Tony Ferguson has claimed that he will not be retiring from mixed martial arts despite suffering his sixth straight defeat. For many years, Tony Ferguson was widely considered to be the best lightweight on the planet – or at least, one of the top two. He’s always been on the verge of challenging for the
Thirteen years after igniting the mixed martial arts (MMA) world with his legendary war against Leonard Garcia, Chan Sung “The Korean Zombie” Jung makes perhaps his final Octagon walk this Saturday (Aug. 26, 2023) against fellow Featherweight mainstay, Max Holloway. UFC Singapore, which will take place inside Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, will also feature
Israel Adesanya is headlining once again. The middleweight champion is featured in the official UFC 293 poster, where he is positioned face-to-face with main event opponent Sean Strickland. This is the first title defense of Adesanya’s second reign after he reclaimed the title from rival Alex Pereira this past April. See the official poster for
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 19, 2023, 08:47 PM ET BOSTON — There is still a possibility for Conor McGregor‘s return to the UFC before the end of the year. Michael Chandler, McGregor’s would-be opponent in his comeback, said Saturday that he has spoken to the UFC twice in the past two days and that
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY vs THE KOREAN ZOMBIE is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board and presented by 19 Crimes, an award-winning global wine brand by Treasury Wine Estates, the Official Wine of UFC in Asia. Leading global live entertainment company AEG Presents has been appointed as the official UFC event promoter. This special event
As ONE Fight Night 14 on Prime Video draws near, anticipation continues to mount for the electrifying clash between top-ranked atomweight Stamp Fairtex and No. 2 contender Ham Seo Hee. One of the many people who are excited for this bout is Eduard Folayang. Both athletes will compete for the ONE Interim Women’s Atomweight MMA
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen, currently ranked No. 4 at 135 pounds, will miss the rest of 2023 after undergoing triceps surgery to repair damager suffered in his Rob Font victory in the UFC Nashville main event earlier this month in “Music City.” “Still wiping my ass lefty,” Sandhagen wrote on Instagram. In the few
By all accounts, Merab Dvalishvili should be next in line for a bantamweight title shot. Yet he’s still waiting to hear new UFC champion Sean O’Malley drop his name. Currently on a nine-fight winning streak, including a lopsided victory over Petr Yan in his previous outing, Dvalishvili sits near the top of the rankings at
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2023, 12:29 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun NEW YORK — Two of the most exciting fighters in the PFL — and in mixed martial arts — squared off in a lightweight main event on Wednesday inside The
She’s even back fighting in the place where it all happened: Singapore. Things didn’t break in her favor last time. When the scorecards were read, it was the then-champion Shevchenko who was awarded the split decision. But talk to any group of MMA fans who watched that flyweight championship bout, and at least half of
UFC star Kamaru Usman has explained why he likes Sean O’Malley’s style following his big win at UFC 292. Last weekend in the main event of UFC 292, Sean O’Malley reached superstardom. He defeated Aljamain Sterling via TKO to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. In doing so, he established himself as one of the
Alexander Volkanovski has proven to be an all-time great. The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion has been nearly perfect in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career (26-2). In his 145-pound division, he literally has been, winning all 16 bouts he’s fought in. Amongst those 16, five have been UFC title defenses. “The Great”
Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin
Jeff Wagenheim Aug 22, 2023, 12:55 PM ET For the third straight playoff semifinal card, the PFL faces the potential for a bizarre conclusion to its season after one of its competitors for Wednesday’s fight card in New York missed weight on Tuesday. That creates a circumstance in which a fighter can lose a semifinal
Every minute of the light heavyweight title fight between Jiri Prochazka and Glover Teixeira felt like a rollercoaster. Prochazka would be in control and then Teixeira would land a crazy strike. Teixeira would be in control, then Prochazka would flip the position. Back and forth they went for nearly the entire fight. Bloodied and exhausted
Mayra Bueno Silva is ready to smash Julianna Pena. On Tuesday, Bueno Silva revealed she tested positive for a USADA-banned substance leading up to her fight with Holly Holm. According to the Brazilian, she says the banned substance was for ADHD as she makes it clear she would never take any performance-enhancing drugs. “I want
Aljamain Sterling wants an immediate rematch, but not immediately. “Funk Master” will abandon his featherweight plans and hang around at 135 pounds for the time being, focused on his goal of recapturing the division crown from newly-minted bantamweight titleholder Sean O’Malley, who stopped Sterling in the UFC 292 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in
Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female MMA fighters in the world? With UFC 292 in the books, how have the past few weeks affected the global pound-for-pound landscape?
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