6:23 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is scheduled to undergo knee surgery on March 18, according to his manager, Marquel Martin. Ngannou (17-3), 35, is wrapping up a trip in his native Cameroon this week and is scheduled to return to the U.S. for the procedure next week. He suffered a torn MCL
Professional fighters are used to suffering all manner of gashes and wounds in their line of work, but not the kind Eryk Anders sustained on Friday night. The veteran UFC middleweight posted a series of grisly photos to his Instagram on Friday after accidentally slicing his foot open with a chainsaw. “They don’t make left
“I think I’m a better fighter, but he’s super dangerous, and when there’s that danger factor, I think that brings out the best in you because you gotta be sharp,” he said. “I lost my last fight, but I didn’t really think that kid was that dangerous. I thought if I was gonna lose, it
Eagle FC 46 took place live tonight from the FLXcast Arena in Miami Florida. The event was headlined by a 165 lbs. bout between former UFC standouts Kevin Lee and Diego Sanchez. In the co-main event, Rizvan Kuniev fought Anthony Hamilton. Also in action was former UFC vet Ray Borg, who took on Ricky Bandejas.
Eagle FC 46: Kevin Lee vs. Diego Sanchez Tonight’s Eagle FC 46 event was headlined by a super lightweight bout between former UFC stars Kevin Lee and Diego Sanchez. The former interim lightweight title challenger, Lee (19-7 MMA), was let go by Dana White and company back in 2021, this after suffering setbacks in four
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Back in January, Francis Ngannou put on a majorly gritty performance to defend his UFC Heavyweight title for the first time. Amidst contract negotiations and potential lawsuits, Ngannou rallied from an 0-2 start vs. Ciryl Gane, taking over the final three rounds on the strength of his wrestling. It wasn’t necessarily
Bellator 276 Weigh-in Results and Video The Bellator MMA cage will be in St. Louis on Saturday for Bellator 276 at Family Arena featuring a 10-bout fight card. Before the athletes competing go to battle on Saturday, they officially weighed in on Friday. The event is headlined by a featherweight bout between No. 2 ranked
7:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event is a light heavyweight bout between onetime title challenger Thiago Santos and rising contender Magomed Ankalaev. There is a lot of intrigue around this 205-pound matchup, as the division is wide open at the moment. Santos (22-9) is rebuilding from a rough stretch
MMA Fighting has Bellator 276 weigh-in video Friday afternoon in St. Louis. Watch the ceremonial weigh-in video above, courtesy of Bellator MMA. In the main event, Adam Borics and Mads Burnell will not be able to weigh more than 146 pounds, the max for the featherweight division for a non-title fight. The ceremonial weigh-ins will
As far as introductions go, Moutinho’s UFC debut against “Sugar Sean” was both good and bad. The bad is that it was a short notice call on a high-profile pay-per-view card against a high-profile opponent in O’Malley that ended up in a third-round TKO loss. But the good is that Moutinho was in there slugging
UFC women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern has given her take on bantamweight champion Julianna Peña‘s past comments on motherhood. At UFC 269, Amanda Nunes put her 135-pound gold on the line against “The Venezuelan Vixen.” In and around fight week was the presence of two little ones. While the Brazilian became a mom after her
At XMMA 4 next month, 14 former UFC fighters are set to compete on the card – including former title challenger John Dodson. After debuting in January 2021 with James Vick in the main event, XMMA has slowly but surely been building for the future. Whether it be future talent or stars from years gone
The place is here, The Family Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 276: “Borics vs Burnell” event tomorrow night (Sat., March 12, 2022) on Showtime go down today (Fri., March 11) ahead of a Featherweight fight between Adam Borics and Mads Burnell. The early weigh-ins will
UFC Vegas 50 Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev fight card take to the stage for the official UFC Vegas 50 weigh-in on Friday morning in Las Vegas. The light heavyweight bout between top contenders Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev headlines the UFC Fight Night card at
Check out the highlights from Thursday’s UFC 272 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas where heated words were exchanged between main event fighters Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The UFC 272 main card begins at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Saturday, March 5. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
8:35 PM ET The UFC is targeting a middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori in June, officials told ESPN on Thursday. Contracts have not been signed, but the bout is close to being finalized for a UFC 275 pay-per-view on June 11. A location for the card has yet to be
MMA Fighting has Eagle FC 46 results for the Lee vs. Sanchez fight card from the FLXcast Arena in Miami on Friday night. In the main event, Kevin Lee will square off against Diego Sanchez in a super lightweight contest. Lee and Sanchez will both be competing for the first time since their departures from
Find out what frozen pizza Matt deemed “underrated” on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Matt are joined by Marlon Moraes ahead of his co-main event bout against Song Yadong this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev at the UFC Apex. Moraes tells Matt how relieved he is to not be