10:20 PM ET Josh Barnett‘s Bellator debut has been pushed back yet again. The former UFC heavyweight champion is out of his Bellator 241 fight against Ronny Markes because of what Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation director Mike Mazzulli described Wednesday as a failed medical test. Mazzulli declined to elaborate. UFC veteran Matt Mitrione
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Winn would go on to earn Fight of the Night honors in his fight with Spicely, adding even more hype behind the American Kickboxing Academy product. The thrill of a victory in his debut led Winn to make the walk to the Octagon a second time to face Darren Stewart at UFC Boston in October.
Image Credit: Zhe Ji/Getty Images UFC president Dana White believes Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk are taking two different approaches leading to UFC 248. This Saturday night (March 7), Zhang will put her UFC strawweight championship on the line against Jedrzejczyk. The title bout will serve as the co-main event of UFC 248. It’ll be
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Diego Sanchez’s coach, Joshua Fabia, is an impressive man. Not because of his accomplishments or martial arts prowess, but it takes a fair amount of innovation to stand out as the weirdest in the sphere of MMA. Think about it: this is a sport where Tony Ferguson kicks metal pipes for
Israel Adesanya addresses Staph Infection concerns ahead of UFC 248 [embedded content] Israel Adesanya addresses staph infection concerns at his UFC 248 Workout scrum leading up to his championship fight against Yoel Romero. TRENDING > Zhang Weili addresses how Coronavirus affected training for UFC 248 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Live Results Tune in to
Champion Zhang Weili’s camp is impacted by coronavirus; opponent Joanna Jedrzejczyk plans to recapture the title. Middleweight king Israel Adesanya visualizes a fight night shower. Bantamweight Sean O’Malley readies after two years away from the sport. UFC 248 is Saturday, March 7 in Las Vegas. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
Joseph Benavidez believes the headbutt in his fight against Deiveson Figueiredo was the reason behind his loss. At UFC Norfolk, Benavidez was fighting Figueiredo for the vacant flyweight title. Yet, the Brazilian missed weight leaving the American as the only one who could win the title. In the fight, Figueiredo nearly submitted Benavidez in the
7:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When a UFC champion calls out a challenger, it’s typically for one of two reasons: money, or because they view that challenger as a very beatable opponent. In a perfect world, it’s both. The biggest name with the least amount of risk. You can’t blame them. Being a champion
A.J. McKee’s run in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix is in jeopardy. The unbeaten 24-year-old confirmed with MMA Fighting that he tore the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee during his most recent bout against Derek Campos at Bellator 236 in December. News of McKee’s injury was first reported by The Athletic. McKee went
“He has my attention and my respect now because he’s young, but he approaches it like he’s from the old school, where the best need to fight the best,” Romero said of Adesanya wanting to share the Octagon with him in order to solidify his place atop the division. “That’s why I say he has
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images It looks like Joseph Benavidez will have at least one more chance at UFC gold. This past Saturday night (Feb. 29), Deiveson Figueiredo and Benavidez did battle in the main event of UFC Norfolk. Benavidez had a solid opening round and was able to land some clean
Josh Barnett’s Bellator MMA debut has been put on hold once again. That’s because “The Warmaster” has been bounced from the Bellator 241 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for Fri., March 13, 2020, after being ruled ineligible to compete by Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations. Taking his place will be fellow Ultimate Fighting
UFC 248 Embedded: Israel Adesanya goes Porsche shopping to do fight week in style UFC 248 Embedded, Episode 2: Israel Adesanya goes Porsche shopping <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> In UFC 248 Embedded, episode two, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya chooses a Porsche for each day of the week; challenger Yoel
Image via @ufc on Instagram Dana White claims that former opponents of Yoel Romero have said hitting him was like “hitting a piece of concrete”. Romero is widely considered to be one of the most terrifying competitors in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today, and potentially in all of mixed martial arts. At the age of
10:44 PM ET Kansas will host what could be a historically significant MMA event Friday night, and Max Holloway wants to have a front-row seat for it. Holloway, the former UFC featherweight champion, will fly from his native Hawaii all the way to Kansas City, Kansas, so he can be in attendance for the Invicta
Light heavyweight standouts Alonzo Menifield and Devin Clark are the latest additions to UFC Oklahoma City. The Oklahoman on Tuesday reported the 205-pound fighters will meet on the May 2 card at Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. Menifield aims for his third straight win in the octagon following wins over Vinicius Moreira and
“No one has really pushed him around, even in his loss,” he continued, citing Klose’s lone setback to David Teymur at UFC 218. “He hasn’t been pushed around, so I like this kind of fight. I like fighting guys who are calculating and aggressive, so I want to go out there and perform. “I want