Muay Thai legends Buakaw Banchamek and Suphachai “Saenchai” Saepong will meet in a “special rules” bare-knuckle Muay Thai fight at a BKFC event scheduled on March 18. BKFC officials announced the pairing on Wednesday, with the card expected to take place in the Middle East. “They’ve both had legendary careers and competed in many of
Bellator MMA recently announced it would send four of its top stars over to Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 31, 2022 to take on four of RIZIN’s best for a spectacular end-of-year show inside Saitama Super Arena, and now the matchups have been revealed. During a recent joint press conference in “The Land of the Rising
11:20 AM ET Sean O’Malley, who has talked a good game for his entire UFC run, proved his worthiness of being considered among the elite at bantamweight with his UFC 280 victory over former champion Petr Yan last weekend. As a result, “Suga Sean” enters the men’s top-10 in the latest ESPN divisional rankings and
In the main event, top featherweights Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen clash to be one step closer to a shot at the 145-pound title. In the co-main event, welterweight’s battle to get back in the win column as UFC veteran Tim Means challenges Max Griffin. Don’t miss a moment of UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen,
UFC Bantamweight Champion Petr Yan may be taking his controversial loss to Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 harder than most were led to believe. Yan lost to O’Malley via a split decision at UFC 280 on Saturday. Despite many feeling he did enough to win the fight on the scorecards, two of the three judges
Anderson Silva has suggested that his last sparring partner prior to his Jake Paul fight knocked him out twice. This Saturday night in Arizona, Anderson Silva will go head to head with Jake Paul in a boxing match that very few could’ve ever imagined would happen. The two men come from completely different worlds and
Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has defended the 135-pound title twice, but still has those that question his fighting abilities. “Funk Master” captured the title at UFC 259 after Petr Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee. He became the first champion in the promotion’s history to win a title by disqualification. The validity of his
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Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev had an intense staredown ahead of their #UFC lightweight championship fight this Saturday at #UFC280, capping off a set of main card face-offs that included bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw exchanging words, and Petr Yan shoving Sean O’Malley. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe
Jake Paul and Ben Askren had their first faceoff ahead of their Triller Fight Club boxing match on April 17, and they were unable to keep hands off each other. #Triller #JakePaul #BenAskren For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom
Anderson Silva made a startling statement when speaking about his preparation for a boxing match with Jake Paul. In an interview with MMA Weekly, the former UFC middleweight champion said he had been knocked out twice by training partners in his last sparring session for the fight, which takes place Saturday at Gila River Arena
Oct 24, 2022 Undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields has her plan for the immediate future set, and it still includes both boxing and mixed martial arts. Shields, who became the undisputed middleweight champion for the second time on Oct. 15 in a unanimous decision win over Savannah Marshall, told ESPN on Monday that she plans
Between the tail end of Oscar Herrera’s amateur career and his upcoming Fury FC bout, canceled bouts and wins and losses, he’s spent nine nights in the cage in less than two years. As an active fighter who never turns down fights, making him a promoter’s dream flyweight. At 4-1 as a professional, the average
Jake Paul has seen the future, and he knows what headlines will be the day after his October 29th bout with Anderson Silva. Paul has made the transition to boxing a successful one, having gone undefeated thus far across 6 fights, knocking out every man who has stepped into the ring with him. However, he
UFC featherweight contender Calvin Kattar isn’t looking for a fast track to the top. ‘The Boston Finisher’ has been out of action since his main event with Josh Emmett in June. That bout was a devastating one for Kattar, as he lost by split decision. However, many fighters came to his defense and stated that
Two of the Featherweight division’s nastiest strikers collide at the APEX this Saturday when Calvin Kattar attempts to hand Arnold Allen his first Octagon defeat. 25 pounds north, Tim Means attempts to turn back the clock against the always-dangerous Max Griffin, while TUF veteran Tresean Gore looks for his first UFC victory at Josh Fremd’s
Jon Jones says he’s preparing to fight Stipe Miocic at UFC 282: ‘I’m ready to compete!’ UFC president Dana White recently stated the former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would not be returning this year, but Jones says that he’s ready to compete in December. “I’m hoping that we get him early next year or
Calvin Kattar has no issues with Alexander Volkanovski challenging for a second title. In fact, he’s rooting for the featherweight kingpin. On Saturday, Islam Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira to claim the lightweight title at UFC 280. During his post-fight interview, Makhachev and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov called for a fight against Volkanovski at the upcoming UFC