Two of light heavyweight’s heavy hitters will collide in early 2022. A matchup pitting Ryan Spann against Ion Cutelaba has been signed for the UFC’s Fight Night event on February 26. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Thursday following an initial report by MMA Island. Spann (19-7) will be looking to rebound after an up-and-down 2021
Sep 25, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Jessica Andrade reacts following her TKO victory against Cynthia Calvillo during UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Could a Jessica Andrade vs Miesha Tate fight be possible? The former strawweight champion would “love” to be on the welcoming committee if Tate does
“I said, ‘Billy, I’m going to throw something out there at you; are you interested in grappling?’ he said, ‘Sure, do you have a big name for me?’ I said, ‘How’s Clay Guida?’ His response was, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me?’” Haydak recalls with a laugh. Despite having almost 40 less professional fights than
Check out the best Bellator MMA knockouts of 2021 | Video These are the very best and most exciting MMA KO’s of 2021 that you must see! With knockouts from Fedor Emelianenko, Patricio Pitbull, Cris Cyborg, among others. Bellator MMA’s first event of 2022 takes place on Jan. 29 when Footprint Center in Phoenix plays
Image Credit: Showtime Boxing Jake Paul has disputed the recent reports this his rematch against Tyron Woodley tanked on pay-per-view. Paul was originally supposed to face Tommy Fury on December 18. However, less than two weeks out Fury was forced to withdraw from the fight and was replaced with Woodley. The ‘Paul vs Woodley’ rematch
UFC featherweight Josh Emmett is hoping his next appearance in the Octagon will be a title eliminator against veteran contender “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. Emmett’s surge towards the title stalled last year following his clash with Shane Burgos. While securing a unanimous decision victory over “Hurricane” in a Fight of the Night contest,
Yes, Hector Lombard is still mad at Tyron Woodley. Both fighters were embroiled in a scandalous affair with the same woman — documented by Lombard in this post — during their time together at American Top Team (ATT). And “Lightning” won’t rest until he’s able to exact revenge on the sneaky “Chosen One.” “A lot
Hector Lombard never bites his tongue when he has something to say. That’s especially true when he addresses former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. At one time, both fighters were training at American Top Team in Florida — although Lombard is quick to note that they were never teammates. But whatever relationship they did have
Credit: ONE Championship Details of how ONE Championship has paid flyweight champion Adriano Moraes over the last few years have been revealed in a new lawsuit filed by his former managers Alex Davis and Samir Nadaf. MMAFighting reported on Tuesday that the pair of MMA managers filed suit in Manaus, Brazil against Moraes (19-3) this
From QUINTET Ultra to Fury Pro Grappling 3, the name Clay Guida sure does seem to come to mind at the best possible times, Luck doesn’t always happen to be on his side, however. In his first BJJ match of his life he found himself against one of the most qualified applicants at QUINTET Ultra.
Take an inside look at Israel Adesanya’s UFC 271 training camp | Video UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces former champion Robert Whittaker in a rematch in the UFC 271 main event on Feb. 12 in Houston, Texas. “The Last Stylebender” has released training footage to his YouTube channel showing behind-the-scenes footage of his training
PhotoCred: Yahoo! Movies What happens in an MMA gym during sparring sessions generally stays in-house, but Sean Strickland claims he saw Raymond Daniels head kick KO Tony Ferguson. Strickland, the current seventh-ranked UFC middleweight, is known for being brash and that trend continued when a fan asked him if he had ever sparred ‘El Cucuy’.
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Transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin has responded to frequent accusations that she transitioned from male to female just so she could fight women in MMA. Alana McLaughlin made her MMA debut in September at Combate Global: Perez vs. Roa, picking up a comeback victory over fellow debutante Celine Provost of France. McLaughlin was able to secure
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean Strickland has made some pretty wild claims on Twitter in the last few months, and he doesn’t seem intent on stopping anytime soon. Answering questions online, Strickland first shared a story about sparring Sage Northcutt and upsetting the “Super” athlete. I sparred sage once… lol he stormed off the mat
Two fighters potentially with their backs to the wall have been paired up for an upcoming UFC card in February. The UFC announced Wednesday that a bantamweight bout between Alexis Davis (20-11) and Julija Stoliarenko (9-5-1) has been added to the Feb. 5 card, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. A trio
At Fury Pro Grappling 3, Billy Quarantillo has designs on ending his 2021 combat sports year by making UFC Hall-of-Famer Clay Guida tap. Quaratillo, 33, has built his UFC brand as a tough and durable scrapper over six appearances in the Octagon. During his run in the promotion, whenever he has used his grappling, it’s