This is the BKFC Knucklemania live blog for Paige VanZant vs. Britain Hart, the main event on Friday’s main card at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida. This is a featherweight headliner which features the anticipated BKFC debut of Paige VanZant. VanZant, who was 8-5 in her UFC career, chose Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
You can add Cory Sandhagen’s name to the list of bantamweights who do not believe T.J. Dillashaw should receive a title shot when he returns to active competition. T.J. Dillashaw has been cleared to return from his 2019 USADA suspension since January, yet there still has been no word on who he will be facing
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Neither Jake Paul nor Ben Askren is afraid of a bit of trash talk. In fact, a good portion of the appeal is likely the verbal slams and personalities involved — the fight certainly isn’t being sold on their boxing abilities! Still roughly two months away from the fight itself, the
Watch Alexander Volkov stop Walt Harris ahead of UFC Vegas 18 [embedded content] Alexander Volkov has long been on the cusp of a UFC heavyweight title shot. Having won his first four UFC bouts, including a knockout of former champion Fabricio Werdum, he was derailed by Derrick Lewis. Volkov bounced back with a win over
Nate Diaz accepts Dustin Poirier bout, Justin Gaethje on Dana White being the reason for lightweight chaos and Dustin Poirier declining Michael Chandler bout after his UFC 257 win against Conor McGregor, Sean O’Malley vs. Thomas Almeida at UFC 260, PFL Tournament in 2021 with Anthony Pettis and eight more UFC fighters, Tracy Cortez will
Image via @bareknucklefc on Instagram (photographer not listed) On Friday night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship will promote its first event of 2021 in BKFC: KnuckleMania, a card topped by the promotional debut of Paige VanZant. VanZant will make her BKFC debut opposite boxer turned bare-knuckle fighter Britain Hart, a woman widely viewed as a tough
“There is a difference in my mind that’s happening,” he said. “I think the most important thing is just the guy is really good. He’s proven time and time again that he’s really good, and then just remembering and coming back to that I’m really good too, and that I’m here as well, and although
8:30 AM ET You can find tape of Alistair Overeem‘s professional MMA debut online if you want to see it — although don’t expect to watch it in high definition. It was Oct. 24, 1999. Overeem was 19 years old, and he fought a very muscular older opponent by the name of Ricardo Fyeet, aka
At the UFC Vegas 18 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. The UFC Vegas 18 official weigh-ins will be at 12 p.m. ET. MMA Fighting will have video of the event and highlights when they become available. Heavyweights Alistair Overeem and
Cory Sandhagen believes he will be fighting for UFC gold if he beats Frankie Edgar on Saturday night. In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 18, Sandhagen and Edgar will finally meet in a potential No. 1 contender bout. Although some have called for TJ Dillashaw to get an immediate title shot, Sandhagen doesn’t think
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its UFC Vegas 18 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside APEX facility this Sat. night (Feb. 6, 2021) in Las Vegas, Nevada, headlined by a hard-hitting heavyweight showdown between No. 5-ranked Alistair Overeem and No. 6-ranked Alexander Volkov. Before the action gets underway this
UFC Vegas 18: Overeem vs. Volkov Live Weigh-in video [embedded content] Alistair Overeem squares off with Alexander Volkov in the UFC Vegas 18 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. But first, they have to step on the scale and make weight. Watch live at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT on Friday, as
Michael Chandler thinks it is “a little bit weird” that Dustin Poirier isn’t interested in fighting for the UFC lightweight championship next. Chandler and Poirier both earned sensational stoppage victories at last months UFC 257 pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. The former Bellator champion scored a thunderous first round knockout win over Dan Hooker, while
Additional bouts on the card include: • Former The Ultimate Fighter winner and No. 9 ranked middleweight Kelvin Gastelum (16-6, 1 NC, fighting out of Yuma, Ariz.) squares off with No. 15 ranked Ian Heinisch (14-3, fighting out of Englewood, Colo.) • Top 10 bantamweights hope to steal the show as No. 8 Pedro Munhoz
9:49 PM ET Two of the biggest fan favorites in UFC history — and a pair of former teammates — will fight this spring. UFC veterans Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez have verbally agreed to a May 8 contest, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The bout will be contested at welterweight, sources said. While
MMA Fighting has BKFC Knucklemania results for the VanZant vs. Hart event Friday night, a live blog of the main event, and live BKFC Knucklemania Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC veteran Paige VanZant makes her highly anticipated BKFC debut against Britain Hart in a featherweight contest. Johnny Bedford will square off against Dat
Diego Sanchez now has an opponent for his apparent UFC finale when he takes on fellow grizzled veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Following a tweet released by Diego Sanchez that announced his next opponent, MMA Fighting has confirmed that Sanchez will be facing Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on May 8. There are currently no other bouts scheduled
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In the three years since Stipe Miocic dominated Francis Ngannou, both men have gone on to do some pretty awesome things. Miocic lost his title next time out, but he earned it back by defeating Daniel Cormier twice in a trilogy that will likely help define his career in the history