International restrictions are beginning to loosen in Japan and RIZIN Fighting Federation is taking full advantage of it in the month of April. The promotion held a press conference Thursday (March 10, 2022) to announce the first six bouts for their two April events as RIZIN Trigger 3rd and RIZIN 35 will go back-to-back on
UFC Vegas 50 live results: Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev UFC Vegas 50 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 12, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 50 live results section.
1:08 AM ET Colby Covington dominated Jorge Masvidal to claim a one-sided unanimous decision Saturday night at UFC 272 at T-Mobile Arena in a grudge match between former teammates turned bitter rivals. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 50-44 and 50-45 for Covington. Covington wasted little time going to his bread and butter in the
2:09 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail Monday in his attempted murder case, per a Santa Clara County (California) court spokesperson. Judge Shelyna Brown of Santa Clara County Superior Court said the “risk is too great” to let Velasquez out on bail because of the “extreme recklessness” of the retired
10:48 AM ET Bellator is bringing one of its deepest cards in some time to Hawai’i. Cris Cyborg, one of the top female fighters of all time, will defend her Bellator women’s featherweight title against Arlene Blencowe in a rematch April 23 in Honolulu, Hawai’i, the promotion announced Wednesday morning. ESPN has Cyborg ranked as
Davi Ramos wants out of the UFC. Sitting on the sidelines since a decision defeat to lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan in July 2020, Ramos told MMA Fighting he has asked his managers to request his release from the company so he can continue his career elsewhere. Ramos completed his most recent four-fight contract with the
When Jake Paul released his diss track aimed primarily at UFC president Dana White, there were a few familiar faces alongside him in the video — including Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee’s father, Antonio McKee. Of course, Antonio had a successful fighting career of his own before passing the torch to his son, who jokingly
After competing and even challenging for the championship in the UFC’s bantamweight division for three years, Valentina “Bullet” Shevchenko made a move down to the UFC’s 125-pound division. With that title sitting vacant, Shevchenko and former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk would meet in the co-main event of UFC 231 to determine the next
At UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes took the challenge of becoming a two-division champion. Nunes was confident and fearless with her move up to the 145-pound division to take on Cyborg. She knew she was capable of beating Cyborg, an opponent that many challengers had shied away from in the past. Check
In his first fight back, Santos had some positive moments, but succumbed to the veteran savvy and “old man strength” of Glover Teixeira before dropping an uneventful decision to Aleksandar Rakic four months later. Last time out, he got back into the win column, an important step in getting back to the being the “Marreta”
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has taken shots at Jon Jones‘ 2021 arrest and suggested the former light heavyweight titleholder needs to fight himself and his demons. Jones, who is widely considered one of, if not the, leading contenders in the race for the status of greatest of all time, hasn’t entered the Octagon since
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is not a fan of Tim Elliott’s “dirty” approach to his fight against Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272. Makhachev is arguably the best active Dagestan fighter following the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. He’s on the verge of a lightweight title shot with a win later this year against potential opponent
The 70th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 50 and Eagle FC 46. We’re first joined by Kevin Lee (2:28). Next, Diego Sanchez (21:10) comes on. UFC lightweight, Terrance McKinney (46:00) joins the show. Closing out the program is UFC featherweight, Damon Jackson (57:13).
PhotoCred: Twitter – @PFLMMA PFL star Kayla Harrison has given her thoughts on Henry Cejudo helping to train Bellator champion Cris Cyborg. For the longest time there’s been a great deal of speculation surrounding the future of Kayla Harrison. While she may already be a two-time PFL tournament winner and champion, many wonder whether or
Former UFC 265-pound champion Stipe Miocic has been linked to a potential comeback fight opposite fast-rising heavyweight smasher Tai Tuivasa, and while nothing is official (or even mentioned by the promotion) at this time, the sports books are already taking action on this fan-friendly matchup. Not surprisingly, Miocic opened as the -220 (5/11) betting favorite,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day on Wednesday for the upcoming UFC Vegas 50: “Santos vs. Ankalaev” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (March 12, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 50 On ESPN+ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Since turning pro in October, 2020 not much has gotten in the way of featherweight Cody Law. In five fights, law has picked up five wins, including four finishes. It’s been the kind of start that has Law excited to continue his momentum into 2022. “It was a good year (in 2021),” Law told MMAWeekly.com.
Former UFC fighter and Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter semifinalist Chris Leben was left fighting for his life after a second bout with COVID-19. In a video posted to his Instagram account, “The Crippler” detailed his battle, his recovery, and what a person really thinks about on their death bed. “I’m just going to lay it out there,