The MMA world is currently in one of its most prolonged quiet periods in years. There’s been no UFC event since UFC Busan in December and it will be nearly two more weeks until the premier organization in the sport returns with UFC 246 on Jan. 18. In that gap, the MMA world has turned
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Felicia Spencer and Zarah Fairn clash in a fight of featherweight contenders in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night from Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 29. On Tuesday, the UFC announced Spencer vs. Fairn will share headlining duties with a fight for the vacant flyweight title when Joseph Benavidez faces Deiveson Figueiredo. Spencer looks to
There are few fighters who had a better 2019 than Jorge Masvidal (in fact, according to us, there was only one). Masvidal fought three times last year, scoring two knockouts and one . TKO of Nate Diaz to claim the one-off BMF title. Oh, and on top of that, one of those knockouts set the
Right now, Donald Cerrone is Conor McGregor’s co-star at UFC 246. But in March, he’ll pop up in Netflix queues around the world alongside Mark Wahlberg. The UFC veteran stars alongside Wahlberg in the Boston crime drama “Spenser Confidential,” which debuts March 6 on the streaming platform. Naturally, the movie has an MMA twist. According
In April of this year, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will (hopefully) finally face off. It’s a fight that’s several years in the making and one that Khabib’s camp is calling “the most important fight in UFC history”. Currently, oddsmakers have Khabib as a clear favorite to win the fight, and should that come to
Watch Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez full fight video to relive McGregor capturing the lightweight championship at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. “The Notorious” defeated Alvarez by second-round TKO to add the 155-pound title to his trophy case, which already included the UFC 145-pound title. This event took place on Nov. 12, 2016, and
Many high-profile MMA coaches spend hours behind the scenes watching tape, preparing plans, and aligning resources for a fighter’s training camp. There’s a different plan in action as Conor McGregor approaches UFC 246, according to his longtime coach John Kavanagh. “With Conor’s fighting IQ, with Conor’s understanding of the game, really, this training camp is
Two promising welterweights are set to clash at UFC Norfolk. Sean Brady puts his unbeaten record (11-0) on the line when he faces Ismail Naurdiev at UFC Norfolk on Feb. 29 in Norfolk, Va., the UFC announced on Friday. Brady made his UFC debut this past October at UFC on ESPN 6, defeating Court McGee
Jinh Yu Frey and Ashley Cummins will have their rematch. Officials announced via a press release Thursday that Frey will defend her atomweight title against Cummins on Feb. 7 at Invicta FC 39, the promotion’s first event of 2020. This bout was supposed to take place at Invicta FC 37 in October, but Frey was
At one point the idea of Fedor Emelianenko fighting Rampage Jackson on free television would have been expected to do huge ratings, probably upwards of 1.5 million viewers even a few years ago. But, likely due to the monster numbers of the Clemson vs. Ohio State college football championship semifinals, a live show from the
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UFC and RIZIN vet Johnny Case is getting his shot at a $1,000,000 PFL prize. MMA Fighting confirmed with Case’s manager Daniel Rubenstein that the 30-year-old lightweight has signed with the league to participate in it’s third season in 2020, following an initial report by ESPN. Case was a part of the PFL’s inaugural season
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Paul Redmond thinks his bout with Ryan Scope at Bellator Dublin on Feb. 22 is of a high enough caliber to crown an inaugural Bellator European Series champion. The promotion has shied away from the idea of forging regional titles since the Series was launched, but Redmond believes the belts would stimulate the divisions throughout
Six new millionaires were crowned on New Year’s Eve, including the PFL’s first-ever women’s lightweight champion. That turned out to be prohibitive favorite Kayla Harrison (7-0), who won a dominant five-round decision over Larissa Pacheco (13-4) in the PFL Championship main event on New Year’s Eve at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It
SAITAMA, Japan — Bellator bantamweight Patrick Mix made the most of his opportunity inside the RIZIN ring on New Years Eve, tapping Yuko Montoya with a guillotine choke at RIZIN 20 on Dec. 31. The undefeated talent spoke with the media after the big victory to discuss what’s next after another busy year, challenging for
MMA Fighting has RIZIN 20 results for the Asakura vs. Kane fight card from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday morning. In the main event, Kai Asakura will square off against Manel Kape for the Rizin bantamweight title. Check out RIZIN 20 results below. Main card Kai Asakura vs. Manel Kape Tenshin
When Kayla Harrison made the transition from judo to mixed martial arts she was determined to become the best fighter in the sport but the money doesn’t hurt either. Ahead of her fight at the PFL Finals against Larissa Pacheco where the winner will take home a $1 million grand prize, Harrison also inked a