The Professional Fighters League (PFL) ended its Regular Season tonight with thrilling and entertaining MMA action.The Regular Season finale saw 10 fighters punch their tickets to the 2021 PFL Playoffs. Bruno Cappelozza and Larissa Pacheco clinched number one seeds in the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions respectively. The 2021 PFL Playoff field is now set
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Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis needed to finish Raush Manfio this evening at PFL 6 if he hoped to advance to the 155lbs playoffs. Pettis (24-12 MMA) had made his PFL debut this past April where he was upset by Clay Collard via unanimous decision. The loss, which snapped a two-fight winning streak for
[embedded content] The time arrived for Bellator 261. Tonight (June 25), Bellator 261 will take place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main event, Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky will do battle for the interim Bellator Heavyweight Title. An interim title has been put in place as champion Ryan Bader is
6:21 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Anthony Pettis‘ playoff future is on the line. So is Lance Palmer‘s. Their tension-laden storylines are highlights on Friday’s PFL 6 (Live on ESPN+; 10 p.m. ET, ESPN 2) card, which wraps up the regular season as four divisions lock up their playoff brackets. The event in Atlantic City, New
Bellator MMA returns to action after a two-week break with Bellator 261, which goes down later tonight (Fri., June 25, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing exclusively on SHOWTIME. Headlining the event will be an interim Heavyweight title fight between Timothy Johnson (No. 1) and Valentin Moldavsky (No. 3). While you will
It has been an interesting year and a half for Jon Jones. The UFC’s no. 1 ranked men’s pound-for-pound fighter defended his light heavyweight title successfully against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247. He then relinquished the title later in the year with intentions of going up to heavyweight to try and add another belt to
Fedor Emelianenko headlines the first Bellator event in Moscow, boasting that “the Russian fans are excited for Bellator to come to Russia.” It was revealed earlier this week that the legendary MMA heavyweight would be returning to the Bellator cage this fall, and now we have a date and location for the fight. On Friday,
Jon Jones is not worried about Francis Ngannou‘s punching power as he gears up in his planned move up to heavyweight. In a recent tweet that has since been deleted, the former UFC light heavyweight champion and arguable GOAT of MMA Jon Jones let everyone know that he was not particularly worried about the power
6:43 PM ET Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has decided to come out of retirement and says he is fully committed to competing in an MMA or boxing event in the near future. Evans, 41, announced his retirement from MMA in 2018. He told ESPN he is currently targeting a boxing match against
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Here at Midnight Mania, we love a bold maneuver … for better or worse. Full-on sprint into a flying knee, sacrifice top position for a leg lock, or let someone try to kick a water bottle off your head? Well, there’s are surefire ways to make it in the column. Justin
After making waves on the NBC reality competition series “Titan Games” hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, lightweight Derik Scott was hoping to transfer some of that success into his 2020 MMA campaign when his year was derailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than be down about the lost year, Scott looks at as an
PhotoCred: YouTube – TheMacLife Amanda Ribas has always been one of the nicest fighters in the UFC. The rising Brazilian superstar has been out of action since January but it hasn’t been without a lack of effort. Now, Ribas has a name in mind for a return, and let it be known on Thursday. Heyy
Jon Jones has reacted to Anthony Smith’s hard-hitting accusation with a good, hearty laugh. Anthony Smith made headlines this week after claiming that Jon Jones failed every drug test during the week of their 2019 fight at UFC 235. Smith claims that he was notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission every time Jones failed
10:43 AM ET The UFC 264 main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier won’t have a title on the line, but there will be plenty at stake on July 10 before a capacity crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And the significance goes deeper than the winner likely landing a title shot against
Professional Fighters League (PFL) will stream the ceremonial weigh ins today at 5 p.m. ET for the upcoming PFL 6 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, headlined by the Kayla Harrison vs. Cindy Dandois lightweight showdown on Fri., June 25, 2021 from inside Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. Watch PFL 6 On ESPN+! PFL is
Following a win in her Bellator debut last September, flyweight Liz Carmouche was looking to keep her momentum going for her first bout of 2021 in April against fellow veteran Vanessa Porto. Over the course of three rounds Carmouche was able to assert herself enough to pick up a unanimous decision victory, earning her fourth
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) The official UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 29, and Marlon Vera moved up the ranks while Aleksei Oleinik fell out. Vera beat up Davey Grant to pick up a unanimous decision win and bounce back into the win column after losing a decision to
Gilbert Burns has a sent a stern warning to Leon Edwards after his performance against Nate Diaz. At UFC 263, although Edwards dominated the majority of the fight and won a comfortable unanimous decision win, many fans and media were more engrossed by the fact that Diaz rocked Edwards in the last round. Diaz hit