8:35 AM ET It took more than 13 years, but Frankie Edgar has finally lost his battle with the people who want him to cut weight. My opinion: No one has fought the good fight against weight cutting as much (or as well) as Edgar. In a sport in which the majority of athletes cut
Frankie Edgar is ready for his UFC bantamweight debut. The former lightweight champion and two-time featherweight title challenger tipped the scales at 135.5 pounds at Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 15. That made Edgar’s fight with Pedro Munhoz (136) official for Saturday’s headliner at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. This marks Edgar’s first
Due to a positive COVID-19 test result, Mark Striegl has been removed from his bout against Timur Valiev. Replacing Striegl will be UFC newcomer Trevin Jones. This fight will now be held at a catchweight of 140 lbs. Calen Born has withdrawn from his bout due to personal reasons and Takashi Sato was not medically cleared
[embedded content] We are all set for Bellator 244. The card will take place tonight (Aug. 21) inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. There will be no fans in attendance. The main card will air live at 10 p.m. ET on Paramount Network and DAZN. Peep the Bellator 244 weigh-in results here. The
Image via @ufc on Instagram Fight fans now have the opportunity to relive Frankie Edgar’s dazzling knockout win over Chad Mendes. During The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale in Las Vegas in December, 2015, Edgar faced off against “Money” in the main event. The former lightweight champion was able to land a big left hook on
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from kicking off its UFC on ESPN 15 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, topped by a bantamweight headliner between Top 5 contender Pedro Munhoz and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The action gets underway this Sat. night (Aug. 22, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las
UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar LIVE weigh-in video [embedded content] Watch the UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar weigh-ins live on Friday, Aug. 21, at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT on MMAWeekly.com. The weigh-in video will be available for on-demand viewing immediately following the live stream. UFC on ESPN 15
1:16 AM ET The two men fighting for the UFC middleweight title next month got into a heated verbal exchange Thursday night. Israel Adesanya, the division’s champion, and challenger Paulo Costa fired pointed barbs during a satellite interview with Michael Eaves on SportsCenter. At one point a fiery Costa even unbuttoned his shirt to show
Another booking against Ricardo Lamas, another fight cancellation for Ryan Hall. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources that an injury has forced Hall to withdraw from his scheduled featherweight bout with Lamas that was to take place at a UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 29 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The news was first
“Vegas is the hotspot,” said Villanueva, who now trains with the Xtreme Couture squad. “I’ve been to Cali and trained with some great people, but I talked to my manager, Jason House, and he’s like, ‘XC is the place.’ I really wanted to do it. Coach Eric Nicksick is a badass. I did my research
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 252! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Daniel Cormier drops one spot to #7 following his loss to Stipe Miocic in the UFC 252 headliner, with Alexander Volkanovski moving up to the #6 spot. Meanwhile, Justin Gaethje rises to #8, and Max Holloway
Image Credit: Bellator Andrew Kapel is looking to go 2-0 in Bellator. On the main card of Bellator 244, Kapel is returning following his November knockout win over King Mo. It was King Mo’s retirement fight, and now Kapel is excited to get back in the cage and try and beat another big name in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Welcome to the “Chito” show. Marlon Vera’s strategy ahead of UFC 252 may or may not have involved injuring Sean O’Malley’s leg with calf kicks and checks, but it certainly worked! When presented with a wounded foe, Vera pounced, absolutely smashing his opponent with an elbow from top position to secure
While the novel coronavirus impacted MMA fighters in various ways, some were more directly affected by it than others. Case in point: lightweight Joe Solecki. Originally slated to face Austin Hubbard at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov in June, Solecki was forced off the event after testing positive for Covid-19. “The only reason I
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11:41 AM ET Frankie Edgar called Clint Wattenberg in late June with some questions. It was about two weeks before Edgar’s scheduled bantamweight debut. In more than a decade with the UFC, the former lightweight champion had never really cut weight before. He never needed to. Unlike most high-level MMA fighters, Edgar always walked around