UFC president Dana White says that he is in talks with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather about putting together another combat sports event. White and the UFC hooked up with Mayweather in August 2017 to put on a boxing superfight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. The event sold 4.3 million pay-per-views and proved to be a
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UFC continued its stay in Las Vegas, Nevada and the UFC APEX last night (Sat., Aug. 8, 2020) for UFC Vegas 6. After last week’s last-second event, UFC Vegas 6 was something of a return to normal — or at least, the pandemic equivalent. There were a dozen fights, a mix of familiar faces and
Bellator 243 Highlights: Michael Chandlers blisters Benson Henderson, enters free agency [embedded content] Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler entered free agency with a stunning knockout of former UFC champ Benson Henderson at Bellator 243 on Friday, August, 7, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Bellator
5:14 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman went into Saturday’s event needing a win as bad as anyone in the sport. Ultimately, he got it — although it did not exactly feel like a return to glory. Weidman (15-5) outpointed Omari Akhmedov (20-5-1) in a grueling middleweight contest in the co-main event of
The UFC on ESPN+ 32 bonuses have been released. On August 8th, the UFC held its second event in the month of August at the UFC Apex. The event’s preliminary action aired live on ESPN+. The main card also aired on ESPN+. In the main event, Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik went at it in a
A key heavyweight bout between former title challenger Derrick Lewis and perennial contender Aleksei Oleinik headlined tonight’s UFC Vegas 6 event. Derrick Lewis (23-7 MMA) had entered tonight’s headliner on a two-fight win streak, this after edging out victories over Ilir Latifi and Blagoy Ivanov in his most recent Octagon appearances. After coming up short
Just a week ahead of its next major pay-per-view (PPV) event, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will host another “Fight Night” card inside its APEX facility this Sat. night (Aug. 8, 2020) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The “UFC Vegas 6” mixed martial arts (MMA) event is topped by a heavyweight headliner featuring hard-hitting veteran Derrick Lewis
Following a win over Sang Hoon Yoo at Dana White’s Contender Series in August of last year, featherweight Peter Barrett was eager to make his UFC debut when fights fell through and the novel coronavirus hit, delaying his plans. While having to wait through everything was admittedly mentally taxing, Barrett was able to keep his
12:40 AM ET For a mixed martial arts fighter, there’s no better way to go into free agency than with a big knockout. And that’s exactly what Michael Chandler did. In the final fight on his Bellator contract, Chandler stopped former UFC champ Benson Henderson with a left-hand KO at 2:09 of the first round
Michael Chandler fought the last fight on his contract at Bellator 243 when he picked up a first round victory against Benson Henderson. With the talk of entering free agency, the former lightweight champion had to entertain questions about potential lightweight match ups with others in his class, including Conor McGregor. Even outside of the
Image: Valerie Loureda Instagram Valerie Loureda improved her mixed martial arts record to a perfect 3-0 this evening by scoring a spectacular finish at Bellator 243. The 22-year-old Florida native, Loureda, squared off against Tara Graff on tonight’s main card and the contest did not last long. Valerie Loureda was able to floor Graff with
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to kick off an entire month of events in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday night (Aug. 8, 2020), as UFC Vegas 6 is set to go down inside the promotion’s APEX facility. Headlining the event is a crucial Heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik. In the co-headlining
The Bellator MMA cage was in Uncasville, Conn. on Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena for Bellator 243: Chandler vs. Henderson 2. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 6 in Chicago, but COVID-19 forced the event to be postponed and relocated. The fight card’s main event featured a rematch between former
1:27 PM ET One week before the UFC’s heavyweight title trilogy will be decided, a new divisional contender will emerge. And that fight is now official. Derrick Lewis (265 pounds) and Aleksei Oleinik (227) both weighed in successfully Friday morning in Las Vegas. The two men will meet in the UFC Fight Night headliner Saturday
Michael Chandler accomplished a rare feat against Benson Henderson. Chandler and Henderson shared the cage a second time at Bellator 243. Back in 2016, Chandler defeated “Bendo” via split decision. The judges weren’t needed this go-around. That’s because Chandler knocked out Henderson with punches in the rematch within the opening frame. Chandler had been saying
Image Credit: Bellator MMA Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson squared off with Michael Chandler for a second time in tonight’s Bellator 243 main event. The pair of lightweight standouts first met at Bellator 165 in November of 2016 with Chandler emerging victorious by way of split decision. Since their first fight, Benson Henderson had
Bellator 243: “Chandler vs. Henderson 2” is set to air tonight (Fri., Aug. 7, 2020) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In a rematch that has been LONG anticipated, Michael Chandler (20-5) and Benson Henderson (28-8) will look to settle a war that started with a split decision title defense in 2016. This time
Daniel Cormier training for UFC 252 in a bubble to protect pregnant wife [embedded content] Daniel Cormier may be stepping into the Octagon for the final time when he squares off with Stipe Miocic for a third time in the UFC 252 main event on Aug. 15. But as much weight as that could put