MMA Fighting

Jay Hieron knows he’s one of the lucky ones. Throughout a 10-year, 30-fight MMA career, Hieron avoided any major injuries, and though he suffered four knockouts, he never dealt with any long-term effects when it came to brain damage or impaired cognitive function. For the past decade since retiring from MMA, Hieron has been busier

Marlon Vera is moving on from a disappointing UFC San Antonio performance. “Chito” lost a split decision to Cory Sandhagen in Saturday’s main event, dropping two scorecards to his fellow bantamweight contender to suffer his first setback in five fights. Later that evening, Vera took to Twitter to issue a statement, making no excuses for

Alex Perez says a scary situation led to the cancellation of his UFC San Antonio fight. Perez released a statement Saturday on social media revealing that he suffered a “seizure” backstage at UFC San Antonio, which resulted in the last-minute cancellation of his main-card bout with Manel Kape. “First and foremost, I want to thank

When Henry Cejudo returns to fight Aljamain Sterling in UFC 288’s main event, the Olympic champion wrestler will compete for the first time since retiring in 2020. That long layoff is obviously a concern, but fellow UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen still leans towards Cejudo coming back victorious and reclaiming his 135-pound title. “It is

MMA Fighting has UFC San Antonio results for the Vera vs. Sandhagen fight card, live blogs for the top two fights, and UFC San Antonio Twitter updates. In the main event, Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen square off in a bantamweight contest. Vera has won four consecutive fights, while Sandhagen picked up a big bounce-back

Goiti Yamauchi went under the knife to fix a knee injury suffered in his most recent Bellator bout with Michael Page and it was a success, the welterweight fighter told MMA Fighting on Thursday. Yamauchi, who suffered a patella tendon rupture after Page kicked his kneecap just 26 seconds into their Bellator 292 clash on

A pivotal UFC lightweight matchup is expected to cap off the promotion’s April slate. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a fight between Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano is targeted to headline the UFC’s April 29 event. Meta MMA first reported the bout on Instagram. The card is

Before anyone loses their mind, Cory Sandhagen isn’t looking past Marlon Vera. But in the day and age when calling your shot matters, the one-time interim title challenger is already plotting his future after UFC San Antonio is over. As he prepares to headline his fourth UFC card in the past three years, the 30-year-old

Ante Delija won’t be entering the PFL cage in April. The 2022 Professional Fighters League heavyweight champion was forced out of a clash with UFC veteran Yorgan de Castro on April 7. De Castro now faces Denis Goltsov. PFL 2 take places at the The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, with 2022 lightweight

Not long ago, Leon Edwards was one of the most disrespected fighters in MMA. Now he’s on top of the world. The rankings show returns after another crazy MMA stretch to sort through Edwards’ massive win in his UFC 286 trilogy with Kamaru Usman, and much more! Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are

LONDON — Arnold Allen is taking Max Holloway very seriously ahead of their main event bout next month. During Saturday’s UFC 286 event, Allen spoke with members of the media backstage at The 02 in London to preview his UFC Kansas City matchup with Holloway on April 15, discuss the narrative that Holloway has lost

Michael Bisping is taking the high road. Following his win over Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286, Justin Gaethje called out Michael Bisping for what his commentary, not on his own fight but on the main event, where Gaethje’s teammate Kamaru Usman came up short against welterweight champion Leon Edwards. As both Bisping and Edwards are

Colby Covington may be the challenger, but he still opened as the betting favorite over reigning UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards in a potential matchup between them. In the aftermath of UFC 286 on Saturday, UFC president Dana White declared that Covington will get the next shot at Edwards after “Rocky” earned a second win

Leon Edwards has the series advantage in his trilogy with Kamaru Usman and he expects UFC 286 to signal the end of it. The British star successfully defended the UFC welterweight title in Saturday’s main event at The O2 in London, giving him two wins in three fights against Usman after he defeated him at

Belal Muhammad’s reward for a nine-fight unbeaten streak won’t be a title shot but rather a matchup against one of the most ferocious and fast rising welterweights in the UFC. Following the close of UFC 286 on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White addressed what’s next for Muhammad after he had been calling for a

Muhammad Mokaev isn’t looking back after scoring another impressive win. The 22-year-old flyweight contender improved to 4-0 in the UFC after submitting Jafel Filho at UFC 286 in a bout that was not without its challenges. A game Filho had Mokaev in danger in several spots throughout their three-round contest, and Mokaev said immediately after

Leon Edwards won the main event of UFC 286, as well as his trilogy with Kamaru Usman to retain the UFC welterweight championship. Following the event, Dana White announced that Edwards’ next opponent will be Colby Covington, regardless of what else happens in the division. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaun Al-Shatti, and Jed Meshew react

One of combat sports’ most well-known rules is that the fighters should protect themselves at all times. Apparently, that applies to referees as well. On Saturday at UAE Warriors 39 in Abu Dhabi, one unlucky in-cage official found themselves embroiled in a fight of their own after a competitor suffered a brutal knockout loss. Rustem