By Simon Samano, The Blue Corner | April 24, 2021 2:08 pm Follow @SJSamano We figured Nick Diaz would be seen back at a UFC event next month when his younger brother, Nate, returns to fight Leon Edwards on May 15 at UFC 262, but wait just a minute. Diaz has been in Jacksonville, Fla.,
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Editorial News Bellator MMA has come to terms on going separate ways with nine fighters including Roger Huerta and Brandon Girtz, with the news of the roster cuts being first reported by Nolan King of MMA Junkie. As documented in the report, it is unclear whether which fighters were released and which were not simply
12:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Anthony Pettis, the main attraction of Friday night’s season-opening event in the Professional Fighting League, is known as “Showtime.” But Clay Collard stole the show. Collard knocked down Pettis, the former UFC lightweight champion, twice in Round 2 and survived a head-kick knockdown in the third round to take a
MMA Fighting has UFC 261 results for the Usman vs. Masvidal 2 fight card Saturday at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., live blogs of the main card, and live UFC 261 Twitter updates. In the main event, Kamaru Usman will try to defend his UFC welterweight title in a rematch against Jorge
“I think the difference is, even if I were to go out there and grapple for 15 minutes, it won’t be boring,” Molina said. “I’m trying to hurt you. I’m trying to rearrange your face, I’m trying to move your eyebrows. One word to describe my fighting style would be ‘violent.’ So even if I’m
Anthony Pettis’ PFL debut did not have a successful outcome. 2021 PFL 1 took place tonight from the Ocean Casino Resort from Atlantic City to kick off the new season. The main event featured former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis making his PFL debut against Clay Collard. Here are some of the highlights from the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Negotiations and relationships alike between UFC and Jon Jones have long been tenuous, starting all the way back to the cancelled UFC 151 event in September 2012. While there have been money squabbles along the way, for the most part, fights have been made, however. Not this time. Francis Ngannou vs.
UFC 261 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins: Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade Women’s flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko puts her title on the line against former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at UFC 261 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. UFC 261 takes place on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at VyStar Veterans Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and
By Nolan King | April 24, 2021 12:45 am Upset, upset, upset. Underdogs cashed in three of the four main card fights Friday at 2021 PFL 1 against three of the promotion’s most notable names. First, it was seasoned MMA veteran Bubba Jenkins, who pulled off an improbable unanimous decision victory over two-time featherweight champion
Featured News UFC This morning in Jacksonville, Florida, the Ultimate Fighting Championship held the official weigh-ins for their 13-fight UFC 261 mega card. The event offers a championship triple header. Featuring welterweight champion Kamaru Usman once again taking on the challenge of “BMF” champion Jorge Masvidal. Reigning strawweight queen Zhang Weili defending her thrown against
Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman train with Justin Gaethje for their upcoming title fights, excited to have fans in attendance again. Namajunas recovers with an ice bath and team pedicures. Champ Zhang Weili arrives in Jacksonville. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
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Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa had to be separated during their final faceoff ahead of Saturday’s UFC 253 middleweight title fight, which takes place on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. 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
7:13 AM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com It was March 16, 2019, and London’s O2 Arena was packed for a UFC Fight Night. Darren Till, a popular local fighter from Liverpool, was facing Jorge Masvidal in the main event. Till was favored to beat Masvidal and then face Ben Askren, who was in attendance, for a shot
One of the faces of the Professional Fighters League, two-time lightweight champion Natan Schulte almost withdrew from the 2021 season. With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting the world, PFL came up with a safety protocol that included a 17-day quarantine period for fighters before events. Speaking with MMA Fighting prior to his bout with Marcin
“I definitely learned things in the first fight that will help me in the rematch. The first thing being he hits not hard at all. He’s one of the softest hitters I’ve ever been in front of.” And while Usman has criticized Masvidal’s motives for stepping in on short notice, citing his “built-in excuse” for
If Jon Jones doesn’t move from his reported asking price of $30 million, it looks like we won’t be seeing him fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for the title. The negotiations between Jon Jones and the UFC regarding a heavyweight megafight against new heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou have been heavily publicized. Thus far, all the
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