Six-time national Muay Thai champion and Fury FC amateur bantamweight champion Oliver Jimenez is set to make his MMA debut at Fury FC 60 on UFC FIGHT PASS. With a style comparable to Max Holloway and Petr Yan, Jimenez is already having trouble finding fights in Texas without ever having fought in a cage professionally.
The 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League kicked off live tonight on ESPN, and MMA News has you covered with the results and highlights! It was the light heavyweights and lightweights on display in tonight’s season premiere. In the main event, former UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens made his PFL debut against Clay Collard. In
Scott Coker, 59, the current President of Bellator, has indicated what competition level he would put Logan and Jake Paul up against should they join his promotion. The two brothers, Jake and Logan have both entertained the possibility of moving to the MMA after a few more fights in the boxing ring. In a recent
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jeremy Stephens vs. Clay Collard completely lived up to expectations. The first main event of the 2022 Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) season delivered the goods, as Stephens and Collard threw down for a bloody 15 minutes. Neither man wasted any time, landing big shots from the first bell. Between trading right
Chael Sonnen: Leon Edwards offered cash to step aside for Conor McGregor Apparently, the rules don’t apply to Conor McGregor. According to Chael Sonnen, Leon Edwards is being offered big money to step aside so the former two-division champion can face Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. “I am being told that Leon has been
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns spoke with Joe Rogan after facing defeat to opponent Khamzat Chimaev via unanimous decision in a memorable main card bout at UFC 273 on Saturday. 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
8:00 AM ET Ian ParkerESPN The Professional Fighters League makes its season debut on Wednesday night (6 ET on ESPN+) with some new faces and returning standouts. Lightweight Clay Collard will welcome Jeremy Stephens to the promotion in the main event. Eight lightweight fighters and 10 light heavyweights will be in action this week, highlighted
While Jeremy Stephens stated that he respects Drakkar Klose a year after an unfortunate incident at a pre-fight staredown a year ago, that doesn’t change anything in Klose’s eyes. In April 2021, Klose and Stephens were scheduled to compete at UFC Vegas 24. After both fighters made weight, they squared off in front of matchmaker
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade Updates Due to injury, Tanner Boser has been removed from his heavyweight bout with Alexandr Romanov. Replacing Boser will be UFC veteran Chase Sherman. Additionally, due to COVID-19 protocols, Louis Cosce has been removed from his welterweight bout with Preston Parsons. Replacing Cosce will be undefeated UFC newcomer Evan
Carla Esparza thinks being overlooked has been a theme in her career so far. Carla Esparza has had a wonderful career up until this point. She was the first-ever UFC strawweight champion and has beat some of the best fighters in that weight class. She now has the opportunity to fight for the belt once
(via Bellator) Corey Anderson has given his reaction after missing out on $1 million and a Bellator championship. Anderson challenged Vadim Nemkov in the finals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Anderson had been finding great success with his grappling up until late in the third round. With just a few seconds left
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury came face-to-face with WBC interim titleholder Dillian Whyte at the conclusion of today’s final press conference across the pond, the second-to-last stop before their 12-round showdown this Sat. (April 23, 2022) in front of nearly 90,000 boxing fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Fury will bank a staggering $32,800,000
Cris Cyborg shares Bellator 279 behind-the-scenes fight week video including final preparations Bellator MMA women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg puts her title on the line in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe in the UFC 279 main event on Saturday. The two first fought at Bellator 249 in October 2020. Cyborg submitted Blencowe in the second
6:44 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has suspended UFC fighter Miles Johns six months due to a positive drug test, NSAC executive director Jeff Mullen confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. Mullen said he could not reveal the name of the substance, but it was mentioned in a hearing Tuesday morning in Las Vegas
MMA Fighting has PFL 1 results for the Collard vs. Stephens fight card Wednesday night at Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. In the lightweight main event, Clay Collard welcomes longtime UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens to the PFL SmartCage. Returning lightweight champion Raush Manfio fights Don Madge in the co-main event, while returning light heavyweight
Lemos was one of the top breakout fighters of 2021, entering the year on a two-fight winning streak, but carrying little momentum or buzz, despite brandishing an 8-1-1 record and each of her last two victories coming against solid competition. She started to open some eyes with her dominant first-round win over Livinha Souza in
Jorge Masvidal has appeared to pivot on his stance regarding Jake Paul’s boxing skills following his knockout of Tyron Woodley. Masvidal has been a target of Paul’s on social media, after their falling out stemming from a brief training session ahead of Paul’s match with Ben Askren. Things took a tense turn after Masvidal picked
It looks like the UFC will be returning to the UK this summer. Whenever the UFC touches down in England, it is absolute scenes. Local fighters are often welcomed to standing ovations and it looks like the UFC wants back in sooner than later. Al Zullino is reporting that the UFC will be making its