A bout between two ranked strawweights is coming directly your way on May 8 when Amanda Ribas (#10) faces Angela Hill (#12). As initially reported by MMA Fighting, Ribas and Hill will be going at it in a fight that should be expected to bring the fireworks. Ribas and Hill both have an aggressive style,
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov has moved on from his life of active competition. Now that his reign as champion has officially come to an end, “The Eagle” is focused on coaching, building up the next generation of champions. Many of the fighters Nurmagomedov works with are from his home country of Dagestan, which
TUF 29 season to feature Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega as coaches UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and no. 2 ranked contender Brian Ortega are set to coach the 29th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” ahead of their featherweight title bout. The 29th season will feature contestants competing in both the middleweight and bantamweight divisions.
Image via @marvinvettori on Instagram (photographer not listed) Marvin Vettori is not a fan of Jake Paul. Paul, the brash YouTube star, has turned to combat sports and is 2-0 as a professional boxer. He is set for a big fight against Ben Askren on April 17, which has the combat sports world very intrigued,
7:47 AM ET Nate Diaz surprised many in the MMA world by agreeing to face Leon Edwards in the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston. While Diaz’s most recent fight was in November 2019, and he’s currently a heavy underdog — +330 at Caesars by William Hill — Diaz is one
After a long tenure with Reebok, the UFC has parted ways with the company and announced that the martial arts Venum brand will serve as the company’s primary uniform moving forward. Last weekend, the spectacular UFC 260 pay-per-view event saw Francis Ngannou become the new heavyweight champion, and on the same day, the UFC and
Shortly after winning the UFC heavyweight title, thanks to a second-round destruction of Stipe Miocic at UFC 260, Francis Ngannou told the combat sports media that he wanted to make his Octagon return by July, or perhaps August of this year. The promotion had other ideas. Matchmakers tried to book Ngannou against top-ranked heavyweight contender
Watch Marvin Vettori defeat Jack Hermansson ahead of UFC Vegas 23 Marvin Vettori may not be getting the fight he wanted with Darren Till this weekend, but he’s still headlining the UFC’s second even on the ABC broadcast network. He’ll square off with Kevin Holland on Saturday, who is making a quick turnaround from his
Bruce Campbell KO Former Raiders offensive tackle, allegedly Bruce Campbell, was taken to hospital with a broken jaw following a wild altercation at Walmart. The incident, which was caught on camera, occurred in front of hundreds of fellow customers and stunned Walmart staff. As seen in the video below (courtesy of Raider Albert on Twitter),
10:05 PM ET Cris Cyborg will put her Bellator women’s featherweight title on the line against Leslie Smith on May 21, the promotion announced Friday night during the Bellator 255 broadcast. Cyborg beat Smith in 2016 in what was Cyborg’s UFC debut. Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) is one of the best female fighters of all
It looks like former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has his eyes targeted on former interim champion Justin Gaethje. Following some commentary by Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz on social media, it was clear dos Anjos had a bone to pick with him. Essentially, the post from Abdelaziz described the lightweight division as scared to face
We’re now three months through 2021, and already there’s been a crop of phenomenal UFC moments from the year worth revisiting. So it’s extra nice that BT Sport, the UFC’s official broadcaster in the UK, has put together the above compilation video documenting the best odds and ends to happen in and around the Octagon
Just when things were starting to take off for lightweight Joe Solecki, the novel coronavirus put a halt, albeit temporarily, to the momentum he had built. After earning a UFC contract with a win at Dana White’s Contender Series in July of 2019, Solecki was successful in his promotional debut five months later against Matt
Women’s MMA pioneer and Hollywood actress Gina Carano has received a ‘shadow ban’ from Twitter which limits the reach of her tweets. Carano has come under fire lately for some tweets which landed her in hot water with Disney and resulted in her being fired from “The Mandalorian.” Her tweets have apparently now drawn the
1:10 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov to headline an event in June, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the heavyweight matchup, which will headline UFC Fight Night on June 26 at a location to be announced. Gane (8-0), of France,
Bellator 255 took place Friday night on Showtime, and you can find the results from the card right here. Below are some of the highlights from the night’s action! The main card began with a competitive fight between flyweights Kana Watanabe and Alejandra Lara. Watanabe earned the split-decision nod, and you can find a quick
Will Jon Jones return to the UFC for a big money superfight against new heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou? No one knows for sure at this moment, what with Jones very visibly fighting with UFC brass over payment terms for a fight of this size. Past the will it / won’t it question, there’s also the
Bellator 255 Highlights: Patricio Pitbull chokes out Emmanuel Sanchez! Patricio “Pitbull” Freire continued to lord over two divisions at Bellator 255. The lightweight and featherweight champ choked out Emmanuel Sanchez in the featherweight championship main event, which was also a Featherweight Grand Prix semifinal bout. Check out the Bellator 255 highlights below! Having defeated Sanchez,