The criteria applied to each ranking includes: Entertainment value, watchability, competitiveness (back and forth), the type of fight (technical vs brawl vs well-rounded), intensity (crazy moments) and the quality of the finish (if there is one). Each fight is viewed as if they are in a vacuum, meaning the context surrounding a fight does not
Image Credit: Getty Images Boxing promoter Bob Arum believes Terence Crawford can “pin” Conor McGregor in an MMA bout … yes, “pin.” Arum has certainly drawn the ire of many in the MMA community over the years. Often times the boxing promoter has dismissed MMA as a legitimate combat sport. Of course due to how
Daniel Cormier is confident that no light heavyweight will be able to beat Jon Jones. Jones has been reluctant to move up to heavyweight so far in his career, as he has continued to reign over the light heavyweight division. Still, fans have made it clear they want to see ‘Bones’ at heavyweight. But, there
Frankie Edgar currently has one fight left on his deal with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which means “The Answer” could test free agency if he doesn’t re-up with the promotion he’s called home for the past 13 years. According to Edgar, UFC is still the top option and he realistically sees himself finishing his combat
Relson Gracie charged with drug trafficking in Brazil Relson Gracie, the second-oldest son of Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Helio Gracie, has been charged with drug trafficking in Brazil. The 66-year-old jiu-jitsu pioneer was arrested on Friday in Pirai, Rio de Janeiro, after Federal Highway Police dogs found marijuana in his bags on a bus traveling from
7:42 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is recovering from eye surgery, and his manager isn’t sure when he’ll be able to fight again. Top contender Daniel Cormier is tired of waiting and said if his trilogy fight with Miocic doesn’t happen by this summer, he could just retire. ESPN’s No. 4 prospect Curtis
More than a week after Conor McGregor returned with a flourish, his fight with Donald Cerrone remains a source of interest far beyond the MMA bubble. The attention though, has shifted from the match itself to criticism of ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith. The most consequential of it came from UFC analyst Joe Rogan, who
The UFC, along with the rest of the sports and entertainment community, was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter last Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California. As news of the tragedy began to unfold, members of the UFC began to take to social media to
Image Credit: Getty Images Striking coach Owen Roddy believes that Conor McGregor will fight whoever motivates him the most next. McGregor made a stellar return on Jan. 18. He took on Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246. “Cowboy” was no match for the “Notorious” one. McGregor scored a first-round TKO victory and
The MMA superhero known as ‘Phoenix Jones’, formerly a fighter with the World Series of Fighting, has been arrested on drug charges. ‘Phoenix Jones’ is the pseudonym of Ben Fodor, a 31-year-old mixed martial arts fighter from Texas. Jones made headlines in the 2010s for his vigilante crime patrols in Seattle, before he moved on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Is this the beginning of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) wars? Comedian Tom Segura, a pal of Mr. Rogan and frequent guest on his podcasts, has teamed up with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight to talk some trash toward upcoming title challenger Yoel Romero. Another JRE standard, Joey Diaz, is a
Cris Cyborg vs. Julia Budd: round by round fight highlights (Bellator 238 video) [embedded content] See the full round-by-round highlights and recap from Cris Cyborg’s career-defining victory over Julia Budd at Bellator 238: Budd vs. Cyborg from Saturday’s event in Inglewood, Calif. Cris Cyborg became the first fighter in the world to win championships under the
The Fight Night Tampa fighters faced off for the final time before entering the Octagon on Saturday night. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit http://www.ufc.tv/packages To order UFC Pay-Per-Views, visit http://www.ufc.tv/events Connect with UFC online and on
Holly Holm talks about fighting Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, the buildup to the fight, how life would change if she wins, and more. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
Conor McGregor friend and training partner not allowed at upcoming UFC return bout, Kamaru Usman talks about potential Conor McGregor bout, wants to stop him within three rounds, new ‘Cowboy’ can for Donald Cerrone, Dana White and much more! Credits to: Brett Okamoto for Donald Cerrone clip. Tweets by bokamotoESPN Informations about our work: This
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone reprises ‘F–k You Kicks’ at Boston open workouts
11:00 AM ET The UFC’s heavyweight division was a hot topic of conversation Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show as Daniel Cormier and Curtis Blaydes discussed Stipe Miocic‘s inactivity and what should be done with his championship belt. Cris Cyborg, Tyron Woodley and top prospects Maycee Barber and Sean O’Malley also joined the show to
Conor McGregor’s presence, and a strong college basketball lead-in, helped the UFC 246 prelims draw the largest audience for such a show in more than three years – and the largest since the UFC’s move to ESPN. The Jan. 18 show did 1,767,000 viewers and was the top-rated show on cable in the key 18-49