Image via @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev took aim at “fake gangster” Nake Diaz, saying that “I’m here to kill everyone.” Chimaev is one of the hottest fighters on the UFC roster right now. Since making his promotional debut on Fight Island in July 2020, Chimaev has had four
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Bellator 272 goes down tonight (Fri., Dec. 3, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing exclusively on SHOWTIME (watch it here). Headlining the event is a Bantamweight title fight between division king Sergio Pettis taking on RIZIN 135-pound king, Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Emmanuel Sanchez will battle Jeremy Kennedy in Featherweight
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6:26 PM ET Felicia Spencer, a former UFC title challenger who has competed against some of the top female fighters of all time, is retiring from mixed martial arts, she confirmed Thursday with ESPN. “I’ve made the decision to be done with my fighting career, if you want to call it a career,” Spencer told
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It didn’t take UFC welterweight star Khamzat Chimaev long to respond to Nate Diaz. Chimaev fired back at Diaz on Thursday after the Stockton, Calif., native brushed off a potential fight, saying Chimaev wasn’t on his level. The 27-year-old Chechen didn’t take kindly to that opinion, writing Diaz is a “fake gangster” and “the easiest
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Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic is expected to headline a UFC Vegas card in March. The bout — first reported by ESPN on Wednesday afternoon — will pit the former champion, and top-ranked Blachowicz (28-9) against the third-ranked Rakic (14-2). The booking seemed a strong possibility after Blachowicz appeared as
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Daniel Cormier speaks to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about his upcoming light heavyweight title fight against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 220 in Boston, his history with Jon Jones, the Saints losing to the Vikings, and much more. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on
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PhotoCred: The Athletic Geoff Neal has run into some legal troubles ahead of his next fight. The 31-year old Neal was arrested on Thanksgiving this past week according to MMA Junkie who received Texas police reports. Per the documents filed by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Neal was arrested at 3:47 AM where he was
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8:00 AM ET Some fighters burst onto the scene, establishing themselves with out-of-nowhere achievements and confidence beyond their years. Others build slowly and steadily from a young age. ESPN’s third annual ranking of the top 25 MMA fighters under the age of 25 features prospects who could define the sport’s future as well as some
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The slow starts are something he’s worked on over the years and talked about with his coaches, looking for ways to get loose and locked in quicker; to shift from low-key, easy-going Bryan into the club-wielding Flintstones character he’s named after in a more timely fashion. They’ve rearranged his training schedule and contemplated doing more
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After suffering an injury that forced him to vacate the Bellator Bantamweight title in 2019, Kyoji Horiguchi will attempt to win back the title tomorrow night (Dec. 3, 2021) when he takes on current division king, Sergio Pettis. It’s because he never lost the belt in a fight that Horiguchi made the claim that he’s
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