Flashback Fight: Remember when Mirko Cro Cop got ‘Cro-Copped’ by Gabriel Gonzaga? [embedded content] Thirteen years ago, Gabriel Gonzaga scored a big upset when he knocked out Mirko Cro Cop with a head kick at UFC 70 in Manchester. The two heavyweights headlined the fight card and it ended in dramatic fashion. UFC 70 took place
Dominick Reyes wants to be the judge, jury and executioner, as he serves up some overdue justice towards Jon Jones. “The Dominator” faced off against the light heavyweight champion in the main event of UFC 247. Jones ultimately claimed the decision victory, but many spectators believed Reyes delivered the stronger performance. Since then, Jones has
A heavyweight fight between Ben Rothwell and Ovince Saint Preux is currently in the works for the upcoming UFC card in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 13. Sources confirmed the expected matchup to MMA Fighting on Friday following an initial report from ESPN. Rothwell was originally attached to the UFC 249 card on April 18 with
2:13 PM ET The UFC is moving forward with plans to hold three events in Florida within a seven-day period, beginning with UFC 249 on May 9, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. White said there will also be UFC cards on Wednesday, May 13 and one on May 16. He would not
HEALTH AND SAFETY STATEMENT Health and safety have long been a priority for UFC and we have set the standards for our industry. In light of the current circumstances, we plan to implement further enhanced safety measures as we return to producing live events. UFC events scheduled for May 9, May 13, and May 16
The venue for UFC 249 has been announced. It had been reported that UFC 249, which is set for May 9, will be taking place in Florida. It turns out, the report was correct. Earlier today (April 24), the UFC announced its May 9 event is being held inside the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena. Due
Expect May to be a very busy month for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which has a lot of ground to cover after missing part of March and all of April. And while the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep Khabib Nurmagomedov the world locked down, the state of Florida has deemed mixed martial arts (MMA) an
UFC President Dana White has been adamant that UFC 249 will happen on May 9. On Friday, White revealed that UFC 249 would be the first of three events that will take place in an eight-day span. “We’re gonna go three shows in a week. We’re back May 9. We should be back on schedule
Daniel Cormier lost his mind when his favorite current WWE wrestler cashed in to win the heavyweight title at WM 31 in Santa Clara, Calif. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com /subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
Tony Ferguson impresses Conor McGregor with UFC 249 weight-cut, Dana White reserves the name ‘UFC Fight Island’, Demetrious Johnson Q&A session 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 Mixed
Bellator fighter Dillon Danis took to social media earlier today where he proclaimed that the next time he sees Ariel Helwani, he plans on dropping him. The jiu-jitsu standout, Danis, took to Twitter with the following message for the popular ESPN journalist. next time i see @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/zg2jzmgoEH — Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) April 23, 2020
A new report names Jacksonville, Fla., as the host of the UFC 249 pay-per-view event on May 9. Wrestling Observer Newsletter on Thursday said the 15,000-seat VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena will host of the stacked fight card, which is headlined by an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. The UFC did
7:21 PM ET Halle Berry found out the hard way about the perils of being in the cage with Valentina Shevchenko, one of the world’s best MMA fighters. Berry, the Hollywood A-lister, said Tuesday on “The Tonight Show” that she “broke some bones” during a movie fight scene last year with Shevchenko, the UFC women’s
“We’ve been in the valley for 27 years providing service to medical facilities, and when this broke out, we had the equipment and the staff and when we reached out there was a need for it,” Zundel said. “We reached out to the UFC when we got the locations and the UFC provided this location
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier is using his time to give back to youth wrestling. Cormier finished fourth in the 2004 Olympics in wrestling. He also made the 2008 team as a captain but was forced out due to kidney issues. “DC” went on to become a
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