It’s a meeting of bantamweights projected to be potential champions seeking to get things moving in that direction again as “Sugar” Sean O’Malley looks to rebound from his first professional loss in a clash with former rising star Thomas Almeida. O’Malley returned from a two-year absence last March and instantly rekindled all the excitement about
PhotoCred: MMA Junkie As Bellator gets set to kick off 2021 on Showtime, Cat Zingano and Liz Carmouche are ready to make their sophomore appearances in the promotion. Monday, it was revealed via ESPN that former UFC bantamweight title challenger turned Bellator featherweight, Cat Zingano, will be welcoming Olivia Parker to the promotion at Bellator
The undefeated lightweight champion is officially retiring after his incredible run with the promotion. Khabib Nurmagomedov walks away with a perfect 29-0 record. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit
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1:12 PM ET A popular former UFC title challenger has her next fight booked. Cat Zingano will face Olivia Parker at Bellator 256 on April 9 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, officials told ESPN on Monday. The bout will be contested at featherweight and a win could set Zingano up for a title fight with
Liz Carmouche vs. Vanessa Porto is the latest addition to Bellator 256 on April 9. A promotion official confirmed the flyweight matchup to MMA Fighting following a report from Fansided. The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and airs live on Showtime. Two-time UFC title challenger Carmouche made her promotional debut
Derek Brunson thinks Kevin Holland can learn a lot from his UFC Vegas 22 performance, but he was happy to take advantage of the education gap Saturday night. Derek Brunson’s bout against Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22 contained an interesting pattern. Every time Brunson was on top of Holland and outgrapping him, Holland was
A former sumo wrestler scored the fastest knockout finish in RIZIN Fighting Federation history over the weekend and it was pretty glorious. Tsuyoshi Sudario, a 23-year-old former sumo wrestler, was making his third appearance under the RIZIN banner this past weekend at RIZIN 27. The young heavyweight was matched up against former professional wrestler Kazushi
UFC 260: Inside the Octagon for Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 In UFC 260 Inside the Octagon, John and Walt preview the UFC 260 main event, Miocic vs Ngannou 2. Reigning heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic faces a familiar foe as The Predator, Francis Ngannou, gets one more shot at UFC gold. John and Walt
PhotoCred: MMAMania UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he’s not thinking about a Jon Jones superfight until he beats Francis Ngannou at UFC 260. Miocic puts the heavyweight title on the line this Saturday night when he fights Ngannou in a rematch in the UFC 260 main event. These two rivals met three years ago
Currently ranked third in the world, New England’s Font is showing the best form of his career as he’s posted three consecutive victories over Sergio Pettis, Ricky Simon and Marlon Moraes, and this spring he can make his case for a title fight when he meets former world champion Garbrandt, who is coming off a
8:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was early 2017, and UFC president Dana White was giving a tour of the promotion’s headquarters to Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, whose entertainment and media agency had recently purchased the UFC’s parent company, Zuffa. While walking down a second-floor hallway, the Hollywood agent turned and looked out an
In a lot of ways as Stipe Miocic prepares for his rematch against Francis Ngannou at UFC 260, his 2021 is already mapped out. The only thing that’s getting more of his attention ahead of the fight is his baby boy due in late summer but outside of that, the 38-year-old heavyweight champion is solely
Stephen Thompson is growing more frustrating by the day from waiting to be booked against a top-ranked opponent. It has been four years since Stephen Thompson has challenged for the UFC welterweight championship, and he continues trying to maneuver himself into a position where he can get a third crack at the title. Currently on
Another weekend of fisticuffs has come and gone, with UFC Vegas 22 going down last Sat. night (March 20, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Plenty of fighters were left licking theirs wounds, including Gustavo Lopez, who was knocked out by Adrian Yanez (video replay here). And Song Kenan, who was knocked out
Alexander Volkanovski gutted after testing positive for COVID-19 in the UFC bubble The UFC 260 co-main event title fight between featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega was scrapped after the champ tested positive for COVID-19. With just a week to go until fight time, Volkanovski was understandably upset when he found out about the
Image: UFC on Instagram Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley looks to be in fantastic shape ahead of his fight against Vicente Luque at UFC 260. Woodley is looking to snap a three-fight losing skid when he meets Luque next Saturday night in the co-main event of UFC 260. The 38-year-old St. Louis native is