In a way, Kleber Koike feels like he lives in a no man’s land. Born in Brazil and promoted as Japanese in his days as a KSW featherweight champion in Poland, Koike isn’t seen as Brazilian in his native country nor a Japanese in the country he calls home for 17 years. Koike hopes to
Scott Coker believes AJ McKee can be one of the biggest stars in MMA. The undefeated featherweight contender, is set to face the winner of Patricio Pitbull vs. Emmanuel Sanchez for the featherweight title. The fight will also be the finals of the featherweight grand prix and if McKee wins, Coker knows it would be
British MMA legend Brad Pickett says former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard is a bit of a nightmare in the gym. Speaking to Fightful recently, Pickett looked back on some of his training sessions with Lombard, recounting a time the hulking Cuban flatlined a training partner in a warm-up round. [embedded content] [embedded content] “A
I like dogs, and even have one of those animal-rescue license plates, so it’s not like I’m against canines or anything. But I’m also not one of those weirdos who throws birthday parties for my pooch or creates dummy Instagram accounts for my pets. That kind of stuff might be better suited for ex-PRIDE champion
COVID-19 complications knocked Khamzat Chimaev out of UFC Fight Island 8 Khamzat Chimaev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, on Wednesday revealed that his client’s withdrawal from the UFC Fight Island 8 headliner was caused by lingering health complications stemming from COVID-19. Chimaev had COVID-19 in early December. He is well beyond the window of being contagious, but
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After a tumultuous 2008 that saw Quinton “Rampage” Jackson lose his light heavyweight title, change his managerial and training teams, and deal with out of the Octagon issues, he finished off the year by knocking out his old nemesis Wanderlei Silva in the first round of their UFC 92 bout. It was Jackson’s first win
1:16 PM ET A highly anticipated welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev on Jan. 20 is now off, after Chimaev was forced to withdraw for undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed. The 170-pound matchup was scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 20 in Abu Dhabi. The UFC has not formally announced the cancellation
A featherweight bout has been added to the upcoming February slate of events. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Alex Caceres and Kevin Croom will take place at the UFC’s Feb. 27 event. As of now, a location hasn’t been revealed for the card. MMA
Leon Edwards is likely to remain on the January 20 Fight Night card, and we now have information on what caused Khamzat Chimaev out of the event. Leon Edwards was scheduled to return from his year-and-a-half layoff to headline UFC Fight Night 185 against Khamzat Chimaev on January 20, but unfortunately, the fight would be
Image Credit: @UFC on Instagram (photographer not listed) Early into 2020, Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on an instant classic in what many are touting as the fight of the year. The co-main event of March’s UFC 248 pay-per-view saw the new strawweight champion from China defending opposite Poland’s former queen. For a full
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Most are glad 2020 is coming to an end, but some are already prepared to predict a further 12 months ahead! No champion coughed up his/her title to a challenger — Jon Jones may have vacated, but he didn’t lose — in 2020, which could set us up for another strong
Aljamain Sterling recounts difficult childhood in UFC film ‘Not Broken’ [embedded content] UFC bantamweight sensation Aljamain Sterling recounts the troubling childhood that helped shape him into the fighter he is today. Witness the story of a young boy transforming into one of the top contenders in the UFC’s stacked 135-pound division. Sterling was slated to
It’s the final episode of UFC Unfiltered of 2020! Jim and Matt start the show with Marvin Vettori. He shares why he’s not worried about facing off against Israel Adesanya in the future, why Darren Till makes sense as his next opponent, and why he’ll eventually need to face Kevin Holland in the Octagon. Then,
12:54 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov believes the winner of the UFC 257 main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23 will fight for the UFC lightweight belt. He did not, however, name an opponent for that potential title fight. Nurmagomedov remains the lightweight champ despite retiring after beating Justin Gaethje on Oct.
If the UFC matchmakers need a replacement for the promotion’s Jan. 20 main event, they have plenty of options. Not long after it was reported that Khamzat Chimaev has been forced out of his headlining bout opposite Leon Edwards scheduled for UFC Fight Island 8, a slew of welterweight contenders announced their candidacy to serve