Kevin Lee got back in the win column in dramatic fashion with a show-stopping head kick knockout at UFC 244 in November. Lee faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of Fight Night Brasilia on Saturday, March 14. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
Undefeated UFC featherweight Kron Gracie channels his famous father Rickson Gracie in advance of his fight with Cub Swanson at UFC Tampa. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is
Image Credit: Alexander Volkanovski’s Instagram (Photographer not listed) Alexander Volkanovski plans on defending his featherweight title in the main event of UFC 251 at home in Australia. Volkanovski won the belt back at UFC 245 with a decision win over Max Holloway. Since then, he had hand surgery but says he will be ready to
8:42 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Standing in the corner between the fourth and fifth rounds of the Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3 main event on March 6, Abel Briceno thought his fighter, Lisa Verzosa, was in good shape to win the vacant bantamweight title. Then he saw the score. Julija Stoliarenko was up
UFC veteran Tom Lawlor is the latest addition to the PFL’s Season 3 roster. Lawlor, 36, joins a rapidly filling list that includes all of the promotion’s Season 2 champions. His addition was first reported by ESPN.com and confirmed to MMA Fighting by a PFL official. Lawlor gets back to action after a 16-month layoff
One of the campaigns, a 50/50 raffle, generated a total jackpot of $52,280. 50% of the net proceeds – $26,140 – will support the launch of Three Square’s annual “Bag Childhood Hunger” campaign, which raises funds to provide three daily meals for children in need. The program, which begins on April 1 and ends on May 31, will help
Fight fans may be in for a treat as Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till is reportedly close to being finalized. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Whittaker vs. Till is being targeted for UFC Dublin on Aug. 15. Okamoto notes that bout agreements haven’t been signed yet but that stage is close. Here’s what Okamoto had
A few days after Brian Ortega semi-apologized to Jay Park for slapping him inside T-Mobile Arena during the UFC 248 festivities in Las Vegas, Nevada, “T-City” has offered up a more sincere apology. Ortega took to Instagram to write a lengthy post apologizing not only to Park, but to Chan Sung Jung, as well as
KSW 53 becomes latest MMA event cancelled because of coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic As the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic continues to ramp up fears of a pandemic across the globe, more and more sporting events and other large gatherings are falling to the wayside. The Poland-based KSW fight promotion on Wednesday announced the cancellation of its KSW
Image via @ufc on Instagram The sportsbooks have released the opening betting odds for the upcoming women’s featherweight title fight at UFC 250 between Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer. The UFC officially announced last week that Nunes will defend her featherweight belt for the first time against Spencer at UFC 250, taking place on May
What hasn’t Charles Oliveira done in the UFC? He holds the all time submissions record in the UFC with 13. He’s also the all time leader in Performance of the Night bonuses with 9. When you sprinkle in his last 2 victories by KO & TKO he moved up to 2nd all time in finishes
8:24 AM ET Just in case the chatter about Justin Gaethje being considered the front-runner to fight Conor McGregor next wasn’t sinking in, Ali Abdelaziz — the manager of Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov — emphasized over the weekend that there would be no McGregor-Nurmagomedov rematch unless McGregor fights someone like Gaethje first. UFC president Dana
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, UFC veteran turned Brave CF flyweight Jose Torres returns to join José Youngs and Peter Carroll as they break down some of the top storylines in the world of MMA. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET /
Episode 374: First, Matt and Jim offer their take on the craziness from Zhang Weili vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s title fight, and the lack of craziness in the Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero title fight. Then, UFC reporter Megan Olivi calls in. She is joined by her husband, UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez, and another very special guest!
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Michael Bisping was on the edge of his seat for the first round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero but that wasn’t the case by the end of the fight. Taking center stage at UFC 248 was a middleweight title clash. Adesanya put his 185-pound gold
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Tyron Woodley doesn’t feel like he’s being treated fairly. Woodley has leveled many complaints in the direction of Dana White and UFC in the past, and the two have publicly beefed quite a bit — even while Woodley was champion! This time more
Dana White addresses Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier trilogy fight [embedded content] UFC president Dana White has long said that he wants a trilogy fight between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and former titleholder Daniel Cormier as the next bout for both men, but when that will happen is still undecided. It has been nearly 7
The UFC 248 fighters faced off after media day headlined by the two title fights between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero as well as Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. 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. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To