Former featherweight champion A.J. McKee continues his lightweight career when he faces Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301. Bellator announced the bout on Monday after an initial report from MMA Junkie. Bellator 301 takes place Nov. 17 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago and airs on Showtime. McKee was forced to withdraw from his previously scheduled fight,
Islam Makhachev’s head coach Javier Mendez has revealed what improvements they expect to see from Charles Oliveira at UFC 294. Last year, Islam Makhachev became the UFC lightweight champion by submitting Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. Now, one year later, the two will run it back as ‘Do Bronx’ attempts to reclaim the gold he
Kevin Holland is barely a day removed from a split decision loss to Jack Della Maddalena and he’s already calling for his next fight. Della Maddalena outstruck Holland in an extremely close and surprisingly cautious fight, winning their Noche UFC showdown. Two judges saw it 29-28 for the Australian, while a third had it 29-28
“Yeah, that was a little bit like a rollercoaster for me,” Knutsson said. “I was surprised it came that quickly, but also, I’ve been ready for this a long time, and I’ve been preparing, and I know with the UFC there can always be quick decisions, so you have to be ready. MORE NOCHE UFC: Athlete
Not many people picked Sean Strickland to beat Israel Adesanya ahead of his massive upset victory at UFC 293. But Elizeu Zaleski, the first man to knock him out in MMA, thought it was possible. Zaleski, who stopped then-welterweight Strickland at UFC 224 in 2018, said on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca
Jonathan Di Bella got an unexpected message of support from none other than Paulie Malignaggi. This heartwarming gesture couldn’t have come at a better time for Di Bella. After all, he’s gearing up for a crucial title defense against Danial Williams at ONE Fight Night 15 on Prime Video on October 6. The display of
Aljamain Sterling continues to make his case for an immediate rematch against Sean O’Malley. Sterling held the UFC bantamweight title for two and a half years, defending it three times before losing to O’Malley in August. It was a shocking loss: “Suga” caught “Funkmaster” coming in sloppy and knocked him out cold with a perfect
Hearing that, and knowing that Godinez arrived in Vegas with a two-fight winning streak and victories in three of her last four, you wonder how far she’s going to take this now that she found her ideal training situation and is genuinely happy in it. She has some ideas, but first things first, and that’s
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 01:16 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The rivalry between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko might need a trilogy. Grasso and Shevchenko fought to a split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) on Saturday night in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Because of the
Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso battled it out for 25 minutes at Noche UFC, but their epic war ended with a dramatic thud after the result was announced as a split draw. The outcome was ultimately decided by judge Mike Lee, who gave a 10-8 scorecard to Grasso for the fifth round, which put his
Raul Rosas Jr. Plans To Be Major Star In UFC During the Noche UFC post-fight press conference, Raul Rosas Jr. made it clear that he his high hopes for his future in MMA (h/t MMAJunkie). “I’m different,” Rosas said. “I have the potential to be a superstar and break all these records. I’m just being
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — “The Bullet” was shocked by the judge’s scorecards. The Flyweight belt is staying in Mexico as Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought to split draw last night at Noche UFC (Sat., Sept. 16, 2023) from inside the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas (watch highlights). Because of the draw, champion Grasso keeps
Edgar Chairez versus Daniel Lacerda declared a no decision at 3:47 of Round 1 The flyweight bout between Edgar Chairez and Daniel Lacerda ended in controversy, as Chairez locked up a standing anaconda choke, with referee Chris Tognoni seemingly halting the contest prematurely. Chairez had the choke locked in, and Tognoni checked on Lacerda, who
Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Sep 17, 2023, 01:51 AM ET Noche UFC 293 concluded with a split decision draw between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko, thus allowing Grasso to retain the belt. Before that, some
Fans weren’t the only ones shocked by the split draw in the Noche UFC headliner, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. Cameras caught longtime UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby’s reaction after he appeared to be informed of the decision by UFC announcer Bruce Buffer (via Spinnin Backfist). Shelby looks incredulous after Buffer whispers in his ear,
The Octagon returned to Las Vegas for tonight’s Noche UFC event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. The highly anticipated women’s flyweight title fight rematch proved to be a thrilling back and forth contest. Valentina Shevchenko had a strong start to the fight, getting the better of Alexa Grasso
Sean Strickland is an unpredictable fighter in and out of the cage, which is why fans shouldn’t be surprised to see the newly crowned UFC middleweight champion chasing people around the gym with an actual flamethrower. It has been just one week since Strickland upset Israel Adesanya for the undisputed 185-pound title at UFC 293
“As I got better and as I was teaching, I was able to start moving more and showing techniques more and my body started responding and I was like, ‘Hey, man, I can still do this. Let’s go.’ My old teammates started reconnecting with me and I was training with them, and the more I
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