Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost: this is no April Fool’s joke. Less than a week after Nassourdine Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues, now his would-be opponent Kelvin Gastelum has pulled out due to injury, leaving last-second replacement foe Driscuss Du Plessis without a dance partner. UFC made the announcement
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The Top 10 Lightweight Knockouts in UFC History | Video Look back at 10 of the top lightweight knockouts in UFC history featuring some names like Edson Barboza, Conor McGregor, BJ Penn and Dustin Poirier. The list includes devastating head-kick knockouts, left hooks from hell, flying knees, and other fight-ending connections. Check out the list.
UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall believes there’s a slew of other heavyweights that are much more deserving of an interim title shot. Aspinall is riding high off his UFC main event win over Alexander Volkov in London just weeks ago. He’s won eight in a row in his MMA career and is undefeated in his UFC
Michael Chandler has revealed his ideal summer plans. The former UFC title challenger aims to face Conor McGregor in July. The 35-year-old was last seen in action at UFC 268 in November 2021. While he came up short in his war against Justin Gaethje, the pair got ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. The bout was
Khamzat Chimaev is on the cusp of greatness, but he has a few major hurdles to clear before he gets there. For starters, the rising welterweight contender must first get past Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 next weekend to prove that’s he ready for a shot at the 170-pound crown. After that, “Borz” will need
Ben Rothwell released from UFC, Alexander Gustafsson fight scrapped It’s not often a UFC fighter is cut from the promotion while preparing for a fight, but that’s what appears to have happened to Ben Rothwell this week. According to a Twitter account that monitors the UFC roster, Rothwell was removed from the UFC, despite being
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev says he no longer holds any interest in sharing the Octagon with longtime rival Rafael dos Anjos. Prior to last weekend’s UFC 272 pay-per-view, it appeared the long-discussed, and long-failed, matchup between dos Anjos and Makhachev would finally come to fruition. After the withdrawal of Rafael Fiziev, the Dagestani held
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter In speaking about the recent UFC 275 announcements, Josh Thomson is suggesting UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko should consider turning heel. It was announced earlier this month that Valentina Shevchenko (22-3 MMA) will match up with Taila Santos (19-1 MMA) in the flyweight title bout at UFC 275 on June 11, 2022. Shevchenko,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Lyoto Machida’s career in mixed martial arts is almost at its end. “The Dragon” has been fighting professionally since 2003, so it’s no surprise that he’s about ready to hang up the gloves. Machida helped bring traditional karate back into prominence inside the Octagon, capturing the Light Heavyweight crown back in
Henry Cejudo is open to fight Conor McGregor at lightweight if McGregor is ‘willing to be sober’ A rivalry between former multiple-division UFC champions, Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor, has been heating up lately. Cejudo once held the UFC flyweight and bantamweight titles. McGregor has held the UFC featherweight and lightweight belts. Cejudo, also an
8:30 AM ET We’re in the middle of a very rare off week in the UFC schedule — and in MMA, in general, actually — with no big fights to watch as we close out March and kick off April. That said, there is plenty to discuss and reflect on in this sport, including the
UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny isn’t against the idea of a fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov if it makes sense for his climb in the division. Magny is fresh off of a split decision win over Max Griffin at UFC Columbus. After getting in early trouble against Griffin, he was able to find his rhythm and
Image Credit: @UFC/Instagram UFC middleweight fighter Derek Brunson has shot down the callout he received from former division title challenger Paulo Costa. After a match-up with Sean Strickland (24-3 MMA) fell through, Paulo Costa (13-2 MMA) took to Twitter to target a fight with Derek Brunson (23-8 MMA) as all three men are currently ranked
According to Deiveson Figueiredo, we won’t be seeing him in action any time soon. Unbeknownst to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight titleholder, reports surfaced noting that a fourth bout with Brandon Moreno was being targeted for sometime in July. However, speaking with MMA Fighting, Figueiredo shared that he’s currently dealing with some hand injuries
No one knows Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington better than Kamaru Usman. The welterweight champion has spent considerable time in the Octagon with both fighters so it’s only natural he would weigh in on Masvidal’s arrest. “One, it’s unfortunate because it’s taken itself, it’s growing legs now out of just sports to actuality and reality,”
2:32 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira in July, multiple sources told ESPN. Contacts have not been signed but both sides have agreed to the 185-pound matchup. It will take place on what is expected to be a UFC 277 pay-per-view on July 30. The UFC
Kamaru Usman‘s manager, Ali Abdelaziz was quick to acknowledge the fact that he would be open to making the Conor McGregor bout. McGregor is currently rehabbing his broken leg he sustained in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier in July. For the longest time, he had been talking about getting a lightweight title shot in
Image via @thiagoalvesatt on Instagram (photographer not listed) As per his manager, BKFC middleweight champion Thiago Alves is hoping to defend his belt against Mike Perry in June. While he may be known by many for his run in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Thiago Alves has had a solid start to life in bare-knuckle boxing.