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12:52 PM ET Jack Hermansson has an undisclosed injury and is out of the scheduled June 3 UFC Fight Night main event with Brendan Allen, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. No replacement for Hermansson has been selected yet. MMA Mania was the first to report the news. Allen has called out fellow middleweight contender Sean

Luke Rockhold is reacting to Mike Perry’s custom platinum world champion belt ahead of BKFC 41. BKFC 41 takes place tomorrow night, Saturday April 29th at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main event will feature Mike Perry (14-8 MMA) and Luke Rockhold (16-6 MMA) in a light heavyweight bout. The former UFC

After a big Heavyweight fight last week, Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) stays at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, for an intriguing Bantamweight headliner. No. 8-ranked Song Yadong defends his spot against No. 10-seeded Ricky Simon at UFC Vegas 72 tomorrow night (Sat., April 29, 2023). While it isn’t the most stacked card, there are

UFC Vegas 72 Weigh-In Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 72 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by Top 10 ranked bantamweights Song Yadong and Ricky Simon. No. 8 ranked Song is coming off a loss to Cory Sandhagen in his

10:59 AM ET Israel Adesanya says he suffered a Grade 1 MCL tear the week before his unforgettable knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287 earlier this month in Miami. Adesanya (24-2) revealed the injury via his YouTube channel Wednesday, including video of how it happened. The injury occurred when Adesanya’s leg buckled awkwardly underneath

Luke Rockhold didn’t notice Mike Perry pick his nose and wipe it on him at their faceoff, but had he there would have been problems. Rockhold and Perry had a press conference to promote their BKFC 41 main event and the two went back and forth throughout the press conference. Then, as the two did

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The general combat sports world didn’t expect a whole lot when Sean Strickland relocated from Welterweight to 185-pounds in 2020. It had been two years since his last fight, and Strickland wasn’t really lighting the world on fire at 170-pounds. His first win was a clear-cut decision opposite the brawler Jack

Joe Schilling avoids lawsuit due to Florida’s stand-your-ground law defense In 2021 former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling was caught on camera knocking out a bar patron in Florida. When the video was first released many criticized him for taking a violent approach but a judge declared earlier this month that he was acting in self-defense.

Apr 25, 2023 Song Yadong meets Ricky Simon in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at the UFC Apex is on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. Song (19-7-1, 1 NC) is coming off a fourth-round

Jack Hermansson will no longer be headlining the June 3 UFC fight card. According to MMA Mania’s Alex Behunin, Hermansson has suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of his main event scrap against Brendan Allen. At this time, it’s uncertain if the fight will be rebooked or if the UFC will be

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is just a couple of days in front of its highly-anticipated BKFC 41 event, locked and loaded for this Sat. night (April 29, 2023) at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., featuring former UFC sluggers “Platinum” Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold. In the BKFC 41 co-headliner, ex-UFC contender Chad “Money” Mendes

BKFC 41 Pre-Fight Press Conference Video The BKFC 41 press conference is coming to you live from Denver, CO on Thursday, April 27th at 5PM EST! BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold takes place live on Sat. April 29th. The biggest BKFC event in history is taking over the 1STBANK Center on Saturday, April 29th, 2023!

MMA analyst Michael Bisping has given his thoughts on Nate Diaz’s recent street fight incident in New Orleans. One thing we know to be true about Nate Diaz is that he’s unpredictable. From leaving the UFC to boxing Jake Paul and beyond, he always seems to be in the spotlight. In addition to that, he

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Flyweight division simply cannot have nice things. Earlier this month, an absolute banger of an 125-pound match up was announced, pitting former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo vs. former RIZIN kingpin Manel Kape at UFC 290 in July. Figueiredo was finally moving forward from his Brandon Moreno quadrilogy, and Kape was

Israel Adesanya ‘grateful’ for rivalry with Alex Pereira UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya cleared out the middleweight division until an old rival, Alex Pereira, showed up in the fight promotion. Heading into their UFC 281 title bout, Pereira had beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing, once by decision and once by knockout. In dramatic fashion, Pereira

12:38 PM ET Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will look to continue their quests for back-to-back PFL championships on June 8, in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane (27-4) will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in a featherweight main event of PFL 4. Wilkinson (18-2) will take on Will Fleury (12-3) in a

UFC star Paddy Pimblett has given his thoughts on Bellator and PFL as fighters continue to sign deals with both promotions. While he may be a big star, Paddy Pimblett has had some troubles lately. In addition to some fans turning against him, the Liverpudlian is also currently on the shelf following ankle surgery. It

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis stopped former national amateur titleholder Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound headliner last Sat. night (April 22, 2023) on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a wildly successful boxing event and possibly the fifth best gate in Nevada fighting history. That’s according to Sports Business Journal. The