7:41 AM ET Cris Cyborg couldn’t help but smile as she heard her many accomplishments in MMA listed back to her. The Brazilian knockout artist has been a UFC champion, a Strikeforce champion and an Invicta FC champion. In 2020, she won the Bellator women’s featherweight title, making her the first fighter in mixed martial
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Bellator President Scott Coker says that open scoring is something that should be considered for Bellator. This comes after a contentious decision occurred last week in Bellator 277’s main event as Patrício “Pitbull” Freire defeated A.J. McKee via unanimous decision. Some argued McKee had done enough to defend his title. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson even went
Claudio Puelles was surprised when he got the call to fight Clay Guida. Puelles is on a four-fight win streak and is 4-1 in the UFC and after his last win, which came by stoppage, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him. He thought he might get a top-15 opponent, but what he
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 52 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by a 115-pound showdown featuring No. 1-ranked flyweight contender Jessica Andrade making her strawweight return opposite No. 10-ranked division up-and-comer Amanda Lemos this Sat. night (April 16, 2022) on ESPN+ from inside the
Jarred Brooks submits Bokang Masunyane at ONE 156 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) The two top ranked strawweights faced off at ONE 156 this evening at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Jarred Brooks and Bokang Masunyane went head to head with a title shot on the line and the American pulled off a convincing submission win.
6:28 PM ET Muhammad Mokaev, one of the UFC’s top prospects, has booked his second appearance in the Octagon. Mokaev, of Manchester, England, will meet Charles Johnson in a 125-pound contest on July 23 at a location to be determined, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date,
Mike Tyson’s spokesperson has come to his defense after footage emerged showing him allegedly punching a man on a plane. Footage emerged appearing to show the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world throwing punches at a fellow airline passenger. Tyson’s spokesperson has now released a statement on the matter. In a statement to ESPN,
Jake Paul has opened as the betting favorite to beat Michael Bisping in a potential boxing match. Recently, Paul and Bisping have taken shots at one another as the brash YouTuber-turned-boxer called him out. The former UFC champion and Hall of Famer expressed some interest but the only hesitation is him getting licensed due to
Bellator 278: “Velasquez vs. Carmouche” is set to go down tomorrow night (Fri., April 22, 2022) from inside Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, headlined by a women’s Flyweight title fight between division champion, Juliana Velasquez, taking on Liz Carmouche. In the co-main event, Nikita Mikhailov takes on Enrique Barzola in a Bantamweight Grand
Bellator 278 Weigh-in Results and Video Bellator 278 takes place on Friday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the athletes competing on the fight card officially weighed in on Thursday. The event is headlined by a women’s flyweight title bout between champion Juliana Velasquez and Liz Carmouche. The fight card also features
11:26 PM ET Robert Whittaker announced Wednesday night on social media that he is out of his scheduled UFC 275 fight against Marvin Vettori. Whittaker, the former UFC middleweight champion, wrote that he suffered an injury early in his training camp and won’t be healed in time for the bout, which was set for June
Video footage appears to show former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson in a physical altercation with a fellow plane passenger. We’ve had Conor McGregor versus an elderly man in a pub, Jorge Masvidal versus Colby Covington outside a restaurant, McGregor (again) versus Machine Gun Kelly, and, guess what? McGregor (again, again…) versus an Italian DJ.
Image Credit: UFC PFL champion Antonio Carlos Junior has claimed that he made more in one year with the promotion than he did in 13 fights with UFC. While he may have always been an intriguing fighter to watch during his time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, we never saw Carlos Junior reach the heights
UFC welterweight veteran Jorge Masvidal was expected to appear before Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida on Thurs. morning (April 21, 2022) in Miami but his arraignment has been postponed one week, putting “Gamebred” back in front of the judge on April 28. That’s according to a report from MMA Fighting. Masvidal, 37, was arrested on
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) made its highly anticipated 2022 season debut on Wednesday at Esports Stadium Arlington, in Arlington, TX. The ten-fight event featured the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions, with statement wins from Clay Collard and 2021 Champions Antonio Carlos Jr. and Raush Manfio. The main event of the first 2022 PFL Regular
12:01 AM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The 2022 PFL season is officially off and running. And for the second consecutive year, so is lightweight fan favorite Clay Collard. Collard (21-9) earned 3 points in the PFL lightweight standings on Wednesday, by defeating Jeremy Stephens (28-20) via unanimous decision. The 155-pound bout was incredibly entertaining, as
The 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League kicked off live tonight on ESPN, and MMA News has you covered with the results and highlights! It was the light heavyweights and lightweights on display in tonight’s season premiere. In the main event, former UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens made his PFL debut against Clay Collard. In
Scott Coker, 59, the current President of Bellator, has indicated what competition level he would put Logan and Jake Paul up against should they join his promotion. The two brothers, Jake and Logan have both entertained the possibility of moving to the MMA after a few more fights in the boxing ring. In a recent