Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold removed his gloves following his UFC 278 decision loss to Paulo Costa and announced his retirement from fighting. Rockhold, 37, reached the top of the 185-pound division winning the Strikeforce and UFC middleweight championships in his career. Prior to stepping in the cage against Costa, Rockhold hadn’t fought in three
The UFC Paris fight card is finally official after a flurry of late changes. Top-ranked heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa meet on Sept. 3 in the main event of the 12-fight lineup, which mark’s the UFC’s long-awaited debut in France. The latest changes formally announced by the UFC on Monday include Zarah Fairn being
French lightweight Fares Ziam gets the opportunity to compete in his home nation on Saturday, facing off with UFC newcomer Michal Figlak on Saturday’s prelims. Ziam, who is from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, has gone 2-2 in his first four UFC appearances, sandwiching wins over Jamie Mullarkey and Luigi Vendramini between losses to Don
Bare Knuckle FC Interim Bantamweight Champion Reggie Barnett Jr. was declared ‘missing and endangered’ by police in Virginia Beach, VA. Virginia Beach PD was contacted by Barnett’s family on Monday after Barnett disappeared following mental health concerns and hints at self-harm. Fortunately, in a late update Monday night, it was revealed that Barnett has been
Demetrious Johnson appeared to be at his brilliant best when he knocked out Adriano Moraes with a flying knee to win the ONE Flyweight World title in their rematch last weekend. ‘Mighty Mouse’ is widely-considered to be the GOAT of MMA and the 36-year-old believes he’s taken his game to a new level. The former
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Per a first report from Keem Star, who covers social media stories, YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul is set challenge the biggest test of his young career when he takes on former UFC Middleweight king Anderson Silva. Additional details name the match up the main event of a Showtime PPV scheduled for
Leon Edwards wants ‘revenge’ against Jorge Masvidal after backstage altercation The iconic MMA catchphrase “two-piece and a soda” emerged during a UFC London backstage altercation between Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal. At the time, fans believed Masvidal got the better of Edwards and then Masvidal went on the best tear of his career. Now, the
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Leon Edwards discusses winning UFC welterweight title at UFC 278, what happened after the first round, the advice from his coaches, getting emotional talking about his mother’s reaction to the win, Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour
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Kamaru Usman lost his UFC title in devastating fashion with a knockout loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 278. What’s next? MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-278 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest
4:44 PM ET Bellator will get a resolution to its light heavyweight title picture before the end of the year. Vadim Nemkov will defend his light heavyweight belt against Corey Anderson in the main event of Bellator 288 on Nov. 18 in Chicago, the promotion announced Monday. The two men met for the title and
Tai Tuivasa is a fan of Jon Jones. Really. It might be hard to tell given the brief exchange the two had on social media a few weeks ago, but Tuivasa has plenty of praise for the three-time UFC light heavyweight titleholder and soon-to-be heavyweight contender. During an appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday
“Everyone wants to knock on the door, ‘Yes, I’m the next Francis Ngannou,’ you see. So, he had a lot of people like that, knock on the door, knock on the door – and me. I just arrive and say, ‘Yeah I want to do some sparring.’ so I started like that,” Gane recalled. “I
Heavyweight boxer Richard Torrez Jr. bounced Marco Antonio Canedo off the ropes and face-first to the floor under a minute into their fight. Torrez and Canedo faced off on the main card of a Top Rank boxing event in Tulsa, OK on Saturday night. The undercard featured a slew of finishes from top prospects such
Vitor Belfort is stepping back inside the boxing ring and his dance partner will be Hasim Rahman Jr. During an event headlined by popular YouTuber KSI, the matchup was announced for DAZN X Series 002. The bout will be held in Sheffield, England on October 15. KSI’s Misfits Boxing will promote the event. Belfort was
RIZIN 38 and Super RIZIN are right around the corner. Coming off an unsuccessful promotional debut at RIZIN 37 this past month (July 31, 2022), Strawweight pioneer, Jessica Aguilar, joined BROADENED HORIZIN to recap her full-circle experience returning to Japan. Her bout against Ayaka Hamasaki also acted as Aguilar’s divisional debut as an Atomweight competitor.
Chael Sonnen wants Luke Rockhold to un-retire: ‘I have never wanted to see him fight more’ When Luke Rockhold retired after his loss at UFC 278, many fans agreed that it was time. Chael Sonnen isn’t one of those people. “I cannot get enough Luke Rockhold. I can’t,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “I have never