PRELIMS Lightweight Bout: Rick Glenn (155.5) vs Christos Giagos (155.5) Bantamweight Bout: Rani Yahya (136) vs Montel Jackson (136) Women’s Featherweight Bout: Karol Rosa (144.5) vs Norma Dumont (145) Heavyweight Bout: Mohammed Usman (239.5) vs Junior Tafa (252) MORE FIGHT NIGHT: Pavlovich Explosive | Fighters On The Rise | Key Main Event Notes Featherweight Bout: Francis Marshall (146) vs William
Amanda Nunes is shooting down Julianna Peña’s retirement claims ahead of UFC 289. UFC 289: Nunes vs. Peña 3 is taking place on Saturday, June 10th at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The trilogy fight will see Nunes (22-5 MMA) and Peña (11-5 MMA) battle it out for the bantamweight title. The ‘Lioness’
A flyweight fight between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ray Borg, which was set to go down on Sat. (April 22, 2023) on the main card of Bellator 295 in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been hastily scrapped, according to a recent social media post from the promotion. No reason was given for the sudden cancelation. Bellator MMA does
UFC Vegas 71 Weigh-In Results The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 71: Pavlovich vs Blaydes fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. A heavyweight bout between No. 3-ranked Sergei Pavlovich (17-1) and No. 4-ranked Curtis Blaydes (17-3, 1 NC) headlines the fight card. [embedded content] UFC Vegas
9:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White went on a fight announcement spree Thursday night, making official several big upcoming bouts including a pair of pay-per-view co-main events. Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will meet in a short-notice welterweight contender bout that will act as the co-headliner of UFC 288 on May 6 in Newark,
MMA Fighting has JMX vs. Bell results for the Misfits Boxing 6 event at XULA Convocation Center in New Orleans on Friday evening. In the main event, popular YouTuber JMX squares off against one-time NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell in a four-round contest. JMX is making his professional boxing debut. Bell lost a unanimous
“The fans and the audience do not see personal failures, they only see success,” she said. “There were many moments when I wanted to quit when it all seemed so overwhelming. But my faith and my incredible mom would not allow me to fail. I draw strength from my faith, my mom, and the platform I’ve been
Dana White took to social media and announced several key fights for a number of upcoming UFC events. White took to Instagram Live to reveal some key fights and among them was Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad, which is slated for five rounds as the new co-main event of UFC 288 on May 6. The
It’s been awhile, but the Land of Misfit Toys (see what I did there?) has returned with a new card of boxing action coming to you live from New Orleans, La., tonight (Fri., April 21, 2023) at 8 p.m. ET on DAZN. Now, this card might not feature you Maniacs’ favorite boxer, Jake Paul, but
Bellator 294 Weigh-In Results and Video: DeAnna Bennett Misses Weight The first of two weigh-ins for Bellator’s return to Hawaii are in the books ahead of Friday’ Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 event at the Blaisdell Arena. In the main event, DeAnna Bennett weighed in at 126.2-pounds and officially missed weight for her bout against Liz Carmouche for the Bellator
9:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Raufeon Stots has been tested repeatedly in the past year — as a fighter and owner of an unfailingly positive attitude. Shortly before the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix began last April, Stots had to move his fight preparation to a gym halfway across the country from where he’d been
MMA Fighting has Bellator 294 weigh-in video for Friday’s event at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. In the main event, flyweight champ Liz Carmouche defends her belt against DeAnna Bennett. The fighters have to make the limit of 125 pounds for their title contest. Heavyweights Tim Johnson and Said Sowma face off in the
It’s why he packed up and left California nearly two years ago for sun and sand on the other side of the country in South Florida. And while training with the world-class squad at Kill Cliff FC was a perfect fit, it did take some time to acclimate. “I’ve just been adapting, getting more comfortable
Paddy Pimblett is providing an injury update, revealing he will be lucky if he’s able to fight again this year. It was at UFC 282 in December of last year that Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA) met up with and defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) via unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. Following the victory, ‘The
Paddy Pimblett may be on the shelf until 2024. The lightweight “Baddy” recently underwent ankle surgery to repair damage suffered in his unanimous decision victory over Jared Gordon as part of the UFC 282 pay-per-view (PPV) event last December, leaving the outspoken scouser on crutches for the foreseeable future. Turns out the damage was far
It’s been 10 years since UFC on FOX 7 took place starring Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez in San Jose, CA. The card also featured a young Nate Diaz who nearly missed weight for his fight with Josh Thompson. Check out this flashback video we shot at the time. [embedded content] Diaz would go on
9:04 PM ET The next UFC women’s bantamweight No. 1 contender will likely be decided next month. Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana will meet in a rematch May 20 in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The two fought in July 2019, with Pennington winning
The UFC keeps right on rolling this Saturday with a return to the APEX, headlined by a probable heavyweight title eliminator between Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes, so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down their best bets. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin the show by recapping UFC Kansas City