Colby Covington claims ‘brain injury’ due to Jorge Masvidal attack, judge responds The saga between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal continues. According to MMA Junkie, the charges, which initially indicated injuries indicated a chipped tooth and damaged watch, have now been updated to include alleged “brain injury.” Jorge’s next court date will be May 12,
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Logan Paul wants a UFC fight against Paddy Pimblett, and Pimblett is more than willing to oblige. Paul recently called out Pimblett during an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. He also pressed UFC President Dana White for a UFC fight during a recent podcast episode, and White didn’t seem dismissive of the
9:00 AM ET Ian ParkerESPN After an opening night filled will exciting lightweight and light heavyweight fights, the PFL returns on Thursday to do it all again in two other weight classes (6 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN+). The card will be headlined by reigning PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza, who will be looking to keep
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler isn’t taking his matchup with Tony Ferguson lightly. The former Bellator lightweight champion is back for the first time since his loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Their bout was one of the best of 2021, but it did send Chandler to his second loss in a row. He had
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Consider tonight’s article a continuation of last night’s piece, in which Canelo Alvarez laughed off Ali Abdelaziz’s attempt to label him a “chicken.” Earlier today, Kamaru Usman responded to back his manager and start further conversation with the boxing superstar. “Let’s just all relax,” Usman wrote. “before somebody gets hurt.” Canelo
UFC Vegas 53 live results: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera UFC Vegas 53 live results begin at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 30, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 53 live results section. Then
UFC middleweight André Muniz has luckily made it out of a fatal bus crash unharmed. While riding a bus in his native Brazil last Sunday, a car collided with the coach Muniz was riding. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning with one person sadly dead on impact. The car that collided
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Tyson Fury is the greatest heavyweight in the world. Francis Ngannou is the greatest heavyweight in the world. Those two superlatives can both be true at the same time. And there’s little chance that a boxing match between the two big men would settle anything. So why did Fury, moments
Nate Diaz and Gilbert Burns Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) has responded after Nate Diaz (20-13 MMA) suggested that he’s trying to fight everybody. Burns last fought on April 9th, 2022 going down to defeat against Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA) in a thrilling welterweight contest at UFC 273. Its anybody’s guess as to who Burns will
ONE Championship is coming to Prime Video. The promotion today announced a multi-year agreement to broadcast 12 live ONE Championship events per year in the United States and Canada. The first card is expected to be announced at some point over the next few months. “As the world’s largest martial arts organization, we believe our
Aljamain Sterling responds to T.J. Dillashaw: ‘Who TF have you beaten?’ In an interview with ESPN, former two-time UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw took aim at current titleholder Aljamain Sterling, and Sterling responded. Dillashaw said that Sterling wasn’t ‘champion caliber,’ and that he viewed a fight between the two as an ‘easy fight.’ Dillashaw also
Former strawweight queen Joanna Jędrzejczyk says she’s more than willing to give fight fans a five-round rematch against Zhang Weili. There is a huge rematch on the docket for UFC 275. The former champions Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Zhang Weili will be recreating their 2020 Fight of the Year-winning bout. However, despite the yearning of the
3:55 PM ET TJ Dillashaw intends to reclaim the UFC’s bantamweight championship in 2022 — and he does not think it will be tough to do so. In Jacksonville, Dillashaw (17-4) watched Aljamain Sterling defend the 135-pound title against Petr Yan at UFC 273 earlier this month. Speaking to ESPN on Monday, the former bantamweight
Fabricio Werdum PFL Fabricio Werdum is not done with mixed martial arts after all and is eyeing a PFL super fight this summer. The former UFC heavyweight champion withdrew from the PFL 2022 season earlier this year and claimed he was retired from cage fighting, but not boxing. The Brazilian (24-9 MMA) had suffered a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The last few years have really taught UFC fighters that there’s big money in boxing. Conor McGregor really started the trend with his “Money” fight vs. Floyd Mayweather, but Tyron Woodley scoring career-high paydays vs. Jake freaking Paul set off alarm bells in a lot of athletes’ heads. Fast-forward a bit,
Nate Diaz will fight anyone except Conor McGregor ‘he sucks’ Nate Diaz wants to fight again but not if it means he has to complete the trilogy with Conor McGregor. Late Monday night Diaz took to Twitter to blast the UFC for not giving him a fight, a common thread amongst former McGregor opponents. Dustin
2:11 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he hopes to fight Tyson Fury in a crossover bout in 2023 and that there is a “70% chance” his next opponent will be the British boxer. WBC heavyweight champion Fury had suggested he would fight Ngannou when the pair spoke in the ring following the
UFC legend Georges St-Pierre knows how his prime self would approach a bout with reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. When the topic of conversation surrounds who the GOAT is at 170 pounds, there are two names that inevitably come up: St-Pierre and Usman. Up until recently, the former was seemingly alone in the debate and