Olympic gold medalist and world champion boxer Claressa Shields is the latest addition to the PFL roster. The PFL has signed Shields to a multi-fight contract that will see the decorated pugilist compete in non-tournament MMA bouts at lightweight, a person with knowledge of the signing told MMA Fighting after an initial report from MMA
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Mike Tyson is a fighter at heart and that’s why he will continue fighting. On Saturday night, the 54-year-old former heavyweight champion returned to the ring for the first time in 15 years and put on a stunning performance over eight rounds while battling with Roy Jones Jr. in a special exhibition bout. Not only
Diego Ferreira will attempt to avenge his first MMA loss when he meets Beneil Dariush at a UFC Fight Night event on Feb. 6, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. ESPN first reported the matchup. Dariush and Ferreira were originally scheduled to face Charles Oliveira and Drew Dober in October and
When it comes to his combat sports goals, YouTube star Jake Paul is aiming as high as possible. Paul, 23, has found success in a pair of high-profile boxing bouts so far, and he arguably stole the show at Saturday’s Tyson vs. Jones. Jr. event with a hellacious knockout of NBA veteran Nate Robinson. In
Gina Mazany earned her first octagon win in over three years on Saturday night – and her first UFC stoppage. Mazany, making her flyweight debut, took on Rachael Ostovich during the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 15. She controlled most of the fight and had her opponent in a slew of bad positions. Ostovich proved
Before Mike Tyson opted to return for an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight champion was actually approached about competing in a sanctioned bare knuckle fighting event. Earlier this year, David Feldman, president of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships, reached out to Tyson’s team with an eight-figure offer to see if he’d be
The Figueiredo family has another member on the UFC roster after the company inked a deal with Brazilian bantamweight Francisco Figueiredo, his manager Wallid Ismail announced on social media. “Sniper” Figueiredo, brother of 125-pound champion Deiveson Figueiredo and a former interim Jungle Fight bantamweight titleholder, is expected to make his octagon debut on one of
At the UFC Vegas 15 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis must weigh no more than 266 pounds, the limit for non-title heavyweight bouts. The UFC Vegas 15 official weigh-ins will be
Watch Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov full fight video to see Blaydes manhandle Abdurakhimov at UFC 242 on Sept. 7, 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Unless your name is Francis Ngannou, there’s been no stopping Blaydes and that held true at UFC 242. Abdurakhimov entered this encounter on a three-fight win streak, but that was stopped
On this week’s episode of What the Heck, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck chats with No. 1-ranked UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno (5:13) as he recaps his first-round finish of Brandon Royval at UFC 255, talks getting his opportunity to fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the 125-pound title at UFC 256 on Dec. 12, if he was impressed
It’s not like Derrick Lewis takes anything his opponent seriously, or takes himself at all seriously in interviews. But the UFC Vegas 15 seems genuinely confused at Curtis Blaydes’ recent claim that he’s been protected by his promoter. Just look at his resume, he replies. “I don’t know what he was thinking, because I already
At UFC 254, Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defended his lightweight title with a second-round submission of Justin Gaethje. After the win, Nurmagomedov then announced his retirement from the sport, citing the passing of his father, Abdulmanap, and a promise he made to his mother. But despite Nurmagomedov’s declaration, officially, Khabib remains the UFC lightweight champion and
At least four fighters have yet to receive full or partial payment from Taura MMA for bouts that took place on its previous two events. Marcelo Golm, Paulo Sergio Santos and Deivison Ribeiro, who competed at Taura MMA 11 on Oct. 30 in Kissimmee, Fla., are among those who have yet to be paid by
It has been almost a year to the day that Ben Askren called it a career in the sport of mixed martial arts. When the former ONE Championship and Bellator champion—not to mention someone with a memorable three-fight stint in the UFC—announced his retirement, he cited conversations with doctors that revealed he needed a full
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In the 19th episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday’s UFC 255 event at the UFC APEX. We react to Deiveson Figueiredo’s next title defense being on the books against fellow event winner Brandon Moreno at UFC 256. Future fights
An exciting lightweight matchup has been added to Bellator’s next event. Bellator officials announced Saturday night that Goiti Yamauchi will welcome Nate Andrews to the promotion at Bellator 254. The event takes place Dec. 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and airs on CBS Sports Network. After dropping a unanimous decision to Michael
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has definitely seen better days. In a rematch from their first fight that ended in a split draw, “Shogun” suffered a lopsided loss to Paul Craig at UFC 255 after he tapped out from strikes in the second round. While that was only Rua’s second loss in