After several days of confusion and uncertainty, multiple mainstream news outlets confirmed that former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pride FC fighter, Phil Baroni, had been arrested in Mexico for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. The New York Post, CBS News and The Associated Press verified verified MMAmania.com’s initial report sourced from Tribuna De La Bahia.
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Pride FC (Pride Fighting Championships) was a Japanese-based MMA promotion that operated from 1997 to 2007 and featured some of the best fighters in the world. While the UFC is considered the premier MMA promotion today, there were many talented fighters who never had the opportunity to compete in the UFC for a belt due
They say everybody remembers their first time, and Chael Sonnen is certainly no exception. Weight cutting is one of the biggest topics of discussion in MMA on a constant basis, with rarely a card going by without at least one fighter missing weight for a contest. This has more recently blossomed into discussions about whether
Daniel Cormier believes Alex Volkanovski defeating Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 would qualify as the “biggest” upset in MMA history. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA), the UFC’s current featherweight kingpin, will move up a weight class to challenge the reigning lightweight champion in Makhachev (23-1 MMA) on February 12 at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. The Aussie
The MMA community has reacted in shock to the terrible news of 18 year old ONE Championship fighter Victoria Lee’s passing. According to an Instagram post by Victoria’s older sister and fellow ONE fighter Angela Lee, Victoria died on December 26th in Hawaii. No cause of death has been made public, and Angela asked the
Phil Baroni moved to state prison after allegedly murdering girlfriend in Mexico Former UFC and Pride FC fighter Phil Baroni has been moved to a state prison in Mexico after allegedly murdering his girlfriend in a hotel room. Mexican news outlet Tribuna De La Bahia broke the news of Baroni’s arrest for the alleged crime on
The MMA community is devastated after the news of 18-year-old ONE fighter Victoria Lee’s sudden and tragic death. As announced by her sister Angela over the weekend, Lee passed away on December 26th, with her cause of death not revealed to the public. A 3-0 professional record at just 18 years old made many believe
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has offered to coach Jake Paul in mixed martial arts. It’s not exactly a secret that Tony Ferguson has been on a skid lately. He’s lost to a string of top stars and in his last few outings, he was finished by Michael Chandler and Nate Diaz. Alas,
Marcus McGhee, a teammate and one of Sean O’Malley’s sparring partners, scored an impressive TKO win last night (Jan. 6, 2023) at LFA 149 in Chandler, AZ. McGhee was one of O’Malley’s main training partners for his fight against Petr Yan and has become close with the UFC superstar over the years. The fight itself
Khamzat Chimaev looks massive in new photo Undefeated UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev missed with for his last fight and it doesn’t look like he’ll be making welterweight in the near future. Chimaev failed to make weight for his scheduled welterweight match against Nate Diaz at UFC 279 in September forcing a last-minute shakeup to the main
8:16 PM ET Victoria Lee, one of the most promising young prospects in all of mixed martial arts, has died at age 18. Lee, who was the younger sister of ONE Championship’s Angela Lee and Christian Lee, died Dec. 26, according to a social media post made by Angela. Victoria was born in Hawai’i but
Dustin Poirier has weighed in on the recent incident of Dana White getting into a domestic dispute with his wife. The MMA and wider sports worlds alike have been abuzz after video surfaced showing the UFC President in a public dispute with his wife, Anne. White was caught on video getting slapped by Anne, before
Conor McGregor has vowed to make a statement when he supposedly makes his return to the UFC Octagon this year. Ever since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in summer 2021, Conor McGregor has been on the road to recovery. Some wondered, understandably, whether he’d ever fight again. Alas, the Irishman has made the point
Derrick Lewis could be headed to a middleweight division near you. In a photo provided earlier this week by strength and conditioning coach, Chris Hernandez, it appears as if the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender has lost enough weight to compete a few weight divisions down. It’s quite incredible to see. Check it out
ONE Championship’s Victoria Lee dead at age 18 ONE Championship atomweight and strawweight fighter Victoria Lee has died at the age of 18. The rising star is the sister of ONE champions Angela and Christian Lee passed away on Dec. 26. Her sister Angela shared the tragic news on social media on Saturday. “On December
Jan 4, 2023 The UFC has rebooked a welterweight matchup between Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov for UFC 285 on March 4, multiple sources told ESPN. The 170-pound bout will take place in Las Vegas. It was originally scheduled for a UFC Fight Night on Jan. 14, but Neal was forced to withdraw due to
On this day six years ago, we ran a story on Nick Diaz and Snoop Dogg discussing smoking weed with Kimbo Slice. In our latest Nick Diaz news, the legend discussed who he would like to face in his desired return to the Octagon. But in the following article from 2017, there was a more
Ben Askren has explained how his UFC contract could prevent him from facing Jake Paul in a mixed martial arts bout. Back in April 2021, Ben Askren opted to step foot into the boxing ring to take on Jake Paul. Many weren’t quite sure how it would play out but in the end, ‘The Problem