Quinton Jackson sealed his place in UFC history by dethroning one of its first crossover superstars, Chuck Liddell. But he wouldn’t accept a place in the promotion’s Hall of Fame. “No, f*ck them,” said Jackson on the Monday edition of The MMA Hour. “I don’t fight for no Hall of Fame. What do you get
Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Kamaru Usman (red gloves) leaves the octagon with his championship belt after defeating Colby Covington (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports If Gilbert Burns was picking the best welterweight the UFC has ever seen, his response would be easy.
Frank Mir took a massive blow from opponent Kubrat Pulev in the Triad Combat main event last weekend in Texas, and according to the official ruleset, the former UFC champ had the opportunity to take a knee and make good use of a mandatory eight count. Didn’t happen. In fact, nothing happened, prompting play-by-play man
UFC Hall of Famer and winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Diego Sanchez has been battling COVID-19 for weeks. “The Nightmare first revealed his diagnosis on social media on Nov. 19 but had been suffering symptoms for several days before making the post. “Shitting, coughing, pukin, constant hot cold fevers, pain in
Image via@trailblaze2top on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC middleweight contender Kevin Holland has announced that he will be dropping down to the welterweight division in 2022. Holland took to his social media this week to officially confirm that he is indeed dropping down to 170lbs next year. For Holland, he has competed in the
Michael Chandler is again standing up for the UFC amid constant criticisms of their fighter pay structure. One of the biggest topics of 2022 has been that of UFC fighter pay. The debates surrounding this issue have been a common one for many years now. However, this year has particularly been newsworthy after big names
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has faced some of the most significant injury obstacles of anyone to hold a UFC belt: Two blown knees, a botched surgery, a torn quad, and other consequences of a decade in the cage. They cost him almost four years of his career. When he looks back and looks
Sure, injuries and inactivity can prevent people from knowing your name, but Font has long been a guy with the goods to chase for the belt. In 12 UFC fights, his three losses have come against John Lineker, Pedro Munhoz and Raphael Assuncao. Although he picked up wins over Matt Schnell, Thomas Almeida and Ricky
Triller Fight Club returned on Saturday night with another oddball night of combat sports, this time with their new sub-promotion Triad Combat (watch the highlights here). The concept: a triangular boxing ring where fighters box with smaller gloves and clinch fighting is allowed. The apparent idea is to give MMA fighters more of a fair
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor continues to heal from a broken leg suffered in his UFC 264 trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier. In the closing moments of the opening round against “The Diamond,” McGregor’s leg broke immediately halting the fight. The Irishman underwent surgery the following day and has been on the mend since
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Nate Diaz responds after Jake Paul gets praised by Ben Askren for his boxing skills, Sean Strickland declines bout against Darren Till and asks for Paulo Costa or Jack Hermansson instead and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports
The final faceoffs for Saturday’s Triller Triad Combat event produced some eventful moments including MMA veterans Frank Mir, Mike Perry and Derek Campos. 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 and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie
Newly-crowned Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull pointed out the next challengers for his Bellator lightweight title. Pitbull recently won Bellator’s vacant 155lbs title when he knocked out Peter Queally. The belt was recently vacated by his brother Patricio Pitbull, who let go of his lightweight belt in order to focus on his rematch with AJ
The limbs of combat sports continue to branch out, and in the case of the TFC & PFC, it is going in two completely opposite directions. At this moment, you may be wondering what the heck TFC & PFC stand for. Team Fighting Championship (TFC) and Pillow Fight Championship (PFC) are two new forms of
Alex Pereira’s successful UFC debut only further stoked the flames of a potential future meeting with Israel Adesanya. The former two-division GLORY kickboxing champion won a “Performance of the Night” bonus in his very first UFC appearance this past Saturday, flattening Andreas Michailidis with a flying knee at UFC 268 in front of a packed
Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya Ufc 243 Official Weigh Ins The UFC will bring their circus of Octagon violence back to pay-per-view in February with UFC 271. The card is set to be headlined by one of the most highly
After a full year of empty arenas, the UFC sold out VyStar Veterans Arena in Jacksonville, FL for UFC 261. The result was an epic night of amazing fights, knockouts, submissions, and support from the fans. The fans brought an energy that made that night in Jacksonville magic. The UFC would be nothing without the