Saturday night’s Bellator 232 has taken a hit after former heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov was forced to withdraw from a clash with Javy Ayala due to visa issues, a promotion official told MMA Fighting following a report by TASS. The matchup was expected for the main card portion of Saturday’s show at Mohegan Sun Arena
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima recently sat down with Robin Black to discuss their rematch at Bellator 232 this weekend at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. They headline Bellator’s back-to-back events on the second night where they are not only fighting for the welterweight title but the Welterweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Color me surprised on several levels. UFC has definitely been raising Greg Hardy through the ranks slowly and carefully — perhaps more so than is necessary. Even with his recent Inhalergate and “No Contest” result, his performance last weekend did make it clear that Hardy was ready for a more established
In just 24 hours, the UFC on ESPN+ 21 event slated for Nov. 9 in Moscow has gotten a major makeover. Main event fighter Junior Dos Santos has withdrawn from the fight card and Greg Hardy has signed on to replace him. The transition began about a week ago, when Dos Santos developed a severe
On Episode 4 of UFC 241 Embedded, heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier keeps his cool by surrounding himself with his team, even as he shakes the impressively strong hand of his opponent, Stipe Miocic. Former champion Anthony Pettis feels physically primed as he aims to take his emotions out of his upcoming welterweight bout with Nate
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The guys also talk about Greg Hardy’s use of an inhaler, discuss if their opinions changed about Yair Rodriguez after his performance this weekend, and preview the Maia vs Askren main event fight in Singapore this weekend. Then, light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson joins the show to talk about his huge fight with Johnny Walker
Image: UFC on Instagram Junior dos Santos was recently forced out of his UFC Moscow headlining fight with Alexander Volkov. He’ll be replaced a very unlikely fighter: former football player Greg Hardy. UPDATE: This Hardy vs. Volkov fight will serve as the UFC Moscow co-headliner. A featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Zabit Magomedsharipov will
2:16 PM ET The UFC is searching for a new main event for next month’s card in Moscow. Junior dos Santos, who was scheduled to headline the Nov. 9 card versus Alexander Volkov, has been forced to withdraw from the event after recently contracting cellulitis, a skin infection, on his left shin, according to his
Jorge Masvidal will compete for the ‘baddest motherf**er in the game’ title at UFC 244, but he already earned those credentials years ago when he was competing on the street fighting circuit in Miami. Long before he was a top-ranked UFC welterweight, Masvidal was nicknamed “Ponytail” as part of the street fight series promoted by
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brendan Schaub doesn’t agree with the quick decision to have Greg Hardy’s UFC Boston win overturned. Hardy competed on the main card of UFC Boston this past Friday night (Oct. 18). He went one-on-one with Ben Sosoli. While Hardy initially scored a unanimous decision victory, the result
Credit to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, for believing in himself. But we can’t overlook the fact that he’s lost five of his last six, all by way or knockout or technical knockout. Hardly leaves him in a position to be talking about title shots. In addition, Weidman was given an
Watch Jorge Masvidal lay out Cowboy Cerrone ahead of his UFC 244 bout with Nate Diaz (fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) In one of the best performances of his career, Jorge Masvidal knocked out Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC Fight Night Denver in 2017. Masvidal faces Nate Diaz in the main event of
It was back to the regional circuit for another victory, and when he was signed for a third Contender Series appearance, he knew what was on the line. So he had to leave no doubts that he was ready for the UFC. “That was definitely my mindset,” said Mayes, who got his contract after a
UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes took a shot at First Round Management, who he claims don’t manage UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones anymore. Dominick Reyes has been calling for a fight against Jones since finishing Chris Weidman in the main event of last weeks’ UFC Boston event. Jones so far doesn’t seem to
3:48 PM ET ESPN.com staff Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a combination of MMA and wrestling conversation on Monday, as he looked back at Friday’s controversial UFC Fight Night card in Boston and looked ahead to Tyson Fury’s future in WWE. Fury and Triple H were among the guests. Watch the show on YouTube or