Welcome to Midnight Mania! Patricio Freire is one of the most accomplished fighters on the Bellator roster. A double-champ at Lightweight and Featherweight with five total title defenses at 145-pounds, Freire has made his mark as one of the best on the planet without ever competing inside the Octagon. “Pitbull” has always seemed rather content
Flashback Fight: BJ Penn submits Matt Hughes to win welterweight title [embedded content] BJ Penn and Matt Hughes kicked off their memorable rivalry at UFC 46 for the welterweight championship. They would eventually fight three times throughout their careers. Their UFC 46 bout would mark Penn’s welterweight debut. He dramatically defeated Hughes to win the
Justin Gaethje says he wasn’t happy the UFC announced he would be fighting on May 9 before he was ever offered the bout. Gaethje originally agreed to fight Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 for the interim lightweight title. Yet, the event was canceled and the promotion moved the event to May 9. Following
The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to a new routine over the past few weeks and months worldwide, and that includes anti-doping agents. As the UFC plans to kick off a series weekly events, beginning with UFC 249 on May 9, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said it’s monitoring the situation as they
7:52 AM ET While the lightweight and welterweight divisions might be considered the most competitive in the UFC right now, the bantamweight division is hardly lacking in intrigue or talent. Champion Henry Cejudo has become one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in MMA, and his next title defense is tentatively scheduled for May 9 against
“That’s a triple edged sword,” said Carter. “Let me explain one thing. As far as pimp, it’s not the one you’re talking about, ‘pimps up, hoes down’, and things like that. I’m talking about Paper In My Pocket. PIMP. That’s pimp. And as far as role models go, I don’t want to be a role
Image Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC play-by-play ace Jon Anik feels the UFC will be able to pull off its planned May 9 event. On April 18, the UFC was scheduled to hold an event inside the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in California. It was set to be UFC 249
Endeavor talent and media agency is roughly $4.6 billion in debt, which is to be expected considering it paid over $4 billion for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world’s premiere mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, back in 2016. I’m sure owners Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell were hoping to pay down some of that debt
Flashback Fight: Randy Couture retains title after war with Pedro Rizzo at UFC 31 [embedded content] In what most considered the fight of the year in 2001, Randy Couture and Pedro Rizzo faced off for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 31 in Atlantic City. The event took place at Mark G. Etess Arena at
Watch the top knockouts and submissions from Dustin Poirier’s professional MMA career. Poirier faces lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout on Saturday, September 7 live on Pay-Per-View. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. To start
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Tony Ferguson boss move for UFC 249 weight-cutting, Israel Adesany responds to Tyron Woodley talking about him, Felicia Spencer diasppointed by Amanda Nunes UFC 249, Rachael Ostovich and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest
Image Credit: Paulo Costa’s Instagram (@borrachinhamma) Paulo Costa is not a fan of the New York State Athletic Commission and USADA and says he won’t be fighting in New York anytime soon. Back at UFC 212 and 217, Costa got in trouble by the commission and USADA as his doctor gave him an IV to
Joe Rogan has been a fixture of UFC broadcasts for quite some time. But he looked a lot different during his first appearance back in 1997. At UFC 12, Rogan served as a backstage reporter and interviewer for a fight card that featured “Victor” Belfort in a heavyweight tournament and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman facing
8:24 PM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje has said the only reason he accepted a fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249, is because it’s for an interim 155-pound championship. And yet, he also says he won’t feel like a UFC champion if he wins that belt. Gaethje (21-2) is scheduled to face Ferguson (25-3)
Nebraska (April 25th) Due to current state and county restrictions on public gatherings, UFC Fight Night originally scheduled for April 25th in Lincoln has been canceled. Fans who purchased tickets for the event will receive a full refund at original point of purchase. Purchases made via online or phone will be automatically refunded. UFC looks forward to returning with an
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images One current analyst and former fighter believes Israel Adesanya would have his way with Jon Jones. Many are of the belief that Adesanya and Jones are bound to collide some day. Adesanya is the reigning UFC middleweight champion, while Jones holds the light heavyweight gold. The two
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Back on March 14th at UFC Rio Rancho — the final event prior to general shutdown — Francisco Trinaldo was awarded a fairly uneventful decision win over John Makdessi. It was not a great fight, as neither man was really able to implement their game plan or land a ton of