4:46 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim For the first time in nearly a decade, the UFC’s light heavyweight division is about to have a new king. Both Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz have earned this moment — their places at center stage under the spotlight, each poised to launch his era as champion — and yet
Khamzat Chimaev decided to step on Stephen Thompson’s first ever social media callout on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, “Wonderboy” doubled down on his interest to face Leon Edwards via Twitter, a request he made in a recent interview with MMA Fighting. All due respect @Leon_edwardsmma , which I have a lot of for you,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight bruisers Ketlen Vieira and Sijara Eubanks will duel this Saturday (Sept. 26, 2020) at UFC 253 from inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. If we flash back to 2018, Vieira was seemingly next in line for a title shot opposite Amanda Nunes. Instead,
Watch Jan Blachowicz KO Luke Rockhold ahead of UFC 253 [embedded content] Jan Blachowicz has won seven of his last eight bouts including this knockout of former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 239 last year. Blachowicz next faces Dominick Reyes for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 253
Fritzen Procopio, 24, tested positive for ostarine as the result of a urine sample collected out-of-competition on February 17, 2020. Ostarine is a non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List. Ostarine, also known as MK-2866 and Enobosarm, is a selective androgen
UFC veteran Stevie Ray has announced his retirement from MMA. He took to Facebook live recently to post a video stating that he is retiring due to injuries. “I’ve been thinking about this for a wee while, I’m retiring from MMA competition,” he says in the video. “For my last 3 fights, my knee has
Image Credit: Sean O’Malley’s Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley was tapped out by Robert Degle in the finals of a recent jiu-jitsu tournament. O’Malley is coming off the back of a devastating defeat at the hands of Marlon “Chito” Vera, and as he continues to wait for an opportunity to get back
7:42 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim For the first time in nearly a decade, the UFC’s light heavyweight division is about to have a new king. Both Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz have earned this moment — their places at center stage under the spotlight, each poised to launch his era as champion — and yet
Veteran UFC middleweight Ed Herman turned off his social media notifications in the wake of his controversial win over Mike Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 10. Irate fans not only cursed him online immediately after his comeback win, but sent messages to his wife insulting him. “‘Your husband’s a dumb*ss, your husband’s a cheater,’” Herman told
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There is a great deal of crossover between jiu-jitsu and MMA. Some of UFC’s premier submission fighters were first quite accomplished in competitions like the biennial Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) tournament or the jiu-jitsu worlds, where they made their names and brought about hype into the cage. Demian Maia, for
UFC 253 Countdown: Reyes vs Blachowicz [embedded content] Dominick Reyes readies to face Poland’s Jan Blachowicz for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event at UFC 253. See into their lives and training camps before they clash on Saturday, September 26. Check out > UFC 253 Countdown: Adesanya vs Costa (Video courtesy
Gilbert Burns is riding a four-fight win streak heading into his matchup with Demian Maia at Fight Night Brasilia on March 14. Watch some of his top finishes so far in his UFC career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
Before the UFC 235 press conference, Anthony Smith discussed his upcoming title challenge against Jon Jones, his roller-coaster ride to the title shot, the controversy over Jones’ drug-testing results, and much more. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read
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Sweden’s Chimaev made the shortest work of his biggest test to date, needing only a scant 17 seconds to KO Gerald Meerschaert and continue his rise as one of the hottest fighters in MMA. “I’ve been in this game my whole life, I’ve never seen anything like him,” UFC President Dana White would later tell
8:05 AM ET Nicknames can be fun or serious, have little meaning or be deeply personal. They can be self-given, coined by a coach or a promotion or in some cases earned based on a performance. Oftentimes a nickname is more ubiquitous than a fighter’s actual name. Such is the way of combat sports, where
Duda Santana’s UFC career has come to an end after the Brazilian bantamweight tested positive for a banned substance, her manager Alex Davis confirmed to MMA Fighting on Monday. “Cowboyzinha” tested positive for selective androgen receptor modulator LGD-4033 during an out-of-competition test conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency on Feb. 11, 2020. Santana will