Former UFC title challenger Nate Diaz is once again walking away from the fight game. The Stockton Native made the shocking announcement moments ago. Diaz fell short in his bid to claim the promotions new BMF Title at last weekend’s UFC 244 event, suffering a third round TKO loss (cut) to Jorge Masvidal. Following this
Welcome to Midnight Mania! I don’t mean to shock anyone, but Diego Sanchez is not a normal person. Earlier this week, Darren Till spoke about the understandable mental stress of fighting a professional killer like Kelvin Gastelum. Coming off consecutive losses, there was a lot of pressure on Till, who even considered faking an injury
Since turning pro in June of 2018, it had been a pretty hectic first few months of welterweight Kyle Crutchmer’s career. Following his most recent win this past February, a unanimous decision over Josh Weston at XFN 356, Crutchmer had fought four times since his pro debut, with three finishes in his first four fights.
On Episode 1 of UFC 243 Embedded, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker enjoys the calm before the storm, playing video games and wrangling his kids for a family photo shoot. Lightweight Al Iaquinta acclimates to Australia in the gym. Interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and lightweight Dan Hooker are greeted in Melbourne with a traditional haka.
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier picked up where they left off with some epic trash talk at the UFC Summer Kickoff press conference. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive
Yoel Romero angry over Israel Adesanya messages, Nate Diaz fans UFC 244 Q&A, Scott Coker announces Cat Zingano’s move to Bellator, Israel Adesanya ready for potential Yoel Romero bout 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
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7:20 AM ET When I spoke to Conor McGregor on Dec. 12, 2015, after he knocked out Jose Aldo, he said something that has always stuck with me: “Questions are good, like options are good. In the fight business, questions and options, I’m happy that there’s both.” I’d never heard someone break down the best
Officials have found a replacement opponent to keep Ariane Lipski on next week’s Sao Paulo card. MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz confirmed with sources that Veronica Macedo (6-3-1) will step in on short notice for Priscila Cachoeira to fight Lipski (11-5) in a flyweight bout on Nov. 16. Cachoeira was forced to withdraw after testing positive
The UFC has enjoyed no clear Frazier to its Ali since the fall of PRIDE in 2007. However, under the leadership of Scott Coker, Bellator is rising. Some economists argue that every business strives to be a monopoly, and that it never lasts; if that’s true, then the rise of a rival is not just possible,
But if you ask Hardy, the drama can’t take away what he has accomplished in the Octagon. “Inhaler or no inhaler, I’m a man with asthma. I shouldn’t be here anyways,” Hardy said. “But I’m here fighting three rounds and knocking off all these men in one year – and I am counting Volkov. This
Image Credit: Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Mike Perry has fired off a warning to Colby Covington. Perry and Covington will be competing in separate bouts on Dec. 14 at UFC 245. Perry will share the Octagon with Geoff Neal. Meanwhile, Covington will challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight championship in the main event. The
Image: UFC on Instagram The UFC’s return to Moscow will be headlined by a heavyweight fight between Alexander Volkov and short-notice replacement opponent Greg Hardy. Hardy last fought fought in mid-October, when he took on Ben Sosoli. While this fight was initially ruled a unanimous decision win for Hardy, it was promptly overturned when it
UFC Fight Night 163: “Zabit vs Kattar” is set to go down on Sat., Nov. 9, 2019 in Moscow, Russia only on ESPN+. The card will feature a main event bout between top Featherweight contenders, Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar, who will collide to see who takes the next step up at 145 pounds. In
President Trump at UFC 244: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Although it was exciting to have a sitting U.S. President attend a UFC event, there were also some downsides to President Donald Trump attending UFC 244. Watch UFC president Dana White and fighters Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal,
5:52 PM ET Conor McGregor “vehemently denies any allegation of sexual misconduct or any wrongdoing,” his manager told ESPN on Monday, responding to two New York Times reports that said McGregor was accused of sexual assault in Dublin, Ireland, last month and separately in March. “He’s a global icon, but he’s also a polarizing figure,”
This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, José Youngs and Peter Carroll break down some of the top storylines in the world of mixed martial arts. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Some of the topics
Former HBO executive Mark Taffet revolutionized the use of pay-per-view for boxing events decades ago and now hopes to make a mark in mixed martial arts with a team-concept called the MMA Pro League. Taffet and partner Hani Darwish head up the fight promotion, debuting Saturday, Sep. 15, and streaming live on FloCombat.com. As novel