via @moraesadrianomma Former ONE Flyweight Champion Adriano Moraes has spoken out after being defeated by Demetrious Johnson in their rematch. Moraes and Johnson did battle a second time this past Friday night (August 26) in the ONE on Prime Video 1 headliner. The action was held inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. The ONE
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Cain Velasquez is sitting in jail right now on charges of attempted murder after shooting at a car containing the man he accused of molesting his child. Preliminary hearings are set to go ahead on September 26th, and Velasquez’s lawyer Mark Geragos is looking forward to pleading his case. In a new interview with Court
‘Rampage’ Jackson still has some fight left in him: ‘I’m not done’ Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson hasn’t fought since December 2019, but says that he’s not done fighting. “I’m not done. I’m not happy with my performance my last fight,” Jackson told TMZ Sports. “I can’t leave the MMA fans like
On this day three years ago, a video of BJ Penn in an alleged bar fight went viral. Much has changed since the following story was published. After this video went public, UFC President Dana White pulled the plug on Penn’s run in the promotion. Just weeks later, he was officially released. Life has not
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will not end his combat sports career just yet. “Rampage” has long cemented his legacy in MMA. He’s always been a fan favorite pretty much everywhere he goes. His accolades include a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship run and the Season 10 Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship. With that said, Jackson is now
Leading up to his UFC 278 fight against Merab Dvalishvili, Jose Aldo said he was still competing to become a UFC champion, and if he couldn’t win the belt then there wouldn’t be much reason to continue fighting. After Dvalishvili defeated Aldo via decision, the tough Georgian shared some words with the former featherweight champ
Former UFC veterans John Dodson and Ryan Benoit fought at Bare Knuckle FC 28, with “The Magic Man” making short work of his opponent. BKFC 28 took place Saturday night, with the main event featuring Christine Ferea defeating Taylor Starling via TKO. The co-main event showcased two familiar names to MMA fans, with former UFC
Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI believes he could fight anyone, even Conor McGregor, in the future. ‘The Nightmare’ has been out of action since his rematch with Logan Paul in November 2019. In that outing, the British star scored a split-decision victory over ‘The Maverick’. Following the contest, the 29-year-old decided to
Now that Leon Edwards is the undisputed UFC welterweight champion after shocking Kamaru Usman with a fifth-round knockout at UFC 278 last weekend the divisional future for Khamzat Chimaev remains up in the air. Chimaev, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 earlier this year, is gearing up
Christian Lee stops Ok Rae Yoon at ONE 160 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) Christian Lee recaptured the featherweight title and avenged his controversial decision loss to Ok Rae Yoon at ONE 160. The Hawaiian needed less than two round to put away the Korean and become a champion for the second time. In the
On this day two years ago, Colby Covington had some harsh words for LeBron James and other NBA and MLB athletes. Colby Covington has become widely known as one of if not the most politically enthusiastic fighter on the active UFC roster. One frequent target of his due to contrasting politics has been NBA superstar
Image: @usman84kg on Instagram Footage of Kamaru Usman’s reaction following UFC 278 has been released. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ faced Leon Edwards as the headliner in Salt Lake City last Saturday night. The bout was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC on Fox in December 2015. In that outing, Usman scored a unanimous decision
Nearly three years after defeating Logan Paul in his boxing debut (watch highlights), Olajide William “KSI” Olatunji returns to the boxing ring today (Sat., Aug. 27, 2022) inside The O2 Arena in London, England, for two fights in one night. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of both DAZN-streamed bouts below, as well as quick results
(James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) ONE Championship made its debut on Amazon Prime tonight. The show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium was broadcast live in North America by the streaming service with Demetrious Johnson crowned as the new flyweight champion in the main event. He was rematching Adriano Moraes who stopped him in the second
1:18 AM ET Throughout his storied martial arts career, Demetrious Johnson has never suffered back-to-back defeats, nor has he ever lost to the same opponent twice. That is still the case following a rematch against Adriano Moraes on Friday. Johnson (24-4-1) delivered arguably one of the best performances of his career Friday, as he knocked
ONE Championship made their debut on Amazon Prime this weekend, and MMA News has all the results from the mix of MMA and Muay Thai bouts offered by ONE on Prime Video 1: Moraes vs. Johnson 2. The event was headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes and former UFC champion
Charles Oliveira (via @ESPNMMA) Charles Oliveira says the original plan was to have his vacant lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev headline UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in January. The UFC announced they are set to return to Brazil in January and according to Oliveira, he was supposed to face Makhachev on the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier tonight (Fri. Aug. 27, 2022), One Championship completed their debut event on US soil. Additionally, it was the first event from One to air on Amazon Prime, meaning the promotion was sure to pull out all the stops in putting on a great night of action. Even after a disastrous