Former UFC title contenders will go to war at 205 pounds when Yoel Romero makes the transition to light heavyweight to collide with fellow hulking power puncher Anthony Johnson as part of the Bellator MMA Grand Prix on April 16 inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The number crunchers over at BetOnline.ag have dropped
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Watch Gilbert Burns take out Demian Maia ahead of his UFC 258 title shot [embedded content] Gilbert Burns secured his fifth win in a row on his current six-fight win streak with this first-round knockout of Demian Maia in March last year. Burns faces welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 on Saturday, February 13.
PhotoCred: MMA Fighting This past Friday night at BKFC: KnuckleMania, Paige VanZant had her bare-knuckle boxing debut spoiled by the promotional veteran, Britain Hart. What immediately followed was one of the more talked about post-fight interviews in recent memory. Taking to the mic, Hart described herself as not a person but “a f*cking feeling.” Then
3:00 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is still the UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, although even he believes the belt should belong to Dustin Poirier. Speaking to Match TV, Nurmagomedov (29-0) said he believes Poirier “deserves” to be the UFC’s 155-pound champion, following his knockout victory over Conor McGregor last month. Before the fight, UFC president Dana
Bellator has a new home on SHOWTIME. By now fans have heard about the new tournament news. But in the grand scope of Bellator’s future and how fans can see their presentation of mixed martial arts, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker returns to familiar territory with SHOWTIME Sports and is bringing the Bellator MMA roster
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As he so often does following important Lightweight/Welterweight fights, Nate Diaz recently emerged from his self-inflicted coma to talk himself back into some fights! The Stockton bad boy set his sights on Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, specifically targeting those fights at 170 lbs. It may not make any sense, but
UFC 258 Embedded: Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje watch Cory Sandhagen’s savage knee knockout [embedded content] Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman watches fights at Justin Gaethje’s home. Title challenger Gilbert Burns takes in his kids’ wrestling class. Ian Heinisch stays healthy with PT; his opponent Kelvin Gastelum gets a supportive sendoff from his home gym. UFC
Image Credit: UFC.com Ian Heinisch wasn’t too surprised he was the one facing Kelvin Gastelum. After Heinisch was supposed to face Brendan Allen in November before getting COVID-19, he knew a big opportunity would be coming to him. He saw how the UFC was pushing new talent up the middleweight ranks in Marvin Vettori and
7:56 AM ET Nate Diaz wants to stay active in 2021, and he has two opponents at the top of his wish list. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in the UFC, told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight top lightweight contenders Dustin Poirier or Charles
Alistair Overeem will be on the sidelines for the foreseeable future. In the main event of UFC Vegas 18, Alexander Volkov scored a second-round TKO win over Overeem. The legend also broke his news in the loss and many thought he would retire but it appears that will not be the case but he is
Light heavyweight bruiser Johnny Walker suffered a pectoral tear and has been forced to withdraw from his Jim Crute fight, booked for the upcoming UFC 260 pay-per-view (PPV) event on March 27 at APEX in Las Vegas, according to a report from ESPN. Stepping in for the injured Brazilian is former 205-pound title contender Anthony
UFC 258 Embedded: ‘There’s nothing anyone can do that I haven’t seen’ [embedded content] Kelvin Gastelum keeps his training close to home, finishing up in an ice bath. Champion Kamaru Usman and former teammate Gilbert Burns wrap up intense camps ahead of their overdue title showdown. UFC 258 Embedded features the fighter from Saturday’s pay-per-view
Image: UFC on Instagram Jon Jones believes there is one fighter who comes a “close second” to him in the hotly debated MMA Goat conversation. Fans and analysts are always debating who is the greatest mixed martial artist of all time and the general consensus ends with either Khabib Nurmagomedov or Jon Jones. Many pundits
10:30 PM ET Cory Sandhagen made a statement on Saturday night in Las Vegas, knocking out veteran Frankie Edgar with a memorable strike that will be seen on highlight reels for many years to come. Sandhagen’s flying knee landed flush on Edgar’s chin, sending him to the canvas and knocking him out. Sandhagen has now
UPDATE: Frankie Edgar has now issued a statement of his own regarding the KO loss. Ali Abdelaziz, the manager of Frankie Edgar, has provided an update on his client following Edgar’s KO loss. In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 18, Frankie Edgar looked to become 2-0 at bantamweight as he took on Cory Sandhagen.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Dustin Poirier has really refined his kickboxing style in the last few years. For years, he was more of a brawler than boxer, constantly breaking his stance to lunge forward with power punches. That began to change around 2017 after his loss to Michael Johnson, as Poirier really grew sharper with
Coming off a 2019 that saw him go undefeated in his first three fights, welterweight Darian Weeks was looking to carry over that momentum into 2020 when the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic put those plans on hold for most of the year. When he was finally able to get back into MMA, Weeks
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Conor McGregor appears ready to get back to his trash-talking self. In the lead-up to McGregor’s fights against Donald Cerrone and Dustin Poirier, the Irishman refrained from trash-talking. Instead, he complimented both men and appeared to turn a new leaf. However, after McGregor lost by second-round TKO to