Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though he seems largely unbothered by it, Charles Oliveira cannot escape his prior reputation. “Do Bronx” has now won 11 in a row, overcoming serious adversity in his last three bouts to finish top-notch opposition. Despite the repeated shows of resilience, the “quitter” label is hard to shake, largely because Oliveira
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Conor McGregor tells Charles Oliveira to go back to the favela after call-out Charles Oliveira might not be the reigning lightweight champion anymore but he’s taking shots on Twitter like he is. On Tuesday morning the former champion, who was stripped after missing weight, despite winning what would have been his title defense, took to
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley believes Canelo Álvarez’s vegan diet may have played a part in his loss this past weekend. O’Malley was recently a guest on “The MMA Hour” to discuss several topics, including his thoughts on Canelo and his loss to Dmitry Bivol Saturday night. “Suga” mentioned that he heard this fight was
7:00 AM ET A lot happened during the 3 minutes, 22 seconds of the UFC 274 main event. Charles Oliveira had his arm raised in the end, but along the way to that big moment he got knocked down twice and bloodied by Justin Gaethje. But the biggest hit came after Oliveira finished the fight
Image via @ufc on Instagram Today’s Bellator 280 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Yoel Romero and Alex Polizzi. Romero (13-6 MMA) will be looking to snap a four-fight losing skid when he takes to the cage this evening in Paris. ‘The Soldier of God’ made his Bellator debut last September, dropping
There was a brief period where Georges St. Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov was the most talked about super fight in the sport. When Nurmagomedov unexpectedly retired after dispatching Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, he did so at the absolute top of the game. Undefeated, multiple title defenses, pound-for-pound king — Nurmagomedov left a major void
Mike Tyson won’t face charges for airplane altercation According to TMZ, former world champion boxer Mike Tyson will not be criminally charged for the airplane assault which occurred last month. “The San Mateo County District Attorney said Monday morning because of ‘the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr.
The flyweight division has a new face in the title picture in Kai Kara-France who will reportedly be facing Brandon Moreno for the interim title on July 30. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani was the first to break the news of the plans for the interim title bout on Monday. The July 30 date is attached
May 7, 2022 PHOENIX — The UFC’s Hall of Fame will welcome former two-weight champion Daniel Cormier into its wings this summer. The UFC announced Cormier’s looming induction into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Cormier, 43, was working the commentary booth at UFC 274 inside the Footprint Center and got caught by surprise. Born
Image Credit: @ufc on twitter Grant Dawson is pleased with his win over Jared Gordon last Saturday. Dawson changed camps to American Top Team ahead of the fight and says that showed in his performance at UFC Vegas 53. Although he got the finish, he says there are still things he can improve on. “I’m
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Nate Diaz’s search for a fight is a bit on an ongoing saga. The popular veteran only has a single fight left on his UFC contract, which seems to be an issue for the promotion. It’s delayed or outright prevented match ups vs. potential opponents like Vicente Luque, Tony Ferguson, and
Dana White reacts to Anderson Silva’s recent comments: ‘What the f**k is Anderson Silva talking about’ Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva made some comments during a recent interview that wasn’t flattering about the fight promotion. “They try to use you and kick you out. And when you’re out, they try to destroy your career
Middleweight MMA fighter Joel Bauman went through more pre-fight battles ahead of Fury FC 61 than most realized. The 30-year-old Bauman earned a TKO win over Reese Forest to kick off the main card at Fury FC 61. He got back in the win column following a second-round loss to Josh Fremd at FAC 12,
8:50 AM ET That was a wild week in the UFC’s lightweight division, yeah? Sheesh. Charles Oliveira turns in another sublime performance. Michael Chandler with the knockout — and callout — of the decade. And after all that, we have a vacant title at 155 pounds. We’re back where we started when Khabib Nurmagomedov retired
Charles Oliveira (via @ufc) Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has issued a statement after his weight miss earlier today. The Brazilian and Justin Gaethje are set to clash tomorrow night at UFC 274. The bout was set to be the second defense of Oliveira’s lightweight title. However, he is no longer the champion at
Despite all of the smack Tony Ferguson was talking about Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White and the company in the days leading up to UFC 274, White doesn’t seem to hold any ill feelings toward “El Cucuy.” In fact, the outspoken president was rather complimentary of Ferguson’s performance against Michael Chandler up until
Rose Namajunas lost her title to Carla Esparza on Saturday night in what many are calling the worst fight in UFC history. After the fight, while speaking to the media backstage, Namajunas told the media she felt she won, she had stuck to her game plan, and was not interested in hurting her face. Then
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has weighed in more in-depth on the alleged Jorge Masvidal/Colby Covington altercation in Miami. The beef between Covington and Masvidal is far from settled following their UFC 272 grudge match. Covington earned a unanimous decision win as he moves closer to a potential third fight with Usman. Just days after