5:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Anthony Pettis was scheduled to fight for his PFL season on Thursday night. Now the former UFC lightweight champion’s last-ditch effort to make the playoffs will have to wait two weeks. Pettis is among four fighters whose bouts have been rescheduled for June 25, the PFL announced Wednesday. The promotion
MMA Fighting has PFL 4 results for Thursday’s night action from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields will make her MMA debut against Brittney Elkin in a lightweight contest. Clay Collard, who is fresh off his upset of former UFC champion Anthony
Dec 7, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Jairzinho Rozenstruik (blue gloves) after his win against Alistair Overeem (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports UFC Vegas 28 is now officially in the books as the Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the post-fight medical updates for all
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean O’Malley likely spends more of his time than the average fighter building his brand. “Suga” has done limited edition merchandise drops, dramatically dyes his hair differently for every fight, and hosts his own podcast. As a result, O’Malley has generated a pretty significant following at 1.5 million Instagram followers. O’Malley’s
PFL 4 Weigh-in Results and Video Boxing champion Claressa Shields is set to make her MMA debut on Thursday at PFL 4 in Atlantic City against Brittney Elkin. On Wednesday, all the athletes competing on Thursday’s fight card officially weighed in. After some last-minute changes to the fight card, Shields’ MMA debut will serves as
Neds, which is part of the Entain Group, one of the world’s largest sports-betting and gaming companies, is among the fastest growing wagering brands in Australia and is renowned for innovative products and thrilling promotions. The partnership will see Neds receive Octagon branding and exclusive broadcast integration at select UFC events each year starting with the
Sean O’Malley has a lot of respect for Logan and Jake Paul. O’Malley a rising bantamweight star and says he wants to be known for his entertainment. With that, he says he likes what the Paul brothers are doing as they are massive entertainers who are now taking over the combat sports world. “I love
Jared Cannonier is preparing for a new opponent after Paulo Costa pulled out of their scheduled bout, but Cannonier holds no bad feelings. Jared Cannonier is a middleweight fighter who has been moving up the rankings over the past few years. His upcoming bout at UFC on ESPN 26 this August was going to be
7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Late in the evening of March 19, 2019, there was a defining moment for a pair of fighters, both already well established in their careers. It happened at a UFC event in London, but the two men were not fighting each other. At least not officially. Leon Edwards had done
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is expected to defend his title against Brian Ortega at the upcoming UFC 266 pay-per-view on Sept. 4. That’s according to UFC president Dana White, who confirmed the news when speaking to Submission Radio ahead of UFC 263 in Arizona. “Yeah that is [UFC] 266,” White said when asked about the
Mar 7, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Joanna Jedrzejczyk (blue gloves) during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports After 15 months away, Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants to return to the octagon against Rose Namajunas, the current champ, or top contender Zhang Weili – and nobody
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a LIVE media day for the upcoming UFC 263: “Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The live feed is expected to stream at 2:30 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. Headlining middleweights
While on paper 2020 was a mixed bag for welterweight Kyle Crutchmer with a win and a loss, when he looks back on last year, Crutchmer sees more positives than negatives. In particular, Crutchmer has found new motivation for his fight carrier from his life outside the cage. “This last year has actually been blessing
Pannie Kianzad landed on the wrong side of the results in each of her first two UFC appearances, falling to Macy Chiasson in the featherweight finale on Season 28 of The Ultimate Fighter before dropping a decision to Julia Avila seven months later after earning a victory on the regional circuit in between. Since then,
UFC heavyweight Ilir Latifi has revealed he suffered multiple arm fractures during his UFC Vegas 28 win over Tanner Boser. Last Saturday night, Latifi was facing a possible release from the UFC off the back of three straight losses. However, instead of folding, he was able to dig deep and battle his way to a
Champ Israel Adesanya and Brad Riddell acclimate to the Arizona heat. Marvin Vettori preps for a title rematch. Brandon Moreno shows off his collections. Leon Edwards wraps a long training camp. Nate Diaz and team set up shop in the desert. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
Leon Edwards did not have kind words for his opponent Nate Diaz leading up to his big fight with the UFC superstar. Edwards will meet Diaz inside the Octagon at UFC 263 on June 12. Taking place at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, the Englishman will have a chance of a lifetime after
8:35 AM ET UFC 263 kicks off a busy summer Saturday with a pair of title fights between familiar foes. Three years ago, Israel Adesanya squeezed out the only split decision win of his career against Marvin Vettori. Adesanya went on to win the UFC middleweight championship, and Vettori has won five straight fights. Could