Israel Adesanya never fails to praise his coaching staff at City Kickboxing for giving him the tools that have allowed him to start his MMA career with a perfect 20-0 record. Now it appears the undefeated UFC middleweight champion has added his father to that list of pre-fight strategists who offer him advice to ensure
MMA Fighting
The UFC 254 main card has been revealed and it will look slightly different than what fans are accustomed to seeing. Headlined by the highly anticipated matchup for the undisputed lightweight title between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champ Justin Gaethje, the PPV card will feature six matchups, opposed to the usual five. UFC 254 will
Jon Jones recently gave up his UFC light heavyweight title. But now that there’s a new champion in the division, he’s already contemplating a comeback. After defeating Dominick Reyes in February and then engaging in a public battle with the UFC over money, Jones ultimately decided to vacate his 205-pound title and turn his attention
This is the UFC 253 live blog for Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov, a main card 150-pound catchweight fight on Saturday’s fight card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Tukhugov, who missed weight for the bout, has to make up his stumble on the scale – which forced him to give Dawodu a portion of
The UFC 253 start time, TV schedule for the Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa event at the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airing on three different mediums. This post will help explain which fights are airing
Titan FC COO Lex McMahon is stepping in the cage to raise awareness for an important cause. McMahon, 49, announced the news—and signed his contract—during Friday night’s Titan FC 64 event that he will compete in his first mixed martial arts bout against 23-fight veteran Justin Thornton at Fighting Force 4. The event will take
At the UFC 253 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa both need to hit the 185-pound mark for their middleweight title bout. The UFC 253 official weigh-in
The full slate for Bellator’s debut on CBS Sports Network has been announced. Including the previously announced welterweight main event between Paul Daley and Derek Anderson, 14 bouts were made official for Bellator 247 at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 1. This will be Bellator’s first show on CBS Sports Network after moving
Few people wield as much power in combat sports as Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza, especially now that Bellator MMA is now under his umbrella as well. With a robust lineup of boxing talent as part of Showtime Championship Boxing and Bellator MMA, Espinoza is ultimately looking to grow both brands after previously working with
Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective
Next month, Justin Gaethje will finally challenge for the UFC lightweight title when he takes on the undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254. The fight figures to be one of the biggest of the year, and as the event gets nearer, Gaethje is starting to become even more focused on the task at hand.
Khamzat Chimaev decided to step on Stephen Thompson’s first ever social media callout on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, “Wonderboy” doubled down on his interest to face Leon Edwards via Twitter, a request he made in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. All due respect @Leon_edwardsmma , which I have a lot of for you,
Veteran UFC middleweight Ed Herman turned off his social media notifications in the wake of his controversial win over Mike Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 10. Irate fans not only cursed him online immediately after his comeback win, but sent messages to his wife insulting him. “‘Your husband’s a dumb*ss, your husband’s a cheater,’” Herman told
Duda Santana’s UFC career has come to an end after the Brazilian bantamweight tested positive for a banned substance, her manager Alex Davis confirmed to MMA Fighting on Monday. “Cowboyzinha” tested positive for selective androgen receptor modulator LGD-4033 during an out-of-competition test conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on Feb. 11, 2020. Santana will
In the 10th episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 11 event at the UFC APEX. Future fights were discussed for headliners Colby Covington—who earned a fifth-round TKO win—and Tyron Woodley, co-main eventers Donald Cerrone and Niko
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley suffered a serious rib injury in his loss to Colby Covington at UFC Vegas 11, and now, there’s visual evidence. Woodley’s fight was waved off in the fifth round of his headliner opposite Covington this past Saturday at UFC APEX. The ex-champ cried out in pain after setting up
For fans of Tyron Woodley, the outcome of Saturday’s main event was a bitter pill to swallow; for UFC President Dana White, it may have been a sign that the welterweight star should retire. Woodley, 38, was en route to a lopsided decision loss in the headlining bout of UFC Vegas 11 against hated rival
Damon Jackson earned his first UFC win under the least likely circumstances. The veteran featherweight accepted an opportunity to face Mirsad Bektic at UFC Vegas 11 on just three days’ notice after Eduard Garagorri was forced off the card after one of his coaches tested positive for COVID-19. While Jackson didn’t have an easy night