Henry Cejudo is undoubtedly one of the best mixed martial artists on the face of the earth. As an Olympic gold medalist and former champ champ, he definitely deserves more love and credit than he gets. It’s just hard to take him too seriously when he spends so much time on Twitter talking like he
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Diego Sanchez has received an outpouring of support while hospitalized for COVID: ‘I’m not a Antivaxxer damnit!!’ UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez remains hospitalized and undergoing treatment for severe symptoms of COVID-19. Sanchez gave an update on his condition on Saturday via social media. The inaugural season winner of The Ultimate Fighter started suffering
Image Credit: UFC A massive fight between top UFC lightweight contenders Islam Makhachev and Beneil Dariush has been booked for February. That news comes from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported the following on Twitter: Ohhhh yes. Beneil Dariush (@beneildariush) vs. Islam Makhachev (@MAKHACHEVMMA). Seven fight win streak vs. Nine fight win streak. Five-round main event,
Conor McGregor‘s leg injury is healing fast, and he plans on returning to training in a matter of months. McGregor has been recovering from a broken leg sustained during his loss to Dustin Poirier in July. That, however, hasn’t stopped the “Notorious” from leading a very active, and some would say, unhinged lifestyle that has
6:02 PM ET Conor McGregor for the first time has given fans some insight into the timetable for his return to the Octagon. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion tweeted Saturday that he will be cleared to return to MMA sparring by April. And after that, McGregor wrote, “a return will be imminent.” The
Triller’s Triad Combat is making its inaugural debut tonight (Sat., Nov. 27, 2021) live on FITE TV pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir squaring off against former boxing standout Kubrat Pulev in the main event. Adding to the mix is former UFC welterweight contender
Miesha Tate removes her own stitches: ‘Who needs a doctor?’ | Video Former women’s bantamweight campion Miesha Tate suffered a loss in her last outing to Ketlen Vieira in the UFC Vegas 43 main event on Nov. 20. Tate suffered swelling and lacerations during the fight and on Saturday posted a video to her YouTube
Triller Triad Combat: Pulev vs. Mir Triller is back this evening with their Triad Combat event, a seven-bout fight card headlined by heavyweights Frank Mir and Kubrat Pulev. Mir (0-1 Boxing, 19-3 MMA), a former UFC heavyweight champion, made his professional boxing debut back in April where he suffered a loss to Steve Cunningham. Meanwhile,
At UFC 269, Dustin Poirier will compete for the undisputed UFC lightweight championship. Two years ago at UFC 236, it was the interim lightweight title he was vying for in a classic bout against former featherweight champion Max “Blessed” Holloway. The Build-Up With then-champion Khabib Nurmagomedov suspended for his role in the UFC 229 post-fight
10:53 AM ET UFC lightweights Beneil Dariush and Islam Makhachev have agreed to meet on Feb 26, manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN. The 155-pound, five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night, said Abdelaziz, who managers both fighters. The promotion has not yet announced a location for that event. “I don’t like it when two
Paul Felder is currently enjoying a life of commentary, but the former UFC lightweight contender would consider a return to fighting under two different scenarios. Felder, who stepped away from MMA this past May, believes he is physically fit to return to fighting if he wanted to give it another go. However, “Irish Dragon” doesn’t
Jarred Brooks submits Lito Adiwang at ONE: ‘NetGen’ Part III (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) Jarred Brooks made his long awaited ONE Championship debut against Lito Adiwang. The event was broadcast last night and the UFC veteran scored a second round submission against the No. 5 ranked Filipino. Brooks is out to prove he
Kamaru Usman entered his title fight rematch at UFC 268 against Colby Covington with a broken hand. Usman and Covington are heated rivals and the rematch was highly-anticipated due to how close the first fight was. However, the rematch was much different as both men were at different camps but the champ entered the fight
It might be Nick Diaz who is quoted as saying “They’re all on steroids,” but this was something that Julianna Peña heard from someone unexpected. Before she was a top contender at bantamweight, who is set to fight Amanda Nunes for the title at UFC 269, Peña was a young upstart competing on, and eventually
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Mike Perry walks to the beat of his own drum. At one point, Perry was 10-0 with nothing but knockout wins to his credit, a clearly talented bruiser at 170 lbs. Unfortunately, repeatedly poor decision-making continued to add up, and Perry eventually washed out of the UFC with a 7-8 record
Diego Sanchez hospitalized with COVID-19: ‘Covid is no motha f*ckin joke’ UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez has been hospitalized due to COVID-19. Sanchez recently revealed that he had tested positive to the virus and received Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment. He quickly felt better but things took a turn fro the worse leaving him hospitalized.
Image: UFC on Instagram Luis Pena has been arrested again, marking the third time he has been arrested since June. According to Broward County, Fla. online arrest records, which was brought to light by TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, the former UFC lightweight in Pena is facing four misdemeanor charges: battery, criminal mischief, battery causing bodily harm, and
Jorge Masvidal is disappointed he had to pull out of his UFC 269 fight against Leon Edwards. The fight was highly-anticipated as it was a grudge match but “Gamebred” had to withdraw from it due to an injury. Now, the hope for Masvidal is to fight Edwards next as he did sign a contract for