Paige VanZant now has a date and opponent for her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut. Last summer, it was announced that Paige Vanzant will be transitioning from MMA star to becoming possibly the new face of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). VanZant was expected to make her BKFC debut in November, but after the
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Never challenge a current or former UFC fighter to kick the crap out of your leg. It will be one of the biggest regrets of your life. If you don’t believe me then maybe you should check out the below video which has been making the rounds on social media. It shows former UFC superstar
Watch Conor McGregor starch Dustin Poirier in first fight ahead of UFC 257 rematch [embedded content] Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier fought their first bout in September of 2014. They were on the undercard to Demetrious Johnson’s UFC flyweight title defense against Chris Cariaso at UFC 178. McGregor starched Poirier in 1:46 of the first
Image via @mmarlonmoraes on Instagram Marlon Moraes has responded to Marlon Vera’s callout. After both Vera and Moraes lost at UFC Vegas 17, many pundits thought pairing them up against each other made sense. “Chito” seemingly agreed as he called out the former title challenger. Well I guess it’s me and @MMARLONMORAES next ? @ufc
7:19 AM ET Canceled cards, fights that never materialized and careers put on hold punctuated what UFC president Dana White described as his most challenging year. And while White was able to navigate the UFC through the pandemic with surprising success, several of his fighters will be looking at 2021 as a chance to put
Jorge Masvidal (Photo: Chris Unger/Zuffa) UFC President Dana White and Colby Covington are on the same page regarding who should be Covington’s next opponent: Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Former best friends Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington have been embroiled in a war of words for several months now. The beauty of our great sport of MMA
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Deiveson Figueiredo will go down as one of the most important fighters of 2020. Not only did the knockout artist capture the Flyweight title and retain the strap twice, but “Daico” and his electric style of fighting helped secure the division’s future by headlining the final two pay-per-views (PPV) of the
Watch Jiri Prochazka’s UFC debut knockout of Volkan Oezdemir [embedded content] Jiri Prochazka made quite the impression in his UFC debut with a stellar performance against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 251 in July. The Czech light heavyweight has only had one of his 30 professional fights go to decision. He’ll return to the Octagon in
Dana White (Image via the42.ie) UFC president Dana White says he didn’t expect heavyweight Greg Hardy to last as long in the UFC as he has following the Contender Series. After an up-and-down NFL career that saw Hardy make it to the Pro Bowl in 2013 only to leave the league two years later following
9:04 AM ET Conor McGregor‘s 2020 fell well short of his expectations. He had planned to fight at least three times, with one of those being a rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight championship. Instead, McGregor fought for a total of 40 seconds, which was how long he needed to beat the fading
UFC President Dana White is not in the Paul Brothers business. Jake and Logan Paul have made quite a name for themselves, first through YouTube and currently in the world of combat sports. 23-year-old Jake Paul created a ton of buzz after knocking out former NBA star Nate Robinson in November on the undercard of
Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KO) will look to win his first major title tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 2, 2021) live on DAZN from inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, when he takes on Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KO) in the main event. The two fighters will be competing for the interim WBC lightweight title.
Who were the most exciting new UFC fighters of the year? [embedded content] Was it Khaos Williams? Was it Jordan Leavitt? Was it Khamzat Chimaev? There were numerous fighters that made their UFC debuts during the pandemic plagued 2020 schedule. Many of them seized the moment, leaving us with incredible highlights to look back on
Image Credit: UFC on Youtube Israel Adesanya will look to become a UFC champ-champ in 2021 when he challenges Jan Blachowicz for the promotions light heavyweight title. The UFC’s reigning and undefeated middleweight champion, Adesanya (20-0 MMA), is set to collide with Blachowicz (27-8 MMA) in the main event of UFC 259 on March 6.
1:37 PM ET A high-profile middleweight tilt between 2020 breakout Kevin Holland and Derek Brunson will headline UFC Fight Night on March 20, sources told ESPN. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the five-round headliner. The UFC has not yet announced a location for the event. Holland (21-5) is
Jon Jones has declared that we have seen him compete at light heavyweight for the last time. The only division Jon Jones has ever competed in during his illustrious career is the light heavyweight division. Jones has been, without question, the most dominant light heavyweight champion in the UFC’s history and his rule over the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Welterweight division is murky. Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns are long overdue to have their title fight, yet the rest of the division has yet to sort itself out much. Leon Edwards is sidelined yet again, Khamzat Chimaev is still suffering COVID-19 symptoms, and not even the slickest win can
Check out the best UFC Octagon interviews of 2020 [embedded content] While most of the talking maybe be done with fists and feet during the fights, there are still many memorable moments that take place after the fisticuffs are over in the Octagon. Take a look back of some of the most memorable UFC post-fight