Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will headline the UFC’s upcoming trip to Lincoln, Nebraska in April. The promotion announced on Friday that the two will headline UFC Lincoln on April 25. The two have both been vocal about fighting one another, and sources told BJPENN.com the matchup was originally targeted for UFC Brasilia but Smith
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Look, I don’t want to keep writing Stephen A. Smith’s name and help justify his massive ESPN salary with more attention. My hand is forced though, because retired UFC fighter and American Top Team coach Din Thomas’s parody of Smith is perfection. Smith raised the ire of fans last weekend at
Following a loss to Josh Parisian at Dana White’s Contender Series in June of 2018, heavyweight Greg Rebello looked as if he was going to call it a career until people around him convinced him to make one more run at fighting. After getting healthy following a string of injuries in the previous years, Rebello
9:17 AM ET A potential heavyweight championship trilogy bout between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier is one of the most compelling matchups on the horizon in mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, it happens to be holding up the UFC’s entire heavyweight division. That reality is simply impossible to ignore as we head into Saturday’s UFC Fight
Image Credit: Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Leon Edwards has a major claim regarding his next bout with Tyron Woodley. Edwards and Woodley will do battle on March 21. The welterweight tilt will serve as UFC London’s main event. “Rocky” is hoping to extend his winning streak to nine. Edwards Says He’s Guaranteed UFC
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has been getting roasted by fight fans all week. The latest member of the MMA community to join the pile-on is UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The cause of the widespread attack on Smith, for those who have been living under rocks, is twofold. First, Smith made some disparaging comments about
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira are set to lock horns at an upcoming Fight Night event on April 25 live on ESPN+ form inside Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, per a recent UFC announcement. While the UFC Lincoln card remains a work in progress, Smith
Bellator 238: Julia Budd vs. Cris Cyborg weigh-in video [embedded content] Cris Cyborg begins her Bellator career on Saturday in a Bellator 238 headlining bout with Julia Budd. Though many have long waited for Cyborg’s promotional debut at Bellator, it’s not a foregone conclusion that she’ll walk out of the cage victories. While Cyborg (21-2,
8:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Cris Cyborg has a difficult task this weekend. Then, with a win, options could open up for her in a big way — across multiple sports. Cyborg, one of the best fighters in women’s mixed martial arts history, will challenge Julia Budd for the Bellator women’s featherweight title Saturday
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father would like to see his son compete against Floyd Mayweather under special rules. Nurmagomedov has a lot to consider regarding his fighting future. “The Eagle” will put his UFC lightweight title on the line against Tony Ferguson on April 18. If he is successful, he would likely be due for a massive
Image via @ufc on Instagram Junior dos Santos is not a fan of Curtis Blaydes’ wrestling centric style to say the least. In the main event of UFC Raleigh, the two will square off with JDS looking to get back into the win column. Blaydes, meanwhile, is looking to extend his winning streak. For dos
Welcome to Midnight Mania! This is the type of “weird and wild” spectacle I like best, a friendly gym throw down! Dueling with his girlfriend — 6-3 amateur Atomweight Elle Wagman — as well as former professional Atomweight/current UFC reporter Laura Sanko, Featherweight prospect Grant Dawson wrestled the pair at the same time … and
Curtis Blaydes UFC on ESPN+ 24 Pre-Fight Scrum [embedded content] Curtis Blaydes is preparing to step into the biggest fight of his career when he faces former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C. Blaydes and dos Santos top the UFC Raleigh fight card with Blaydes sitting
Moments after Conor McGregor defeated Donald Cerrone in the UFC 246 main event, he knelt down beside his bloodied foe to exchange a few words. “I love you Donald,” McGregor began. “Those shoulder shots broke it, eh?” he added, referencing the shoulder strikes he used to shatter Cerrone’s nose moments into the fight. This brief
Jan 21, 2020 CRIS “CYBORG” JUSTINO walked into The Forum in Inglewood, California, through the VIP entrance on Sept. 28. It was the first Bellator event she’d attended since signing with the promotion three weeks earlier. But even though she was new to the company, she felt a comfort in knowing she would see many
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Head coach Ray Longo isn’t sure what Donald Cerrone was doing against Conor McGregor. On Jan. 18, McGregor and Cerrone clashed in the main event of UFC 246. While McGregor was the favorite going in, many considered “Cowboy” to be a live underdog. The former UFC “champ-champ”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight kingpin, Junior dos Santos, is set to battle with tough wrestler, Curtis Blaydes, this Saturday (Jan. 25, 2020) at UFC Fight Night 166 inside PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Heavyweight division is an odd place. I don’t know when exactly Junior dos Santos’ prime ended — probably
When looking back on his 2019, UFC bantamweight Montel Jackson sees both the good and the bad in the year, and feels like he’s become a better fighter for it. While the highlight of 2019 was Jackson’s sole fight, a unanimous decision win over Andre Soukhamthath at UFC 236 in April, having only one bout