Event: Bellator 254: “Macfarlane vs. Velasquez”Date: Thurs., Dec. 10, 2020Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, ConnecticutHow To Watch: CBS Sports Network Bellator 254 Main Event: 125 lbs.: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0) vs. Juliana Velasquez (10-0) Bellator 254 Main Card (10 p.m. ET): 135 lbs.: Magomed Magomedov (16-1) vs. Matheus Mattos (12-1-1)155 lbs.: Goiti Yamauchi (25-4) vs.
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UFC planning ‘serious cuts’ to roster, 60 fighters to be let go by year’s end UFC president Dana White revealed that the fight promotion is planning to prune its roster. During Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 Post-Fight Press Conference, White said that 60 fighters are expected to be handed their walking papers by the end of
Image via BJP Just Scrap Radio UFC flyweight prospect Cody Durden says that he was pulled from Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 16 card due to a case of pink eye. Durden was set for his second fight in the UFC against fellow prospect Jimmy Flick in what was shaping up to be a really fun
Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev will not be headlining the December 19 card, but the fight will still take place if Leon Edwards has anything to say about it. After testing positive for the COVID-19, Leon Edwards was pulled from the UFC Vegas 17 main event, and without a replacement fighter being selected, conventional wisdom
4:16 PM ET A Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach who trains several well-known UFC fighters has been arrested and charged with third-degree criminal sexual penetration in New Mexico, per court records. Rafael “Barata” Freitas had a court appearance Saturday where the state filed a motion to keep him detained until trial, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court public information
It was only a matter of time before this Paul brothers boxing thing went too far. When either Jake or Logan would end up stepping into the ring against a much more serious opponent than the YouTubers and non-combat sports athletes they’ve faced thus far. Now may be that time. In a pretty serious looking
Marvin Vettori wants UFC title fight, says he already beat champ Israel Adesanya The UFC middleweight division has a new contender. Marvin Vettori picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he soundly defeated No. 4 ranked Jack Hermansson in the UFC Vegas 16 main event. With the win, Vettori is now
UFC president Dana White revealed what he thinks are the most competitive weight classes in the world’s leading MMA promotion. The UFC has never had the sheer amount of talent as it does right now. The promotion currently boasts eight men’s weight classes and four women’s weight classes, and there are incredible fighters in all
Marvin Vettori has changed his mind about fighting Paulo Costa after calling him out in his post-fight interview at UFC Vegas 16. After defeating Jack Hermansson via unanimous decision in the UFC Vegas 16 main event, Marvin Vettori sure spoke with certainty about whom he wanted next: “Let’s go, Borrachinha! We’re gonna make a hell
1:46 AM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim breaks down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, including Marvin Vettori‘s thrilling unanimous-decision win over Jack Hermansson, and whether the type of violent slam Jordan Leavitt executed to beat Matt Wiman should remain legal. Marvin Vettori
Head trauma and combat sports are inseparable. When two athletes work hard for a decade — and then extremely hard for the eight weeks immediately before a fight — they’re going to get pretty good at hurting one another. The full extent to which MMA fighters get hurt is neither understood nor consistent. Some skulls
Dana White says Yoel Romero is the first of about 60 UFC fighter cuts coming by year’s end [embedded content] UFC president Dana White, following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 in Las Vegas, explained the recent decision to cut top five ranked middleweight Yoel Romero loose from the roster. “Yoel has lost four of his last
Marvin Vettori called out Paulo Costa immediatley following his sensational win over Jack Hermansson in the main event of UFC Vegas 16. Vettori (16-4-1 MMA) extended his current win streak four in a row on Saturday night, defeating Hermansson by way of judges decision in a thrilling five round affair. After outpointing ‘The Joker’ on
The UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Jack Hermansson vs. Marvin Vettori will collide in a middleweight clash. The show’s co-main event will see a light heavyweight clash between Ovince Saint Preux and Jamahal Hill. Women’s flyweight action will also be featured
7:38 PM ET UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori has been asking for a big fight all year. The slugger wanted a matchup against a top-ranked opponent. It did not quite come together — through no fault of his own — until now. At the end of what has been a trying 2020 for Vettori, he will
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will bring its stylized brand of violence back to “Sin City” this weekend with the UFC Vegas 16 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place on Sat. night (Dec. 5, 2020) by way of ESPN+ and ESPN2 from inside APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties will fall to
Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 loses three bouts just hours prior to event start UFC Vegas 16 underwent a slew of last-minute cancellations on Saturday just hours prior to the event’s start time. COVID-19 was responsible for the cancellation of two bouts, while medical issue nixed a third bout. The UFC Vegas 16 fight card is
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a