Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski believes his next title defense will come against either The Korean Zombie or Zabit Magomedsharipov. Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway via controversial split decision at UFC 251, his second straight win over the former long-time champ. The result of the fight was controversial enough that UFC president
8:12 AM ET UFC middleweight Darren Till wouldn’t reveal what he added to his fighting repertoire during the pandemic lockdown — fans will find out Saturday night when he faces Robert Whittaker on Fight Island — but there was one development in Till’s game that was impossible to ignore. The native of Liverpool, England became
Like every combat sports promotion, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships wasn’t immune to the coronavirus pandemic that shut down live events across the U.S. for several months. The fledgling organization was forced to cancel several cards, but after months of waiting, BKFC finally returns to action on Friday with a lightweight title fight between UFC veteran
A staple of the middleweight top 10, Brunson (20-7) will look to build on his current win streak by taking out yet another fast-rising prospect and work his way back towards the top five of the division with a statement win. One of the youngest athletes on the entire UFC roster, Shahbazyan, 22 (11-0) has shown incredible skills
Fabricio Werdum (Photo: Getty) Fabricio Werdum feels renewing his UFC contract is not an option. Going into his UFC on ESPN 14 bout with Alexander Gustafsson, Werdum will be fighting out of his contract. Werdum had been with the UFC from 2007-2008 during his first stint. “Vai Cavalo’s” second run with the UFC has been
Preview Wednesday’s pivotal featherweight main event matchup between Calvin Kattar (21-4) and Dan Ige (14-2). Main card starts at 10pm / 7pm ETPT. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit
Darren Till spoke with the media ahead of his UFC on ESPN 14 headliner with Robert Whittaker this Saturday. 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 More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your home for
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight veterans Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Mauricio Rua will battle one final time this Saturday (July 25, 2020) at UFC on ESPN 14 from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This is one of the stranger fights I’ve ever been tasked with previewing. Despite the advanced age of
Mike Tyson talks about fighting Roy Jones Jr. in boxing comeback bout [embedded content] Though Mike Tyson’s return to the boxing ring is being labeled an exhibition and he insists that all proceeds are going to charity, he doesn’t expect it to be a cake walk. “I only know one way of fighting, but now
Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre has responded to a recent callout from reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Usman, who is fresh off a short-notice decision win over Jorge Masvidal, recently expressed interest fighting St-Pierre next. “I would love GSP,” Usman told the media the day before his fight with Masvidal. “A crazy stat I
12:35 PM ET UFC women’s flyweight contender Joanne Calderwood has decided against waiting for a title shot. Calderwood, who was supposed to fight UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko in June before Shevchenko injured her knee, has agreed to fight Jennifer Maia on less than two weeks’ notice after Maia’s original opponent, Viviane Araujo, withdrew
As much as some may hate to admit it, over the past few years, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has become part of the MMA world. In 2016, after Conor McGregor became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history, Mayweather and McGregor began calling each other out publicly for a boxing match. Most thought it would
“Atmosphere has been great,” Grundy said. “Tom Aspinall is making his debut. Darren Till is main eventing, as always, so (training) camp has been class. Fight Island is great. It’s lived up to everything, really, and I think what (UFC President) Dana (White) has done for the sport is massive, really. I’m enjoying it. I’m
Irene Aldana (Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa) UFC women’s bantamweight Irene Aldana is the latest fighter to test positive for COVID-19. Aldana was scheduled to take on former women’s 135-pound champion Holly Holm on Aug. 1. This was to be Aldana’s big chance at a coming out party where a win would’ve likely led to a title
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Aljamain Sterling is on one hell of a tear. “The Funkmaster” has won five straight bouts over high-quality competition, showcasing consistent improvement. In his last bout, Sterling faced one of his division’s fastest-rising new contenders in Cory Sandhagen, strangling the expert kickboxer in less than 90 seconds (WATCH IT). Sterilng is
Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana nixed, UFC return to Las Vegas gets new main event Next week’s UFC Fight Night event slated for the Apex in Las Vegas has lost its main event bout between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana. ESPN broke the news on Wednesday before UFC president Dana White enlisted Hall of Famer
Image via @ufceurope on Instagram Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo has once again called out Alexander Volkanovski to prove that he is the GOAT of mixed martial arts. Cejudo retired from MMA in May immediately following a TKO win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249, but in the two months since then,