So far 2023 has played out much like 2022 for flyweight An Tuan Ho. Coming into this year on a two-fight winning streak, Ho was able to pick up a win in his first fight of 2023 over Enkhjargal Banzaragch at LFA 152 in February. Having primarily been known for his stand-up game, Ho is
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Former UFC champion Deiveson Figueiredo is now officially out of his scheduled flyweight contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC 290 on July 8 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White said Saturday at a news conference after UFC Charlotte. Figueiredo had told MMA Fighting
Sean O’Malley was looking forward to the possibility of fighting Henry Cejudo, even though he thinks the matchup would be easy work. That matchup likely won’t be happening anytime soon as Cejudo fell just short on the scorecards in his recent comeback fight at UFC 288 against bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. Cejudo was returning from
When the round ended, Kim kicked Bohm away, resulting in a point deduction, and then in the third, “Fire Fist” hit Bohm with a knee while she was down. The action was paused, the doctor was called in, and the contest was halted. Kim was docked a second point, and the fight was sent to
Fabian Edwards doesn’t view Bellator Paris opponent Gegard Mousasi as being a legend. Bellator Paris takes place today, Friday May 12th, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. The main event will feature former two-time Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (49-8 MMA) taking on top contender Fabian Edwards (11-2 MMA) in a five round battle.
Misfits Boxing 7 was a wild event. A card filled with names like Lil Kymchii, Wings Of Redemption, and Zuckles — how could it not be? More to the point, it was a genuine shit show and not in the fun way. Legitimate combat sports and freak shows fights have been walking hand-in-hand for as
UFC Charlotte Bonuses: Matt Brown still has the thunder The post-fight performance bonuses are in from UFC Charlotte, which took place on Saturday, featuring heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida. The fights took place in front of a record-setting sold-out crowd. UFC Charlotte sets Fight Night attendance record UFC Charlotte: Jairzinho vs. Almeida drew a
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jailton Almeida still has a long way to reach the top of the heavyweight division, but it certainly appears he’ll be a force to reckon with
Jailton Almeida made it looks incredibly easy in his first UFC main event as he submitted Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the first round at UFC Charlotte. How close is the surging Almeida to a UFC heavyweight championship opportunity? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew react to Almeida’s sensational performance in the main
UFC returns to Charlotte, North Carolina for the first time since 2018 with an all-action main event between heavyweight finishers as No. 9 ranked contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik aims to land another signature KO when he takes on surging No. 12 contender Jailton Almeida. Also on the card, No. 5 ranked light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has addressed Anthony Smith’s “aged gracefully” comments regarding his illegal knee incident with Petr Yan. Back in 2021, at UFC 259, Sterling’s championship reign began, but the way the championship was attained caused a massive uproar in the community. Sterling had challenged Yan in a highly-anticipated matchup at the top
KSI had a lot of eyes watching his main event clash with Joe Fournier earlier tonight (Sat., May 13, 2023) at Misfits Boxing 7 live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Wembley Arena in London, England, and that included Jake and Logan Paul. So after KSI’s knockout win over Joe Fournier was marred by an
UFC Charlotte Presser: Dana White gets emotional over passing of young fighter UFC Charlotte provided an exciting night of action in the Octagon. It was a great night for the UFC, setting a U.S. based Fight Night attendance record in Charlotte, N.C. But UFC president Dana White got emotional in the post-fight press conference while
Andres Waters May 12, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (18-2, 4-0 UFC) is set to make his first UFC Fight Night main event appearance on Saturday night. Almeida, currently unranked in ESPN’s divisional rankings, will take on ESPN’s No. 10 ranked heavyweight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, at UFC Fight Night in Charlotte (3
Jailton Almeida quit so many times, it’d be easy to think he’s not cut from the same cloth of the MMA greats. But to persevere past the adversities thrown his way to become one of the hottest prospects in the sport paints a different picture. “When I look back at my life and see me
“I probably was a scary guy because I didn’t really have a switch back in the day,” he said. “I was in warrior mode 24/7, and I wanted to fight every single person that I saw. And actually, I think it kind of threw me off a little bit that not everybody in the world
Daniel Cormier is reacting to Francis Ngannou’s ‘fumbling the bag’ post on social media. Ngannou recently took to ‘Instagram’ with a picture of himself, sitting on his Mercedes, on the phone, with the caption: “Just out here fumbling the bag 💰” Francis Ngannou and the UFC parted ways in January of this year after they
In a follow up to the star-studded BKFC 41 card, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) staged BKFC 42 last night (Fri., May 12, 2023) from inside Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Despite a lack of high-profile names, BKFC 42 produced nine-equally devastating knockout finishes. The main event of the evening featured a
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