9:29 PM ET Corey Anderson‘s Bellator debut could not have gone more perfectly. Anderson destroyed combat sports veteran Melvin Manhoef via TKO at 2:34 of the second round in the main event of Bellator 251 on Thursday night. The card took place in a bubble setting at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Anderson, one of
There was no need for overtime in Corey Anderson’s Bellator debut as he manhandled Melvin Manhoef en route to a bloody, second-round TKO at Bellator 251. Aided by a noticeable size advantage, Anderson exploited longtime kickboxer Manhoef’s most obvious deficit with takedowns. Once on the canvas, he held half-guard and pounded away with vicious elbows
Light heavyweight Corey Anderson is hoping to fight Vadim Nemkov or Phil Davis next after a victorious Bellator debut over Melvin Manhoef. Anderson was a big free-agent signing after mutually parting with ways with the UFC this past summer. A former top-five light heavyweight in the UFC, Anderson was matched up against Manhoef for his
Conor McGregor talks to UFC commentator Joe Rogan about his second round TKO victory over Chad Mendes in UFC 189. Rogan also speaks to Chad Mendes who gives his thoughts on accepting the fight on such short notice.
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Precisely 24 hours ago, I wrote the words, “Congratulations to councilman Tito Ortiz! I am already confident his new job will provide much content for this column.” Already, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” — and new Huntington Beach city council member — is doing his part to keep this column weird
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya claims that doctors told him the odd swelling in his pectoral muscle around his nipple following UFC 253 may have been caused by him smoking marijuana. Following the fight, many fans and other fighters noticed how odd his pectoral muscle looked. Many quickly started making claims or insinuating that Adesanya
After completing a wintery training camp in Toms River, New Jersey and making weight for her bout with Alexa Grasso at UFC 246 in January, the bout was called off when Grasso hit the scales five pounds over the strawweight limit. A May assignment against then-unbeaten countrywoman Marina Rodriguez was nixed in April as the
Conor McGregor is claiming that the UFC turned down 3 dates he put forward to fight on in 2020. According to the Irish Superstar, he had wanted to fight 4 times in 2020 and says both he and the UFC lost out on millions of PPV buys as a result of him not doing so.
3:01 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal on Dec. 19, according to multiple sources. Once signed, the 170-pound bout will be added to the UFC’s final event of 2020, a UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Another high-profile welterweight matchup between Leon Edwards
The UFC is keeping Electronic Arts in its corner for the long haul. Per a press release Thursday, EA Sports and the UFC have extended their partnership through 2030. For at least the next decade, the video game giant will continue publishing its EA SPORTS UFC franchise, which released its fourth iteration in August. EA
Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos believes he can steal back the next title shot from Israel Adesanya with a finish over Glover Teixeira. Santos takes on Teixeira in a five-round main event of this weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 40 event. Santos is the No. 1 ranked contender at 205lbs and Teixeira
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days out from its UFC Vegas 13 mixed martial arts event, which takes place this Sat. night (Nov. 7, 2020) by way of ESPN+ and ESPN2 from inside APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties will be handled by top light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos
Following a standout amateur career, strawweight Sumiko Inaba was set to make her pro debut earlier this year when the novel coronavirus put those plans on hold. Inaba was able to maintain patience during the lockdown and efforts to get her bout rescheduled, and now on the precipice of making her delayed pro debut she’s
“If you look at Brendan Allen, he fought a newcomer his last fight, a debut guy, and you can argue that he lost that fight,” said Heinisch. “He took a lot of damage, too, and I saw a lot of holes in his game. I feel like someday he’s gonna be a great fighter, but
Another welterweight clash is scheduled for December 19 when Stephen Thompson takes on Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 44. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal will both be competing for the first time this year according to an ESPN report that pits the two against each other on December 19. Stephen Thompson was recently
10:03 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya spent all week talking up his City Kickboxing teammate Carlos Ulberg, ahead of Ulberg’s appearance on Dana White Contender Series. Turns out, the champ wasn’t lying about his buddy’s potential. Ulberg (3-0) joined Adesanya amongst the UFC ranks on Wednesday, as he earned a UFC contract by