ONE Championship has opted to postpone all of its upcoming shows through May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong made the announcement on Monday. “All May events for ONE Championship will be postponed until further notice due to the recent COVID-19 developments (border closings and lockdowns) across most countries in Asia,”
7:23 AM ET The UFC’s middleweight division left fans with a bitter taste from its last fight. Rising superstar Israel Adesanya made his first title defense a forgettable one with a lackluster unanimous-decision win over the defensive-minded Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on March 7. The fight’s lack of action was
What wasn’t natural was seeing the 5-11 Evans in the same Ultimate Fighter house as skyscrapers like the 6-7 Imes, 6-4 Dan Christison, and 6-3 Kerry Schall and Rob MacDonald. Needless to say, Evans was seen as the underdog; something he felt immediately. So why does he feel that he was picked for the show?
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman feels Tyron Woodley is doing himself a disservice. Usman and Woodley may have done battle but there is mutual respect between the two. Back in March 2019, Usman captured the UFC welterweight title from Woodley. While “The Chosen One” was a
Anyone who’s followed Donald Cerrone over the course of his storied combat sports career understands that it doesn’t take much to motivate “Cowboy” ahead of his UFC fights, making life easy for matchmakers in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. That said, his upcoming bout against Anthony Pettis at UFC 249 on May 9 may
UFC President Dana White tried everything in his power to move ahead with UFC 249 on April 18 as planned, despite the global coronavirus pandemic. He was heavily criticized, many saying he was risking health in order to make a buck. He eventually backed off of the April 18 date at the request of broadcast
Dana White announces three UFC events, UFC 249 Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje event card, Jon Jones on MMA Media talking about him 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 news from the world of
Photo via Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father, Abdulmanap, has revealed he is “feeling fine” despite a suspected pneumonia scare. As the world faces an ongoing health crisis, so did the lightweight champion’s father, as Abdulmanap was hospitalized over suspected pneumonia and flu-like symptoms. The news came from Dagestani sports commentator, Ramazan Rabadanov on Instagram. Sharing
This is the A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, journalist Alex Savas joins José Youngs and Alexander K. Lee to discuss some of the top story lines in the world of MMA. Some topics may include UFC 249 on May 9 in Jacksonville, featuring title fights between Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje, Henry Cejudo vs.
8:09 AM ET The UFC has put on eight shows in 2020, and the results have helped rewrite the record books. In January, Conor McGregor became the second fighter in UFC history to win by knockout in three divisions when he stopped Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 40 seconds. February’s pay-per-view event saw Jon Jones set
And the crowd loved it. But despite his pleasing style, Lawler’s propensity for fireworks is for strictly selfish reasons. “I know that they’re going to be watching me and that they like my style, but that’s just the way I fight,” said Lawler. “It’s just natural to do things like that. If I play baseball
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images UFC president Dana White believes the stacked UFC 249 event might be the best card the promotion has ever put together. Few would argue that the UFC 249 card is loaded. In the main event, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will collide for the interim UFC lightweight gold. The co-main
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Pat Miletich is a legend. Alongside Frank Shamrock, Miletich is credited as one of the first to really put it all together: Miletich could wrestle, strike, and submit opponents. In UFC’s “Dark Era” of the late ‘90s, Miletich captured the Welterweight title and defended it four times. His activity slowed after
Bellator: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. full event replay [embedded content] While the UFC is forging ahead with events beginning on May 9, Bellator is taking a more measured approach in returning to live events. With that in mind, Bellator has been releasing full event videos, including this Bellator EuroSeries 3 event featuring Gegard
In this segment of BJJ with BJ, “The Prodigy” demonstrates a quick drill for the knee on belly position. “Knee on belly. Bang bang, as fast as I want.” BJJ with BJ is our ongoing web series of techniques, tips, and drills to help both the novice practitioner and the seasoned grappling veteran elevate their
While UFC 249 didn’t go down as originally planned on April 18, Alexander Hernandez expects he’ll be compensated for his efforts to get there. Hernandez was schedule to compete on both iterations of the event – first against Islam Makhachev in Brooklyn N.Y., and then against short notice replacement Omar Morales at Tachi Palace in
11:08 AM ET The Professional Fighters League announced Monday it is canceling its 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic, with plans to resume its format of regular season and playoffs in the spring of 2021. For this year, according to a prepared statement, the PFL will create “new original programming.” The announcement stated that
Here’s how it looked that night at American Airlines Arena… ### Unbeaten in 20 pro fights, powerhouse Minnesota wrestler Sean Sherk was expected to be the stiffest test for powerhouse Illinois wrestler Matt Hughes in the main event of UFC 43 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, but after 25 minutes, it was Hughes