The current plans are to have current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, face Light Heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, for the 205-pound title sometime in 2021. And while “Prince of Cieszyn” is ready to throw down, he feels Adesanya should’ve slowly transitioned into the division instead of going straight for the title. And
The Dirty: Guy Mezger talks UFC early days, Pride & re-birth of Pancrase [embedded content] MMA pioneer and OG Guy Mezger joins MMAWeekly’s The Dirty podcast and talks about what it was like fighting in the early days of the UFC, Pride FC, and Pancrase in Japan. He also recounted what it was like being
These days, things are good for Means and his family. He still approaches every UFC fight like his job is on the line, but given his track record, job security is likely not the case, especially with him getting a prime spot on a pay-per-view main card. And despite winning two of his last three,
UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has revealed that he’s been told Michael Chandler has accepted another fight. The animosity between these two elite fighters has been steadily growing as the weeks and months have gone on with Ferguson campaigning to fight Chandler before the end of the year. The former Bellator star, however, wants to
Uriah Hall and Chris Weidman are having their rematch over 10 years in the making. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Hall and Weidman have agreed to rematch on February 13 at UFC 258. The two first fought back in September of 2010 on the regional scenes in New Jersey with Weidman knocking out Hall in
8:05 AM ET The UFC men’s flyweight division was all but an afterthought. As recently as last summer, many MMA fans, fighters and media members thought the UFC was going to move on from the weight class. At the time, it seemed improbable that a flyweight bout would headline a major event. Yet that will
UFC welterweight Jesse Ronson on Tuesday said he’s been suspended for 20 months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for a banned substance. Ronson broke the news via his own Facebook page with additional sources confirming the information to MMA Fighting. USADA does not release information about an athlete’s suspension until the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier today, news broke that former Featherweight kingpin Max Holloway would return to the cage for his first non-title fight since 2016 opposite Calvin Kattar in a five-round main event on January 16, 2021. It didn’t take long for gamblers to open their wallets and make their opinions heard. Per betonline.ag,
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Plum mentioned she did some karate growing up but made a point to not put that experience in the “same category” as what she knows the UFC fighters can do. That said, she has had some entertaining experiences when fighters have tried to show her their basketball skills. “I think some MMA fighters think they
Image Credit: Jesse Ronson’s Instagram UFC welterweight Jesse Ronson released a statement where he revealed he has been suspended for 20 months by USADA for a failed drug test. Ronson defeated Nicholas Dalby by stoppage in his return to the Octagon this past summer on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. It was a huge upset
A major featherweight scrap is scheduled for January 16 when former champion Max Holloway takes on Calvin Kattar. The UFC announced Tuesday that Max Holloway will be competing for the first time since his highly controversial loss to Alex Volkanovski at UFC 251. Many, if not most media members and fans alike felt that Max
12:35 PM ET Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall are going to run it back more than 10 years after their first meeting. Weidman vs. Hall 2 has been verbally agreed to for UFC 258 on Feb. 13, 2021, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight hasn’t been signed yet, sources said. The duo first met in
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Bellator 253: “Caldwell vs. McKee” takes place this week (Thurs., Nov. 19, 2020) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. “The Mercenary” A.J. McKee (16-0) puts his perfect record on the line against former Bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (15-3). The fighters are scheduled to participate in what the promotion is calling a “Virtual Media Day”