Bellator MMA has announced that it has once again linked up with RIZIN to bring combat sports fans an action-packed night of fights on New Year’s Eve featuring several of each organization’s top stars battling one another. Per a press release, the event — which is being dubbed “Bellator MMA vs Rizin” — is slated
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Bellator MMA and RIZIN announce promotion vs. promotion NYE event BELLATOR MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation announced a historic, first-iteration of a star-studded BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN event set to take place on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. BELLATOR MMA athletes will step outside of the cage and compete inside
Oct 22, 2022 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts two years ago as an undefeated champion, Islam Makhachev‘s reclaiming that lightweight title felt like a preordained moment. That moment came Saturday. Makhachev (23-1) seized the UFC’s 155-pound championship by submitting Charles Oliveira (33-9) at UFC 280
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor offered some advice for featherweight king Alexander Volkanovski during a relatively respectful exchange on social media. Following this past weekend’s UFC 280 pay-per-view event, McGregor was his usual self online, taking potshots at headline victor Islam Makhachev. As well as suggesting that he has the tools to defeat the
UFC President Dana White has given his reaction to Khamzat Chimaev’s physical encounter with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Chimaev was in attendance for UFC 280 inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. The event was headlined by a UFC Lightweight Championship match between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. Makhachev ended up winning the bout via
UFC 280 went down yesterday (Sat., Oct. 22, 2022) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi UAE, featuring a thrilling main event which saw Islam Makhachev submit Charles Oliveira to claim the vacant lightweight title (highlights). In the co-main event, Aljamain Sterling stopped T.J. Dillashaw via strikes to retain his bantamweight strap (see it again here).
UFC 280 highlights & recap: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the co-main event pitting Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in
Oct 22, 2022 “Father’s plan” worked. Islam Makhachev is the new lightweight champion after defeating Charles Oliveria by second-round submission (arm triangle) to win the vacant belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Makhachev entered the fight on a 10-fight winning streak and was set to finalize the plan of
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush is embracing those who continue to discredit him following arguably the biggest win of his career. Dariush won his eighth straight fight at UFC 280 on Saturday over the surging Mateusz Gamrot. He used elite takedown defense and opportunistic striking to shut down Gamrot as the fight went on. Dariush
It’s clear that Khabib Nurmagomedov wasn’t a fan of the verdict of the Sean O’Malley vs. Petr Yan bout. O’Malley and Yan shared the Octagon on the main card of UFC 280. The two delivered three rounds of exciting action. Many media members scored the fight in favor of Yan, but two of the three
Charles Oliveira fell short of his mission to recapture his lightweight title at UFC 280, losing to Islam Makhachev via submission in the second round of their fight in Abu Dhabi (watch the finish here). It was a disappointing loss for the Brazilian fighter, who had spent fight week declaring ‘The champion has a name
UFC 280 highlights & recap: Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the retooled co-main event pitting Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev
6:32 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim By becoming UFC lightweight champion Saturday, Islam Makhachev fulfilled a prophecy. Maybe it was really just a lifelong friend expressing faith and brotherhood, but when Khabib Nurmagomedov briefly interrupted a Makhachev news conference three years ago, it felt like something far more consequential. Let’s call it a coronation-in-waiting. Nurmagomedov was
On Saturday, the MMA leader returned to our screens for its latest pay-per-view event, UFC 280. After months of anticipation, Abu Dhabi finally played host to arguably the most stacked and star-studded card of 2022 to date. It featured two title fights topping the slate, multiple contenders in action looking to stake their claims for shots at
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns still has his sights set on Jorge Masvidal. ‘Durinho’ has been out of action since his showdown with Khamzat Chimaev in April. On that outing, both men went back and forth for 15 minutes. At the end of the ‘Fight of the Year’ contender, ‘Borz’ claimed the win by unanimous
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team paid a hefty price to ready Islam Makhachev for his first UFC lightweight title shot earlier today (Sat., Oct. 22, 2022) at UFC 280 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. Luckily, Makhachev cashed in and submitted Charles Oliveira in the main event to claim
Khamzat Chimaev gets in physical altercation with Islam Makhachev’s team at UFC 280 | Video No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev was in attendance at UFC 280 and got into an altercation with Islam Makhachev‘s team cage side. Makhachev defeated former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in the fight card’s main event to capture the 155-pound
5:05 PM ET UFC 280 was headlined by a pair of championship fights and featured five matchups of top-10 contenders, but for many the most anticipated bout on Saturday in Abu Dhabi was the first big test for Sean O’Malley, a men’s bantamweight star. Naysayers and even acolytes were terming it time for the flamboyant