7:52 AM ET Four years ago, Cody Garbrandt delivered an all-time classic, five-round performance against Dominick Cruz to capture the UFC’s bantamweight championship. Garbrandt hasn’t looked the same since. Going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Garbrandt (12-3) and Rob Font (18-4) at the Apex in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET, prelims at
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Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is ready to get back in the cage, and is eager to recapture his former glory. Recently, Rockhold dared to be great in an attempt to move up a weight class and carve out a new title run, but it turned out his light heavyweight debut performance would come against
Image Credit: UFC UFC Vegas 27 has lost one of its fights after flyweight Raulian Paiva fell ill during a tough weight cut and had to be hospitalized. MMAFighting.com’s Damon Martin first reported that Paiva got sick during his weight cut and was pulled from the card. His scheduled flyweight bout against fellow top-15 ranked
If former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman had masculine shins like longtime 185-pound rival Luke Rockhold, then perhaps the “All American” would not have broken his leg at the UFC 261 pay-per-view (PPV) event last month in Jacksonville. “I wish him all the best,” Rockhold told The Schmo (transcribed by Chris Taylor). “You know, that’s
Nielsen has released a report entitled ‘How the World’s Biggest Sports Properties Engaged Fans in 2020’ and it makes interesting reading for anyone who follows the MMA industry. Among the 20 market leaders featured in the report are the UFC, ONE Championship and Bellator. Using a combination of data sources the report analyzed the fan
6:12 PM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is no longer on the UFC roster. The perennial UFC middleweight contender broke his arm in a submission loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 262 last Saturday in Houston. It turns out that it was the final fight on Souza’s UFC contract and he is now a free agent,
Despite going under the radar after the massive UFC 262 pay-per-view, UFC Vegas 27 is packed with premium talent and will kick off on May 22. The much-anticipated return of former champion Cody Garbrandt is back after a long hiatus against the fast-hitting Rob Font. Additionally, the co-main event will see rising Chinese powerhouse Xiaonan
It sounds like former TUF 1 winner Diego Sanchez did a lot of soul searching following his recent release from the UFC. Sanchez (30-13 MMA) was expected to have his final fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship earlier this month at UFC Vegas 26 against fellow veteran Donald Cerrone. However, that fight was scrapped just
Bellator 259: “Cyborg vs Smith 2” comes to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., tomorrow evening (Fri., May 21, 2021) — airing on Showtime — featuring a women’s Featherweight title fight between division queen, Cris Cyborg, taking on Leslie Smith. Also on the card, a battle of top Bantamweights will co-headline the card when Darrion
Invicta on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato weigh-in results and video On Thursday, May 20, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted the weigh-ins for Invicta FC: Rodriguez vs. Torquato. The event takes place Friday, May 21, with the entire card streaming live on on YouTube beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The main card will also be broadcast live on AXS TV in the United States and
3:22 PM ET UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush waited months for Tesla to give him some answers about a brand new car he ordered in 2020. As it turns out, all he needed to do was call out Elon Musk on live television to get the response he was looking for. Dariush, 32, defeated Tony Ferguson
Cris Cyborg is excited to rematch Leslie Smith on Friday night in the main event of Bellator 259. After coming from the UFC, Cyborg got an immediate title shot and earned a fourth-round TKO over to Julia Budd to win the belt. She followed that up with a submission win over Arlene Blencowe to defend
Image via @jacaresouza on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight veteran Ronaldo Souza is finally home with his family after having arm surgery following a nasty break at UFC 262. Souza suffered one of the most horrific arm breaks we have ever seen in the UFC when Andre Muniz snapped his limb with an armbar
I have bad news for all the boxing purists who thought Jake Paul was just another flash in the pan. The controversial social media star, now 3-0 as a professional boxer, is parting ways with Triller in favor of a multi-fight deal with Showtime Sports. His next opponent, as well as a date and venue
No. 4 ranked bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt is slated to make his return to the octagon after a tumultuous 2020 against no. 3 ranked contender Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27. Garbrandt got back in the win column in 2020 with a knockout of the year candidate against Raphael Assuncao. He
11:01 PM ET There is a deal in place for a boxing match between boxing luminary Oscar De La Hoya and UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. But the fight cannot happen unless the UFC gives its approval, according to Ryan Kavanaugh, who is attempting to promote the bout under his Triller Fight Club banner. Kavanaugh told
Edson Barboza loves the idea of fighting Max Holloway in a five-round main event, and he even has an ideal date in mind for when it could happen. Fresh off of his second consecutive win in his new home at 145, Edson Barboza is hoping his next bout will be in a main event. Speaking
Image Credit: Jake Paul’s Instagram Jake Paul is leaving Triller Fight Club and has signed a multi-fight deal with Showtime Boxing. Paul, the brash YouTuber turned boxer, had his past two fights under the Triller banner but was vocal about the fight he was doing one-fight deals and was a free agent. Now, however, according