Chael Sonnen is fully expecting Paulo Costa to miss weight for his pending fight with Luke Rockhold. Sonnen recently took to his podcast to discuss the matchup and talked about Costa missing weight for his last fight at 185 pounds. The jury seems to be out on the Brazilian, with many believing he should jump
Even given the chaotic nature of the MMA business, it’s unlikely we’ll ever see a five-month stretch like we just saw in the first half of 2022. Not only did we see a UFC champion lose their title on the scale for the first time ever, we also had Francis Ngannou stay one step ahead
A highly notable matchup in the featherweight division goes down between perennial top-15 presence Dan Ige and undefeated Russian riser Movsar Evolev. Ige looks to bounce back from a hard-fought, razor-close decision to Josh Emmett while Evolev steps up in competition and hopes to graduate into more high-profile matchups from here. Another compelling bout takes
Nick Diaz plans to return to the Octagon later this year, in 2022, and is requesting a fight with Kamaru Usman. Diaz (26-10 MMA) indeed wants a shot at UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA). Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz’s longtime coach posted to ‘Instagram’: “Look for @nickdiaz209 to fight by the end of the year.” advertisement
The WBA lightweight title fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero, which took place last night (Sat., May 28, 2022) live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, is officially in the books. Fight fans can now check out the live post-fight press conference video above for all the best
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski landed a huge uppercut that required no follow-up in the main event of KSW 70. Facing former KSW middleweight champion Michał Materla at the event in Łódź, Poland, Pudzianowski needed less than two minutes to finish his Polish countryman. After Materla blocked a huge overhand right, “Pudzian” loaded up
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Two titles are on the line as light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira meets Jiri Prochazka in the main event, and Valentina Shevchenko faces Taila Santos for the flyweight title in the co-main event. In the featured bout, former strawweight title holders clash in one of the most highly anticipated rematches in UFC history as Joanna
Jonathan Martinez wants to fight a ranked opponent next and believes Frankie Edgar makes the most sense. Martinez picked up his third win in a row as he beat Vince Morales by decision at UFC Vegas 55. The fight was one-sided and Martinez knew he won all three rounds when the fight went to the
One of boxing’s most electric young fighters takes on a long-time rival tonight (Sat., May 28, 2022) inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., when Gervonta Davis defends his WBA “world” Lightweight title against fellow unbeaten Rolando Romero. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card below. The Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) broadcast will kickoff at
Alex Polizzi shows off brutal broken jaw x-ray courtesy of Yoel Romero Alex Polizzi was on the losing end of Yoel Romero’s first Bellator win and he has the injuries to prove it. On Wednesday Polizzi shared an X-ray of an injury sustained in his fight with Romero. “Ope! We should probably just heal and
UFC bantamweight TJ Dillashaw is prepared for the inevitable trash talk that will come his way if a fight against champion Aljamain Sterling comes to fruition. At UFC 273, Sterling proved a whole host of doubters wrong by successfully defending his 135-pound gold against arch-rival Petr Yan. Having legitimized what had been a disputed reign
8:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “If I was in my 20s, man, I would be all over this.” That’s Randy Couture speaking about the PFL and its season format, in which fighters must compete four times over six months to earn a $1 million prize. Couture is not in his 20s though. He’s a 58-year-old
It’s mid-year award time, and you can call it recency bias, but it’s been one hell of a recent stretch of events for the UFC. In gathering our picks for the best fight, knockout, and submission of the first half of 2022, our four-person panel was in complete agreement for all three, and it was
“I need to have everything good: weight, conditioning, and focus for the fight, but you need to understand that I’m living in a state of being prepared for a title fight, and I’m living in that normally,” Prochazka said. “I’m working on my body, on my conditioning, on my mental (game), on my emotional stuff
Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez has finally been booked. After months of talks that the UFC was targeting the featherweight fight, the promotion announced on Twitter on Thursday that Ortega vs. Rodriguez is set to headline a Fight Night card on July 16. The event will also take place at the UBS Arena on Long
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s might just be impossible to make everyone happy. Kevin Holland has an outspoken personality, so perhaps it makes sense that he’s not every fight fan’s cup of tea — the man is named “Bigmouth,” after all. However, it’s hard to knock Holland for routinely solving crimes and potentially saving lives!