By MMA Junkie Staff | April 3, 2021 8:30 pm Follow @MMAjunkie UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Khabib Nurmagomedov’s influence was felt at Bellator 255 beyond just the cousin who shares his last name. Magomed Magomedov (18-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) closed out the preliminary card at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with a second-round submission of Cee
Month: April 2021
Fightlore, a new UFC FIGHT PASS Original series, teaches you about the man with the golden throat and great taste in suits as Bruce Buffer takes you through his amazing life story from meeting his brother, Michael Buffer at the age of 28 to his fistfight with UFC Fighter, Frank Trigg inside a packed elevator.
Before UFC 187, Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson pulled off a fake brawl prank at the UFC’s Welcome to the Show event Saturday in Los Angeles. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com /subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
UFC Anthony Pettis leaves and could join Bellator, Conor McGregor gets responds from Jorge Masvidal and Rafael Dos Anjos after his latest statement on UFC’s success and Donald Cerrone vs. RDA submission, Michael Chandler gets first opponent for UFC 257 event on UFC Fight Island, Youtuber Jake Paul will face Ben Askren in a boxing
#UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier previews his rematch with Conor McGregor at #UFC257, discusses Khabib Nurmagomedov’s future and more in this interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter:
12:10 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two-division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire showed off what makes him the best fighter in Bellator and perhaps the top featherweight in all of MMA on Friday night. Freire, a 33-year-old from Brazil, handed Emmanuel Sanchez his first stoppage loss with a technical submission by guillotine choke in Round 1 to
From the day she was crowed the first ever UFC women’s flyweight champion, Nicco Montano has known her purpose was more than just fighting or trying to hold onto a belt. In addition to her achievement in the 125-pound division, the now 32-year-old veteran was also the first Native American to ever hold UFC gold
“I kicked him in the head, but I kicked him light,” Griffin said. “It was more like a slap kick, but my foot hit his ear and his ear started ringing. After the practice he was like, ‘my f****** head’s still ringing!’” Not that a former champion, TUF winner, savior of a sport and frontrunner
Michael Chandler is basing his belief that he will break Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on past evidence. Michael Chandler is on record in recently stating that he believes that Dan Hooker was a tougher test than Oliveira will be, and one of the reasons he came to that conclusion is because Hooker never gives
Colby Covington has declared himself the official backup for the upcoming welterweight title fight rematch between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 later this month. Seeing as Covington is the No. 1-ranked welterweight in the world this isn’t that far of a stretch. UFC hasn’t made anything official, but if something was
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena
By Mike Bohn | April 3, 2021 9:40 am Bellator’s first offering of 2021 delivered on Friday with Bellator 255, which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The semifinal round of the featherweight grand prix came to a conclusion in the main event when Patricio Freire (32-4 MMA, 20-4 BMMA) punched his
6:43 PM ET Earlier this week, as the proposed Conor McGregor–Dustin Poirier trilogy fight continued to trend in the right direction, I wrote a caption on social media that said: “For all the marbles.” Well, the caption rubbed some people the wrong way. How could I say this one is for all the marbles when
Bellator 255 live stream online features the full fight card, including the preliminary and main card, courtesy of Showtime. The event takes place Friday, April 2 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The event starts with an eight-bout preliminary card that starts at 6:00 p.m. ET. Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe Magomed Magomedov
“I didn’t even know it was on ABC, I didn’t even know it was in the morning,” he laughs. “I took the fight because I said that I wanted to fight. I’m here as a fighter. I spent 31 months out of the Octagon, I need to get in there, I need to get as
Beneil Dariush doesn’t think Michael Chandler should’ve gotten the lightweight title shot. When Chandler signed with the UFC, he was the backup fighter for the lightweight title fight at UFC 254. He then made his debut at UFC 257 and scored a first-round TKO win over Dan Hooker. After the win, it was revealed Chandler
Jon Jones once again finds himself in limbo as he works out finances with UFC for a proposed heavyweight title fight with newly crowned champion Francis Ngannou. Jones, who is widely considered the greatest fighter in the history of the sport, ran into a similar issue with the promotion last year when the heavyweight matchup
Las Vegas – For the first time in three years, a new UFC lightweight champion will be crowned as No. 3 ranked contender Charles Oliveira and No. 4 Michael Chandler vie for the vacant belt. Also, for the first time in UFC history, a non-title co-main event will be five rounds as No. 3 ranked welterweight contender Leon Edwards faces off with Nate Diaz.