Kevin Holland is always the guy making jokes. But he doesn’t suffer fools lightly, especially when they target him on social media. Holland on Saturday documented the result when an internet troll who apparently believed his jiu-jitsu skills superior to the UFC veteran issued an online challenge – and wouldn’t let up when he didn’t
UFC newcomer Jasmine Jasudavicius was feeling that larger-than-life UFC spotlight before her promotional debut at UFC 270. However, she says winning her promotional contract on Dana White’s Contender Series played a pivotal role in avoiding the dreaded Octagon jitters. MMA fighters at any level are filled with nervous energy and adrenaline as they head to
On February 5, Jack Hermansson returns to halt the momentum of the streaking Sean Strickland. Elsewhere on the card, middleweight prospect Punahele Soriano returns looking to bounce back from his first shot at the top-15 and hopes to get back on track against Nick Maximov, a pupil of the Diaz brothers. Perhaps the most interesting
Flashback Fight: Watch Nick Diaz finish Paul Daley in Strikeforce title bout | Video In his final fight before rejoining the UFC, Nick Diaz defended his Strikeforce welterweight title against Paul Daley in a highly anticipated matchup in April 2011. Diaz stepped away from fighting after a loss to former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in
Ryan Bader is currently set to fight Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273. Despite his focus being on the interim champion, there’s still a massive looming figure in the form of Fedor Emelianenko. ‘Darth’ defeated the Russian in the finals of the 2018 Bellator heavyweight Grand-Prix. With the win, Bader became one of the few to
The first step towards the return of Jon Jones could be this weekend. The former light heavyweight champion’s advisor recently revealed to The Sun that he will meet with the UFC this weekend to discuss his client’s potential return. Advisor Richard Schaefer said he will meet with the promotion in the coming days in Los
UFC 270 is upon us. All of the fighters competing at UFC 270: Ngannou vs Gane got one last look at their opponent before Saturday night at the Ceremonial Weigh-In. 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/
Eric Nicksick discusses Francis Ngannou’s win at UFC 270, how stressful the camp was, the champ’s knee injury, how close they were to pulling out of the fight, what he thought of Dana White not putting the belt on Ngannou, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Per a first report from MMAJunkie, longtime UFC Lightweight veterans Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon are targeted to battle on April 30 at UFC Fight Night 208 from a to-be-determined location. This could be the last ride for either man … or both? “Cowboy” is having a rough go of things
8:51 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon in April, multiple sources told ESPN. The 155-pound fight would take place on a UFC Fight Night event on April 30. The UFC has not announced an official venue for the card. Cerrone (36-16) has not fought
MMA Fighting has Bellator 273 results for the Bader vs. Moldavsky fight card Saturday night from the Footprint Center in Phoenix. In the main event, Bellator interim heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky attempts to unify the belt against undisputed champ Ryan Bader, who returns to heavyweight after losing the light heavyweight title and falling short in
Credit: Jake Paul YouTube In a new post to his popular YouTube channel, Jake Paul laid into UFC president Dana White, as well as superstar fighters Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor with a classic hip-hop beef tradition: The diss track. The public heat between the YouTube personality turned boxing sensation and the UFC boss has
“That loss was a little worse than others, obviously, but it is against a great fighter,” he continued. “So, as far as hanging my head, it wasn’t like that, but it was important for me to just go out and remind everybody and prove to myself that I do know why I belong at the
Following a loss in his first fight of 2021 in May to Johnny Campbell at Bellator 258, featherweight Henry Corrales was able to rebound in his follow-up bout in October at Bellator 268 versus Vladyslav Parubchenko and close out his year with a win. The win over Parubchenko was even better for the fact that
Image: @ufc on Instagram Jon Jones’ advisor, Richard Schaefer will be meeting with the UFC brass this weekend to discuss ‘Bones’ returning to the UFC. Jones has not fought since February of 2020 where he defeated Dominick Reyes by decision to defend his light heavyweight title. After that, he vacated his 205lbs strap in hopes
Ben Askren doesn’t agree with Chael Sonnen that UFC 272 is a career-ending fight per se, but he knows Jorge Masvidal needs to defeat Colby Covington to regain his popularity. Masvidal became a massive star in 2019 after knocking out Darren Till in London. He followed that up with a five-second flying knee KO over
Does the average UFC fighter live a “life of luxury?” Probably not. Even once inside the Octagon, many fighters are scraping by, making a fairly meager sum after training costs are considered. Still, for those who do rise above the preliminary card and become well-known names, there is definitely light at the end of the
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim At first, Ryan Bader wondered if he belonged. By using a relative colossus and a stoic legend as springboards, he came to recognize he most definitely did. The self-reflection by Bellator’s light heavyweight champion occurred as the promotion put a new challenge in front of him in 2018. Bader had