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UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has addressed Anthony Smith’s “aged gracefully” comments regarding his illegal knee incident with Petr Yan. Back in 2021, at UFC 259, Sterling’s championship reign began, but the way the championship was attained caused a massive uproar in the community. Sterling had challenged Yan in a highly-anticipated matchup at the top

KSI had a lot of eyes watching his main event clash with Joe Fournier earlier tonight (Sat., May 13, 2023) at Misfits Boxing 7 live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Wembley Arena in London, England, and that included Jake and Logan Paul. So after KSI’s knockout win over Joe Fournier was marred by an

UFC Charlotte Presser: Dana White gets emotional over passing of young fighter UFC Charlotte provided an exciting night of action in the Octagon. It was a great night for the UFC, setting a U.S. based Fight Night attendance record in Charlotte, N.C. But UFC president Dana White got emotional in the post-fight press conference while

Andres Waters May 12, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (18-2, 4-0 UFC) is set to make his first UFC Fight Night main event appearance on Saturday night. Almeida, currently unranked in ESPN’s divisional rankings, will take on ESPN’s No. 10 ranked heavyweight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, at UFC Fight Night in Charlotte (3

Daniel Cormier is reacting to Francis Ngannou’s ‘fumbling the bag’ post on social media. Ngannou recently took to ‘Instagram’ with a picture of himself, sitting on his Mercedes, on the phone, with the caption: “Just out here fumbling the bag 💰” Francis Ngannou and the UFC parted ways in January of this year after they

In a follow up to the star-studded BKFC 41 card, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) staged BKFC 42 last night (Fri., May 12, 2023) from inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Despite a lack of high-profile names, BKFC 42 produced nine-equally devastating knockout finishes. The main event of the evening featured a

UFC Charlotte Weigh-in Face-Off: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Jailton Almeida UFC Charlotte headliners Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida squared off on Friday ahead of their main event showdown. The two heavyweight contenders will rock the Octagon on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C. Nate Diaz will be tested for marijuana by Texas Commission UFC Charlotte Weigh-in Face-Off [embedded

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 12:41 PM ET Nine PFL fighters have been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), forcing the promotion to make major changes to its ongoing season. Seven PFL fighters, including former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos and former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza, appeared Thursday on the

Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen is confident he would ‘destroy’ UFC title holder Israel Adesanya. Apparently, Johnny Eblen (13-0 MMA) believes he has what it takes to defeat UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Adesanya (24-2 MMA) recently defeated Alex Pereira (7-2 MMA) in April of this year at UFC 287 to reclaim the championship belt.

Paige VanZant is one of the most recognizable female fighters to ever come out of mixed martial arts (MMA), but her level of notoriety and overall mass following has left the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star open to criticism. It’s been nearly three years since VanZant left UFC behind and decided to make a

PRESS RELEASE – PARIS, FRANCE – A sold out crowd of over 13,000 fans packed the Accor Arena tonight for Bellator 296, the promotion’s third successful event in Paris, France. Several French fighters shined brightly for the partisan Parisian crowd, including Thibault Gouti (17-6), who scored an emphatic knock out over Kane Mousah (14-5) to start the main card off