UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has revealed that he was actually “scared” to share the Octagon with one of his previous opponents. Pereira (7-1 MMA) captured the promotions coveted middleweight title earlier this month at UFC 276, scoring a sensational fifth-round TKO victory over longtime rival Israel Adesanya. The shocking result marked Pereira’s third win
On Friday night at the 2022 PFL World Championships, 8 to 1 favorite Kayla Harrison lost to Larissa Pacheco in the women’s lightweight finals via unanimous decision. It was a pretty shocking outcome given Harrison had already beaten Pacheco twice in the past. Going into the event, Harrison winning a third million dollar tournament was
Sean O’Malley: ‘Khamzat Chimaev could f*** Alex Pereira up’ As fast as the referee raised Alex Pereira’s hand in victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, the new middleweight champion was being called out by Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev is undefeated (15-0) and is ranked No. 3 in the UFC welterweight division. He also has three
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor defended his withdrawal from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s testing pool in a fiery response to Anthony Smith. “The audacity of this loser!” McGregor wrote Saturday on Twitter. “[Anthony Smith] you’re a loser. The [percent] of the bones joining back after a break like this is so low. You think I
1:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Kayla Harrison, the two-time defending PFL women’s lightweight champion and the promotion’s most dominant fighter, is undefeated no more. Larissa Pacheco, who twice before had faced Harrison and had lost both times, got a stunning victory in her third crack at Harrison on Friday night in New York. The fight
UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has suffered a shoulder injury that will require a significant rehabilitation period. Out of respect to the athletes and the division, Prochazka has elected to vacate his title and will compete for the belt as soon as he is medically cleared. As a result, the new UFC 282 main
There is a new queen at women’s lightweight, and her name is Larissa Pacheco after beating Kayla Harrison. Making the move as an Olympic Judoka, Harrison has been destroying nearly everyone put in front of her in the PFL‘s lightweight division. She came into her 2022 PFL Championships finals bout with an undefeated record, having
PFL women’s lightweight contender Kayla Harrison is less than thrilled about her first pay-per-view main event. The Judoka has been out of action since her submission win over Martina Jindrová in August. That victory helped book Harrison to her third-straight PFL tournament final. The championship event is slated to take place this Friday. Standing opposite
Conor McGregor is firing back at UFC fighter Anthony Smith and everyone else giving him attitude for removing himself from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool to heal his broken leg. For months people had suspected McGregor was no longer in USADA’s testing pool. A close look at USADA’s testing database showed “The
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) wrapped its 2022 season with the World Championship, featuring the last two fighters across six weight classes each battling for a PFL World Championship and a $1 million purse. In the night’s main event, Larissa Pacheco battled two-time PFL Women’s Lightweight champion Kayla Harrison over five thrilling rounds. Pacheco earned
It’s been a long road but Brendan Loughnane can proudly call himself a champion after claiming the featherweight title with a stellar performance to stop Bubba Jenkins in the co-main event at the PFL Championship card. Remembered as a fighter UFC president Dana White passed on signing after his appearance on The Contender Series three
6:15 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The PFL will crown its Season 10 champions in six weight classes on Friday night inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This finale will give the winning fighters $1 million each. Undefeated two-time champion Kayla Harrison, currently ranked No. 8 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings, will go
Flyweight is going to be in the spotlight over the next couple months, as Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno ready to conclude their rivalry, and this clash carries a great deal of divisional significance when it comes to determining the hierarchy of contenders in the 125-pound ranks. Nicolau is 3-0 since returning to the UFC,
One of Florida’s most dangerous fighters has officially signed with the UFC. Stemming from his appearance on The Dana White‘s Contender’s Series (DWCS) this past summer, Florida native Sedriques Dumas has now signed with the UFC. Dumas is 7-0 as a professional and has proven to be a force coming into the UFC. He fought
The UFC has scheduled a massive light-heavyweight clash for next March. Earlier today, news broke that the 205-pound division was being shaken up. Due to an injury, Jiri Prochazka pulled out of UFC 282 next month and vacated his title. Along with that, Glover Teixeira was pulled from the event for unknown reasons. Along with
Professional Fighters League (PFL) concludes its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., Nov. 25, 2022) with a massive night of fights at PFL 10, which will feature six title bouts to go along with six $1 million checks to the winners. Headlining the card will be a women’s Lightweight title fight between division champion, Kayla Harrison, and
On Black Friday, the Professional Fighters League hosts its end-of-the-year final event where they hand out $1 million across six weight divisions to end their 2022 season. The card takes place from the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden and also plays host to the PFL debut of Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Biaggio Ali Walsh, and
Larissa Pacheco doesn’t think her rivalry with Kayla Harrison ends at 2022 PFL Championship event on Friday in New York City. On this week’s Trocação Franca podcast, Pacheco said she expects to share the cage with the two-time Olympic gold medalist at least twice more down the road. “I believe we will meet again at