Professional Fighters League (PFL) is coming to a European country near you. The fast-growing mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion announced Friday the launch of PFL Europe, a new international league debuting in 2023. PFL Europe events will all be staged in European countries, broadcast and streamed primetime in Europe, and feature the top emerging European
UFC Long Island Main Event Face-off Video UFC Long Island main event fighters, featherweight contenders Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez came face to face following Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in. Ortega enters Saturday’s fight ranked No. 2 in the 145-pound division while Rodriguez is ranked No. 3. The winner will strengthen their case for getting the next
Jun 28, 2022 ESPN staff The 2022 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. Here are the nominees for Best MMA Fighter: Alexander Volkanovski Charles Oliveira Kamaru Usman Kayla Harrison Cast your vote now and tune in to the
At the UFC Long Island weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Elmont, N.Y., are set to step on the scale Friday, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video, which can be seen above. In the main event, UFC featherweights Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez can weigh no more than 146 pounds,
These were the first two losses of Soriano’s career. And although a 2-2 start isn’t exactly what he hoped for once joining the UFC, these two fights served as the perfect experience to test himself against high-level opposition and make Soriano feel like he belonged in the promotion. “I just feel like my mindset is
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman is welcoming the future challenge of Khamzat Chimaev, hinting that it could be a legacy-defining matchup. Since ascending the 170-pound mountain in 2019, Usman has developed a reign worthy of leaving him in divisional GOAT contention in the eyes of many. Having already faced and defeated both Colby Covington and
Nate Diaz @ UFC 263 Nate Diaz has made it clear he wants out of the UFC. It has been well-documented that Diaz has one fight left on his contract and he has been vocal about wanting to fight it out and go to free agency. However, he has not got a fight booked as
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just “one more sleep” from the upcoming UFC Long Island mixed martial arts (MMA) event, locked and loaded for tomorrow (Sat., July 16, 2022) from inside UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Headlining the ABC fight card is two-time 145-pound title challenger Brian Ortega, who risks his
After kicking of his 2022 in the boxing ring, flyweight Lloyd McKinney returned to MMA this past April with a win over Nate Williams at 3 River Throwdown 18. Having not gone the distance in a fight since 2017, nearly getting to the fifth round against Williams, McKinney feels like being able to keep the
Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy exchange words backstage after their controversial fight at UFC 178. Head over to UFC.tv to watch the UFC 178 replay!
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The UFC train keeps right on rolling this weekend with UFC Long Island on Saturday evening. The main event is a featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez that may well determine the next challenger to Alexander Volkanovski’s 145-pound title. While that bout is taking up all the headlines, the rest of the card
When looking at his opponent this weekend, Burgos said it reminds him a lot of himself, not just when he was younger, but now, as well. The 26-year-old went 2-3-1 in his first six UFC fights, most recently coming off a submission victory against Lando Vannata in April. Just like Burgos, Jourdain is searching for
Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather may not be 100% done with professional boxing after his recent comments. Mayweather has turned his full attention to his other business ventures outside of boxing. He’s also hinted at potentially owning an NBA basketball team shortly and bringing a team to Las Vegas. But Mayweather still competes in
UFC welterweight star Nate Diaz is ready to leave the promotion. The Stockton-native has been out of the cage since his loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 263 in June 2021. The loss was his second in a row, having been stopped by Jorge Masvidal back in November 2019. However, the fight with Edwards had
Jan Blachowicz isn’t happy with Jiri Prochazka going back on their recent agreement. Immediately following Prochazka’s crowning achievement against Glover Teixeira in Kallang, Singapore at UFC 275 last month, Blachowicz let “Denisa” know he was ready to get his belt back. Willing to make the bout happen at the time, Prochazka has since changed his
Robert Whittaker weighs in on Israel Adesanya’s UFC 276 performance: ‘It wasn’t what he sold it to be’ Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has fought current titleholder Israel Adesanya twice and watched Adesanya’s UFC 276 win over Jared Cannonier. The fight went the distance with Adesanya clearly winning, but the bout didn’t live up to