8:08 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Joseph Benavidez was in the midst of a TV interview backstage in Las Vegas, wearing the cruel facial evidence that he had just been in a scrap. Through bloodied lips, he reflected on his split-decision victory over Henry Cejudo, and when the subject of his immediate future came up, Benavidez’s
Ricky Bandejas called for more challenges against SBG charges following a win over Frans Mlambo at Bellator Dublin on Saturday night, and veteran Irish campaigner Brian Moore believes he’s the man who can claim vengeance for the gym. Bandejas and Moore have verbally agreed to bout via social media in the past, but “The Pikeman”
The athletes were taken onto one of the ships and given a breakdown on what day-to-day life is like for the crew, and then they were taken to a workout facility where service members train in an indoor pool that features a difficult obstacle course above. For each athlete, the visit hit close to home.
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Deiveson Figueiredo has pulled out his crystal ball and he sees retirement looming for Joseph Benavidez. This Saturday night (Feb. 29), Figueiredo and Benavidez will share the Octagon for the vacant UFC flyweight championship. The title was vacated after it became clear that Henry Cejudo would stay
Sprinkle in a couple of zombies, and maybe one or two border patrol agents in HazMat suits, and you’ve got yourself a pretty good movie, with reigning UFC strawweight champion, Weili Zhang, cast in the lead role. “Magnum” was training in Beijing during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak. Then the shit hit the
Former UFC title challenger and current Bellator fighter Cat Zingano recently opened up about her struggles with breast implant illness and her ultimate decision to have her breast implants removed. Posting a photo from her first shoot after having her breast implants removed, Zingano accompanied the picture with a lengthy comment. Her statement explains her
Zabit Magomedsharipov knows he doesn’t have the best cardio out there. Magomedsharipov was hounded on his cardio after he appeared to fade in the middle of the second round against Jeremy Stephens and Calvin Kattar, which are his past two fights. Yet, the Russian knows he doesn’t have the best endurance but says he still
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12:50 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov has made no secret of his lack of desire to fight Conor McGregor again. In an interview with TMZ on Wednesday, the UFC lightweight champion doubled down. Nurmagomedov said fans only want a rematch between him and McGregor to see a continuation of “what happened last time.” In the lead-up
A Cage Warriors original is coming home. On Wednesday, the Irish veteran Chris Fields was announced for the European promotion’s April 18 show in Birmingham, England. This marks the 36-year-old’s first appearance for Cage Warriors since Oct. 16, 2013. An opponent is still to be determined, though the bout has been designated as a light
Ultimately, though, he knows the best statement he can make ends with getting his hand raised. His opponent, Gabriel Silva, most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Borg in San Antonio last summer. Whether that adds urgency or not, Phillips isn’t trying to get swept up in reading into what implications a win or loss
Image Credit: John McCoy/Getty Images UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is impressed by the change in strategy Tyson Fury made for his rematch with Deontay Wilder. This past Saturday night (Feb. 22), Wilder put the WBC heavyweight title on the line against Fury once again. Fury wanted to ensure the rematch wasn’t in the hands
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s something to said for being avoided. Fighters like Kamaru Usman and Weili Zhang claimed to have been turned down by many of their division’s top fighters, and — spoiler alert! — those two now walk around with golden belts on their shoulders! If Ryan Hall is to be believed, the
While he wasn’t as active as he would have wanted to be in 2019, welterweight Mike Graves considers the year a successful one. Though he missed much of the latter half of the year for various reasons, he did manage to kick off 2019 with a title victory, which made all the difference in how
Tito Ortiz’s win over Alberto Del Rio in his Combate Americas debut has been overturned to a no-decision by the Texas Commission. Ortiz and Del Rio fought back on Dec. 7 at Combate Americas 51 where Ortiz was making his promotional debut. In the fight, he was putting his UFC belt on the line while
8:19 AM ET Let’s make something very clear right off the bat: Jose Aldo getting a bantamweight title shot against Henry Cejudo isn’t the most egregious title shot in UFC history. No, that distinction still belongs to Alexander Gustafsson, who got a shot at then-light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in 2015 following a brutal knockout
“Thug Nasty” could be seeing “Boston Strong” in the cage soon. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that Bryce Mitchell (12-0) and Charles Rosa (12-3) are in talks to meet in a featherweight bout at the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night show in Oklahoma City, Okla., at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 2. The matchup was first