Will 2021 be the year we witness both Nick and Nate Diaz competing in the UFC? It’s certainly a possibility, albeit with a few major money-related roadblocks in the way. Reports have the UFC in negotiations with Nate Diaz for a BMF rematch bout with Jorge Masvidal for January 2021. As for the elder Diaz,
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The Bellator MMA cage was in Uncasville, Conn. for the second night in a row on Saturday where the Mohegan Sun Arena played host to Bellator 246. The event was headlined by a bantamweights Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix fighting for the vacant bantamweight title. Mix entered the fight with an unblemished 13-0 record, but
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Due to weight management issues with Matt Schnell, his bout against Tyson Nam has been canceled from this weekend’s event. In addition, Matt Frevola has withdrawn due to injury and will be replaced by newcomer Kevin Croom in a lightweight bout against Roosevelt Roberts. Croom, riding a three-fight win streak, has a finish in 16
Rose Namajunas looks to be the next in line to challenge UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang. UFC President Dana White confirmed that is the fight they are looking to make happen during the UFC Las Vegas 10 press conference. “That’s the fight we want to make,” White said when asked about Namajunas vs Zhang. “So
4:20 PM ET Ottman Azaitar has put the UFC’s lightweight division on notice, with a pair of first-round finishes in his first two fights. Azaitar (13-0) stunned 33-year-old veteran Khama Worthy (16-7) with a TKO finish just 93 seconds into their 155-pound contest on Saturday. The bout co-headlined UFC Fight Night, inside the UFC’s Apex
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Image via @zhangweilimma on Instagram (photographer not listed) The UFC is working on a strawweight title fight between reigning champion Weili Zhang and the division’s former champion, Rose Namajunas, per the promotion’s president Dana White. White was asked what’s next for Zhang at the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 10 card, which was headlined by
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White is not interested in salvaging a lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson following recent struggles with “Diamond” at the negotiating table. Poirier, who was in talks to fight Ferguson at UFC 254 this coming October, revealed earlier this week that he was unable to come to
Dana White addresses execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari [embedded content] The Iranian government on Saturday executed champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari for what it claimed were crimes against the government and for allegedly stabbing and killing a security guard. Afkari’s family and defense team insisted that he was forced under the means of torture
USADA announced today that Jorge Gonzalez Villa, of Mexico City, Mexico, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Gonzalez Villa, 36, tested positive for stanozolol metabolites 16β-hydroxystanozolol and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, drostanolone metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, and tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxytamoxifen as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on August 5, 2020.
The UFC on ESPN+35 bonuses have been released. The event took place inside Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. Headlining the card was a women’s strawweight clash between Michelle Waterson and Angela Hill. This fight saw an action-packed affair as Hill won the first and second rounds. It wasn’t until the third round that
12:42 AM ET Saturday’s Michelle Waterson vs. Angela Hill bout wasn’t originally scheduled to be the Fight Night main event, but a positive COVID test scrapped the original headliner and pushed the strawweight fight to the top spot. And it delivered. The veterans put on a five-round slugfest that saw Waterson earn a split-decision win
With UFC Vegas 10 and Bellator 246 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alex K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines from Saturday night, including Michelle Waterson’s split decision win over Angela Hill at the UFC APEX, and Juan Archuleta capturing the Bellator bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned in tonight’s Bellator 246 main event when Juan Archuleta squares off with Patchy Mix for the promotions vacant 135-pound strap. In the co-main event of the evening, former WSOF champion Jon Fitch will collide with Neiman Gracie in a key welterweight battle. Get all of tonight’s Bellator 246
Bellator 246 “Archuleta vs. Mix” took place Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event was designed to crown a new 135 lb. champion as the undefeated Patchy Mix (13-0) faced “The Spaniard” Juan Archuleta (24-2). The first round was all Mix, hitting takedowns early and late, and searching
Jon Fitch announces retirement following Bellator 246 loss On Saturday, former UFC welterweight title challenger and former World Series of Fighting welterweight champion Jon Fitch announced his retirement from fighting. The 42-year-old Fitch faced Neiman Gracie in the Bellator 246 co-main event and was defeated by kneebar late in the second round. Following the fight,
Key Stats: 52% significant striking accuracy (3rd all-time among WSW), 44.8% takedown accuracy (5th all-time among WSW), 0.97 submissions per 15 minutes (4th all-time among WSW) What It Means: Although “The Karate Hottie” is known for her fast and technical standup attack, more than half of the 34-year-old’s wins have come by submission, including both