Welcome to Midnight Mania! In what feels like a rare occasion, longtime UFC Middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum will have a full camp to prepare for his next opponent. Per ESPN, rising knockout artist Nassourdine Imavov and Gastelum have agreed to fight on UFC 273, scheduled for April 9 at a to-be-announced location. In the last
11:04 PM ET Ranked middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov have agreed to meet at UFC 273 in April, according to multiple sources. The 185-pound contest will take place on April 9 at a location to be announced. Gastelum recently revealed on social media he’d signed a contract for his next bout, and additional sources
Middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Nassourdine Imavov have agreed to meet on April 9 at UFC 273, which is set to take place at a location still to be determined. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday, with verbal agreements in place from the fighters. ESPN initially reported the matchup. A mainstay in
Credit: ONE Championship Several of ONE Championship’s biggest fights in 2022 are official, and three of them are happening on the same night. On Wednesday, promotion CEO Chatri Sityodtong appeared on popular industry podcast The MMA Hour to reveal that ONE Championship’s tenth-anniversary event ONE X will be led by a pair of title fights
Coach Dyah Davis calls in first to discuss the latest developments on a potential matchup between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz, how his Olympic gold medalist father, Howard Davis Jr., taught him how to box and coach, and shares his prediction on the UFC heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. Then, comedian Brian
Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Jon Jones will become UFC heavyweight champ: ‘He’ll lose to Ciryl Gane or Francis Ngannou’ Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier weighed in on former rival Jon Jones‘ future in the heavyweight division, and he doesn’t see a championship in Jones’ future. Jones captured the UFC light heavyweight title at the
Daniel Cormier believes fellow former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor could “skip the line” and fight Charles Oliveira next. In a YouTube interview, the Schmo speaking to Daniel Cormier about the possibility of a McGregor vs Oliveira lightweight match this summer commented: “Honestly I really do believe that there are different rules in regards to Connor.
When Max Holloway was pulled from his title fight against Alexander Volkanovski, the MMA community suggested many names to step in and replace him. This included former bantamweight champ Henry Cejudo, The Korean Zombie (who ended up getting the title fight), and Giga Chikadze. Wait. Chikadze, the guy who is set to fight Calvin Kattar
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is getting a jump on its spring cleaning this week, quietly saying goodbye to another four fighters, including longtime welterweight veteran Micheal Prazeres, who holds victories over Gilbert Burns and Zak Cummings, among others. Probably had something to do with this. Joining “Trator” on the list of free agents are middleweight
7:15 AM ET On the eve of the UFC’s return to action with its first card of 2022, and a stretch of fights that will in many ways shape the rest of the year, there is potential and excitement in the air throughout the MMA world. But when the dust settles at the end of
Bibiano Fernandes and John Lineker have a new date for their title fight. ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced Wednesday on The MMA Hour that the Fernandes vs. Lineker bantamweight championship bout — originally scheduled for Dec. 5, 2021 — will now serve as the main event of ONE Championship: Bad Blood, on Feb. 11.
Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Shane Burgos (red gloves) before his fight against Billy Quarantillo (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports On a Wednesday edition of MMA podcast Fitz Nation, UFC featherweight star Shane Burgos detailed how his fight dreams almost ended six months
“The MANSCAPED team have been fantastic partners, and we’re thrilled to continue our relationship with them,” said Grant Norris-Jones, Vice President, Global Partnerships, UFC. “Our sponsorship business has been growing dramatically the past few years, but renewals with innovative brands like MANSCAPED speak volumes about the value our partners see in continuing to align with
Henry Cejudo blasts Alexander Volkanovski for Korean Zombie match-up Henry Cejudo is retired but that doesn’t mean he will stop his trash talk anytime soon. On Tuesday, the former UFC champion took to Twitter to blast Alexander Volkanovski for accepting a fight with Chan Sung Jung (aka Korean Zombie). Volkanovski was originally slated to face
Image via @jacaresouza on Instagram (photographer not listed) Jacare Souza will be taking his talents to the squared circle. Souza, the longtime Strikeforce and UFC fighter, is known for his grappling as he was prolific in jiu-jitsu. Yet, since his retirement from MMA, he says he began training boxing and enjoyed it and now is
Dana White gets amazing request from UFC rising fighter Khamzat Chimaev, Charles Oliveira on his struggles with glasses, Petr Yan extends his UFC contract for six more bouts and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the
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Petr Yan has his theory on why the UFC opted to move his scheduled rematch with Aljamain Sterling from UFC 272 to the UFC 273 co-main. Yan lost his bantamweight title to Sterling at UFC 259 after landing an illegal knee to a grounded Sterling late in the fight. Sterling would earn the title via