9:01 AM ET After an impressive start on Jan. 18, Conor McGregor has a chance to record the biggest year of any martial artist in 2020. His popularity alone gives him a leg up on everyone else, as it’s a lot easier to have a big year if the entire sporting world is tuned in
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists, where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Do you hear that rumbling? That’s the sound of eight straight weeks of UFC events comin’
First, Matt and Jim are joined by UFC lightweight Diego Ferreira. He talks with the guys about his recent win against Anthony Pettis at UFC 246, what it was like growing up in a remote part of Brazil, and who he has his eye on for his next fight. Then, UFC flyweight Alex Perez joins
Image Credit: Yong Teck Lim/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Leon Edwards isn’t buying the legitimacy of the altercation between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. Usman and Masvidal got testy during an event for the NFL Super Bowl LIV. Both men exchanged words and were separated before anything got physical. Usman is the reigning UFC welterweight
Nobody knows the UFC 249 main event match up as well as Edson Barboza. That’s because the Brazilian striker has competed against both Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov, who collide for “The Eagle’s” lightweight strap in the pay-per-view (PPV) main event this April in Brooklyn, New York. And he’s leaning toward “El Cucuy” for the
Looking back on her 2019, it seems that flyweight Lisa Mauldin faced a bit more adversity than she could have imagined going into the year. Coming off a loss in her first fight of the year in April, Mauldin rebounded with a win in her next bout in May before a series of events cost
On Episode 1 of UFC 202 Embedded, headliner Conor McGregor impresses at a gym day held for media, as rival Nate Diaz stocks up for fight week with his crew. In Florida, light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson finishes a final conditioning session in the gym; opponent Glover Teixeira takes on a similar task outdoors in
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Zabit Magomedsharipov meets the Korean Zombie at UFC 249, Maycee Barber on her first UFC loss, Next steps for Cris Cyborg, Roy Nelson shows respect for Kobe Bryant and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the
8:05 AM ET Jorge Masvidal has made it very clear that 2019 is in his rear-view mirror. “That f—ing year’s over — 2020 is gonna be better,” the UFC welterweight star said after receiving the Helwani Nose Award for Fighter of the Year. It is hard not to look back and reflect on what Masvidal
UFC 248 lost a middleweight earlier this month, but two more have stepped up. Octagon veterans Gerald Meerschaert and Deron Winn on Thursday took to social media to say they’re fighting each other at the pay-per-view event, which takes place March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A UFC official subsequently confirmed the matchup
“Blessed,” Brown said when asked how it felt to be back. “If anything, it felt better. It didn’t feel like I was going through the motions like it was just another fight, just another day. I felt much more blessed, I felt a lot more gratitude, and happiness to be in there. That’s something I
Image Credit: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Jon Jones is not unbeatable, says Anthony Smith. Smith and Jones competed against one another back in March 2019. Jones successfully defended the UFC light heavyweight title via unanimous decision. “Bones” has had an aura of invincibility but Smith still isn’t sold on the
PhotoCred: YouTube / MMA Fighting Jorge Masvidal believes Yoel Romero will defeat Israel Adesanya to win the promotions middleweight title. Adesanya had publicly called out Yoel Romero for his first title defense after Paulo Costa got injured and it will happen in the main event of UFC 248. Even though the fight is over a
The untimely death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash at the age of 41 continues to cause reverberations through the sports world, and if Dominick Reyes has his way, he’ll include a tribute to Bryant during his light heavyweight title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 247 on February 8th. “I mean,
Dominick Reyes: Kobe Bryant ‘is the only idol I’ve ever had as an athlete’ (UFC 247 video) [embedded content] UFC 247 light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes on Thursday shared some thoughts on the passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, whom he called, “The only idol I’ve ever had as an athlete.” The 41-year-old former
7:56 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders The year has already gotten off to a bang. A couple of the biggest stars in the sport — Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg — have already made headlines with huge TKO stoppages. The next few months don’t slow down at all, with Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Khabib
Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato may be forced to retire after discovering a brain condition that’s placed him in a gray area with regulators. Lovato, 36, on Wednesday told JRE MMA he’s been diagnosed with cavernoma, a possibly hereditary condition where abnormal blood vessels cluster in the brain or spinal cord, and he may not