MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Steven Marracco and E. Casey Leydon react to Eddie Alvarez’s thrilling split decision win in his BKFC debut, Chad Mendes’ retirement, Mike Perry’s strange TKO win over Luke Rockhold, Conor McGregor’s appearance in the BKFC, Ben Rothwell’s violent win over Josh Copeland, Christine Ferea successful title defense against Bec Rawlings, and
UFC continues its run of events at UFC APEX with an exciting bantamweight contenders’ tilt that will see No. 8 ranked Song Yadong battle No. 10 Ricky Simon. Also, Dana White’s Contender Series signee Caio Borralho looks to push his unbeaten streak to 14 bouts when he takes on hard-hitting Michal Oleksiejczuk in an intriguing middleweight
A fighter’s cauliflower ear exploded leading to TKO stoppage at last night’s UWC 43 event in Tijuana, Mexico. Jose Penaloza challenged reigning UWC featherweight champion Dorian Ramos in last night’s main event title fight. As seen in the photos below courtesy of Caposa on Twitter, Penaloza’s cauliflower ear appeared to be on the verge of
Mike Perry continued his bare knuckle takeover last night (Sat., April 29, 2023) at BKFC 41 live on FITE.TV pay-per-view (PPV) from inside 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., when “Platinum” put a stop to former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold via second-round TKO in the main event. Rockhold landed the biggest punch of the first
Former Strikeforce and UFC champion Luke Rockhold made his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut on Saturday against Mike Perry in Denver, Colorado. Perry entered the main event bout undefeated in BKFC (2-0) and was looking for another finish. Rockhold promised a knockout heading into the match. Perry pressed forward. Rockhold connected with a left hand.
11:44 AM ET Nate Diaz turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday morning and was booked into custody on a charge of felony second-degree battery. Diaz, the 38-year-old former UFC star, was issued an arrest warrant Monday stemming from a street brawl last weekend involving multiple people following the Misfits Boxing
MMA Fighting has BKFC 41 results for the Perry vs. Rockhold fight card, live blogs from the top two fights, and more from the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colo., on Saturday night. In the main event, Mike Perry welcomes former UFC champion Luke Rockhold to the BKFC ring in a light heavyweight contest. Former UFC
The Canadian Horth was sharp in the first, showing her soccer roots by landing several hard kicks and working the body well before Cowan pressured forward and had a little more success in the second. In the third, Cowan quickly closed the distance, but Horth successfully worked off the fence and found success in space
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 72 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Yadong Song vs. Ricky Simon. Song (19-7-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a TKO loss to Cory Sandhagen in September of last year. Prior to that setback, ‘The Kung Fu Kid’
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 72 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., April 29, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 72 will be headlined by the 135-pound showdown between Top 10-ranked bantamweight contenders Yadong Song and Ricky Simon. Before that five-round
UFC Vegas 72: Song vs. Simon Live Results UFC Vegas 72 results begin at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 29, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 72 Live results section for live stats or jump down to the
3:26 PM ET Three weeks after he announced his UFC retirement after competing at UFC 287 in his hometown of Miami, Jorge Masvidal is a busy man. He’s promoting his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA show next week and is excited to announce his next Gamebred Boxing card in the near future. Fighting and martial arts have
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 72 results for the Song vs. Simon event from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, Song Yadong and Ricky Simon will square off in a bantamweight contest. Song has won three of his past five fights, while Simon has won five fights in
The fight capital of the world. How ironic that her return to Vegas will be with a pair of four-ounce gloves on as she makes her UFC debut against fellow newcomer Hailey Cowan. Yeah, the 33-year-old is a prizefighter now, and she may have “The Beautiful Game” to thank for it, as her desire to
Bare Knuckle Boxing takes center stage tonight at 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colorado, as Mike Perry takes on Luke Rockhold in the BKFC 41 main event. Perry (14-8 MMA, 2-0 BKFC) will be returning to action for the first time since defeating Michael Page last August at BKFC London. ‘Platinum’ has gone a perfect 2-0
The RIZIN: “Landmark 5” card tonight (Sat., April 29, 2023) — coming to you live from the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan — promises to be face-kicking, family-friendly fun. Let’s start with the names you and I are probably already familiar with: Rena Kubota, one of Japan’s most famous women’s kickboxers who left the
Luke Rockhold shoves Mike Perry at BKFC 41 Weigh-in | VIDEO The fighters competing on Saturday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 41 fight card in Denver officially weighed in on Friday, and things got heated. In the main event, ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry takes on former Strikeforce and UFC champion Luke Rockhold. Perry is 2-0 in BKFC. It will be
12:52 PM ET Jack Hermansson has an undisclosed injury and is out of the scheduled June 3 UFC Fight Night main event with Brendan Allen, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. No replacement for Hermansson has been selected yet. MMA Mania was the first to report the news. Allen has called out fellow middleweight contender Sean