MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 17 results for the Thompson vs. Neal event on Saturday, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 17 Twitter updates. In the main event, two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson returns to headline his fifth Fight Night event, facing the surging Geoff Neal in a replacement
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At the UFC Vegas 17 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. The UFC Vegas 17 official weigh-ins will be at 12 p.m. ET. Watch the official weigh-in video above courtesy of Ag. Fight. Headliners Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal must weigh
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UFC Vegas 17 is down one fighter after lightweight vet Rick Glenn was forced to withdraw from a fight against Carlton Minus on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the shift confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after a tweet from reporter Al Zullino; the reason for Glenn’s withdrawal could
PFL champion Kayla Harrison will have to wait until a later date to make her return to action. The two-time Olympic gold medalist was scheduled to compete at Thursday night’s Titan FC 66 card but her opponent Jozette Cotton was not able to make weight before being hospitalized due to dehydration. Titan FC COO Lex
Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno treated MMA fans around the world to an instant classic on Saturday night, and they’ll likely do it again in 2021. In a fight widely regarded as the greatest flyweight fight in UFC history, Figueiredo and Moreno fought to a draw in the main event of UFC 256. Figueiredo may
Jake Paul has drawn the ire of one of MMA’s most volatile personalities. For better or for worse, Paul’s knockout win over longtime NBA veteran Nate Robinson from the recent Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing event had everyone in the combat sports world talking. Paul, a popular YouTube personality, followed up that viral
Fresh off a viral knockout on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. card, YouTube star Jake Paul is turning up the heat on Conor McGregor. After calling out McGregor – and Dillon Danis – in the wake of his knockout of Nate Robinson, Paul continued his PR campaign to get the the former two-division
Yoel Romero’s free agency didn’t last long. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the multi-time UFC title challenger has agreed to terms of a new deal with Bellator MMA. While pen has not officially gone to paper, per sources, Romero is expected to make his debut in 2021
A new light heavyweight clash between Khalil Rountree and Marcin Prachnio has joined the lineup for UFC 257 on Jan. 23. UFC officials announced the pairing during Saturday’s UFC 256 broadcast. The card will be headlined by the return of Conor McGregor as he faces off with former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. After hinting
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The UFC 256 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com. UFC officials will announce the winners of the “Fight of the Night” and the “Performance of the Night” bonuses, and winning fighters
When Kevin Holland tested positive for COVID-19, and was subsequently removed from his main event matchup with Jack Hermasson, many thought his 2020 would be over. Fast forward just a few hours later and Holland found himself another booking a week later on the final PPV event of the year against a perennial middleweight contender.
MMA Fighting has UFC 256 results for the Figueiredo vs. Moreno fight card, live blogs of the entire main card. and live UFC 256 Twitter updates. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo will put his UFC flyweight title on the line against Brandon Moreno. It will be the second title defense for the Brazilian champion.
Islam Makhachev looks to make his return to action in March. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the prospective matchup that Makhachev (18-1) is in talks to fight Drew Dober (23-9, 1 NC) in a lightweight bout at UFC 259 on March 6, following in initial report by ESPN. Makhachev was unable to
Juliana Velasquez is the new Bellator flyweight champion after a tactical five-round fight against Ilima-Lei Macfarlane in the headliner of Bellator 254 on Thursday. Velasquez earned scores of 48-47 twice and 49-46 for largely shutting down Macfarlane’s takedown game and countering the champ’s charges with heavier, more accurate punches. The 34-year-old Brazilian is the second
RIZIN 26’s New Year’s Eve card now includes a total of 12 matchups with the addition of four fights officially announced by the company Thursday, including the return of Mikuru Asakura and the debut of former KSW titleholder Kleber Koike. The event goes down Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Asakura (13-2,