Following Saturday’s UFC San Diego fight card, UFC officials announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Fight Of The Night: Nate Landwehr vs David Onama Pechanga Arena in San Diego was on its feet at the final bell of Nate Landwehr vs David Onama, giving a roaring standing ovation upon realizing they had just witnessed
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Aug 11, 2022 The PFL has made several last-minute changes to its 2022 semifinals matchups on Friday in Cardiff, Wales. Top-seeded welterweight Rory MacDonald (23-9-1) was supposed to face Magomed Umalatov (12-0), but will now meet Dilano Taylor (9-2) instead. Additionally, heavyweight Matheus Scheffel (16-8) will look to advance to the finals against late replacement
One week from today, the MMA community will be able to watch for themselves the evolution of Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. On December 19, 2015, a young Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards competed in the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Seven years later, the two men will be headlining a summer pay-per-view event. These
Tonight’s Bellator 284 event was headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring Goiti Yamauchi taking on Neiman Gracie. Yamauchi (28-5 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after earning back-to-back finishes over opponents Chris Gonzalez (TKO) and Levan Chokheli (submission) in his most recent Bellator appearances. The Japanese-born Brazilian MMA fighter
A pair of talented Middleweights are looking to work their way back into the title mix. First reported by Ariel Helwani, Jack Hermansson vs. Derek Brunson is targeted for UFC’s yet-to-be-announced December 3 event. Likely, the event will air on ESPN or ESPN+, and at the moment, this fight looks likely as the potential main
UFC San Diego live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 13, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. Click on the fight below in the UFC San Diego live results section for live stats or jump down to the written UFC San
2:16 PM ET UFC president Dana White says fighter pay in the organization won’t change dramatically while he is in his current position, telling GQ in a video published Thursday that he believes fighters “get paid what they’re supposed to get paid.” The topic of fighter pay has been a hot-button issue in MMA for
Bellator 284: Gracie vs. Yamauchi took place live tonight from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and MMA News is here to bring you all the results and highlights! Tonight’s main event featured welterweights Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi battling it out. Gracie is currently ranked #5 in the Bellator welterweight rankings and
Desmond Monabat scored one of the most incredible and violent flying knee KO’s the sport has ever seen at tonight’s Tuff-N-Uff 129 event. Monabat (1-2 MMA) had entered tonight’s contest with hopes of earning his first victory as a professional in mixed martial arts. The bantamweight fighter opened his pro career with back-to-back TKO losses
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Every once in a while, it seems like UFC President Dana White and social media star/boxer Jake Paul might actually start getting along. White refuses to fully deny Paul a chance to scrap inside the Octagon, and on occasion, Paul has reached across the table and offered terms. Then, the subject
Bellator 284: Goiti Yamauchi KO’s Neiman Gracie, plus full results On Friday, Aug. 12, Bellator hosted a fight card from South Dakota that flew under the radar for most MMA fans. For the most part, it was a great card. Former champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane got back in the win column, reinvigorating her love for the
9:02 AM ET The UFC men’s bantamweight division will assume center stage over the coming months, as eight of the top 10 contenders have fights booked, including champion Aljamain Sterling. The marquee 135-pound action begins this weekend with a five-round main event between former champion Dominick Cruz (24-3) and Marlon “Chito” Vera (21-7-1) in San
UFC fighter Anthony Smith recalls a time when he did not feel welcome at a hospital. A UFC fighter’s life is filled with injuries. That is a big part of the job. It takes a special kind of person to get beat up for a living and keep coming back for more. With fighting and
Dominick Cruz is revealing how his previous injuries took him to a dark place. Cruz, 37, (24-3 MMA) last fought in December of 2021 at UFC 269 where he defeated Pedro Munhoz (19-7 MMA) by unanimous decision. Throughout his MMA career, Dominick Cruz has endured several injuries which have forced him out of competition on
UFC San Diego live stream weigh ins video results: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is little more than 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC San Diego mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 135-pound showdown between surging bantamweight contender Marlon Vera and former division champion Dominick Cruz. The action takes place this Sat. night
Dana White calls out ‘dirty question’ during interview Recently UFC president Dana White sat down with GQ for a question and answer session plucked from Twitter about everything from Jake Paul to Conor McGregor to which Las Vegas casinos have him banned. But there was one question White refused to answer and even called out
12:30 PM ET Uriah Hall, a former The Ultimate Fighter runner-up and UFC middleweight contender, has retired from mixed martial arts, he announced Wednesday on Instagram. “Although I did not achieve the rank of world champion I’ve acquired some of my greatest achievements from mixed martial arts and that was facing my fears and being
Dana White has identified one UFC fighter who could someday match Conor McGregor‘s impact on the sport of MMA. When it comes to star power, no one in MMA comes close to Conor McGregor. McGregor has become a household name, an Irish icon, and a pop-culture figure every bit as a sports one. Further evidence