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Darren Till left it all in the cage on Saturday night, and an early injury may keep him out of it for the foreseeable future. The middleweight contender went five rounds with former champion Robert Whittaker in the UFC on ESPN 14 main event, falling short on the cards with 48-47 scores across the board
Alex Oliveira showcased his entire striking arsenal on the way to a lopsided decision win at UFC on ESPN 14. Focusing early on the body and then battering Peter Sobotta to the head, Oliveira was in complete control from the first minute to the last as he notched his second straight win overall with all
Calvin Kattar traveled across the globe to take a risky fight against a surging contender and came back home to Massachusetts with an important main event win. “The Boston Finisher” defeated Dan Ige in the UFC on ESPN 13 featherweight headliner last week and has put himself in a prime position in a loaded, if
Standout welterweights Geoff Neal and Neil Magny have agreed to fight at a UFC event scheduled for Aug. 29. Multiple people with knowledge of the targeted fight confirmed it MMA Fighting following a report from ESPN.com. Contracts for the welterweight matchup have not been finalized, but the fighters are expected to put pen to paper
At the UFC on ESPN 14 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, headliners Robert Whittaker and Darren Till will need to weigh no more than 186 pounds, the maximum amount allowed for non-title middleweight fights. MMA Fighting
Like every combat sports promotion, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships wasn’t immune to the coronavirus pandemic that shut down live events across the U.S. for several months. The fledgling organization was forced to cancel several cards, but after months of waiting, BKFC finally returns to action on Friday with a lightweight title fight between UFC veteran
As much as some may hate to admit it, over the past few years, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has become part of the MMA world. In 2016, after Conor McGregor became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history, Mayweather and McGregor began calling each other out publicly for a boxing match. Most thought it would
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov on Wednesday paid tribute to his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, with a passage from the Quran three weeks after the MMA coach’s death from complications due to COVID-19. In a post on his official Instagram page, the 31-year-old Nurmagomedov cited a Quran chapter on honoring and respecting one’s parents in his
Last month, Dustin Poirier reasserted himself right at the top of the pile of lightweight contenders with a five-round unanimous decision win over Dan Hooker. The fight was the kind of back-and-forth war that is sure to be embraced during year end awards season but it’s also the kind of hard-fought battle that can shorten
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Steve Mowry will have to wait to fight on another date after revealing that he’s been forced out of Bellator 242 after testing positive for COVID-19. Mowry announced the news on his Instagram page. “So, uhhh long story short, I’m not fighting because of a positive COVID-19 test,” Mowry wrote. “2020, am
Viviane Araujo will no longer fight Jennifer Maia on Aug. 1 after Araujo tested positive for COVID-19, multiple sources told MMA Fighting. In Araujo’s place steps Joanne Calderwood, whose title fight against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 251 was scrapped when the flyweight champ suffered a leg injury. The news was first reported by Instagram user
In a very short period of time, Sean O’Malley has become one of the most talked about fighters on the entire UFC roster – and he knows it. Thanks to a UFC contract-winning knockout on Dana White’s Contender Series and a colorful personality, the 25-year-old bantamweight had a lot of eyes on him from the
ABU DHABI — UFC light heavyweight Roman Dolidze spoke with reporters backstage on Yas Island following his first-round finish of Khadis Ibragimov at UFC Fight Island 2. The Ukraine standout explains why his wins are “strange,” being a grappler but finishing his last four fights via strikes, and sends a warning to future opponents about
ABU DHABI — UFC bantamweight Brett Johns spoke with the media backstage on Yas Island following his unanimous decision win over Montel Jackson at UFC Fight Island 2. “The Pikey” discusses his performance, the future of his opponent, wanting to take on legends of the sport — with Urijah Faber at the top of the
ABU DHABI — UFC president Dana White wants Deiveson Figueiredo to defend his belt flyweight title at least twice now that the company finally has a new 125-pound king. But Figueiredo has different plans. Speaking to the media after an impressive one-round beatdown of Joseph Benavidez in the main event of UFC Fight Island 2,
The long-awaited showdown between UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is set for UFC 253. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the fight is in the process of being finalized for the Sept. 19 fight card after an initial report from Combate. UFC 253 is expected to take place in
MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Island 2 results for the Figueiredo vs. Benavidez event at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Fight Island 2 Twitter updates. In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez will square off for the vacant flyweight title in a