7:48 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN On Saturday, we’re set to see arguably the biggest fight night of the year. Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, looks to become an undisputed world champion for the first time in his career as he faces Caleb Plant in a super middleweight unification fight at
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Bellator 270: “Queally vs Pitbull 2” will take place later this week (Fri., Nov. 5, 2021) from inside 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Headlining the Showtime-televised event will be a title fight for the vacant Lightweight strap between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire. In the co-main event, James Gallagher returns to take on Patchy Mix in
Jiri Prochazka will ‘probably’ be Glover Teixeira’s first title defense says Dana White No. 2 ranked light heavyweight contender Jiri Prochazka will likely be champion Glover Teixeira‘s first title defense says UFC president Dana White. Prochazka (28-2-1) is riding a 12-fight winning streak. The Czech fighter hasn’t tasted defeat since 2015. He officially weighed in
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Michael Bisping believes Khamzat Chimaev put the entire welterweight division on notice with his UFC 267 win over Li Jingliang. Chimaev made his return to the Octagon on the main card of UFC 267 against Jingliang. Many expected the fight to be a more competitive one but
Conor McGregor is apparently taking aim at Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman’s toughness. Conor McGregor is willing to attack any fighter at any time on social media. The Irish fighter is known to be a very outspoken person both live and on Twitter. His latest social media attack is targeted at Anderson Silva and Chris
12:44 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Kayla Harrison‘s dominance of the PFL continues. For the second consecutive season, Harrison has captured the PFL lightweight championship. She did so with ease Wednesday at the Hard Rock Live; she attempted 90 strikes and landed all but five of them en route to an armbar submission
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Podcast kingpin and comedian Joe Rogan has served as one of the primary color commentators for UFC for close to two decades now. However, Rogan is a busy man, splitting his time between Spotify controversies, hunting trips, and lots of COVID-19 drama. Ever since WME purchased the UFC, his presence on
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5, Week 10 results: Two fighters awarded UFC contracts Dana White’s Contender Series wrapped up its fifth season on Tuesday at the UFC Apex with a five-fight card that resulted in two fighters being awarded UFC contracts. In the fight card’s main event, lightweight Maheshate defeated Achilles Estremadura by unanimous
When you put a self-proclaimed kung-fu master against a K1-Grand Prix winner, things probably aren’t going to go so well. As fans of mixed martial arts and all the elements that come with it, we all know what it takes to be a high-level competitor on the world stage. It requires years of dedication, commitment
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo has predicted another failed attempt to capture Kamaru Usman‘s welterweight title for Colby Covington at UFC 268. Having previously held interim gold following a five-round victory over former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos in 2018, Covington had his first shot at the undisputed belt at UFC 245 in
7:42 AM ET HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Colby Covington didn’t talk — publicly — for nearly two months after his failed UFC welterweight title bid against Kamaru Usman at UFC 245 in December 2019. From the outside, it was easy to assume reasons why. Covington (16-2), who will challenge Usman for the second time at UFC
Petr Yan got back to his winning ways last weekend in Abu Dhabi, capturing a unanimous decision victory over top contender Cory Sandhagen in the UFC 267 co-main event. In the process, “No Mercy” reestablished himself as a dominant force in the 135-pound division. And took home the interim bantamweight strap. That means Yan will
Watch Michael Chandler seek and destroy Dan Hooker | UFC 268 Free Fight Lightweight Michael Chandler introduced himself to UFC fans in dramatic fashion with a quick finish of Dan Hooker in the co-main event at UFC 257 earlier this year. Chandler will face Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 on Saturday, November 6. UFC 268
Image: @thenotoriousmma on Instagram A woman’s personal injury case against UFC star Conor McGregor adjourned to 2022 due to issues with CCTV footage. The plaintiff, Nikita Ni, is taking a multi-million euro claim against McGregor suggesting personal damage stemming from an alleged incident at the Beacon Hotel in 2018. The High Court case was slated
Kamaru Usman says his animosity towards Colby Covington is less ahead of UFC 268 compared to what it was back at UFC 245. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington have had a great rivalry for years. The two have taken shots at one another repeatedly. It got heated and personal prior to their UFC 245 bout,
1:48 PM ET ABU DHABI — In a rare move, UFC removed a referee from its UFC 267 event Saturday, immediately following his performance in a preliminary welterweight bout. The promotion pulled referee Vyacheslav Kiselev from the event after he declined to stop the welterweight bout between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Benoit Saint-Denis. Zaleski
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Islam Makhachev is becoming well-known for his dominance inside the cage, but the Dagestani sambo master is apparently prepared for online conflicts as well. Prior to his flawless UFC 267 victory over Dan Hooker (HIGHLIGHTS), Makhachev apparently took note of Middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya’s prediction, a bold statement backing his team
Eddie Alvarez makes pick for Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler’s UFC 268 bout There’s a lot on the line for Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler at UFC 268 and no one knows better what it’s like to be in the Octagon with the fighters than a former foe of each man … Eddie Alvarez. So