Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s yet another possible obstacle to the long-awaited and often discussed match up between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier: retirement! While answering questions on Twitter, Poirier explained that he wasn’t sure what his next match up would be or even what division he was going to compete in. However, it’s clear
UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus weigh-in results: All fighters officially make weight The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio officially weighed in on Friday morning. The event is headlined by a heavyweight clash No. 4 ranked Curtis Blaydes and No. 9 ranked Chris Daukaus. Blaydes (15-3, 1
11:34 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a flyweight matchup between Jessica Eye and Casey O’Neill for a pay-per-view event on July 2, sources told ESPN. The 125-pound contest will take place at UFC 276, which is expected to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC has not announced a main event
At the UFC Columbus weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Columbus will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have highlights of the official weigh-ins when available. The UFC Columbus official weigh-ins will be at 9 a.m. E.T, and the highlights are below. The UFC Columbus ceremonial weigh-ins will be at
“I needed to have fun, to be excited to be here and be authentic. Me being authentic is how I act now, not all stiff and stressed when I’m in the cage,” Griffin said. “It’s a weird feeling to be excited in danger. You’re like basking in the danger rather than stressing.” Even though it
Ciryl Gane liked what he saw from Tom Aspinall at UFC London. There might be a new contender in the UFC heavyweight division. Tom Aspinall put on an amazing performance at UFC London last weekend. He defeated Alexander Volkov by first-round submission, rocketing himself to #6 in the division and closer to a world title
Joe Rogan doesn’t like Conor McGregor’s callout of Kamaru Usman. With McGregor rehabbing the broken leg he sustained in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier, he had said he was going to walk into a lightweight title shot. Yet, as he continued to rehab and lift weights he got bigger and now he said he
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debuts aren’t always the timeliest things, as injuries, global pandemics, or other mishaps can delay a hopeful’s arrival by years. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I really should try to learn to read Cyrillic, we look at an undefeated Dagestani prospect first signed in 2020 and his
UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio officially weighed in on Friday morning. Friday afternoon, they’ll step on the scales during the event’s ceremonial weigh-ins. The event is headlined by a heavyweight clash No. 4 ranked Curtis Blaydes and No. 9
After making his debut back in 2018, UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya climbed the standings defeating opponent after opponent until claiming the belt in 2019 after securing the win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243. Adesanya hopes too once again prove he is king of the middleweight division as he faces Whittaker in a rematch bout
#UFC light heavyweight Paul Craig talks to the media backstage at #UFCLondon about his opponents underestimating his jiu-jitsu, wanting to fight on a UFC show in Glasgow, why he’s a better grappler than Anthony Smith, and 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
Dana White on Daniel Cormier considered as the next UFC boss, Darren Till talks about his beef with Uriah Hall and explains, why he wants to face him next speaking at UFC London fan event and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since
1:53 PM ET Bellator has shuffled its upcoming tournament after a pair of injuries to significant names. Bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and the popular James Gallagher are both out of the scheduled Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, the promotion officially confirmed Thursday. Former champ Juan Archuleta will replace Pettis and fight Raufeon Stots for the
With a pair of glaring spots open for the upcoming Bellator bantamweight grand prix, four fighters will compete next month for the opportunity to fill them. Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Bellator 278 has added two bantamweight grand prix qualifying matchups. Jornel Lugo will face Danny Sabatello, while Josh Hill takes
In January 2020, Wood posted a tweet expressing interest in a hypothetical matchup a random Twitter user posted that tossed Wood and Grasso against one another. At the time, Grasso was still a strawweight but had just missed weight for a fight against Claudia Gadelha and issued a statement announcing her move to flyweight. Wood
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In this installment of The Pulse of MMA, we dive into the raw, unfiltered reactions to the recent arrest of Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal Arrested On Battery Charge, Could Face 15 Years In Prison Wednesday, Jorge Masvidal was charged with second-degree felony aggravated battery after allegedly
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 196 Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz seemingly have some disagreements about their movie future. Last week, Jared Leto discussed a potential movie about the career of ‘The Notorious‘. The Oscar winner stated that he would like to play McGregor in a possible movie in the future. Leto is
Welcome to Midnight Mania! With each passing week, it seems more likely that Conor McGregor is going to return from injury and loss directly into a title shot. Lightweight kingpin Charles Oliveira has mentioned being open to the match up, but now McGregor has been talking mostly about 170 lbs. and targeting Kamaru Usman as