After his 18th professional MMA fight, A.J. McKee is ready to stake his claim as the #1 fighter in Bellator history should he defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. A.J. Mckee, 26, is a fast-rising Bellator-grown star. In his last fight, he demonstrated why his skills are so respected inside the cage at such a young age.
2:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik for UFC 266 in September, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 266 pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 25, although the promotion has not officially announced a date or location. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup. Blaydes
Brian Ortega is pitching a shutout so far on The Ultimate Fighter 29. Team Ortega’s Tresean Gore (3-0)* used a steady striking game to take a two-round decision over Team Volkanovski’s Ryder Newman (3-1) in the second middleweight bout of the season, leaving Alexander Volkanovski without a win through three episodes. The wrestling of Newman
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Brandon Moreno celebrates his championship victory against Deiveson Figueiredo during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It was one of the most highly anticipated championship rematches in Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight history. After a “fight of the year” candidate scrap in 2020,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the briefest of moments, there was hope. During an Instagram Q&A, UFC President Dana White hinted that some type of long term fighter healthcare was coming “soon.” Of course, it didn’t take long for White to retract that answer, using the age old excuse of … I responded to the
Watch the ‘Korean Zombie’ take out Frankie Edgar | UFC Vegas 29 Free Fight The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung, made quick work of the former lightweight champion in South Korea last year. Next up, the Korean Zombie faces off with Dan Ige in the main event of UFC Vegas 29 on June 19. Jung
Chiesa would go on to do just that. Chiesa, his family and every fan watching would get their wish. Chiesa wouldn’t just win, he would finish Justin Lawrence, James Vick and Al Iaquinta en route to the UFC contract. It’s been almost nine years to the date since his submission over Iaquinta and he has
Image Credit: Screenshot Top Rank Boxing’s YouTube Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder had an intense faceoff on Tuesday following their press conference for their trilogy fight on July 24. Fury and Wilder first met in December of 2018 where they fought to a split draw. After both picked up wins they had their highly-anticipated rematch
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 263! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Israel Adesanya moves up one position to #3, making the new pound-for-pound top 5 as follows: Jon Jones (#1), Kamaru Usman (#2), Israel Adesanya (#3), Alexander Volkanovski (#4), and Francis Ngannou (#5). Brandon Moreno debuts on
8:00 AM ET Israel Adesanya is back on track. Three months after suffering his first loss in a bid to add the UFC light heavyweight championship to the middleweight title he already owned, Adesanya successfully defended his 185-pound belt against Marvin Vettori over the weekend. It was a dominant performance. The champ won all five
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will face off again for the media before their rematch on July 24, and MMA Fighting will have live video of the press conference. You can watch a live stream of the event above. Fury and Wilder are expected to meet on July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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 A rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker has been a fight mixed martial arts fans and industry media have been calling for over the last year. The division king
Longtime featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung will look to keep his place in the featherweight Top 5 when he collides with No. 8-ranked Dan Ige in the UFC Vegas 29 main event, scheduled for Sat., June 19, 2021 inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unfortunately for “The Korean Zombie,” Ige has other plans. “I see
Following nearly a year and a half layoff, lightweight Damonte Robinson was eager to return to fighting and continue the winning streak he had put together prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Facing Tom O’Connor at XFC 44 in May, Robinson was able to shake off 16 months of non-competition to secure a
Seven seconds. That’s the way you make a debut and given all the ups and downs in fighting (and in life) it took Terrance McKinney to get here, you have to be happy that he got his first UFC win over Matt Frevola in such spectacular fashion. Then again, he went into the fight with
UFC light heavyweight contender Paul Craig issued an apology to all the bettors who had him winning by submission at UFC 263. Craig pulled guard on his opponent Jamahal Hill early in the first round of his UFC 263 main card fight. It wasn’t long until Craig was able to snatch Hill’s arm and twist
The final chapter in the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will be written on Saturday, July 10, as the lightweight superstars settle the score in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After Ireland’s McGregor defeated Poirier in 2014, Louisiana’s “Diamond” evened the score in January, setting up
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