Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father vs his manager, Ali Abdelaziz – Who won? [embedded content] Khabib Nurmagomedov and his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, discuss who really won in the match pitting Khabib’s father against Abdelaziz, and the race between The Eagle vs. The Gazelle. TRENDING > Sean O’Malley clowns Tony Ferguson with workout video (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on
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Image: Cory Sandhagen on Instagram Cory Sandhagen says he will not be fighting Dominick Cruz at UFC San Diego. It was reported Cruz was interested in making his return at the event and Sandhagen then took to Instagram to say he signed the contract. Now, however, the surging contender says the former bantamweight champion is
5:32 PM ET Gilbert Burns stopped Demian Maia via TKO on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Brasilia in front of no fans. In his postfight speech in an empty arena, Burns called out Colby Covington, the most polarizing figure in the UFC’s welterweight division. Little did Burns know that 18 hours later he
Image via Cage Warriors 113 screenshot We have a new Cage Warriors lightweight champion and his name is Mason Jones. In the Cage Warriors 113 co-main event, Jones and Joe McColgan did battle for the vacant lightweight gold. There was no feeling-out process as both men got down to business early, exchanging strikes in the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Darren Till is no stranger to struggling on the scale. “The Gorilla” was a massive Welterweight, and that size advantage came at a cost. Till did miss weight twice while competing at 170-pounds, and on the occasions he did make weight, Till was so dehydrated that he was losing vision while
Video: Watch every wheel kick finish in UFC history! [embedded content] Watch a collection of every wheel kick finish in UFC history highlighted by one of the most memorable knockouts in UFC history courtesy of Edson Barboza. The collection also includes finishes by former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, Stephen Thompson, Vitor Belfort, and more.
Anthony Smith is looking for a big fight or running things back with Jon Jones after he battles Glover Teixeira. In the main event of UFC Lincoln, Smith will be fighting at home against Teixeira. Yet, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, “Lionheart” knows if the fight gets moved to a different place it is unlikely
9:18 PM ET Amid most sporting events in the United States being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, there is a mixed martial arts promotion forging ahead. Combat Night MMA will hold a card Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida, one that remains fully sanctioned and regulated by the state. It is believed to be the
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Bellator president Scott Coker expects to promote his May 9 event but will play it by ear. When it was first revealed that Bellator had no planned events for April, some questioned the decision to have such a gap between Bellator 241 and 242. With the coronavirus pandemic in full
As just about the only show in town, all eyes were on Cage Warriors 113 earlier today (Fri., Mar. 20, 2020) live on UFC Fight Pass from inside BEC Arena in Manchester, England. Despite the COVID-19 global outbreak, Cage Warriors promoter Graham Boylan was willing to do almost anything to still host the MMA event
Kamaru Usman on Jorge Masvidal: ‘How is he the No. 1 contender? Because of hype?’ [embedded content] Kamaru Usman addresses who his next opponent should be. While he says he would fight Jorge Masvidal for the money, he doesn’t think Masvidal deserves the shot. “How is he the No. 1 contender? Because of Hype?” TRENDING
Jimi Manuwa is still interested in becoming a professional boxer. The former UFC light heavyweight retired last summer but recently said he is interested in a return to the Octagon. But, if that does not happen, the Englishman says he would like to box. “I have heavy hands and I always loved boxing. These last
8:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Saturday night is fight night. Every fan of mixed martial arts and boxing, not to mention the esteemed Sir Elton Hercules John, knows that. But as the world pauses to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, combat sports and all other sports have shut down. For MMA fans, that means no
Former Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi feels a clash with reigning UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya would be a good fight for him. Mousasi looked to be on the cusp of a UFC title opportunity by the spring of 2017. He was riding a five-fight winning streak and had come off a second-round TKO victory
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Perhaps the most exciting part about MMA is its wildly unpredictable nature. There’s always a chance that the grappler lands a huge knockout blow or the massive underdog wins in just a couple minutes. Fights can vastly exceed expectations … and sometimes absolutely fail to live up to them. Derrick Lewis
Following a year off from fighting, bantamweight Kyler Phillips returned to action on February 29 with a unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Silva at UFC on ESPN+ 27. For Phillips, at the time he didn’t feel he did well, but having had an opportunity to sit back and look at his win more objectively he
Gegard Mousasi believes he would have success against Israel Adesanya if they were to fight. Mousasi, who is the former Bellator middleweight champion, says he has sparred with people who fought Adesanya in Glory Kickboxing, which is why he thinks he’d have success. “It would be a good fight for me,” Mousasi told theScore. “You
2:01 PM ET Marvin Vettori Marvin Vettori is an up-and-coming UFC middleweight from Italy. He was scheduled to face Darren Stewart at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards on Saturday in London. Last Friday night, Vettori flew from Los Angeles — he trains at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California — to London, only to