The remains of 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard have been positively identified by Auburn, Ala. police following a forensic investigation into a body discovered earlier this week. Blanchard, who is the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris, had been missing since Oct. 23. Police previously stated they believed the remains were Blanchard but the full forensic investigation
2:05 PM ET Kyoji Horiguchi had one of the best first six months of 2019 in all of mixed martial arts. After winning the Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight title in December 2018, Horiguchi added the Bellator bantamweight belt to his collection in June. Now, though, the Japanese star will end the year with no championships
Kyoji Horiguchi’s reign as Bellator bantamweight champion has come to an unfortunate end. Injuries have forced the 29-year-old Japanese star to relinquish the 135-pound title, according to a press release from Bellator on Wednesday. “I feel terrible for Kyoji [Horiguchi] about the injury he suffered to his knee, but in the true spirit of martial
Not many people are calling for a fight with the New England slugger, but fighting all comers has always been Simon’s M.O. So what was it about Font? It’s not really a style thing, it’s a number thing, as the 27-year-old is looking right at his opponent’s number 10 ranking. “At the time we were
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News It has been announced Wednesday morning that Kyoji Horiguchi has relinquished both his Bellator and Rizin championship belts due to injury. Kyoji Horiguchi had to undergo surgery after tearing his ACL and, as a result, is relinquishing the Bellator championship that he won in June. It was reported two weeks
Image Credit: RIZIN FF Weeks after he relinquished the Rizin bantamweight title, Kyoji Horiguchi has let go of the Bellator bantamweight belt as well. Bellator MMA announced this unfortunate news in a Wednesday afternoon press release. “I feel terrible for Kyoji [Horiguchi] about the injury he suffered to his knee, but in the true spirit
It took much longer than it needed to, but World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) finally admitted that recreational drugs lingering in an athlete’s system, like marijuana metabolites, are not going to have an impact on performance, an argument similar to the one that helped Jon Jones fix his picogram problem. Grain of salt, swimming pool, yadda-yadda-yadda.
Alistair Overeem – Warrior Code (UFC on ESPN 7 video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Alistair Overeem talks about his personal warrior code including motivation, mindset, and the moment of victory, ahead of his next fight. Overeem is scheduled to headline UFC on ESPN 7 on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Washington, DC. He is slated
On Episode 4 of UFC 243 Embedded, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker daydreams about sweets on his way to a photo shoot at Marvel Stadium. UFC 243 athletes and teammates Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Brad Riddell continue to train together. Interim middleweight champion Adesanya drives a luxury car to meet with fans and a street
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5:27 PM ET The exuberant walkouts. The over-the-top post-fight celebrations. The hip gyrating at weigh-ins. Pretending to slip on the stage at media day. The histrionics that made Johnny Walker one of the most popular, up-and-coming light heavyweight fighters in the UFC aren’t going anywhere. Walker suffered a first-round TKO loss to Corey Anderson at
Before their relationship kicks off next year, Combate Americas and AXS TV will give a sneak peak at their coverage Dec. 13. A featherweight contest between Horacio Gutierrez and Marlon Gonzales will headline the card from Stockton Arena in Stockton, Calif. Javier Reyes and Joe Neal will compete in a featherweight fight I the co-main
As such, the things in the sport that motivate most don’t hold the same appeal to Saunders. He was going to be in the gym whether he was in the UFC or not; it just happens that he’s in the biggest promotion in MMA. And while wins and titles are always nice, as he gets
Image Credit: Bellator MMA Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is set to fight Fedor Emelianenko in Japan, yet he is also eyeing a boxing bout. Jackson says he has been interested in doing boxing and even asked Dana White if it is possible long before Conor McGregor fought Floyd Mayweather. “I asked Dana White a long time
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap says that the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight against Tony Ferguson is a “dream fight” for MMA fans. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Monday that the fight between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson is getting closer to becoming a reality and it is expected to headline a pay-per-view on April 18
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s about time for the martial arts world as a whole to take Leon Edwards (18-3) seriously as a Welterweight title contender. The well-rounded Englishman has picked up eight consecutive victories, rarely struggling in any of those wins opposite increasingly elite competition. Despite his success, Edwards has struggled to gain real