7:19 AM ET Dan Ige‘s son, Bam Alexander Ige, was born on April 4, 2021. Just two days before that arrival, Ige signed a contract to face Chan Sung Jung on June 19. Truth be told, that’s not how Ige would have drawn it up. The 29-year-old featherweight fought in March and wanted some time
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 29 mixed martial arts (MMA) event this Sat. night (June 19, 2021) on ESPN2/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties fall to featherweight contenders Chan Sung Jung and Dan Ige, who collide for a spot in the 145-pound title
UFC Vegas 29 Face-offs | Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 29 fight card officially weighed in on Friday morning at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Shortly after the fighters hit the scales, they faced off with their opponents. UFC Vegas 29 is headlined by a featherweight bout between no. 4 ranked Chan
Petr Yan fires back at Aljamain Sterling over his Unified Rules comment, suggesting he “try to win the fight without crawling on your knees.” Yan and Sterling fought back at UFC 259 in March for the UFC bantamweight title that Yan held at that time. Yan was in total control of the fight and seemed
PFL 5 took place tonight from the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main event saw Gleison Tibau pull off the upset with a controversial split-decision victory over Rory MacDonald. Despite the loss, MacDonald still qualifies to participate in the playoffs. We’ve got all the highlights from the main card for you below along
5:43 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Will Rory MacDonald continue to live up to the hype as the PFL’s biggest signing? Will fellow welterweight Ray Cooper III show that, after winning the 2019 season championship, this is his division? Can 2019 light heavyweight champ Emiliano Sordi even qualify for this summer’s playoffs? These are a few
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) returned tonight (Thurs. June 17, 2021) for the fifth event of their 2021 season. In the main event, former UFC title challenger and ex-Bellator Welterweight champion Rory MacDonald dueled opposite longtime veteran Gleison Tibau. MacDonald was a huge favorite in this match up, and after a slow
The second half of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Regular Season continued to deliver exciting MMA action, with another thrilling event on Thursday night that saw eight fighters punch their tickets into the 2021 PFL Playoffs. Joao Zeferino and Antonio Carlos Jr. clinched number one seeds in the welterweight and light heavyweight divisions respectively. In the
PhotoCred: MyMMANews / The Washington Post Claressa Shields is officially an MMA fighter following a successful PFL 4 debut against Brittney Elkin this past Thursday. Inevitably, fans are expecting a clash of Olympic gold medals pitting Shields against the 9-0 Kayla Harrison. Currently looking to claim yet another PFL crown through the lightweight tournament, Harrison
WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury is no longer entertaining the idea of stepping inside the MMA cage. Fury has been known to tease trying his hand in the MMA world. He’s even given MMA fighters such as Conor McGregor praise. Last month, footage was shown of Fury training with former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz
9:45 AM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi Max Holloway has suffered an undisclosed injury and has pulled out of his July 17 bout against Yair Rodriguez, sources told ESPN, postponing one of this summer’s most anticipated fights. The fight between the former UFC 145-pound champion Holloway (22-6) and Rodríguez (13-2) was likely to determine the next
Professional Fighters League (PFL) recently finalized its ESPN2 and ESPN+ lineup for the upcoming PFL 6 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place on June 25, 2021 from inside Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. After missing PFL 4 due to illness, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (24-11) — who dropped a
Coming off a two year layoff this past November, welterweight LaRue Burley has shown no signs of rust in his two fights as part of the XFC 170 tournament, picking up back-to-back finishes. First against Manny Villareal in November, then again this May versus late replacement Bradley Desir, Burley showcased his versatility, winning via submission
PFL star Claressa Shields says she wants to be the Bo Jackson of MMA and boxing, saying that “I believe I am the greatest woman of all time.” Jackson was an incredible two-sport athlete who is still the only person to ever be named to a Pro Bowl team in the NFL and an All-Star
Nate Diaz‘s team is hoping for the Conor McGregor trilogy bout. Diaz and McGregor have had two bouts and the score is 1-1. Diaz picked up the win in their first encounter back in March 2016. McGregor took the rematch, scoring a majority decision victory. Demian Maia, who recently competed in the last fight of
4:28 PM ET The UFC has added a welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Michael Chiesa to UFC 265 in August, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 265 pay-per-view event is slated to take place on Aug. 7. The UFC has not announced a location. It’s an important fight in the division, as Luque and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Nate Diaz may have lost his second bout in a row last weekend at UFC 263, but a last minute rally and near knockout ensured that Diaz still has plenty of drawing power and options moving forward. More recently, Demian Maia has put forth his name as an option, requesting Diaz
What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the Bellator Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest Bellator athlete in the history of the promotion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 ranked AJ McKee (17-0). The culmination of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix takes place