Welcome to Midnight Mania! MMA fighters and bad tattoos, a combination as successful as peanut butter and chocolate. That’s said without judgement, too, speaking as the professional fighter with a diamond carved into the sole of his foot. The longstanding trend makes it clear that getting questionable tattoos is a hard urge to resist for
Glover Teixeira: ‘Charles Oliveira is still the champion’ Light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira still considers Charles Oliveira the lightweight titleholder even though Oliveira was stripped of the title for missing weight at UFC 274. Oliveira tipped the scales a half pound heavy for his scheduled title defense against Justin Gaethje. As a result, he was
Former UFC bantamweight Jimmie Rivera will make his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut on June 24. Rivera’s opponent for his first fight in bare-knuckle boxing will be Howard Davis, who brings a BKFC record of 2-0 into this bout. The bout is advertised to be taking place in the featherweight division. BKFC announced the
Renan Barao is once again scheduled to make his MMA return. The former UFC bantamweight champion is set to face William Gomis in a featherweight bout at ARES FC 7 on June 25 in Paris. The promotion announced the matchup Tuesday via Instagram. If it happens, the fight will be Barao’s first since his release
“Soon after I took up BJJ, I started doing MMA and the extra weight just fell off,” says the 28-year-old. “I wasn’t even dieting, I just loved doing the sport. After about a year of training hard, my coach asked if I wanted to have a fight. After that, I was even more hooked on
Commentator Daniel Cormier believes Holly Holm and Eryk Anders were robbed of wins at UFC Vegas 55 which took place on Saturday, May 21st at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada. The main card saw three split decisions which didn’t sit well with some fans, including former champ Daniel Cormier. Former women’s bantamweight champion
Mark Munoz looks to be needing to find a new job following a recent incident at the high school he coaches wrestling at. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight contender has been placed on administrative leave from his duties as Fairmont Private Schools high school wrestling coach, reports TMZ Sports. According to the report,
Aljamain Sterling gets hometown parade in Nassau County following title defense | VIDEO UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling got a hero’s welcome this week when his hometown of Uniondale, NY declared May 23 “Aljamain Sterling Day” to honor the champion. The event was held at Uniondale High School and people in the community lined the
Dana White’s Contender Series returns next week on Tuesday, August 4! Watch weekly on Tuesday’s as MMA prospects compete to earn a fight contract from the UFC President. 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 https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order
Alexander Volkanovski stops by The MMA Hour set and discusses his title defense at UFC 273, his new attitude, his thoughts on possibly facing Henry Cejudo, the featherweight division, cooks some chicken, and much more. 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
90 Day Fiancé star Biniyam Shibre has revealed that he wants to become a prize fighter to support his bride-to-be and two-year-old son. If you’re a fan of the popular TLC reality show, you’ll know that Biniyam — who recently migrated to the US from Ethiopia — is a man with lofty dreams. The 32-year-old is
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“The wrestlers are technically there, but I think the bigger names like Bo Nickal, who made it all the way to the Olympic trial finals, those guys like to continue to compete in wrestling,” said Zach Bogle of the StaleMates podcast. Nickal agrees that the well is running pretty dry, but with his impact and
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko says she might fight for the bantamweight title after her next fight. Next month, ‘Bullet’ is set to defend her flyweight crown against Talia Santos at UFC 275. If she defeats the Brazilian, many have speculated that she might move back to bantamweight. During her reign
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Even the most diehard Conor McGregor fight would likely admit that times have been tough inside the Octagon for the Irishman. He’s won just a single fight in the last five years, and his last two showdowns opposite Dustin Poirier ended in a knockout loss and broken leg, the latter of
Valentina Shevchenko gives her pick in Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes rematch UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has fought both Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes and gave her pick for the bantamweight title rematch. “Bullet” went the distance with Nunes twice when she completed in the women’s 135-pound division before the creation of the
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg wants to face the UFC 277 title bout winner between Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes. Cyborg recently took to Twitter to respond to an ESPN Tweet promoting the Peña vs. Nunes rematch. The 145-pound champion suggested that she fight the winner of the bout. Cyborg Vs. The winner? —
8:00 AM ET The UFC has fighters ranging from 115 pounds to more than twice that weight. Yet size does not matter very much when it comes to assessing where the greatest fights are. Some weight classes are top-heavy, featuring dominant champions no one can match. Other divisions draw their intrigue from a level playing