Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC Raleigh is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Raleigh (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 24) took place on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main card aired
Stephen A Smith has come under fire for his recent comments on the Conor McGregor vs Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone bout at UFC 246. The ESPN sports commentator recently criticised Cowboy’s performance after he was finished by the Irishman via TKO in 40 seconds of the first round. Members of the MMA community including podcast host
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back at it again last night (Sat., Jan. 25, 2020) as UFC Fight Night 166 went down from inside PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. In the headlining act, Curtis Blaydes defeated Junior dos Santos via technical knockout in the second round to help him make a case for a
LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, May 9, SAP Center at San Jose will host Bellator with an event headlined by a light heavyweight world championship bout featuring two-division Bellator champion Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) defending his 205-pound title against Russia’s Vadim Nemkov (11-2). Bellator San Jose: Bader vs. Nemkov airs on Paramount Network and
Miguel Jacob (4-0) defeats David Pacheco (1-1) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Anthony Taylor (6-5) defeats Chris Avila (6-9) by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) Curtis Millender (18-5) defeats Moses Murrietta (8-4) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) Anthony Sotelo for MMAinformed
6:27 PM ET Former light heavyweight title challengers Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will headline UFC Fight Night on April 25, it was announced Friday. The event will take place in Smith’s home state of Nebraska, inside Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena. The 31-year-old Smith (32-14) hasn’t fought since he submitted Alexander Gustafsson in the fourth
Watch the Bellator 238 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7:30 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched below: Aaron Pico vs. Daniel Carey AJ Agazarm vs. Adel Altamimi Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Mario Navarro Anthony Taylor vs. Chris Avila
Montel Jackson def. Felipe Colares by unanimous decision (30-26 x 2, 30-25) Bantamweight prospect Montel Jackson got a fight out of Brazil’s Felipe Colares, but after three hard-fought rounds, the Milwaukee native emerged victorious by unanimous decision. Scores were 30-26 twice and 30-25 for Jackson, now 9-1. Colares falls to 9-2. Jackson controlled the action throughout much
Brett Johns tapped Tony Gravely at UFC Raleigh. The two fighters met in a bantamweight bout at the UFC Raleigh event on Saturday night (January 25, 2020) from the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on ESPN+. After a back and forth fight, Johns finally got his back where he landed a series of strikes
Bellator MMA is in Inglewood, California tonight for Bellator 238 which features the women’s featherweight title on the line as Julia Budd battles Cris Cyborg in the main event. Budd (13-2) is looking to defend her belt for the fourth time and extend her winning streak to 12. She won the inaugural featherweight title back
Bellator 238: “Budd vs. Cyborg” airs TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 25, 2020) from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., streaming exclusively online via DAZN. Undefeated in her Bellator tenure, “The Jewel” Julia Budd (13-2) faces her most fearsome opponent to date in Cris Cyborg (21-2, 1 NC) with the women’s Featherweight title on the line. Bellator 238’s
Cris Cyborg happy with divorce from UFC and Dana White, excited for Bellator debut [embedded content] Cris Cyborg spent three years under fighting in the Octagon under the UFC banner, but by the end of her tenure, it was clear that her time with the UFC and Dana White had run its course. The relationship
5:51 PM ET The agent for Stipe Miocic said Friday there is still no firm time frame for the UFC heavyweight champion’s return to competition and that he could need additional surgery on his eye. “Mr. Miocic’s health is his top priority,” agent Jim Walter told ESPN. “Until we are 100 percent confident — or
MMA Fighting has UFC Raleigh results for the Blaydes vs. Dos Santos fight card in Raleigh, N.C., live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Raleigh Twitter updates. The scheduled main event features a showdown between heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos, a former champ looking to regain his title. Also on
You can hear it in his voice when asked about the worst period of his life. “Truthfully, it was very, very hard,” said Townsend. “Previous to me losing my son, I lost my mom about six months prior. And that really f**ked me up. I’m a father of five and even though I love all
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Paige VanZant has to deal with yet another setback. VanZant was scheduled to meet Amanda Ribas on the UFC Brasilia card on March 14. It would’ve been “12 Gauge’s” first bout since Jan. 2019. Reports surfaced that VanZant is being replaced by Randa Markos. Paige VanZant Reveals
Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira will headline the UFC’s upcoming trip to Lincoln, Nebraska in April. The promotion announced on Friday that the two will headline UFC Lincoln on April 25. The two have both been vocal about fighting one another, and sources told BJPENN.com the matchup was originally targeted for UFC Brasilia but Smith
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Look, I don’t want to keep writing Stephen A. Smith’s name and help justify his massive ESPN salary with more attention. My hand is forced though, because retired UFC fighter and American Top Team coach Din Thomas’s parody of Smith is perfection. Smith raised the ire of fans last weekend at