UFC veteran and BKFC fighter Paige VanZant believes she may have been infected with the COVID-19 virus shortly after her husband, Bellator fighter Austin Vanderford, was scratched from an upcoming fight due to a positive test. VanZant, who’s expected to make her BKFC debut in November, on Monday took to Instagram to ask for fans’
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Paige VanZant said in a new video posted to her social media that she feels “absolutely terrible” and wonders if she may have COVID-19. VanZant, a long-time women’s strawweight and flyweight in the UFC, recently signed a big-money contract to join Bare Knuckle FC (BKFC). On Sunday, VanZant’s husband Austin Vanderford revealed that he has
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is afraid he might be drinking that Tyron Woodley Kool-Aid again, which has me convinced “The Nigerian Nightmare” is too young to remember Jonestown, where fruit-flavored sugar water served a vehicle for mass suicide. “The one thing that I feel like I’m being pulled in again is Tyron is giving
Jorge Masvidal’s victory over Nate Diaz at UFC 244 in November of 2019 may not be a one-off Baddest Motherf—er title fight after all. At the time that bout played out, all intentions were for the BMF belt to be a one-off gimmick. But now that a rematch is being discussed, UFC president Dana White
Another Michel Pereira fight, another fight that I couldn’t keep my eyes off of. “Demolidor” proved once again that he is one of the most unpredictable and fun fighters to watch in the UFC. There was a little bad blood in his bout with Zelim Imadaev after the fighter from Russia reached out and slapped
Alistair Overeem and Augusto Sakai brought a slugfest in their fight. The showdown served as the main event of the UFC on ESPN+ 34 event on Saturday night (September 5, 2020) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC APEX. As seen in the fight, it was technical as each guy was trying to find their
5:56 PM ET The UFC’s card this weekend has been gutted by COVID-19. Two fights were canceled and one fighter was taken off the event Saturday just hours before the start of the show for coronavirus-related reasons, UFC officials announced. The changes have left UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai with just seven fights, the
A light heavyweight matchup between Contender Series contract winners is set for the UFC’s next pay-per-view event. After earning a full-on roster spot with the UFC this past Tuesday night at DWCS Season 4: Week 5, William Knight will make his octagon debut on less than a month’s notice and face Aleksa Camur at UFC
UFC welterweight superstar Nick Diaz is targeting a return to the UFC in 2021 and on Sunday successfully completed a test weight cut. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani spoke to Diaz’s manager Kevin Mubenga, who confirmed that Diaz is “100 percent” planning on fighting again and is targeting a return to the Octagon in 2021. Additionally, Diaz
Michel Pereira came into the UFC with a lot of hype as a crazy unorthodox striker who wasn’t afraid to throw a backflip off the cage into the mix if the opportunity presented itself. That wild style served him well in his UFC debut when one of his big flying knees connected, knocking Danny Roberts
Watch Vadim Nemkov upset Ryan Bader, take title at Bellator 244 (full fight video) [embedded content] The Bellator MMA cage was at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkov, headlined by the light heavyweight title fight between dual-division champion Ryan Bader and Vadim Nemkov. Bader held both the Bellator
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On Saturday, in his UFC debut against Marcos Rogerio de Lima, Romanov will start his trek towards becoming the best. “King Kong” has delivered finishes in all 11 of his professional fights and only twice has he allowed his opponent to get past the opening round. Romanov’s highly anticipated debut comes against am experienced UFC
Alistair Overeem was facing a lot of doubt going into fight week for UFC Vegas 9. With his long career in combat sports, there were those thinking that the end was near or that Overeem is still a contending force of nature in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Overeem proved the latter is true. The fight
11:15 PM ET Alistair Overeem showed a wrinkle in his game that most UFC fans haven’t seen, using his wrestling and vicious ground-and-pound to finish Augusto Sakai by TKO in the fifth round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The finish came at 26 seconds of the final round.
A middleweight showdown between highly touted prospect Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert is currently in the works for the upcoming UFC event on Sept. 19. Multiple sources confirmed the planned pairing to MMA Fighting following an initial report from Combate. Since making his octagon debut in July, Chimaev has quickly become one of the most