While most middleweight top contenders hope Israel Adesanya sticks around the middleweight division uninterrupted, #4-ranked Jack Hermansson would love to see the champ make a pit stop at 205. It wasn’t long ago that Jack Hermansson was possibly one fight away from securing himself a crack at middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. If you ask Hermansson,
8:32 AM ET UFC president Dana White has been saying it a lot in recent weeks, and it’s worth repeating here: Just get through 2020. It’s safe to say the UFC has done a tremendous job operating within a pandemic this year, and it’s nearly across the 2020 finish line with three events to go.
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Last week was all about Fight Circus Vol. 2, so we have some catching up to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Yesterday, disgraced former Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw took some pot shots from the sidelines, complaining that the weight class is all messed up and led by an interim champion undeserving of the title. Despite the fact that he’s returning from a two-year USADA suspension and knockout loss, Dillashaw also demanded an
A few months ago, footage of Nick Diaz training for a UFC comeback surfaced on social media. His manager, Kevin Mubenga, insisted that Diaz was aiming to make a comeback. Several months into Diaz’s training, in recent comments to Fanatics View, Mubenga once again reiterated that Diaz will be back in the Octagon in 2021.
At the UFC on FOX 17 weigh-ins, Michael Johnson and Nate Diaz both made weight Friday afternoon in Orlando. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker reacts to Dana White saying he didn’t want a rematch with Israel Adesanya and instead booking a fight with Jan Blachowicz in this interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like
Boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul says that he is “dedicating his life to beating” UFC superstar Conor McGregor in a boxing match one day. Paul picked up an incredible KO win over former NBA dunk contest winner Nate Robinson in the co-main event of last weekend’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. megacard. Paul’s KO
His home for the time being is Huntington Beach, California, the home of Kings MMA and half a world away from his home country of Italy. Before making the full-time move to California in 2016, Vettori spent time in England as well as a period splitting time between Italy and California for camp. It’s from
Cody Garbrandt is not at all worried about whether he’ll be seeing Deiveson Figuereido in a title fight next year. The original main event for UFC 255 was scheduled to be flyweight champion Deiveson Figuereido making his first title defense against Cody Garbrandt. Unfortunately, Garbrandt had to withdraw from the bout due to injury, leading
8:10 PM ET Jake Paul is already one of the most talked-about boxers in the world, even with only two pro fights. The polarizing YouTube and social media star is coming off a second-round knockout Saturday of Nate Robinson, the former NBA player, on the very successful Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard. Now?
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is crossing over from fighter to promoter after purchasing his own MMA organization. This week, the undefeated Russian unveiled Eagle Fighting Championships – rebranded after his purchase of Gorilla Fighting Championship – as he seeks to create a developmental league that will hopefully discover a slew of future contenders. While
UFC Vegas 17 — Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) final event of 2020 — has suffered another setback, as MMA Fighting is reporting that Alexandre Pantoja has been forced out of scheduled fight against Manel Kape. The Flyweight fight — which was set to go down on Dec. 19, 2020 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas,
Just three days shy of a year since he had last fought, welterweight Mark Martin was finally able to get back into the cage when he took on Tony Grant at LFA 86 this past July. Though he had an extended layoff, Martin looked as if he didn’t miss a beat, finishing Grant with eight
Image via @francisngannou on Instagram (photographer not listed) Top UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou has opened up on the turbulent journey that led him to the bright lights of the Octagon. Ngannou, a native of Cameroon, emigrated to Paris, France before making transitioning into MMA. His journey from the Central African country Europe was not
Shane Carwin – WEC 17 Surprising fact: the WEC had a super heavyweight division at one point. Less surprising fact, Shane Carwin had bigger…everything than the entire division. The man made his MMA debut in the promotion known for bantamweights and featherweights, and Carwin weighed in at 285 pounds, surprising nobody with a good set
Khabib Nurmagomedov is now focused on having MMA an Olympic sport by 2028. Nurmagomedov has been the face of the UFC for years and the face of Russian MMA. Now that he is retired, the hope for the UFC lightweight champion is to get MMA in the Olympics by 2028 but is hoping for 2024.