The 2022 PFL Playoffs began with the lightweights and light heavyweights taking center stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The card was headlined by a lightweight rematch between Anthony Pettis and Stevie Ray. In their first matchup during the regular season, Ray rallied to pull off the upset and submit Pettis with
Image via @patriciopitbull on Instagram Patricio Pitbull, Adam Borics, and A.J. McKee have been added to Bellator 286 in October. In April, the Brazilian faced off with ‘Mercenary’ for the second time. They first faced off at Bellator 263 in July 2021, with the Bellator featherweight title on the line. That outing saw McKee capture
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the first time in what feels like a long time, Israel Adesanya’s upcoming title defense doesn’t quite feel so predictable. “Stylebender” has grown accustomed to rematches in his title fights, but all the previous foes have been men he defeated before. His recently announced battle at UFC 281 versus Alex
PFL Playoffs: Stevie Ray bests Anthony Pettis again, advances to finals Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis was looking to make his mark in PFL after a disappointing debut season in 2021. He won his first fight of the 2022 season via a first-round submission earning him enough points to guarantee his spot in the playoffs
Aug 3, 2022 Patricio “Pitbull” Freire‘s third reign as Bellator featherweight champion will begin with a title defense against Adam Borics at Bellator 286 on Oct. 1 in Long Beach, California, the promotion confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. In addition to the Freire vs. Borics main event, the card will feature former featherweight champ AJ McKee
Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov find themselves on the same card again, this time as opponents. The UFC announced Friday that Oezdemir (18-6) is set to fight Krylov (28-9) in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 280, which takes place Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Both fighters snapped two-fight losing streaks with
“I need to move. I’m so sick of not moving,” Alvey said. “It has been walk backwards, walk backwards, right hook. It has worked my entire career until this recent stretch of time. So, I’m done with that. I’m going to move. I’ve been out striking people and my volume has gone up when I
Jorge Masvidal isn’t counting Nate Diaz out of his upcoming UFC 279 main event against surging welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev. #8-ranked welterweight Jorge Masvidal is currently taking time away from fighting due in part to his legal troubles following an alleged assault of former teammate Colby Covington. This lull in in-cage fight activity has provided
PFL lightweight star Anthony Pettis believes fighters should be more open to fighting outside the UFC. ‘Showtime’ is set to return to action this Friday against Stevie Ray at PFL 7. The bout is set to be the semifinals of the lightweight tournament. The winner will advance to face the winner of Olivier Aubin-Mercier, and
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is working on a potential 155-pound matchup between top division contenders Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler, currently attached to the upcoming UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) fight card, set to go down on Sat., Nov. 12, 2022 inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Sports Books over at BetOnline.ag opened
Wanderlei Silva officially enters Brazilian Politics Former Pride FC middleweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva has entered the political arena in Brazil. Silva made the announcement via social media on Thursday that he’s running from ‘Federal Deputy for Paraná, one of the 26 states in Brazil. The 46-year old Curitiba native wants
Champion Julianna Peña embraces the spotlight. Brandon Moreno admires his mini-me. Alex Perez takes inspiration from a teammate. Derrick Lewis stays positive. Athletes talk 277 and face off at the press conference. UFC 277 is on Saturday, July 30. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes faced off one final time ahead at the ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of UFC 277’s main event. 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 Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to
UFC middleweight Kevin Holland jumped into hero mode just days after his no contest with Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night 193. 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 MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie on
2:13 PM ET Tom Aspinall is scheduled to undergo knee surgery Wednesday in London, the UFC heavyweight announced on social media Wednesday. The 29-year-old also revealed the extent of the injury, which he suffered in the first round of a UFC Fight Night main event against Curtis Blaydes late last month in London. Aspinall recoiled
A bantamweight fight between Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd has been rescheduled for the upcoming UFC Vegas 60 card scheduled on Sept. 17 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with agreements in place from both athletes. The fight
Staying healthy also opens the door for more time spent in the gym and perfecting your craft. For Pauga, that’s improving both his striking and wrestling, making him a completely different fighter than the one Usman is so familiar with. Despite walking into the APEX with UFC President Dana White’s eyes fixed on you for
PFL CEO Peter Murray has revealed that attempts are being made to secure a superfight between two-time PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison and Bellator MMA featherweight titleholder Cris Cyborg. Towards the start of this year, it appeared as if the blossoming social media feud between Harrison and Cyborg was on track to reach the cage,