The UFC has pulled the plug on Thursday’s media day “due to consideration of the government’s decree yesterday.” UFC Brasilia fighters were expected to meet the press and face off at the host hotel, but the media event has now been cancelled. On Wednesday night, Federal District governor Ibaneis Rocha announced the suspension of any
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UFC veteran Tom Lawlor is the latest addition to the PFL’s Season 3 roster. Lawlor, 36, joins a rapidly filling list that includes all of the promotion’s Season 2 champions. His addition was first reported by ESPN.com and confirmed to MMA Fighting by a PFL official. Lawlor gets back to action after a 16-month layoff
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, UFC veteran turned Brave CF flyweight Jose Torres returns to join José Youngs and Peter Carroll as they break down some of the top storylines in the world of MMA. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET /
The intense stares of light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira are featured on the poster for their upcoming main event fight at UFC Lincoln, which was released Monday. Your OFFICIAL #UFCLincoln poster has DROPPED. Tickets on-sale now ➡️ https://t.co/eH9jDfJSMV pic.twitter.com/3LXsDcZIgy — UFC (@ufc) March 9, 2020 With over 80 pro bouts combined between
YouTube celebrity and part-time pro boxer Logan Paul recently found out what it feels like to spar with a top-ranked UFC fighter. This past weekend ahead of UFC 248 in Las Vegas, Paul stopped by the UFC Performance Institute, where he met up with top-ranked middleweight contender Paulo Costa, who was in town to watch
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KSW two-division titleholder Mateusz Gamrot will finally return to action on March 21, but neither of his belts will be on the line. The Polish promotion announced Friday that the featherweight and lightweight champion will meet former UFC fighter Kevin Souza in a non-title lightweight contest at KSW 53 in Lodz, Poland, on March 21.
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Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on one of the greatest fights in UFC history on Saturday night, and they were both rewarded after the show was over. The co-main event was a no-brainer for “Fight of the Night” at UFC 248 as Zhang and Jedrzejczyk will each go home with a $50,000 bonus after
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MMA Fighting has UFC 248 results for the Adesanya vs. Romero fight card in Las Vegas, live blog of the top fights, and live UFC 248 Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a light heavyweight title showdown between champ Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. Also on tap for the ESPN+ pay-per-view event is a
Cage Warriors bantamweight champion Jack Cartwright is eager to showcase his skills after seeing Tyson Fury’s masterclass performance against Deontay Wilder in their rematch last month. Cartwright established himself as one of the standout bantamweights in Europe with two quick stoppage wins at Cage Warriors Unplugged 2 last September, which saw him clinch the coveted
Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 will go down on Friday night from Kansas City, Kan. with all of the fighters competing on the card hitting the mark during the official weigh-ins. The main event will see a new Invicta bantamweight champion crowned as former Ultimate Fighter contender Julija Stoliarenko takes on Lisa Verzosa. Stoliarenko and
Shamil Abdurakhimov needs a new opponent for UFC 249 after Ciryl Gane announced on social media he will not be able to fight on April 18. According to Gane, he’s been “struck by another pneumothorax during training” and is “impossible” to be 100 percent by the time of the fight. Unfortunately I will not be
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A.J. McKee’s run in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix is in jeopardy. The unbeaten 24-year-old confirmed with MMA Fighting that he tore the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee during his most recent bout against Derek Campos at Bellator 236 in December. News of McKee’s injury was first reported by The Athletic. McKee went
Light heavyweight standouts Alonzo Menifield and Devin Clark are the latest additions to UFC Oklahoma City. The Oklahoman on Tuesday reported the 205-pound fighters will meet on the May 2 card at Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. Menifield aims for his third straight win in the octagon following wins over Vinicius Moreira and
Joseph Benavidez is going to be thinking about his loss to Deiveson Figueiredo for a while. Saturday’s UFC Norfolk show saw Benavidez (28-6) go for his third attempt at winning a UFC championship and he again fell short, losing by second-round TKO to Figueiredo. Making matters worse, because Figueiredo missed weight, only Benavidez was eligible