Rafael dos Anjos and Conor McGregor are both interested in completing a fight that should have taken place four years ago. Following his decisive (though inexplicably split-decision) victory over Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN+ 41, Rafael dos Anjos had one very specific name in mind for his next opponent. The name was a familiar
7:13 AM ET There are prospects who flash their potential by conquering opponents in their own age bracket, and there are those who prove they can handle foes of greater experience and are ready to challenge the elite of their division. ESPN’s second annual list of the top 25 MMA fighters under the age of
It’s no secret that 2020 has been a very difficult year for most. The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on the world at large and fundamentally changed many aspects of day-to-day life. People have lost jobs, businesses, and loved ones. But though the coronavirus still rages on in some parts of the world, over the
Women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano is in hot water following some controversial tweets regarding the U.S. election and Covid-19. Carano (7-1 MMA), who rose to stardom while competing under the EliteXC banner, was trending on Twitter this weekend but not for good reason. The cast member of Star Wars popular “The Mandalorian” series was under
On Saturday night at UFC Vegas 14, Rafael dos Anjos beat a very game Paul Felder to re-establish himself as a threat in the UFC lightweight division. But it wasn’t originally supposed to be Felder facing dos Anjos. The original fight was “RDA” vs. Islam Makhachev, until Makhachev was pulled due to a serious staph
Rewatch Petr Yan’s head-kick KO of Urijah Faber ahead of UFC 256 [embedded content] UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan is expected to put his belt on the line opposite Aljamain Sterling at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas. Before Yan defends against Sterling, take a look back at his Performance of the Night,
All of the fighters competing at UFC Vegas 14: Felder vs dos Anjos faced off after weighing in on Friday morning. Main card action starts at 7pm ET / 4pm PT tomorrow night. 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
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You may not know his name, but you’ve surely seen Buckley’s work inside the Octagon as the promising middleweight delivered the Knockout of the Year last time out against Impa Kasanganay. The 26-year-old made his promotional debut on short notice earlier in the year, landing on the wrong side of a third-round stoppage result against
Paul Felder does not plan on hanging up his gloves any time soon after losing to Rafael dos Anjos in a short-notice bout on Saturday. At UFC on ESPN+ 41, Paul Felder stepped in on five days’ notice to compete against Rafael dos Anjos in the event’s headliner. Felder was unsuccessful, but he gained something
10:26 PM ET Rafael dos Anjos is back in championship form. The former UFC lightweight titleholder returned to his longtime division Saturday and was brilliant in beating Paul Felder via split decision (47-48, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos showed a well-rounded game, doing damage on
The RIZIN 25 card is set. On Friday, the Japanese promotion announced the lineup for its upcoming show that takes place Nov. 21 at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. As previously announced, Mikuru Asakura (13-1, 1 NC) will face Yutaka Saito (18-4-2) in the main event with the winner becoming RIZIN’s inaugural featherweight champion. Also
UFC lightweight contender Rafael dos Anjos was rewarded with a cool USADA jacket after he recently completed 50 clean drug tests all-time. Dos Anjos returned to the UFC lightweight division on Saturday night with a split decision win over Paul Felder in a spectacular fight between two incredible athletes. RDA is now 36 years old
At the end of October, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 and retired, riding off into the sunset with a perfect 29-0 record. It took all of two days before UFC president Dana White called Khabib’s retirement into question, saying he had talked to the Dagestani lightweight champion and thought Nurmagomedov would end
Watch Patricio Pitbull land a brutal first-round KO! | Bellator 252 highlights [embedded content] Bellator 252 featured the quarter-final round of the Featherweight World Grand Prix including champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire putting his title on the line in the main event. Freire, who also holds the Bellator lightweight title, faced Pedro Carvalho in a quarter-final
The term “starched” is one of those terms in combat sports journalism that has been so overused that it tends to elicit more eye-rolls than anything else. But sometimes there’s just no better way to describe what happened to a fighter. Case in point: Khaos Williams’ 30 second KO of the always-dangerous Abdul Razak Alhassan.
The UFC on ESPN+ 41 bonuses have been released. UFC on ESPN+ 41 took place inside UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was a lightweight clash between Rafael dos Anjos and Paul Felder. This fight saw Felder take it on five days notice and brought a fight to RDA. It was
11:10 PM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim breaks down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card, including a look at Rafael dos Anjos‘ split-decision win over Paul Felder and what it means. Helwani: Let’s make something very clear right off the bat: No one actually