The place is here, Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 234: “Kharitonov vs. Vassell,” which will air via tape delay this weekend (Fri., Nov. 15, 2019) via Paramount Network and DAZN, went down this morning overseas. It was the last of the pre-fight formalities
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Aside from a small delay in her fight schedule, flyweight Hailey Cowan has had what she feels has been a very successful 2019 so far. In two fights in 2019, Cowan has had two firsts. She picked up her first submission victory with her win over Sarah Click in March, then followed that with her
8:08 PM ET The day after UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is interested in a boxing match with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, the “Gypsy King” said bring it on. “Stipe says he wants to box me, that would be a good fight for sure,” Fury said through management company MTK Global on
We’re over one year removed from the Demetrious Johnson-Ben Askren trade between the UFC and ONE Championship. Back in Oct. 2018, the UFC and ONE swapped talents. Johnson was sent to ONE in exchange for Askren. At the time, many believed it was the right thing to do as “Mighty Mouse” was an elite talent
Image via @nickdiaz209 on Instagram Nick Diaz believes he is MMA’s true ‘Baddest Motherf****r’ and should thus hold the title. Although Jorge Masvidal beat Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 244 to win the BMF title, Nick doesn’t consider “Gamebred” the real BMF. He says that belt should have been his from the
At CES 59 on October 25, heavyweight William Knight continued his winning ways with a first round TKO of Jamelle Jones. The win gives Knight a six-fight winning streak to start off his career, with finishes in all six of his victories. “I did what I usually do,” Knight told MMAWeekly.com. “It was a last-minute
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jason Knight is really dedicated to this whole bare knuckle boxing thing, huh? The submission ace is set to rematch Artem Lobov at Bare Knuckle FC 9 this Saturday (Nov. 16, 2019), but it appears that Knight has managed to find time for extra curricular training as well. The video above
4:50 PM ET UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic is not that intrigued by a third fight with Daniel Cormier, who said that’s the one fight he wants before he retires. Miocic and Cormier split their first two fights with Miocic scoring a fourth-round KO on Aug. 17. Miocic said eye pokes and punches in that
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Rose Namajunas has not spoken openly since her UFC 237 knockout loss to Jessica Andrade. Since the loss, there were rumors of her retiring and not fighting again. Yet, all those can be put to rest as she says she will fight again but admitted she lost
Moments after Jorge Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz at UFC 244, he had the UFC’s first and only “BMF” belt wrapped around his waist by pro wrestling legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. As it turns out, the title isn’t all he received from The Rock on that fateful night in New York City. Speaking on Ariel
Long before Conor McGregor was throwing dollies through bus windows in Brooklyn, Artem Lobov and Khabib Nurmagomedov were in a hotel hallway, trying to handle business like men. Which is a nice way of saying “The Russian Hammer” got punked by “The Eagle.” That hand-on-the-back-of-the-head thing is never a good sign. Things escalated soon thereafter
Nick Diaz willing to fight again, lashes out at Jorge Masvidal The Jorge Masvidal vs. the Diaz Brothers story has been all over the map since Masvidal took a doctor’s stoppage victory over Nate Diaz in the UFC 244 main event. Now, older brother Nick sounds like he might be willing to get back in
6:09 PM ET The UFC has released former lightweight title challenger Gilbert Melendez from his exclusive contract, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Melendez (22-8), who was once in consideration as the best 155-pound fighter on the planet, exits the promotion on a five-fight skid. FightBookMMA first reported his release. Melendez, 37, was not immediately available
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News The beef between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov is far from over, and Artem Lobov is right in the thick of things. Back in April 2018, McGregor and his entourage attacked a fighter bus holding Nurmagomedov. This was in retaliation for Nurmagomedov and his group confronting Lobov in a New
Image: @thecouture_club Artem Lobov and Khabib Nurmagomedov have history, and it appears their feud is far from over. At UFC 223, Nurmagomedov and his team went up to Lobov. There, he slapped the SBG Ireland product in the face. It immediately caught the attention of Conor McGregor who is Lobov’s teammate. The Irishman then went
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has already gone on record to say current Heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, and ex-title holder, Daniel Cormier, will run it back a third time for the 265-pound strap once Stipe is healthy. Not so fast, says the champ. According to Miocic, he is now more interested in a
Mixed martial arts pioneer Tara LaRosa took down and restrained an angry protestor, who bit her on the chest, at a flag waiving gathering in North Portland on Sunday. LaRosa was part of a group of demonstrators waiving flags in honor of Veterans Day on an Interstate 84 overpass. A woman that took umbrage with
10:00 AM ET Do you smell what “The Rock” is cookin’? You will on Monday. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Hollywood’s biggest action star and the man who recently strapped the “BMF” title around the waist of Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, will lead off Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, beginning at 1 p.m. ET. But that’s