Bellator President Scott Coker is well aware of the buzz surrounding a potential showdown between Yoel Romero and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. After Bellator added Yoel Romero and Anthony Johnson to its light heavyweight roster, this pairing instantaneously became a dream fight for MMA fans around the world. Yoel Romero was asked about the fight in
Jake Paul has no interest in having a boxing match with current UFC women’s champ-champ Amanda Nunes. Ever since he scored a nasty knockout victory over former NBA star Nate Robinson, Paul (2-0) has been busy calling out some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. The YouTuber initially took aim at Conor McGregor
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Two Colby Covington quotes in one week?!? That’s too much “Chaos!” Look, I’m genuinely not all that happy about it either, but when looking for a quick holiday headline, Covington is happy to provide the cheap heat. This time around, Covington has his targets set on former team mate Dustin Poirier.
Watch Amanda Ribas send Paige VanZant packing ahead of UFC 257 [embedded content] Amanda Ribas has quickly made an impact on the UFC strawweight division. She is 4-0 in her four trips to the Octagon, including this flyweight fight where she sent Paige VanZant packing. Ahead of Ribas’s UFC 257 bout opposite Marina Rodriguez, rewatch
“It’s a gateway to introduce the division because people will get to know everyone and their personality, so it’s perfect,” said Calderwood, who laughs when asked if she’s already started scouting the other seven ladies already chosen for the show (the other eight competitors will be selected from the recent tryouts in Las Vegas). “I’m
For all the accomplishments Claressa Shields has earned during her athletic career, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and multi-weight class boxing world champion may be facing her most daunting challenge to date as she attempts to transition into mixed martial arts. While sports like wrestling and kickboxing have produced numerous champions across organizations like the
A middleweight bout between the buzzing Joaquin Buckley and UFC veteran Alessio Di Chirico has reportedly been added to the January 16 Fight Night card. According to an MMA Junkie report, Joaquin Buckley will be making his 2021 debut against Alessio Di Chirico on January 16. The 26-year-old Buckley had quite a 2020. After making
Image via @deedevlin1 on Instagram UFC superstar Conor McGregor and his fiancée Dee Devlin have announced that their family is expecting to have their third child in 2021. McGregor and Devlin, who have been together since 2008, have two children together, Conor Jack McGregor, who was born in May 2017, and Croia McGregor, who was
A global pandemic wasn’t enough to stop the world’s mixed martial artists from slamming into one another and doing unfortunate things to each other’s limbs, and their brave efforts produced a number of terrific tapouts. Let’s dig into 2020’s “Submissions of the Year.” 5. He Hit a Damn Forearm Choke in the UFC (UFC Vegas
UFC angling to kick off 2021 on ABC The UFC may return to network television as soon as Jan. 16 to kick off its slate of events in 2021. UFC Fight Island 7 features former featherweight champion Max Holloway squaring off against No. 6 ranked Calvin Kattar in the main event. It takes place on
Toyo Tires presents the 2020 submission of the year nominees. Go vote for your selection on the UFC website, Twitter or Facebook pages right now. 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
UFC Anthony Pettis leaves and could join Bellator, Conor McGregor gets responds from Jorge Masvidal and Rafael Dos Anjos after his latest statement on UFC’s success and Donald Cerrone vs. RDA submission, Michael Chandler gets first opponent for UFC 257 event on UFC Fight Island, Youtuber Jake Paul will face Ben Askren in a boxing
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9 – Jon Jones-Dominick Reyes Watch On FIGHT PASS In setting the record for most title fight wins in UFC history, Jon Jones’ 14th championship victory was his toughest, as he had to dig deep and take the fourth and fifth rounds to hold off the charge of Dominick Reyes and retain his light heavyweight
Veteran MMA official and Bellator commentator John McCarthy on Wednesday responded to a UFC-produced video that counted him among the industry-leader’s detractors during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a fiery series of monologues, McCarthy accused UFC President Dana White of hypocrisy in selective editing of comments he and other media members made in the video. He
Colby Covington claims that his rumored fight with Jorge Masvidal has not been finalized because Masvidal is refusing to fight him. Colby Covington has publicly lobbied for a fight against Jorge Masvidal for several months now. And it wasn’t long ago that Dana White also expressed an interest in making this fight happen. So why
Image: @Jonnybones on Instagram Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would be “dangerous” as a heavyweight boxer, says Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields. Jones is set to move up to the UFC heavyweight division in 2021, and Shields believes he could eventually make the transition to heavyweight boxing. Speaking to Heavy.com, Shields said that,
2020 is quickly approaching its end and now it’s time to look back at the year that was inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon. We’ve already taken a look at the nominees for knockout of the year (see them here), so now let’s take a look at the nominees for submission of the year.