“It’s a long story,” Mohamed Camara says right off the bat. But it’s one worth telling. A 29-year-old featherweight prospect born in Guinea, Camara grew up in Africa with humble roots and dreams of finding a better future through sports. Watching Ronaldo win the 2002 World Cup for Brazil convinced the then-14-year-old that he had
Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Amanda Nunes moves in with a hit against Julianna Pena during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports UFC President Dana White guarantees that Nunes vs Pena 2 will be the biggest women’s MMA fight of all time. The fallout from the UFC
Although Piccininni came out of the fight without a scratch, he opted not to rush things. After a six-month break, Piccininni was back in the cage, not with a brand-new set of tools, but a hell of a lot sharper versions of the tools he already had in his belt. “I just worked on everything,”
Dana White believes the Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes rematch will be the biggest women’s fight of all time Julianna Peña did what most people thought she couldn’t do in the UFC 269 co-main event on Dec. 11. She defeated “The Lioness” Amanda Nunes and captured the women’s bantamweight title. Peña rebounded from a first
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis ended 2021 in style at UFC Vegas 45 sealing the win over Chris Daukaus via knockout in the main event and earning the title of most knockouts in UFC history with 13. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
Charles Oliveira vs. Conor McGregor Charles Oliveira is looking to fight Conor McGregor next. After Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 to defend his lightweight belt for the first time, it seemed certain Justin Gaethje would be next in line. Yet, ‘Do Bronx’ recently came out and said he’d let McGregor jump the line,
UFC heavyweight Ilir Latifi talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn at the 13th annual World MMA Awards and discusses his fighting future as well as his teammate Khamzat Chimaev. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news
Sean O’Malley is looking to box Gervonta Davis in the future. Davis is a decorated boxer who holds titles in multiple weight classes, including reigning as the WBA lightweight and the WBA super-lightweight champion. He also vacated the IBF and WBA super featherweight belts in August of this year. Although Davis is a massive name
Charles Oliveira already has a potential challenger for his lightweight title in Justin Gaethje, the man who was dubbed the next contender for the belt by UFC president Dana White, but “Do Bronx” is still set on fighting Conor McGregor. It all started when “Notorious” asked when he’d be fighting the 155-pound champion shortly after
European MMA legend Mamed Khalidov had to go under the knife after suffering his first knockout loss in 17 years. MMA Fighting confirmed with KSW officials that Khalidov successfully underwent surgery for a broken orbital and multiple facial fractures following a brutal knockout loss to Roberto Soldic in the main event of KSW 65 this
Credit: Amanda Westcott/Triller Triad Combat will return to action early in the new year, and Vitor Belfort vs Chad Dawson will face-off at the promotion’s second event. MMAFighting broke the news on Wednesday of the Triller-owned promotion’s plans for their follow-up event. The bout between Belfort (26-14 MMA) and Dawson (36-5 boxing) will be contested
One look at Moicano’s track record and you’ll see what Hooper sees, as the Brazilian is deadly with the rear naked choke. With eight total victories by submission, Hooper has a lot of respect for Moicano’s ground game but offers one confidence-boosting wrinkle to Moicano’s resume. Don’t Miss Fury Pro Grappling 3 On UFC Fight
Tommy Fury says watching ‘upsetting’ Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fight was a ‘bitter pill’ We almost had Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury but after Fury pulled out due to a rib injury and a chest infection, we got the Paul vs. Tyron Woodley rematch no one but Woodley asked for. And we all see
Image via LFA on Facebook (Photo Credit: Jerry Chavez) UFC star Alex Pereira is set to take on fellow knockout artist Bruno Silva in his second UFC bout next year. The arrival of kickboxing sensation Alex Pereira to the UFC made quite a splash earlier this year. At UFC 268, after months of anticipation, he
Nina Nunes has weighed in on the “mom champ” controversy that involves her wife Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña. A comment made via social media by Nina Nunes this week supports Amanda’s claim that not giving birth to her child shouldn’t take away her status as the first “mom champ” of the UFC. The issue
RIZIN Fighting Federation has (finally) revealed the finalized fight card and lineup for its Dec. 31 combat sports event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, which features the finals of the promotion’s bantamweight grand prix. Late additions include the atomweight showdown pitting Rena Kubota against Si Woo Park, along with Kazuma Sone battling Olympic
9:00 AM ET This has been one of my annual columns for ESPN for a while now, and it’s always fun to look back at the previous year’s list to see which prospective fights, if any, came to fruition. So, before getting into the MMA fights I want to see in 2022, let’s take a
Julianna Peña scored one of the biggest upsets in MMA history at UFC 269 when she forced two-division queen Amanda Nunes to submit to a rear-naked choke in the second round of their bantamweight title bout — and Peña’s longtime jiu-jitsu coach Luiz Claudio believes the UFC’s newest bantamweight champion was overlooked and underestimated by