Matt Mitrione is no longer a Bellator MMA fighter. “Meathead” was released by the Viacom-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion following his first round loss (submission to strikes) to Tyrell Fortune last weekend (Fri., July 16, 2021) at Bellator 262, according to a report form MMA Fighting. The loss was Mitrione’s third straight (all stoppages)
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Dan Hooker picks Dustin Poirier to beat Charles Oliveira for lightweight title No. 8 ranked lightweight Dan Hooker gave his prediction for the future lightweight championship bout between no. 1 contender Dustin Poirier and UFC lightweight champion Charles Olivieria that could potentially take place at some point later this year. Hooker picked ‘The Diamond’ to
Tai Tuivasa has put Greg Hardy on blast over some post-UFC 264 comments. The two collided on the main card of UFC 264. The action was held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tuivasa ended up scoring the first-round knockout and downing a couple of shooeys after the fight. At first, things appeared
Image via @natediaz2019 on Instagram (photographer not listed) Nate Diaz is looking to fight again and wants it to be at Madison Square Garden. Back at UFC 244 in November of 2019, Diaz headlined the pay-per-view card at MSG against Jorge Masvidal for the BMF belt. It was a big fight and massive event, and
12:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Miesha Tate is back — and she just might actually be better than ever. Competing for the first time since 2016, Tate (19-7) dominated Marion Reneau in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The former champion, and mother of two, finished Reneau (9-8-1)
Two of the most dynamic strikers in the Bantamweight division lock horns this Saturday (July 24, 2021) when standout contender Cory Sandhagen welcomes former champion T.J. Dillashaw back to the Octagon after 2.5 years away (details here). That’s far from the only Bantamweight attraction on display, however, as Aspen Ladd will take on The Ultimate
Holly Holm shows off sunburn and it looks painful Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm showed off her brutal sunburn on Instagram and it looks painful. It’s the summer months and not everyone tans so easily. Holm captioned her post with “Don’t worry it’ll be a tan in no time. And other lies I
Oscar De La Hoya believes he has a tough test in front of him. De La Hoya is set to collide with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort in an exhibition boxing match. The bout will be held on September 11. It’ll be promoted by Triller. De La Hoya hasn’t been in the ring
via @theassassinbaby The former kingpin of the 125lbs division, Deiveson Figueiredo called for the trilogy fight with UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno next. Figueiredo and Moreno have fought twice in the past year. The first time they met, the two rivals fought to a majority draw in the main event of UFC 256 last December
8:17 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card proved a few things — most notably, that Islam Makhachev is dangerously effective, as advertised, and that Miesha Tate seems ready to step right back into the thick of it in the women’s bantamweight division despite five years out of the Octagon. But is Makhachev, fresh off
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite top contender Cory Sandhagen in the UFC Vegas 32 main event on ESPN and ESPN+ this Sat. night (July 24, 2021) inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dillashaw, now 35, spent more than two years on the sidelines after testing positive
Watch Cory Sandhagen spectacularly finish Marlon Moraes | UFC Vegas 32 Free Fight UFC bantamweight Cory Sandhagen capitalized on his first UFC main event appearance last year on Fight Island with a TKO win over Marlon Moraes. Sandhagen will face TJ Dillashaw in the main event of UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday, July 24. Islam
Former broadcast partners Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith are reuniting from afar in a joint effort in blasting Conor McGregor for his behavior at UFC 264. Conor McGregor has been getting hit with criticism from all angles for his Octagon interview at UFC 264 that came after the Irish superstar broke his tibia in
Gilbert Burns wants a rematch with UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, and says will fight Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards to get there. Burns defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 last weekend to bounce back into the win column following a knockout loss to Usman earlier this year at UFC 258. With the win over
1:06 AM ET Islam Makhachev‘s toughest task moving forward might be finding someone willing to fight him. Makhachev completely dominated Thiago Moises in the UFC Fight Night main event Saturday in Las Vegas. Moises mounted almost no offense at all and Makhachev was able to finish him with a submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 of
Man, was it ever frustrating watching International Fight Week 2020 get scuttled by COVID-19. Originally set for July 7th through July 12th in Las Vegas, the UFC was forced to cancel the event due to limitations on public gatherings imposed by the state. Fortunately the United States is sitting in a better place now than
Miesha Tate on triumphant UFC return: ‘This is my moment’ | Video Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate made her octagon return on Saturday in the UFC Vegas 31 co-main event. “Cupcake” defeated Marion Reneau and plans to make another title run. During the event’s post-fight press conference, Tate spoke about her dominating win and
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has suggested that Robert Whittaker will succumb to the pressure of facing him once again. Adesanya’s comments come after he recorded his third successful title defense against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 last month. Whittaker was originally the targeted opponent but he turned down the June date in order to