Bellator 273 is set to go down later tonight (Sat., Jan. 29, 2022) from inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In the main event, Ryan Bader will take on Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification bout. In the co-headlining act, Darrion Caldwell will face Enrique Barzola in 135-pound action. The winner of that fight
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12:57 PM ET Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw‘s recovery from knee surgery is taking longer than expected, although he anticipates returning to the Octagon around midyear — in a title fight. Dillashaw, 35, underwent surgery on his left knee last August to repair a torn PCL and damaged meniscus. He suffered the injuries during the
Flashback Fight: Watch Nick Diaz finish Paul Daley in Strikeforce title bout | Video In his final fight before rejoining the UFC, Nick Diaz defended his Strikeforce welterweight title against Paul Daley in a highly anticipated matchup in April 2011. Diaz stepped away from fighting after a loss to former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in
Ryan Bader is currently set to fight Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273. Despite his focus being on the interim champion, there’s still a massive looming figure in the form of Fedor Emelianenko. ‘Darth’ defeated the Russian in the finals of the 2018 Bellator heavyweight Grand-Prix. With the win, Bader became one of the few to
The first step towards the return of Jon Jones could be this weekend. The former light heavyweight champion’s advisor recently revealed to The Sun that he will meet with the UFC this weekend to discuss his client’s potential return. Advisor Richard Schaefer said he will meet with the promotion in the coming days in Los
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Per a first report from MMAJunkie, longtime UFC Lightweight veterans Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon are targeted to battle on April 30 at UFC Fight Night 208 from a to-be-determined location. This could be the last ride for either man … or both? “Cowboy” is having a rough go of things
8:51 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon in April, multiple sources told ESPN. The 155-pound fight would take place on a UFC Fight Night event on April 30. The UFC has not announced an official venue for the card. Cerrone (36-16) has not fought
Following a loss in his first fight of 2021 in May to Johnny Campbell at Bellator 258, featherweight Henry Corrales was able to rebound in his follow-up bout in October at Bellator 268 versus Vladyslav Parubchenko and close out his year with a win. The win over Parubchenko was even better for the fact that
Image: @ufc on Instagram Jon Jones’ advisor, Richard Schaefer will be meeting with the UFC brass this weekend to discuss ‘Bones’ returning to the UFC. Jones has not fought since February of 2020 where he defeated Dominick Reyes by decision to defend his light heavyweight title. After that, he vacated his 205lbs strap in hopes
Ben Askren doesn’t agree with Chael Sonnen that UFC 272 is a career-ending fight per se, but he knows Jorge Masvidal needs to defeat Colby Covington to regain his popularity. Masvidal became a massive star in 2019 after knocking out Darren Till in London. He followed that up with a five-second flying knee KO over
Does the average UFC fighter live a “life of luxury?” Probably not. Even once inside the Octagon, many fighters are scraping by, making a fairly meager sum after training costs are considered. Still, for those who do rise above the preliminary card and become well-known names, there is definitely light at the end of the
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim At first, Ryan Bader wondered if he belonged. By using a relative colossus and a stoic legend as springboards, he came to recognize he most definitely did. The self-reflection by Bellator’s light heavyweight champion occurred as the promotion put a new challenge in front of him in 2018. Bader had
Jake Paul releases ‘Dana White Diss Track’ | Video YouTube creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul released a “Dana White Diss Track” on Friday and posted the “Official video” to his YouTube channel. The UFC president and Paul have had a public feud that’s seen both men take personal shots at the other. White challenged
PhotoCred: Instagram – @MieshaTate Former UFC champion Miesha Tate has been announced as one of the names appearing in the upcoming season of Celebrity Big Brother. Years on from her stint on The Ultimate Fighter as a coach alongside Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate will be dipping her toe back into the reality TV show waters
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani revealed today via his substack page that Jan Blachowicz has withdrawn from his March 26 bout against Aleksandar Rakić. According to the Thursday report, the hope is to reschedule the bout for May. Former Blachowicz’s reign at the top of the 205-pound mountain came to a crashing halt at UFC 267
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The first Eagle FC card on American soil is less than 24 hours away, and promoter Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t afraid to ruffle any feathers. The former UFC Lightweight kingpin has better insight than most regarding the trials and tribulations of being a professional fighter and working under the UFC banner. Plus,
3:35 PM ET UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will seek his second title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 on May 7, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC is working on finalizing the 155-pound title fight shortly. The pay-per-view event now includes two title fights. Brazilian light heavyweight champion Glover
UFC Champ Julianna Peña on COVID-19 pandemic: “This is just a money grab” Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña appeared as a guest on Joe Rogan‘s podcast and gave her opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogan’s highly popular podcast on Spotify has drawn national headlines recently for content that expressed controversial opinions on