Noche UFC may go down as one of the best ideas to come from the MMA powerhouse in many years. The card, held on Mexican Independence Day, featured a slew of fighters from Mexico, including UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso, who defended her belt against Valentina Shevchenko in the main event. The reception for the
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A post-fight confrontation and a near brawl played a part in helping to create one of the most famous catchphrases in MMA history. Back in 2007, Nick Diaz was seven months removed from a loss to K.J. Noons due to cuts when doctors refused to allow him to continue. He ended up attending Noons’ next
Mateusz Gamrot wins again, but at what cost? With opponent Rafael Fiziev suffering an unfortunate injury in the UFC Vegas 79 main event, we were given an unsatisfying end to an otherwise entertaining night of action. Other than the disappointing finish to the card, what stood out most from Saturday’s action? Following the UFC’s return
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s son ended things very quickly on Saturday in the boxing ring, and even showed some shades of his legendary father in the process. At Saturday’s Misfits Boxing event, Gabriel Silva took on MMA commentator Ben Davis. While Davis showed up for his boxing debut and was game as can
MMA Fighting has Bellator 299 results for the Eblen vs. Edwards fight card from the In the event, Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen defends his title against Fabian Edwards. Aaron Pico returns to face Pedro Carvalho in a featherweight contest in the co-main event. Check out Bellator 299 results below. Main Card (Showtime at 4
UFC 296 will feature a welterweight matchup between Stephen Thompson and Shavkat Rakhmonov – if the fighters have anything to say about it. Thompson on Friday announced he’d accepted a UFC offer to face the unbeaten Rakhmonov at the Dec. 16 pay-per-view event, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “UFC offered and
After 16 weeks of nonstop action, the UFC’s midyear marathon finally comes to an end on Saturday as the promotion returns to the APEX for a lightweight main event between Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot. Buoyed by a co-main event between Bryce Mitchell and Dan Ige, the rest of UFC Vegas 79 features nine other
Jason “Mayhem” Miller knows he needs to do better and he’s seeking out help to make necessary changes in his life. Over the past several years, the UFC veteran has faced numerous arrests as well as a recent stint in prison after he was convicted on a litany of charges including domestic violence, vandalism, violating
Leon Edwards is set to defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington in main event of UFC 296 on Dec. 11. In the co-headliner, Alexandre Pantoja puts his flyweight belt up for grabs in a rematch with Brandon Royval. UFC CEO Dana White announced the matchups on Wednesday. The final UFC pay-per-view of 2023 seex
Dillon Danis no-showed a Tuesday hearing into a restraining order filed against him by Logan Paul fiance Nina Agdal, prompting a judge to enforce its conditions. Because Danis didn’t show up and didn’t oppose the restraining order in court, he “and all persons in active concert or participation with him” are forbidden from posting “sexually
Dana White did not agree with the judging in Noche UFC’s main event. The UFC CEO was on vacation this past weekend but still tuned into Saturday’s main event, which featured a dazzling rematch between UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. While the matchup played out as one of the best
On fight weeks, Charlie Campbell and his teammate watch the Attitude Era pay-per-views of the WWF. Before his Noche UFC debut, he was watching The Rock and got an idea. Daniel Cormier was on the call for Saturday’s event, and Campbell figured the UFC Hall of Famer, a huge pro-wrestling mark, would appreciate one of
Ciryl Gane had more on his plate at UFC Paris than he expected. The former UFC interim heavyweight champion headlined the Sept. 2 event in his homeland with a highlight-reel return to form, demolishing Serghei Spivac with a second-round TKO, much to the delight of his countrymen at the Accor Arena in Paris. Unfortunately, however,
Former featherweight champion A.J. McKee continues his lightweight career when he faces Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301. Bellator announced the bout on Monday after an initial report from MMA Junkie. Bellator 301 takes place Nov. 17 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago and airs on Showtime. McKee was forced to withdraw from his previously scheduled fight,
Not many people picked Sean Strickland to beat Israel Adesanya ahead of his massive upset victory at UFC 293. But Elizeu Zaleski, the first man to knock him out in MMA, thought it was possible. Zaleski, who stopped then-welterweight Strickland at UFC 224 in 2018, said on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso battled it out for 25 minutes at Noche UFC, but their epic war ended with a dramatic thud after the result was announced as a split draw. The outcome was ultimately decided by judge Mike Lee, who gave a 10-8 scorecard to Grasso for the fifth round, which put his
Fans weren’t the only ones shocked by the split draw in the Noche UFC headliner, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. Cameras caught longtime UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby’s reaction after he appeared to be informed of the decision by UFC announcer Bruce Buffer (via Spinnin Backfist). Shelby looks incredulous after Buffer whispers in his ear,
Chris Curtis would be fighting today were it not for a wayward injury. “The Action Man” was scheduled to fight Anthony Hernandez today at Noche UFC before being forced to withdraw due to an injury suffered in training. It didn’t take long for fans to connect Curtis’ withdrawal to footage of the fighter being hurt