Bare Knuckle FC officials demonstrate the hand-wrapping technique that will be in effect for Saturday’s historic bare-knuckle fight card in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez takes on Lewis Rumsey in the main event, while ex-UFC fighter Bec Rawlings meets Alma Garcia in the co-headliner. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog:
Dustin Poirier still hopes he and Nate Diaz are able to meet in the cage before the latter fighter potentially moves on from the UFC. Despite UFC President Dana White saying the promotion has moved on from the matchup, Diaz and Poirier have continued going back and forth online. In a recent appearance on The
4:43 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov says he recently texted Dana White to argue in favor of a lightweight title shot for his longtime friend and teammate Islam Makhachev — and apparently White left the retired legend on read. “Honestly, this is first time since we started talking to each other that he don’t respond to
UFC fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin via sources
Getting back to the top herself has been Holm’s mission since she was dethroned by Miesha Tate at UFC 196, and it has been a continuous process of improving in the gym, implementing those new skills in the Octagon, and facing the toughest competition possible at every turn. After closing out her rookie year in
Parker Porter was surprised when he found out he would be fighting Jailton Almeida. Porter has strung together three straight wins and on a month’s notice, he got the call to fight Almeida which surprised him. The Brazilain is 1-0 in the UFC and is a light heavyweight so Porter never expected to face Almeida.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Officially, Lightweight is without a champion at the minute due to Charles Oliveira’s half-pound weight miss, which may or may not be BS depending upon who you ask. Despite the technicality, a wide portion of the fan base still considers “Do Bronx” the Lightweight king given his recent finishes of Justin
Miesha Tate getting tone for UFC flyweight debut | Photos Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will make her flyweight debut during International Fight Week on July 2 at UFC 276 in Las Vegas against No. 2 ranked Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-8) came out of retirement in July 2021 after nearly five years away from
UFC veteran Sam Alvey will have at least one more chance to snap his current losing skid later this year in a fight against Michal Oleksiejczuk. MMA journalist Artur Mazur was the first to report the news of the planned Alvey vs. Oleksiejczuk matchup set for an Aug. 6 Fight Night. Alvey is desperately looking
Headlined by back-to-back title fights in the lightweight and bantamweight divisions, UFC 249 marked a monumental moment for professional sports in 2020 being the first North American pro-sports competition to return to action since the beginning of the pandemic. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
Chael Sonnen discusses the latest news in the world of mixed martial arts, including Nate Diaz’s current issues with the UFC, Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury, if Ngannou will remain with the UFC, what’s next for Henry Cejudo and Colby Covington, and much more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA
Cain Velasquez got the job done quickly and convincingly against Travis Browne. Naturally, he’s looking to get his belt back against the winner of Alistair Overeem and champ Stipe Miocic
4:04 PM ET Glover Teixeira’s days competing in the Octagon seem numbered. The UFC light heavyweight champion told Globo’s Mundo de Luta podcast Wednesday that he would like to wrap up his illustrious career in the next few months and this would “probably” be his final year fighting. Teixeira, 42, will defend his light heavyweight
Jan Blachowicz had to navigate the first round of his fight with Aleksandar Rakic with a serious handicap. Although Blachowicz won the UFC Vegas 54 main event this past Saturday by third-round TKO when Rakic succumbed to a knee injury, he had to deal with an injury of his own when a punch from Rakic
He had anticipated that everything outside of the actual fight would be different, but he knew that once that Octagon door locked it would feel just like home. So, he finally made the UFC walk, full of confidence and excited for a tough fight against Marc-Andre Barriault. 16 seconds in – the fight was over.
Amanda Nunes has explained how Kayla Harrison impacted her decision to leave ATT (American Top Team). Nunes, a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the UFC, confirmed that Kayla Harrison was part of the reason she left the Florida-based gym. Amanda Nunes, speaking on an episode of the MMA Fighting podcast ‘Trocação Franca’
Training for a fistfight and then going to perform eight hours of exotic dancing until the wee hours of the morning can be a little taxing. Not that I would know anything about such a combination, personally… Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Strawweight prospect Vanessa Demopoulos became a stripper at age 20 and wasn’t able to
John McCarthy admits ‘mistake’ in judging Sterling vs. Yan 2 ‘I was wrong’ “Big” John McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the best judges in all of MMA. When he speaks fans and fighters tend to listen to his words and take them as gospel, especially when it comes to commission activities like referring