Credit: ONE Championship Rodtang Jitmuangnon says feeling something “wrong” in his body led to a hospital visit and his recent COVID-19 positive test. To the relief of decision-makers in ONE Championship and fans of the powerhouse MMA organization, “The Iron Man’s” special rules fight with UFC flyweight great Demetrious Johnson is still scheduled for December
Petr Yan will miss his chance to fight Aljamain Sterling in a rematch, but at least the former Russian champion will still get his shot at UFC bantamweight gold. Yan, who was originally scheduled to fight Sterling at UFC 267 next month, will have to wait even longer to get his hands on “Funk Master”
Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 weigh-in results and video The athletes competing on the Bellator 267 fight card at Wembley Arena in London on Friday officially weighed in on Thursday. The event is headlined by a rematch between former welterweight champion Douglas Lima and Michael “Venom” Page. The two first fought at Bellator 221
Aljamain Sterling was supposed to defend his bantamweight title for the first time at UFC 267 in a rematch against Petr Yan, yet that won’t happen. Sterling was forced out of the fight due to lingering issues with his neck, as he had neck surgery earlier this year. With him out of the fight, Yan
Former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt sent a antagonizing message to Dana White following his recent lawsuit revival against the promotion. Hunt filed a lawsuit against the UFC shortly following his unanimous decision loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. That ruling was later changed to a no-contest, this after ‘The Beast’ tested positive for performance
Outlook: Jon Anik put it best when he asked, “Is there anyone who has anything for her at 125?” after Shevchenko’s win over Jéssica Andrade at UFC 261. Lauren Murphy thought she had something, but Shevchenko shut that down as she has everyone since obtaining the flyweight title. “Bullet” patiently counterstruck early, and when she
LAS VEGAS and FARMERS BRANCH, Texas. – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and ICON Meals, a leading producer of fresh and healthy ready-made meals, today announced an innovative partnership that will grow the existing, industry-leading nutrition program available to UFC athletes through the UFC Performance Institute. ICON Meals will become the Official
Outlook: The featherweight division is perhaps only behind bantamweight in terms of its talent saturation, and breaking through into the Top 10 is becoming a tougher task by the week. Arnold Allen, Josh Emmett and Giga Chikadze are a trio who are a testament to that fact. None of them have had a particularly fast
Already 2-0 this year, the 27-year-old Battlefield Fight League (BFL) heavyweight champion competes for the third time in the last eight months on Friday, stepping into the cage for a second time with Canadian pioneer Lee Mein in the second of the Vancouver-based promotion’s back-to-back fight cards taking place Thursday and Friday night at the
And make no mistake about it: Walker wants to be champion, and intends to put his everything into accomplishing that goal, and more, over the next five years. “I promised myself to invest the next five years, 100-percent committed to myself and my career,” began the towering Brazilian, who scored three straight first-round stoppage wins
USADA announced today that Rogerio Bontorin, of Colombo, Brazil, has accepted a three-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Bontorin, 29, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on May 1, 2021. HCTZ is a Specified Substance in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents and
While everything has been positive throughout his training camp and during his migration to middleweight, the real test comes Saturday night, when he makes the walk to the Octagon for the first time in his new weight class, where he’ll face off with a divisional stalwart. “It’s a good fight — he’s been around and fought
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, UFC partnered with Candlelighters across three charitable efforts during International Fight Week, including an auction for two tickets to watch UFC 266 from Dana White’s VIP section, a 50/50 raffle and the 2020 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony. More About Partnership Between UFC and Candlelighters At the
He’s not kidding. And even now, at 28, the lightweight prospect is one of the steadiest, most well-adjusted humans you will ever meet. He may say that he hasn’t evolved since he first stepped on to a jiu-jitsu mat when he was a kid, but perhaps he was already as close to a finished product
Key Stats: 1.99 knockdowns per 15 minutes (4th all-time), 3:46 average fight time (5th-shortest all-time among LHW), 72% striking accuracy What It Means: Walker is a creative, explosive and, at times, wild striker who loves finding a flashy knockout shot. He is madly unpredictable when he rushes in to exchange. He is best from a
8:02 AM ET The main event and co-main event of UFC 266 featured big victories for reigning champions Alexander Volkanovski and Valentina Shevchenko, but the real stories of the weekend were Nick Diaz, making his return after a lengthy absence from the UFC, and Jon Jones, who after getting his fight inducted into the UFC
Top-ranked bantamweights Pedro Munhoz and Dominick Cruz are expected to collide at UFC 269 on Dec. 11. Multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the bout, though contracts have not been finalized. UFC 269 is expected to take place in Las Vegas and airs live
[embedded content] The press conference for the 2021 PFL championship will take place today at 5 pm ET at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Hollywood, Fl. and you can watch it all in the embedded video above. This will be the league’s third championship event and will feature several champions from previous