Glover Teixeira is living it up. The UFC’s new light heavyweight king already received a hero’s welcome when he returned to his adopted home of Danbury, Conn., following a championship victory over Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 earlier this month, and this past weekend he was given his official parade. Watch video above, courtesy of
Apr 12, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Max Holloway during weigh ins for UFC 236 at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 42 weigh-ins take place today from inside the same venue as Saturday afternoon’s event, the UFC APEX. Fighters started hitting the scales around 11 am ET to make
Back in 2012, a young 21-year-old Max Holloway made his way to the UFC. He was immediately thrown into the fire, facing future champions Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor within his first six UFC bouts. Holloway went 3-3 in those three bouts and used those experiences to launch into one of the best win streaks
Jon Jones is ready to move on. The former UFC light heavyweight champion was arrested and charged with domestic battery just hours after his Hall of Fame induction ceremony last September in Las Vegas, Nevada, a volatile situation that “Bones” blamed on his addiction to alcohol, among other things. Unfortunately for Jones, the bloodthirsty Twitter
Bellator is ‘serious’ about signing Kayla Harrison After winning the PFL women’s lightweight season championship twice, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison became a free agent. With a 12-0 undefeated record in mixed martial arts, and her Olympic accolades, Harrison is expected to ink a lucrative deal with a fight promotion sooner than later. Bellator
PhotoCred: Insider / MMA Junkie YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul sent a warning to Nate Diaz, saying that “I’m going to Stockton slap the sh*t out of that bitch.” Paul is set to take on Tommy Fury next month in Tampa in his last test professional boxing match. On the undercard, Diaz’s teammate Chris Avila takes on
Dana White doesn’t think the recent weight issues with some high-profile names are an issue. In September, fans waited in great anticipation for the return of the O.G. Stockton bad boy, Nick Diaz. He was to rematch Robbie Lawler in a welterweight clash 17 years in the making. But days before the fight, Diaz asked
12:48 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez is officially on, as each fighter successfully made weight on Friday. Holloway (22-6), of Hawaii, tipped the scales at 146 pounds. Rodriguez, who fights out of Chihuahua, Mexico, came in at 145.5 pounds. The featherweight bout will
Pearl Gonzalez is keeping her head held high after an incredible battle at Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event. The UFC and Invicta veteran took on Britain Hart in a grudge match at BKFC 22 in Miami and was on the wrong end of a unanimous decision. It was the second promotional appearance for Gonzalez,
Oct 5, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Khabib Nurmagomedov is pictured while giving an interview with Joe Rogan during weigh ins for UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Khabib Nurmagomedov may be retired from the UFC, but he seems to be rounding into one of the promotion’s best social
Outlook: After suffering her first UFC loss, Ribas bounced back well after a hard 2021 to earn a bounce-back win against Virna Jandiroba. Ribas was on a bit of an inside track to the Top 5 between her high skill level and infectious personality outside of the cage, and the improvements she showed against her
Joe Rogan has been on the receiving end of a lot of mainstream heat lately on account of his controversial COVID-19 opinions, and now he’s officially hit a new level of fame after being mocked in the latest opening sketch for Saturday Night Live. It was a pretty lame and lazy skit, but that’s par
Dana White: ‘Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 makes sense’ Former featherweight champion Max Holloway has lost twice to the man that took his belt and current titleholder Alexander Volkanovski. Both fights went the distance and the second ended in a split decision that many thought Holloway won. Holloway is the top ranked 145-pound contender
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway looks back at his memorable fight against Calvin Kattar last year where he proclaimed ‘I’m the best boxer in the UFC, baby,’ in the middle of the bout. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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Image via @ufcrussia on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev took to his social media to issue fiery callouts of both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Chimaev is one of the UFC’s biggest and brightest young stars heading into 2022. In his last fight at UFC 267, Chimaev smashed Li Jingliang in
[MMA NEWS ARCHIVES] On this day six years ago, the seemingly unstoppable Ronda Rousey suffered her first career loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Rousey was never the same again. Here is an editorial published three years ago that examined Rousey’s post-MMA rebound and a past that many people wouldn’t let her leave behind.