Image: @leon_edwardsmma on Instagram The manager for UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards says the UFC has offered his client a fight against Tyron Woodley and he is just waiting on ‘T-Wood’ to sign the contract. The manager for Edwards spoke to veteran MMA journalist Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com and told him that they have been
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Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that “The Notorious” Conor McGregor knows how to talk the talk but not how to walk the walk and that when it comes to a rematch against him, Conor McGregor does not truly want to walk into a cage trapped with The Eagle.
ONE: “Edge of Greatness” is set for the Singapore Indoor Stadium this Friday and the 10-fight card is headlined by a bantamweight Muay Thai title bout between Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and Saemapetch Fairtex. This will be the fourth event the promotion has put on this month, including the ONE Hero Series show. It will also be
Greg Hardy among several lengthy UFC Moscow medical supsensions Greg Hardy topped a list of five UFC on ESPN+ 21 fighters that could be one the sidelines for as long as six months following the release of the event’s medical suspensions. Hardy stepped in on short notice to fight Alexander Volkov in Moscow. The fight
7:10 PM ET Retirement, especially in combat sports, is a fickle thing. Sometimes we believe it’s real, but more often we don’t because, well, it’s not. As you know, MMA produces incredible highs and lows, and sometimes a retirement announcement comes from the emotion developed during those lows. It is understandable. When I started doing
Image Credit: Steven Ryan/Getty Images UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is well aware of what Jared Cannonier is capable of. Cannonier has quickly risen up the UFC middleweight rankings. “The Killa Gorilla” went from competing in the heavyweight division to light heavyweight, and now 185 pounds. He’s gone 3-0 since moving down to middleweight, stopping
Jan Blachowicz, fresh off a split decision win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the UFC Sao Paulo main event, wants a crack at UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. The Polish light heavyweight contender has been calling for this opportunity ever since his win over Jacare was announced. “Who’s next? I don’t know. I want
I’m a fan of Disney, Star Wars, and mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneer Gina Carano, so imagine my nerdgasm when I heard that all three were coming together for one show, “The Mandalorian,” now streaming on Disney+, the latest entry into the “cut the cord” movement. Because ditching cable and signing up for 17 different
Video: Check out the rolling thunder kick that laid Ross Pearson out cold [embedded content] (Courtesy of MMA FUN) Not many people have heard of MMA fighter Davy Gallon, but nearly everyone interested in MMA – and many that aren’t – are now familiar with the infamous rolling thunder kick he used to knock out
11:03 AM ET Ben Askren‘s legacy is different things to different people. To those who saw him as a loud-mouthed, over-hyped, boring wrestler, his retirement Monday likely was met with a shrug and declaration that his 1-2 record in the UFC defined a failed stint against MMA’s best. But to others, Askren was more than
Image via @thenotoriousmma on Instagram Conor McGregor’s Proper No. 12 whiskey has been a huge success, and the UFC superstar is giving back, donating $1 million to first responders. McGregor took to Instagram to announce that due to the incredible sales for his Irish whiskey, he will donate over seven figures to the first responders
Image Credit: Zhe Ji/Getty Images UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang has caught wind of Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s comments. Many believe Zhang’s first title defense will be against Jedrzejczyk, who once ruled the roost at 115 pounds. Zhang captured the strawweight gold by blitzing Jessica Andrade in under a minute back in August. Meanwhile, Jedrzejczyk is coming
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There was supposed to be a lot on the line for Jan Blachowicz (25-8) over the weekend. A successful performance opposite Ronaldo Souza (26-8-1) was supposed to push him into the immediate title picture, as the 36-year-old Polish striker has generally been doing quite well as of late. Unfortunately, the split-decision
UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang may have an opponent for her first title defense when she returns to action in 2020. This past week, former 115-pound champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk did an interview where she was quoted as saying “anywhere, anytime” she could get her hands on Weili and “beat the s**t out of her.” It
5:30 AM ET An amateur mixed martial arts fighter has died in England after suffering a brain injury during a match. Saeideh Aletaha, 26, was competing at a Fast and Furious Fight Series (FFS) event in Southampton’s Central Hall on Saturday when she was critically injured. She was taken to hospital following the fight, but
Many MMA fans and fighters often complain about judges and refs. But, in a local promotion, we may have just seen one of the worst ref blunders. According to BloodyElbow, the fight happened in November at New England Fights 41: Collision Course. It was a scrap between amateur flyweights. There, Caleb Austin was in a
Yoel Romero wants a shot at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The Cuban wrestler believes he needs to fight Adesanya to determine the true king of the middleweight division. “I’m staying ready for the fight because I’m still hungry,” Romero said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show this week (via MMA Fighting). “I want this fight
Former welterweight title contender Darren Till, who recently moved up to middleweight and slugged his way into the Top 5, made it very clear that he wants no part of No. 3-ranked Yoel Romero, who is the master of long-distance relationships. That’s why mixed martial arts (MMA) were a bit confused when “The Gorilla” abruptly