Kaytlin Neil beat Julianna Peña’s top pick and advanced in The Ultimate Fighter 30 flyweight tournament, and she did so with the heaviest of hearts. On this week’s episode of TUF 30, Neil (5-4) beat BKFC veteran Helen Peralta (5-2)* by split decision in a fight that required a Sudden Victory third round to decide
“I mean, the best scenario I would wish for is a first-round knockout,” Rakic said, laughing, when asked how he envisions the fight playing out. “That’s the best — a quick fight, make some money, and go back home to the family, waiting for a title shot. “We will see what happens. We will see how
Charles Oliveira will still be fighting for UFC gold should he beat Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. Oliveira was looking to defend his belt for the second time against Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274 in a highly-anticipated bout. Yet, on Friday, the champ missed weight by 0.5 pounds and was forced to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though he seems largely unbothered by it, Charles Oliveira cannot escape his prior reputation. “Do Bronx” has now won 11 in a row, overcoming serious adversity in his last three bouts to finish top-notch opposition. Despite the repeated shows of resilience, the “quitter” label is hard to shake, largely because Oliveira
Conor McGregor tells Charles Oliveira to go back to the favela after call-out Charles Oliveira might not be the reigning lightweight champion anymore but he’s taking shots on Twitter like he is. On Tuesday morning the former champion, who was stripped after missing weight, despite winning what would have been his title defense, took to
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley believes Canelo Álvarez’s vegan diet may have played a part in his loss this past weekend. O’Malley was recently a guest on “The MMA Hour” to discuss several topics, including his thoughts on Canelo and his loss to Dmitry Bivol Saturday night. “Suga” mentioned that he heard this fight was
UFC lightweight Michael Chandler delivered a massive front-kick knockout to end his bout with former interim champ Tony Ferguson early in round two at UFC 274 on Saturday and called out a mix of opponents he would like to face in the future. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
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7:00 AM ET A lot happened during the 3 minutes, 22 seconds of the UFC 274 main event. Charles Oliveira had his arm raised in the end, but along the way to that big moment he got knocked down twice and bloodied by Justin Gaethje. But the biggest hit came after Oliveira finished the fight
The lightweight fight between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon has been rebooked for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Austin, Texas, on June 18. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday with verbal agreements in place from the athletes. ESPN.com initially reported the news. Cerrone
Hadley missed weight for his fight on Dana White’s Contender Series last fall, and sat in the back crestfallen as the UFC President explained that he had a rule about not taking fighters that failed to make weight, regardless of how well they performed. And then he offered Hadley a contract, because the former Cage
Image via @ufc on Instagram Today’s Bellator 280 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Yoel Romero and Alex Polizzi. Romero (13-6 MMA) will be looking to snap a four-fight losing skid when he takes to the cage this evening in Paris. ‘The Soldier of God’ made his Bellator debut last September, dropping
There was a brief period where Georges St. Pierre vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov was the most talked about super fight in the sport. When Nurmagomedov unexpectedly retired after dispatching Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, he did so at the absolute top of the game. Undefeated, multiple title defenses, pound-for-pound king — Nurmagomedov left a major void
Mike Tyson won’t face charges for airplane altercation According to TMZ, former world champion boxer Mike Tyson will not be criminally charged for the airplane assault which occurred last month. “The San Mateo County District Attorney said Monday morning because of ‘the conduct of the victim leading up to the incident, the interaction between Mr.
The flyweight division has a new face in the title picture in Kai Kara-France who will reportedly be facing Brandon Moreno for the interim title on July 30. MMA reporter Ariel Helwani was the first to break the news of the plans for the interim title bout on Monday. The July 30 date is attached
May 7, 2022 PHOENIX — The UFC’s Hall of Fame will welcome former two-weight champion Daniel Cormier into its wings this summer. The UFC announced Cormier’s looming induction into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Cormier, 43, was working the commentary booth at UFC 274 inside the Footprint Center and got caught by surprise. Born
The UFC’s International Fight Week will feature a loaded fight card in Las Vegas. During Saturday night’s UFC 274 broadcast, the promotion revealed the current lineup for UFC 276, which includes a middleweight championship headliner as Israel Adesanya defending his title against top contender Jared Cannonier. The event takes place July 2 at the T-Mobile
Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Jake Hadley makes his highly anticipated promotional debut this weekend, stepping with dangerous Brazilian Allan Nascimento in this exciting flyweight matchup. The undefeated Hadley caused quite a stir last fall on the annual talent search series, missing weight for his bout with Mitch Raposo. He dominated the former TUF 29