Fedor Emelianenko will fight in 2021 regardless in fans are allowed in venues. Emelianenko is close to ending his legendary career and Coker had wanted the Russian’s final fights to be in packed arenas. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has not been possible. So, now, no matter what happens with the virus, the
7:48 AM ET Paul Felder was home with his family on Sunday night in Philadelphia. It was around 7:30 p.m., and while scrolling through social media, Felder saw a report that Islam Makhachev was out of his UFC Fight Night main event with Rafael dos Anjos, a bout scheduled for the following weekend. That was
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Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Khamzat Chimaev is looking to fight middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Ever since Chimaev had an impressive stint on Fight Island where he dominated John Phillips and Rhys McKee at middleweight then welterweight, he had been calling out the champions. He made it clear he would finish both
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the upcoming UFC Vegas 14 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, streaming LIVE on ESPN+ this Sat. night (Nov. 14, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC Vegas 14 will be headlined by the five-round showdown pitting No. 7-ranked lightweight Paul Felder — stepping in
UFC Vegas 14: Felder vs. dos Anjos weigh-in face-offs video [embedded content] The UFC Vegas 14 weigh-ins took place on Friday, although they didn’t exactly go off without a hitch. The fighters making weight squared off following the two-hour weigh-in window at The UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In all, three fighters missed the mark
A lengthy training camp comes with its own challenges, mainly regarding a fighter’s patience. Hansen said it’s a bit of a cat-and-mouse game of when to go hard and when to tone it back. Even though she also sees the value in the added space to think and ramp up to fight week, she does
Kyoji Horiguchi will return to MMA on New Year’s Eve at Rizin 26. Rizin Fighting Federation made the announcement in a press release that the former Rizin and Bellator Bantamweight Champion would return in a rematch against Kai Asakura. Asakura is the current Rizin Bantamweight Champion and the last opponent to hand Horiguchi a loss
9:36 PM ET Patricio Freire already has the best résumé of any fighter in Bellator history. Now he’s trying to add the title of Grand Prix champion to his already prodigious legacy. “Pitbull” stopped Pedro Carvalho by knockout at 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the Bellator featherweight title Thursday night
At the UFC Vegas 14 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday morning local time. In the main event, Rafael dos Anjos and Paul Felder must weigh no more than 156 pounds, the limit for non-title lightweight bouts. The UFC Vegas 14 official weigh-ins will
Image Credit: @Gilbert_Burns on Instagram Gilbert Burns is looking to grapple Nate Diaz for a winner takes all grappling match. Burns and Diaz have taken shots at one another after Burns was announced to be getting the next title shot. The Stockton native trashed the Brazilian saying it is a terrible title fight so now
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Gilbert Burns is no stranger to drumming up fights on social media. The top-ranked Welterweight contender worked himself into short-notice opportunities in part via Twitter, jumping online to inject himself in the mix. It paid off a couple times and helped him build his current six fight win streak, and as
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 bout in the Featherweight Grand Prix with his championship belt on the line. He
Jim and Matt are joined by Kay Hansen and Eryk Anders before this Saturday’s epic card featuring former UFC lightweight champ Rafael Dos Anjos and Paul Felder! First, Kay Hansen joins the show to discuss how she overcame her tough relationship with her parents, why hands are so difficult to draw, and why she turned
Alistair Overeem’s final run at a UFC title continues on Super Bowl weekend. Dana White told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that Overeem is set to headline a UFC event on Feb. 6 against Alexander Volkov. The promotion has not announced a location for the event. Alistair Overeem has made it clear this is the final run
8:46 AM ET Scott Coker woke up March 13 in a hotel room at Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. Later that night, the Bellator president would be promoting a card featuring the start of the anticipated Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix quarterfinals. That morning, though, he got a phone call from members
Alistair Overeem will look to continue his climb towards title contention in the heavyweight division when he faces Alexander Volkov in the main event at the upcoming UFC event on Feb. 6. UFC President Dana White announced the fight via ESPN on Thursday. The location for the card has not been revealed yet. With a