Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League is coming back to New York for its final two semifinal dates, with matchups now set for the entire cards, officials told ESPN. Knockout artist Renan Ferreira will take on Maurice Greene in the Aug. 18 main event, a heavyweight semifinal.
Bo Nickal undoubtedly will have a lot of options waiting as one of the most talked-about fighters on the entire UFC roster. But a future showdown against Khamzat Chimaev might just sit at the top of the wish list. Despite only having five professional fights on his resume — and only two in the UFC
“These guys have just been big brothers to me and are really just showing me how to move around as a UFC fighter; not just inside the cage, but outside the cage,” McKinney said. “Just making sure I’m being a professional on the media side and making sure I’m interacting there and showing up to
Jamahal Hill has decided to relinquish his UFC light heavyweight title after rupturing his Achilles during a basketball game with Daniel Cormier. Hill (12-1 MMA) announced his decision on his YouTube channel late yesterday evening. “I have unfortunately suffered an injury. I’ve ruptured my Achilles. It’s just one of those things that happens. It’s a
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns later TONIGHT (Sat., July 15, 2023) with UFC Vegas 77, which is set to go down inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a women’s Bantamweight fight between Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva. In the co-main event, Jack Della Maddalena will take on Bassil Hafez in a Welterweight
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 08:10 PM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday against Josh Parisian after testing positive for a banned substance, he posted Wednesday on Twitter. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed to ESPN that Harris has been notified of the
Garry Tonon relied to his grappling skills to get the job done in his return to ONE Championship cage on Friday. The ADCC veteran met undefeated Shamil Gasanov in the final MMA bout of the night at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 12, and had to
“Melsik is the same always. I never change with the weather; I never change with anything. I always train hard. I need, of course, a lot of adjustments on my ground game, wrestling and jiu-jitsu. Since I’m a striker, I don’t care who’s in front of me, but I need adjustments with grappling and jiu-jitsu,
Brandon Royval sees holes in Alexandre Pantoja’s game At UFC 290, Alexandre Pantoja used his grappling to get Brandon Moreno to the ground, which did surprise Brandon Royval. With Pantoja able to control the grappling, he edged out a decision in a back-and-forth war. However, Royval also admits he saw a lot of holes in
Francis Ngannou left Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on a real sour note, but now the former UFC heavyweight king has ultimate bragging rights over Dana White after scoring a lucrative boxing match against world champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou and White have not seen eye-to-eye in quite some time and it led to “Predator’s” UFC release
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 02:30 AM ET The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant — again. Jamahal Hill, who has been champion for six months, announced Thursday night on his YouTube page that he ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be relinquishing the belt. Hill said in the video that he will
As if the combat sports news cycle couldn’t get any crazier this week, Jamahal Hill announced on Thursday that he ruptured his Achilles tendon and will be vacating the UFC light heavyweight title. With the belt vacant once again, Jiri Prochazka getting ready to return, and Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira booked for UFC 291
Not only is Holm defeating these top ranked contenders, but she also continues to evolve, despite competing professionally in combat sports since 2002, when she made her kickboxing debut. “I do feel like I keep getting better and better,” Holm said. “We’re taking small steps all the time, nothing happens overnight. I feel like I’m
O’Malley praises Adesanya “I loved it,” O’Malley said. “I thought it was sweet. I wish I could say that… But I thought it was f***ing – I thought it was awesome…Call him the n-word. I was hoping [Du Plessis] said, ‘What!?’” Quotes via MMA News Adesanya is going to do what he wants to do,
For the second time in less than a year, the UFC light heavyweight title has been vacated due to injury. Jamahal Hill is headed for surgery after reportedly tearing his Achilles tendon while participating in a basketball game between UFC fighters during International Fight Week. In his absence, which will undoubtedly keep “Sweet Dreams” on
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Social media influencers have been all the rage in boxing over the past several years. Now, one is going into MMA. Jawy Mendez, a Mexican reality show star and recording artist, has signed with Combate Global to compete as a pro mixed martial arts fighter,
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Evans-Smith has been on the sidelines for nearly three years while she recovered from a spine surgery to fix pinching and nerve pain in her neck and back. At this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva she makes her comeback, fully healthy and full of gratitude for everything that she went through to
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