Former UFC champion and current cageside commentator Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe Francis Ngannou has the most power in the heavyweight division. And as it turns out, neither does reigning light heavyweight titleholder Jan Blachowicz. The Polish power puncher, who turned away Israel Adesanya in the UFC 259 main event last month in Las Vegas, is
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The headliner of Bellator 255 features a featherweight championship rematch in the division’s grand prix semi-final between reigning double champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire against no. 2 ranked Bellator featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez. Speaking at virtual media day for Bellator 255, Pitbull looked back on his first fight with Sanchez that took place in 2018 when Sanchez
PhotoCred: Instagram – @laura_sanko Former Invicta FC atomweight prospect turned UFC broadcaster, Laura Sanko is a woman of many talents. To celebrate April Fool’s Day, the Kansas resident pranked her son with a surprise tattoo reveal. Not sure if this is a parental high point or low point but it’s definitely one or the other.
12:21 AM ET MMA fighter Khetag Pliev had to have a finger surgically reattached after it was severed during the second round of a fight Thursday night in Philadelphia. The fight, which was part of an event put on by Cage Fury Fighting Championship and aired on UFC Fight Pass, was stopped when the referee
The Bellator 255 weigh-ins have wrapped up. Bellator 255 takes place Friday, April 2, from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The main event will see the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in Bellator, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire defending his featherweight title in a rematch against Emmanuel Sanchez in the semi-finals of the grand prix tournament. Pitbull
Bellator MMA is returning for the first time in 2021 to stage Bellator 255: “Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2” tomorrow night (Fri., April 2, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing (for free) on Showtime. Headlining the event will be a 145-pound title bout between division kingpin, Patricio Freire defending his strap against Emmanuel
Kevin Holland steps in to face Marvin Vettori in UFC on ABC 2 main event After pondering a potential move to welterweight, no. 10 ranked middleweight Kevin Holland will be competing in his second main event in three weeks, taking on no. 6 ranked welterweight Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC on ABC
Image via @trailblaze2top on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight Kevin Holland claims that Marvin Vettori doesn’t want to fight him next weekend in the main event of UFC on ABC 2. Vettori was supposed to fight Darren Till in the main event of next weekend’s card, but Till was forced to pull out of
7:30 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou captured the imagination — as well as the most prestigious prize — of the combat sports world when he dethroned Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on Saturday. So it was no surprise that ESPN’s panel made Ngannou its overwhelming choice for the top spot of its latest
If Diego Sanchez is going into the pit of retirement, he plans on dragging Donald Cerrone down with him. On May 8, Diego Sanchez will be competing in his final UFC fight when he takes on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Sanchez and Cerrone have a lot of history with one another, beginning with their time as
The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 255: “Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2” tomorrow night (Fri., April 2, 2021) on Showtime go down today (Thurs., April 1, 2021) before “champ champ” Patricio Freire (31-4) has a Featherweight Grand Prix semifinal with Emmanuel Sanchez
Nate Diaz returns to face Leon Edwards; Conor McGregor chimes in Nate Diaz will return to the Octagon on May 15 in the UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler co-main event at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Diaz (20-12) will face No. 3 ranked welterweight Leon Edwards (18-3-1) in a five-round fight. It will be
Belal Muhammad has reacted to the confirmation that Leon Edwards will be returning to action against Nate Diaz and not against him. Muhammad and Edwards recently squared off in a big UFC Fight Night main event, but it didn’t last long before an accidental eye poke brought proceedings to a premature end. Nobody really knew
6:25 PM ET Endeavor, the powerhouse Hollywood talent agency, has agreed to own 100% of the UFC, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities Exchange Commission. Endeavor acquired a majority stake of UFC parent company Zuffa from the Fertitta brothers in July 2016 when it was then known as WME-IMG. Currently, Endeavor owns 50.1%
Jon Jones has shared some early negotiation details between himself and the UFC regarding a fight with UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Jon Jones bore witness to the crowning of a new UFC heavyweight champion right alongside the rest of the world when Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. We know this
Bellator 255: “Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2” takes place later this week (Fri., Apr. 2, 2021) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. A rematch headlines the first Bellator MMA card on Showtime as “champ champ” Patricio Freire (31-4) faces Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4). Several select fighters including “Pitbull” participated in a “Virtual Media Day” earlier this
UFC 260 Fight Motion: Francis Ngannou folds Stipe Miocic Take a slow motion trip through some of the most exciting exchanges and highlights from the heavyweight championship fight between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 this past weekend, as well as highlights from bouts up and down the card. [embedded content] (Video courtesy
Image Credit: Bellator Emmanuel Sanchez is eager to show how much he improved since November 15, 2018. On that date, Sanchez lost a decision to Patricio Pitbull for the featherweight title. It was a back-and-forth fight with both men hurting the other. Since the fight, both men have gone undefeated with Pitbull winning the lightweight