Featured News In a combat sports realm where the various pies are fractured between a cornucopia of promotions, the American and European powerhouses of professional slap fighting are bucking industry trends by partnering to chart a new course of shared success in their young sport. Slap fighting forms like voltron United States-based promotion SlapFIGHT Championship
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 261! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Unlike Khabib Nurmagomedov before him, Kamaru Usman does not get his wish to be placed at #1 on the pound-for-pound rankings over Jon Jones, and the rankings remain exactly the same this week, including Jones at
Endeavor, the UFC’s parent company, raised $511 million during its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday with its stock up five percent from the opening price. When the stock market closed on Thursday, Endeavor Group Holdings (EDR on the New York Stock Exchange) was trading at $25.20 per share, up from $24 at the market’s
No. 3-ranked middleweight contender Marvin Vettori is still bitter about his split-decision loss to Israel Adesanya at the UFC on FOX 29 event back in April 2018, which is probably why ”The Italian Dream” has been yapping about it ever since. In fact, “The Last Stylebender” suggests that Vettori is more proud of his loss
UFC is now part of a publicly traded company UFC president Dana White never intended for it to happen, but under the ownership of Endeavor Holdings Group, the UFC has become part of a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The UFC didn’t go public as a solo entity, but as
Jacoby went on to earn himself another UFC contract through Dana White’s Contender Series last summer, and with wins over Justin Ledet and Grishin, he’s where he’s always wanted to be. And at 33, he may just be in his physical prime as well. Needless to say, he wasn’t going to turn down the Cutelaba
Another hectic night of ONE on TNT action saw Reinier de Ridder win another belt and Eddie Alvarez lose an incredibly close fight. It marked the end of ONE Championship’s first run of events on the TNT platform at ONE on TNT 4, with the show taking place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang,
8:30 AM ET Kamaru Usman has risen to the top of the game, taking over the No. 1 spot in the ESPN pound-for-pound men’s MMA rankings. Usman (19-1) retained his UFC welterweight championship with a dazzling knockout of Jorge Masvidal on Saturday, his 18th consecutive victory and fourth title defense. He takes over the top
Editorial News Feb 20, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Derrick Lewis reacts after his knockout victory over Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 20, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Chris Unger/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports After talks seemingly came to a
ONE on TNT IV took place April 28, 2021, from inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Here are the highlights and fast results from the event. The main card tipped off with Colbey Northcutt, sister of Sage Northcutt, earn a submission victory over Courtney Martin to improve to 2-1, and undefeated in ONE Championship (2-0). Here
Reinier de Ridder is coming for all of the titles in ONE Championship. After accepting a rematch against Aung La N Sang on just five days’ notice, de Ridder put on a suffocating grappling display over five rounds to win a lopsided unanimous decision in the ONE on TNT 4 main event. It was the
ONE Championship concludes its month-long stint on TNT tonight (Weds., April 28, 2021) with a title fight at the helm and a slew of familiar faces to set the stage. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on TNT. We’ll also provide quick results of the
Though he wasn’t able to defend his 2019 PFL welterweight championship in 2020, Ray Cooper III doesn’t feel like last year was a lost cause. If anything he used his time off productively and feels ready to kick off his 2021 campaign. When it comes to 2021 itself, Cooper puts his previous accomplishments aside and
UFC 261 headliner Jorge Masvidal joined the UFC 261 Weigh-in Show minutes after weighing in on Friday morning to talk to the crew and discuss what will be different in the rematch with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday night. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT
In addition to being in the right position to set up the submission, Piersma got a rare blessing from his coach to attempt the rare move. In only his second professional fight his coach’s confidence mirrored his own. While creating a scramble was the most likely scenario, Piersma decided to set social media on fire
UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou shared photos of his victory tour as he headed back home to his native Cameroon with the heavyweight belt. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic last month at UFC 260 to win the UFC heavyweight title for the first time. Following the victory, Ngannou has now gone back home to Cameroon. On
7:55 PM ET UFC middleweight Chris Weidman posted X-rays of his broken leg — pre- and post-surgery — on Tuesday as he made his way home following a gruesome injury at UFC 261 on Saturday. Weidman posted the images to his social media accounts, along with a video of him and his family flying from
Editorial News Next month’s stacked Bellator 259 card will also welcome back a former champion looking to make a statement in his old division. After a three-fight run in the featherweight division, former champion Darrion Caldwell is headed back to the bantamweight division and will have a rematch on tap for his return on May