MMA Fighting has Bellator 254 results for the Macfarlane vs. Velasquez event Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will put her belt on the line against Julian Velasquez. Bantamweights Magomed Magomedov and Matheus Mattos will square off in the co-main event. Check
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Winning a gold medal at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club used to be followed by good offers in the MMA world, but that’s been the opposite for Augusto Mendes. ”Tanquinho” climbed to the top of the ADCC podium two years after leaving the UFC, defeating four opponents to be crowned the world’s best 145-pound
Amanda Ribas already has a new opponent for UFC 257. Ribas and fellow Brazilian strawweight Marina Rodriguez have agreed to meet in a 115-pound contest after Michelle Waterson withdrew from the Jan. 23 pay-per-view event, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told MMA Fighting. Both sides have verbally agreed but contracts are yet to
Darren Till had a memorable outside-of-the cage run-in with Mike Perry in 2018, and now, he’s sharing his side of the story. When Till was making a name for himself in the UFC as a welterweight, he ran afoul of Perry on a couple of occasions, first when Perry confronted him following Till’s win over
A pair of bantamweight veterans will try to snap recent skids when Eddie Wineland and John Castaneda meet at a UFC event on Feb. 20. Verbal agreements are in place and contracts are expected to be signed for the fight, which was first reported by MMA Junkie and confirmed to MMA Fighting with multiple people
Omari Akhmedov and Tom Breese are set to face off in the new year. The UFC announced Monday that Akhmedov (20-5-1) and Breese (12-2) will fight in a middleweight bout on Jan. 16. A location for the Fight Night event is still to be announced. Akhmedov recently saw a six-fight unbeaten streak end when he
Angela Hill is the latest fighter pulled from her scheduled fight due to a positive COVID-19 test. The UFC strawweight contender, who was slated to rematch Tecia Torres at UFC 256, announced the news Sunday. Hill (12-9), also a former Invicta FC champion, previously came up short to Torres in their initial fight at UFC
Wow! Despite the MMA news this week not having anything Earth-shattering, this week we had more questions submitted than ever before. So we’re gonna do things a little different this week and answer as many of them as I can in 2,000 words or less. Buckle up. Should Figueiredo be the fighter of the year
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 16 results for the Hermansson vs. Vettori event on Saturday, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 16 Twitter updates. In the main event, middleweights Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori face off for a spot in the line of 185-pound title contenders. In the co-main event,
All top-ranked middleweights in the UFC have a vested interest in what Israel Adesanya does next. But unlike most, Jack Hermansson isn’t all that upset that the reigning champion is expected to move up a division to challenge for a second title in 2021. Following a lopsided win for Adesanya over Paulo Costa in September,
“Soldier of God” Yoel Romero is no longer under contract with the UFC after seven years with the promotion. Romero’s longtime manager Malki Kawa confirmed the middleweight’s release to MMA Fighting on Friday evening after an initial report from ESPN.com. According to ESPN, Romero had three fights remaining on his contract. The 43-year-old Cuba native
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Last week was all about Fight Circus Vol. 2, so we have some catching up to
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is crossing over from fighter to promoter after purchasing his own MMA organization. This week, the undefeated Russian unveiled Eagle Fighting Championships – rebranded after his purchase of Gorilla Fighting Championship – as he seeks to create a developmental league that will hopefully discover a slew of future contenders. While
In his short, but notable pro wrestling career, MJF has butted heads with some of the biggest personalities in the industry. It should come as no surprise that he’s willing to take a dig at the stars of the UFC as well. MJF (a.k.a. “Maxwell Jacob Friedman”) is currently tearing it up as a major
The musical chairs of UFC Vegas 16’s main event has come to an end, and the promotion has a new poster with the latest headlining attraction. Top middleweight Jack Hermansson was originally scheduled to face Darren Till in a five-round main event on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas. Then, he agreed to face Kevin Holland
Fabricio Werdum had a lot of options for his new fighting home after finishing his recent contract with the UFC. The former heavyweight champion talked about possibly going to Bellator for a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko, who he defeated in 2010. Werdum also mentioned interest in adding another heavyweight title to his resume by traveling
Sabina Mazo will look to make it four straight wins inside the octagon and will do so up a weight class. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bantamweight matchup between Mazo and Alexis Davis will take place at the UFC’s event on Feb. 27. As of now,
Check out episode 27 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti as they give their takes on Saturday night’s Legends Only League debut event headlined by Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fighting to a draw. They also discuss Jake Paul’s devastating