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9:19 AM ET Marc Raimondi Ian Parker The UFC is the biggest MMA promotion in the world, with the majority of the planet’s top fighters. One look at most pound-for-pound lists makes that clear. However, there are a ton of talented fighters in other organizations. And over the past few years, many exceptional combat athletes

Amanda Nunes is shooting down Julianna Peña’s retirement claims ahead of UFC 289. UFC 289: Nunes vs. Peña 3 is taking place on Saturday, June 10th at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The trilogy fight will see Nunes (22-5 MMA) and Peña (11-5 MMA) battle it out for the bantamweight title. The ‘Lioness’

A flyweight fight between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ray Borg, which was set to go down on Sat. (April 22, 2023) on the main card of Bellator 295 in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been hastily scrapped, according to a recent social media post from the promotion. No reason was given for the sudden cancelation. Bellator MMA does

UFC Vegas 71 Weigh-In Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs Blaydes fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. A heavyweight bout between No. 3-ranked Sergei Pavlovich (17-1) and No. 4-ranked Curtis Blaydes (17-3, 1 NC) headlines the fight card. [embedded content] UFC Vegas

9:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White went on a fight announcement spree Thursday night, making official several big upcoming bouts including a pair of pay-per-view co-main events. Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will meet in a short-notice welterweight contender bout that will act as the co-headliner of UFC 288 on May 6 in Newark,

Dana White took to social media and announced several key fights for a number of upcoming UFC events. White took to Instagram Live to reveal some key fights and among them was Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad, which is slated for five rounds as the new co-main event of UFC 288 on May 6. The

It’s been awhile, but the Land of Misfit Toys (see what I did there?) has returned with a new card of boxing action coming to you live from New Orleans, La., tonight (Fri., April 21, 2023) at 8 p.m. ET on DAZN. Now, this card might not feature you Maniacs’ favorite boxer, Jake Paul, but

Bellator 294 Weigh-In Results and Video: DeAnna Bennett Misses Weight The first of two weigh-ins for Bellator’s return to Hawaii are in the books ahead of Friday’ Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 event at the Blaisdell Arena. In the main event, DeAnna Bennett weighed in at 126.2-pounds and officially missed weight for her bout against Liz Carmouche for the Bellator

9:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Raufeon Stots has been tested repeatedly in the past year — as a fighter and owner of an unfailingly positive attitude. Shortly before the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix began last April, Stots had to move his fight preparation to a gym halfway across the country from where he’d been

Paddy Pimblett is providing an injury update, revealing he will be lucky if he’s able to fight again this year. It was at UFC 282 in December of last year that Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA) met up with and defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) via unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. Following the victory, ‘The

Paddy Pimblett may be on the shelf until 2024. The lightweight “Baddy” recently underwent ankle surgery to repair damage suffered in his unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon as part of the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event last December, leaving the outspoken scouser on crutches for the foreseeable future. Turns out the damage was far

It’s been 10 years since UFC on FOX 7 took place starring Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez in San Jose, CA. The card also featured a young Nate Diaz who nearly missed weight for his fight with Josh Thompson. Check out this flashback video we shot at the time. [embedded content] Diaz would go on

9:04 PM ET The next UFC women’s bantamweight No. 1 contender will likely be decided next month. Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana will meet in a rematch May 20 in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The two fought in July 2019, with Pennington winning

Thiago Alves showed off his strong leg kicks during a recent sit-down with the boys from Back Breakers and Bites. Alves fought in the UFC from 2005 to 2019, competing against the who’s who of the welterweight division. That included a fight with Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title, a bout that ‘Pitbull’ ultimately lost

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fighter A bets his entire fight purse that he beats Fighter B, who matches his offer in an imaginary pot. What was originally a bold display of confidence is now a bit of a cliche, particularly after Jake Paul has tried to bet

Watch Curtis Blaydes drop Chris Daukaus 👊 Fight Video Curtis Blaydes heads in UFC Vegas 71 with incredible knockout power and enormous potential. He showed his power in this blistering finish of Chris Daukaus. On Saturday night, Blaydes steps into the UFC Vegas 71 main event opposite Sergei Pavlovich. This showdown will help shape the

Mar 14, 2023 Conor McGregor is back, lending his star power to the long-running reality TV show that might well have saved the UFC. “The Ultimate Fighter” was an instrumental force during the UFC’s explosion of popularity in the early 2000s, shining a spotlight on fighters such as Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz and

BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes: Rob Font, UFC bantamweight: I’m going with Blaydes to outwrestle Pavlovich and pull it off. Brandon Royval, UFC flyweight: Blaydes just outwrestles Pavlovich, and I think he can get a stoppage, too. Davey Grant, UFC bantamweight: It’s an interesting one. Pavlovich has been looking well but we