Welcome to Midnight Mania! Henry Cejudo’s shtick is well-established at this point. “Triple C” acts as obnoxiously and — dare I say it? — cringey as possible for attention. It distracts from the fact that Cejudo is an astoundingly talented and accomplished athlete, but Cejudo is chasing dollar bills, and he’s kept his trash talk
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In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong has decided to close the door on the promotion’s next event in Singapore. “More than ever, the world needs hope and strength right now,” Sityodtong wrote on Facebook. “Let us unite as a country and let us show strength as a continent to conquer
Image: UFC on Instagram Al Iaquinta is looking to get back to his winning ways and believes fellow former lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier is the guy that should be standing across the Octagon from him. Following his title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov — which he took on a little over a day’s notice after
10:43 AM ET Much of the sports world will focus its attention on Las Vegas on Saturday night for a heavyweight boxing rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Both fighters are undefeated, with their first bout ending in a draw in December 2018. Fury will join Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday to discuss
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Corey Anderson didn’t take long to weigh in on his UFC Rio Rancho loss. Anderson had an opportunity to make a strong case for a UFC light heavyweight title shot. For months, Anderson expressed his belief that he was being overlooked. He forced the UFC brass and
Former Bellator and UFC smashing machine, Hector Lombard, made a successful transition to the world of bare-knuckle boxing last weekend in “The Sunshine State,” capturing a unanimous decision win over fellow MMA import David Mundell. Watch a clip of their BKFC 10 brawl-for-all in the video above. “I was aggressive, and I scored the points,”
When it comes to his second-round TKO of Miles Johns at UFC 247 on Feb. 8, bantamweight Mario Bautista feels the fight went about as well as it possibly could have. So now he’s zeroing in on fighting in Las Vegas in front of his home state crowd. Most importantly, not only did Bautista get
UFC legend Diego Sanchez returned to the Octagon at last night’s UFC Rio Rancho event for a welterweight scrap with Michel Pereira. The highly anticipated bout served as the co-main event of the evening. After a wild opening few seconds, Pereira was able to establish himself as the dominant force throughout the majority of rounds
11:29 PM ET Jan Blachowicz knew he needed to make a serious statement Saturday to even have the slightest shot at UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. And that’s exactly what he did. Blachowicz (26-8) recorded the 16th finish of his professional career, as he knocked out Corey Anderson (13-5) with a devastating right hand
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Brok Weaver vs. Kazula Vargas ended in a DQ. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Rio Rancho event on Saturday night (February 15, 2020) from the that aired live on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. Vargas had him down and landed a blatant knee strike to the
Ray Borg has had a rocky couple of years, what with the serious health issues his child has been suffering plus a series of unfortunate injuries and happenstances that have cancelled many of his fights. Out of the 22 bouts Borg has signed to fight with the UFC, 32% have resulted in his withdrawl and
Following four straight wins in the amateur ranks, it became clear that lightweight Eddy George was ready to step things up to the pro level. On January 24, George stepped into the CES cage as a pro for the first time and quickly asserted himself, picking up a 21-second TKO win over veteran Raymond Yanez.
Image Credit: UFC.com In the main event of Saturday’s UFC Rio Rancho card, Jan Blachowicz announced himself as one of the top contenders in the UFC light heavyweight division by knocking out Corey Anderson. In the moments after his violent, first-round win, Blachowicz had a tense confrontation with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who
8:37 AM ET Polish light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz needed a signature win at UFC Fight Night on Saturday inside the Santa Ana Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and he ended up getting it in the form of a devastating first-round knockout of Corey Anderson. The win improved Blachowicz’s UFC record to 9-5, and not
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Diego Sanchez vs. Michel Pereira was an odd fight. There’s no way around saying that. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout at the UFC Rio Rancho event on Saturday night (February 15, 2020) from the that aired live on ESPN’s streaming service, ESPN+. In the pre-fight introductions, Sanchez was
UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo raised some eyebrows earlier this week when he took to social media on Valentine’s Day and called out new featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. But just because he delivered his challenge in typical “King of Cringe” fashion, don’t think that Cejudo isn’t serious about moving up and challenging for
Jan Blachowicz: ‘I am next in line… and plan to knock out Jon Jones’ Jan Blachowicz’ first-round knockout over Corey Anderson in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 25 main event may have secured him a title shot against champion Jon Jones. If you ask him, it definitely did. During the event’s Post Show on ESPN+, Blachowicz
Corey Anderson was looking to earn a title shot with Jon Jones with a victory over Jan Blachowicz at tonight’s UFC Rio Rancho event in New Mexico. Unfortunately for ‘Beastin’, Blachowicz found a home for a big right hand in the opening round which sent him crashing to the canvas. From there, Jan delivered a