11:53 AM ET Politicians in California are hoping to give back to retired fighters. A proposal in the California Legislature would set up a pension fund for former MMA fighters who have a certain number of fights in the state, bill sponsor Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) told ESPN. The legislation was introduced in state
John Lineker isn’t worrying about Fabricio Andrade’s outside-the-cage antics leading up to their rematch for the ONE Championship title Friday in Thailand. In fact, he’s amused by them. Andrade said on this week’s episode of the Trocação Franca podcast he was “surprised” his fellow Brazilian agreed to running it back right after their first bantamweight
Buzukja, a proud Albanian, brings a crew of passionate Albanian supporters to each of his fights, and is taking this as an opportunity to bring honor to his heritage from across the world. “I feel like a modern-day Alexander. I feel like a conqueror,” Buzukja said. “It’s kind of like a war-like mentality, but that’s
The UFC will feature a light heavyweight matchup between Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann for UFC Fight Night 220 this Saturday. MMA News is here with the official weigh-in results and bout order! Krylov and Spann will fight to determine who will take the next step in the light heavyweight division in the main event.
Ryan Spann is set to headline UFC Vegas 70 against Nikita Krylov on Saturday but that was not always the plan. According to Spann, after he knocked out Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 in November, he was offered to fight Jan Blachowicz. However, when Jiri Prochazka got hurt and vacated the belt, the UFC was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC President Dana White thought he had a home run on his hands, pulling strings to get slap fighting legalized in Las Vegas, Nevada and putting together a company fairly quickly. From the beginning, however, the community reaction to Power Slap has never been great. It’s been criticized on grounds of
White featherweight Sinead Kavanagh‘s 2022 started off on the right foot with a unanimous decision victory over Leah McCourt at Bellator 275 in February, the remainder of the year was must more difficult. Coming off her win over McCourt, Kavanagh spent the remainder of 2022 out with a knee injury that tested both her physical
Feb 22, 2023 Light heavyweights Nikita Krylov and Ryan Spann each will be looking to extend a short winning streak when they clash at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at the UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Krylov
Conor McGregor has a reputation as the best trash talker in combat sports, but it doesn’t appear his sharp tongue will get much work against Michael Chandler – at least not yet, anyway. As filming on The Ultimate Fighter season 31 gets underway in Las Vegas, the former two-division UFC champion is gearing up to
“It’s extremely satisfying because that was my goal from the very beginning,” Rousey said. “I wanted to gain the respect of people that I respected, and I knew that I was capable. It’s funny, but you can see on some old interviews that I did where I said ‘I’m gonna make these people love me,
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has reacted to Jon Jones’ apparent motivation to return, questioning whether Ciryl Gane fits the bill as his opponent. At next weekend’s pay-per-view, Jones will step back into the Octagon for the first time in over three years. In his last outing, “Bones” successfully defended the light heavyweight title for
Ryan Bader is set to return to TUF as a coach on Team Chandler. The former UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Bader (31-7 MMA), who currently fights under the Bellator banner, will be heading back to the UFC to assist head coach Michael Chandler in Season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF 31, the latest
Conor McGregor feels he’ll be too sharp for his next opponent, Michael Chandler. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) has begun production for its 31st season. Coaching opposite each other will be Ireland’s McGregor and America’s Chandler before the two collide in the Octagon at some point after the season ends in the 2023 summertime. Both men
Jake Paul’s smack talk to Tommy Fury is epic | Video Jake Paul and Tommy Fury finally get in the ring against each other on Feb. 26 in the Diriyah Arena, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia to settle their bad blood. On Wednesday, Paul posted a video to his Instagram attacking Fury on levels rarely, if
11:30 AM ET Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will face top contender Beneil Dariush in May. The UFC has not officially announced the 155-pound bout, but Oliveira referred to it as official on social media, and sources told ESPN Dariush’s side has agreed. The lightweight fight will take place May 6 at an event
It’s rare that Danielle Kelly isn’t asked about a potential move into MMA, as if it’s an eventuality for all high-level Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. To be fair, that always seemed like the natural progression for grapplers, because despite the prestige that came along with winning a major jiu-jitsu tournament, the financial reward was usually minimal.
Also a two-time South American MMA bantamweight champion and two-time South American Sanda champion, Perez has shown an ease at moving between 135 and 145 pounds when the occasion calls for it. But despite dropping her UFC debut in Paris last September to bantamweight Stephanie Egger, she has no particular designs on moving up. “My
One of Jake Paul’s sparring partners has provided insight into his sessions with the YouTuber-turned-boxer ahead of this weekend’s event. On Sunday, February 26, Paul will enter the ring for the seventh time as a professional. To date, “The Problem Child” has built an unbeaten record courtesy of some notable wins over mixed martial arts