UFC Vegas 21 — which is set to go down this Sat. night (March 13, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada — has lost a Heavyweight fight between Ben Rothwell and Philipe Lins, which was scratched from the ESPN+-streamed fight card due to injury according to a report from MMA Fighting. The report
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Fabricio Werdum and Renan Ferreira headline PFL 3 in main event; Kayla Harrison, Mariana Morais, Ali Isaev, and Genah Fabian featured in PFL 3 main card NEW YORK (March 9, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups for PFL
Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm has shed some light why she was forced out of a planned fight with Julianna Pena. Holm and Pena were slated to collide on May 8, in a bout that could have earned the winner a crack at reigning bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Regrettably, news surfaced over the weekend
12:39 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Amanda Nunes, the most dominant female fighter in mixed martial arts history, did her thing again on Saturday in an absolute thrashing of No. 1 featherweight contender Megan Anderson. Nunes (21-4) forced Anderson (10-5) to tap to an armbar at 2:03 of the opening round of their featherweight title
Jordan Espinosa’s team has issued a half-response to Tim Elliott’s inadvertent public allegations of domestic abuse against Espinosa. During the UFC 259 prelims, Tim Elliott turned in a one-sided domination of Jordan Espinosa with suffocating grappling as the main ingredient. The biggest story coming out of the fight wasn’t Elliott’s performance, though. It was the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljamain Sterling is dealing with a lot of hate after UFC 259 for something that is hardly his fault. After all, he did not force Petr Yan to throw an illegal knee, nor was it his decision to name the blow intentional and disqualify the Russian boxer. All of this was
Monster looking into Dominick Cruz allegations against Hans Molenkamp Former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz made a strange call-out following his UFC 259 win over Casey Kenney on Saturday. “The Dominator” Monster Energy business development representative Hans Molenkamp. Cruz challenged Molenkamp, a mixed martial arts practitioner himself, to a charity fight and accused Molenkamp of
PhotoCred: After suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his career, Dominick Cruz got back to his winning ways at UFC 259 — which led to an unexpected callout. When asked by Joe Rogan what was next for Cruz following a split decision nod against Casey Kenney, the former two-time bantamweight champion suggested a
7:17 AM ET With four champions in action, UFC 259 was always going to have an outsized fallout compared to almost any other UFC card. And while Amanda Nunes continued to bolster her GOAT credentials with a thorough defeat of Megan Anderson, that’s as close as pre-show expectations for the three pay-per-view title fights came
Dan Hardy is no longer working with the UFC as a commentator after a reported incident occurred between himself and another employee. As originally reported by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer newsletter, Dan Hardy has been fired by the UFC and BT Sport following the alleged argument with the employee. After the story was
It’s been over two years since Roger Huerta last competed in mixed martial arts (MMA), but it seems “El Matador” is ready to mount his comeback. The scrappy Lightweight is in line to face Christopher Gonzalez at the upcoming Bellator 255 fight card on April 2, 2021. Huerta is currently in the midst of a
Watch Leon Edwards defeat Rafael dos Anjos ahead of UFC Vegas 21 headliner [embedded content] UFC welterweight Leon Edwards entrenched himself near the top of the division with this July 2019 victory over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. After COVID-19 put Khamzat Chamaev indefinitely on the sidelines, Edwards is now slated to headline Saturday’s
Image via @venezuelanvixen on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight contender Julianna Pena is setting her sights on a title shot against Amanda Nunes. Nunes currently rules over the UFC bantamweight and featherweight divisions. She returned to the Octagon at UFC 259 last Saturday, defending the former title with a blowout, first-round submission victory over
12:07 AM ET UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan was disqualified after catching a grounded Aljamain Sterling with an illegal knee to the head in the fourth round Saturday night at UFC 259 in Las Vegas. With the disqualification due to an intentional foul, Sterling was crowned the new champion. The fight was stopped at 4
Megan Anderson has released her first statement following her lopsided loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 259. In the second of three title fights at UFC 259, Megan Anderson fell far short of her goal of becoming bantamweight champion when Amanda Nunes submitted her in the first round preceded by some devastating strikes that foreshadowed
Event: UFC Vegas 21: “Edwards vs. Muhammad”Date: Sat., March 13, 2021Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ UFC Vegas 21 Main Event on ESPN+: 170 lbs.: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad UFC Vegas 21 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN+: 135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Jonathan Martinez170 lbs.: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jason Witt115 lbs.: Jinh Yu
UFC 259 recap & highlights: Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling [embedded content] Watch the UFC 259 recap & highlights from the bantamweight championship between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling from Saturday’s event at The Apex in Las Vegas. TRENDING > Tim Elliott calls Jordan Espinosa a ‘woman beater’ during dominant win at UFC 259 (Subscribe
Dana White was not happy with the judges scoring in last night’s UFC 259 main event between Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz. Adesanya (20-1 MMA) moved up a weight class yesterday evening to challenge Blachowicz for the promotions coveted light heavyweight title. ‘Stylebender’ had entered the contest sporting a perfect professional record, his most previous