. Bader
As if ending the year at the top of the official UFC pound for pound rankings as the #1 fighter in the sport wasn’t good enough for Khabib Nurmagomedov, now he’s been declared the best Russian athlete by the people of Russia themselves. “Today VTsIOM (All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center) has published the data of
Watch Jimmy Crute’s Performance of the Night win over Michal Oleksiejczuk [embedded content] Jimmy Crute has gone 4-1 in the Octagon since emerging from Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018. Though he lost to Misha Cirkunov last year, Crute has lost no other bouts en route to a 12-1 record. He rebounded from the loss
Brandon Moreno’s return to the UFC last year has led to an immediate run of success in the flyweight division culminating in a title shot against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 256. 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
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Veteran bantamweights Sara McMann and Julianna Pena were scheduled to face off at UFC Fight Island 7, but they will now fight one week later at UFC 257. Multiple people with knowledge of the move confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after an initial report from MMA Junkie. The reason for the shift was not
After fighting on the same card on December 19, UFC bantamweights Rob Font and Jose Aldo now want to fight the same opponent. Following a victory over Marlon “Chito” Vera via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Neal, Jose Aldo called for a fight against T.J. Dillashaw next. But there was another fighter
Image: Cody Garbrandt on Instagram Ali Abdelaziz is still hoping his client Cody Garbrandt can skip the line at flyweight, but if not a fight with MMA legend Jose Aldo will do. The UFC’s former bantamweight champion, Garbrandt (12-3 MMA), was slated to challenge Deiveson Figueiredo for the promotions flyweight title back at UFC 255
Paige VanZant has no shortage of doubters when it comes to her decision to accept a fight contract with Bare Knuckle FC, the promotion largely behind the resurgence of bare knuckle boxing in the US. And you can count her former UFC opponent and 3-0 BKFC fighter Bec Rawlings as one of them. Rawlings and
Check out the UFC’s best submissions of 2020 [embedded content] The UFC’s 2020 has come to an end, but being the first sport back from the pandemic induced shutdown and holding regular events throughout the year, there was a lot going on. As 2021 approaches, take a look back the UFC’s best submissions of 2020.