10:36 AM ET The PFL revealed an official date and location for its 2022 Championship Finals on Wednesday, as well as an intent to enter the pay-per-view business for the first time in company history. The 2022 PFL World Championships, which the promotion has dubbed ‘MMA’s Richest Night,’ will take place on Nov. 25 inside
Gregory Rodrigues needed dozens of stitches to close a huge cut in his forehead minutes after a comeback win over Chidi Njokuani earlier this month at UFC Vegas 60. Now back home after the knockout victory, and with an extra $50,000 in his pocket from a Fight of the Night bonus, “Robocop” told MMA Fighting
During the event, the raffle raised a total of $68,170 with net proceeds benefitting the UFC Foundation. The UFC Foundation is dedicated to making a positive and sustainable impact by advocating for youth, public service, equality, and those who fight to overcome critical and life-threatening illnesses. Kennedy Hardy, a longtime UFC fan from Los Angeles,
MMA fighter Ovidio Bojorquez threw a perfectly timed flying knee that sent Matthew Colquhoun to sleep before he hit the canvas. Bojorquez and Colquhoun battled in the co-main event of Combate: Reina o Nada on Saturday in Miami, FL. The card featured a series of decisions along with one highlight that stunned the audience in
Mackenzie Dern is excited to headline another card. Dern is set to headline UFC Vegas 61 against Yan Xiaonan in a crucial fight for the strawweight division. Although Xiaonan is coming off two straight losses, Dern knows she is a tough test and after she defeated Tecia Torres last time out, the American expected this
Aspen Ladd was released by UFC. Despite repeatedly struggling on the scale, the former bantamweight contender insisted on sticking around at 135 pounds, leading to three weigh-in violations and a couple of controversial health scares over the last few years. Promotion president Dana White has seen enough. “We tried to work with her, she’s a
Dana White says Khamzat Chimaev needs to pick a weight class UFC rising star Khamzat Chimaev is ranked No. 3 in the welterweight division, but failed to make weight at UFC 279 forcing a last-minute reshuffling of the fight card. The undefeated Chimaev (12-0) has fought as a middleweight inside the octagon. In his two
GIlbert Burns returned to the welterweight division in 2019 and proceeded to reel off four straight wins against top competition to earn his shot at the welterweight crown at UFC 258. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit
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10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Prepare yourselves for some Bo Nickal hype. Nickal, a three-time NCAA Division I national collegiate wrestling champion, starched another opponent on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, submitting Donovan Beard with a triangle choke just 52 seconds into their middleweight bout. It was Nickal’s second win on the
After a second win on DWCS that was even faster than the first one, it was hard not to imagine Bo Nickal doing very well against the UFC’s best welterweights. Khamzat Chimaev’s name was tossed about at the broadcast table at UFC APEX. Fresh off a 52-second stoppage on Tuesday night’s up-and-comer showcase, Nickal dispensed
UFC talent search programs like The Ultimate Fighter and Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) have turned out a number of ranked fighters and emerging names over the last several years, with many of them earning time in the spotlight and acclaim amongst fans. Surprisingly, that hasn’t really been the case with Brown, a Lookin’ for
It didn’t take a full minute for newly signed UFC middleweight Bo Nickal to finish Donovan Beard in his second fight on Dana White‘s Contender Series. Nickal faced Beard in the DWCS Season 6 Finale on Tuesday night at the UFC Apex. He won his first go-around on DWCS by smothering Zack Borrego in August,
Nate Diaz shared a video of Dana White being in his locker room after his UFC 279 submission win over Tony Ferguson. It was made clear that Diaz was fighting out his UFC contract when he took on Ferguson. Nate ended things on a high note as he got a fourth-round submission victory. After the
Dangerous women’s Strawweight contenders reeling from recent defeats look to bounce back at each others’ expense this Saturday (Oct. 1, 2022) when Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan square off inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on tap for UFC Vegas 61 is a Welterweight co-feature between Randy Brown and the ageless Francisco Trinaldo,
DWCS Week 10: Bo Nickal subs Donavan Beard in just 52 seconds The final episode for season 6 went off with a massive bang. In the opening moments of the first fight, Mateus Mendonca landed a brutal strike to drop Ashiek Ajim with a scary KO. That fight set the tone for the rest of
8:51 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Bo Nickal showed he belonged in the UFC seven weeks ago. Fighting on Dana White’s Contender Series on Aug. 9, he made quick work of an overmatched opponent, choking out Zachary Borrego in just 1 minute 2 seconds. For that stunning show of brutal efficiency, Nickal earned a stream of
Mike Perry never backs down from a challenge even if he’s not the person who’s supposed to be fighting. The former UFC welterweight turned BKFC star traveled to Russia this week to corner his friend and teammate Alex Nicholson but it was Perry who nearly got into a brawl during a heated press conference on