12:28 AM ET Cris Cyborg‘s next fight won’t be inside an MMA cage — it’ll be in a boxing ring. Cyborg, one of the best women’s MMA fighters of all time, said on her “The Catchup” YouTube show Monday that she is in the process of finalizing a contract for her professional boxing debut. Cyborg
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Former NCAA wrestling national champion Bo Nickal might’ve exceeded expectations in his quick win on Dana White‘s Contender Series. Nickal made quick work of Borrego in his DWCS headliner on Tuesday night. He was by far the most significant betting favorite on the card and one of the most hyped MMA prospects in recent memory.
The UFC has parted ways with another three fighters according to recent reports from @UFCRosterWatch on ‘Twitter’. It should also be noted that it has not been confirmed if all of these moves were outright releases or simply contracts which were not renewed. The three fighters recently removed from the UFC roster are listed below:
Bantamweight contention is on the line in San Diego, Calif., this Saturday (Aug. 13, 2022) when Marlon Vera puts his three-fight win streak on the line against division legend, Dominick Cruz, inside Pechanga Arena. The co-feature sees fast-rising Featherweight, David Onama, take on fellow brawling enthusiast, Nate Landwehr, while Devin Clark attempts to shut down
Dana White reacts to Donald Trump being raided by the FBI | Video On Monday, for the first time in American history, a former president’s residence was raided by the FBI. The FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The search was reportedly part of an investigation into the
11:22 AM ET Bellator MMA has rebooked a featherweight matchup between Aaron Pico and Jeremy Kennedy in October, officials told ESPN on Tuesday. The 145-pound bout will take place at Bellator 286 on Oct. 1 in Long Beach, California. That event is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (33-5) and
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Jeff Monson has announced his upcoming retirement having fallen to defeat against a Russian Neo-Nazi in his most recent outing. Across a career spanning 25 years and over 100 professional combat sports fights, Monson has thrown hands with names like Daniel Cormier, Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Chuck Liddell, and Aleksei
(via Magomed Ankalaev & Anthony Smith’s Instagram pages) Anthony Smith suffered a critical loss at the hands of Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on July 30. The former light heavyweight title challenger also endured a brutal injury in the form of a broken ankle. Smith, who burst on to the scene in 2018, has fought
Former UFC 115-pound champion Rose Namajunas has always been a long and lean strawweight, but that didn’t stop “Thug” from scoring multiple knockout finishes over the likes of Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili. But with her second loss to longtime rival Carla Esparza at UFC 274 last May, the 30 year-old Namajunas has opted to
Watch Dominick Cruz defeat Pedro Munhoz | UFC San Diego Free Fight Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz defeated Pedro Munhoz in his last outing at UFC 269 in December. Cruz (24-3) headlines Saturday’s UFC San Diego fight card against No. 5 ranked Marlon Vera (19-7-1). Cruz will bring a two-fight winning streak in the
The accused murderer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu superstar Leandro Lo has turned himself in to local authorities in São Paulo, BR following a night on the run. Police officer Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo is the prime suspect in the shooting death of Lo at a concert in São Paulo this past weekend. News outlet G1 was
Dominick Cruz says he has respect for his upcoming opponent Marlon Vera despite the Ecuadorian seemingly not liking him. The pair will lock horns in the main event at UFC San Diego this weekend in what will be an important match-up for the top of the bantamweight division. ‘Chito’ has been throwing verbal jabs the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The second UFC London event of 2022 couldn’t hold a candle to the first show. The crowd was lively as ever, but the fights simply weren’t as good! Still, one highlight of the evening was Molly McCann’s star-making win over Hannah Goldy, her second spinning elbow finish of the year. McCann
Watch Marlon Vera defeat Rob Font | UFC San Diego Free Fight Watch bantamweight contender No. 5 ranked Marlon Vera defeat No. 7 ranked Rob Font in his last outing at UFC Vegas 53 in April. Vera (17-9-1) takes on takes on former champion Dominick Cruz (24-3) in the UFC San Diego main event on
9:35 AM ET Two of the more unheralded UFC weight classes had a chance to show out last month. In the main event of UFC 277 on July 30, Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes had their rematch for the UFC women’s bantamweight title, following Peña’s huge upset over Nunes at UFC 269 last December. Former
Smilin’ Sam Alvey might not be smiling for a bit. The 24 UFC fight veteran, Sam Alvey might have made his last walk to the Octagon on Saturday night. His bout against Michal Oleksiejczuk was the last on his UFC contract and unfortunately for him, he most likely ended his run with the organization on
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 event was co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Vicente Luque taking on Geoff Neal. Luque (21-9-1 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after having his four-fight win streak snapped by Belal Muhammad back in April. Prior to that setback, ‘The Silent Assassin’ was coming off four straight stoppage
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is the winner of 11 straight with 10 nasty finishes, a spectacular run that helped “Do Bronx” capture the 155-pound title back in early 2021. But the Brazilian would later be stripped of his division strap at UFC 274 after a scale fail sent him over the championship limit.