7:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim MMA is doing pretty well for a sport less than three decades old. From the UFC to Bellator to the PFL and beyond, the fight game has grown from a shady niche to the spotlit mainstream, drawing in new fans by the day. A few fighters have broken through to
Month: May 2021
Watch the Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Junior dos Santos full fight video to see Rozenstruik put away the former UFC heavyweight champion in emphatic fashion at UFC 252 on Aug. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas. Jairzinho was coming off of the first loss of his MMA career, a 20-second knockout at the hands of future heavyweight
Recently, the conversation of Kayla Harrison in the UFC has been a popular topic in the MMA sphere. It all started when Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White claimed he wasn’t sure if the Professional Fighters League superstar and two-time Olympic gold medalist was ready to compete in the Octagon. It was an opinion the
UFC: Welcome to the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter! How does it feel to be here? Raposo: It’s honestly a trip. I’ve been watching this show since I was a little kid and I used to joke with my friends that maybe one day I would be on it. To actually be on it
Charles Oliveira believes that it is the start of the new era in the lightweight division. After winning the vacant UFC lightweight championship belt by defeating Michael Chandler at UFC 262 in Houston, Oliveira returned to his home country of Brazil to celebrate with his hometown. The new lightweight king does not believe that former
Don’t worry, nothing has happened to Conor McGregor or Dustin Poirier. Yet. With the UFC doing another big sold out arena show in Las Vegas for their July 10th UFC 264 event, it only makes sense that they’d want a little something prepared just in case a worst case scenario develops and one of their
Max Holloway opens as heavy favorite over Yair Rodriguez for July 17 headliner No. 1 ranked featherweight contender and former undisputed UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is set to make his return to the octagon in the Summer and will take on no. 3 ranked contender Yair Rodriguez. The fight promotion officially announced the match
By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | May 27, 2021 8:20 pm ET LAS VEGAS – “The Ultimate Fighter” is finally back for its 29th season. For the first time since 2018, the reality series is set to stream new episodes with teams coached by UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and upcoming title challenger Brian
The former strawweight champion looks to recapture her belt at UFC 261 in her co-main event matchup with Zhang Weili. Check out a collection of knockouts and submissions from Rose Namajunas UFC career, including the memorable knockout that won her the championship against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 in 2017. Subscribe to get all the
UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt discusses his new physique, fighting Antonio Silva again, the bizarre circumstances surrounding his first USADA drug test, his new book and more. 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
2:09 PM ET Former UFC champion Jon Jones has enlisted veteran boxing promoter Richard Schaefer as a representative, he announced via social media on Wednesday. Jones, 33, is one of the most dominant fighters in UFC history, although he has not fought since February 2020. A former light heavyweight champion, Jones vacated his UFC title
A featherweight fight with fireworks written all over it has been booked as former champion Max Holloway is expected to face Yair Rodriguez in the five-round main event at the upcoming UFC card on July 17. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup is in the works when speaking to MMA Fighting on Wednesday following UFC President
UFC: Welcome to the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter! How does it feel to be here and to be part of this season? Petroski: I’m at a stage of my career where this is my shot. Not to say that I don’t have a lot to learn, but this is definitely my opportunity. Everything,
Carla Esparza is hopeful that the UFC will grant her a title shot. The former strawweight champion is waiting anxiously to be the next challenger to the newly crowned two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas after dominating Yan Xiaonan in her most recent fight at UFC Vegas 27. Despite absolutely mauling Xiaonan in the fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Featherweight fireworks will join the usual red, white, and blue variety in July. Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight kingpin, Max Holloway, will return to cage opposite high-flying kickboxer, Yair Rodriguez, on July 17, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191. Currently, the event’s location has yet to
Cris Cyborg says Dana White blocked Miesha Tate from grappling her Cris “Cyborg” Justino has held the women’s featherweight title in every major American MMA promotion at one point. Currently the Bellator MMA women’s featherweight champion, Cyborg recently revealed that she and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate were considering a grappling match in
By Nolan King | May 26, 2021 9:35 pm Makwan Amirkhani has a new opponent for UFC Fight Night 189. With Nate Landwehr out due to injury, “Mr. Finland” Amirkhani (16-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will now face off against promotional newcomer and Dana White’s Contender Series alum Kamuela Kirk in a featherweight fight. Two people
7:31 AM ET With a rare off week on the UFC calendar, it’s a good moment to take a step back and look at the biggest stories across several key divisions, with each having its own questions surrounding the championship and the greater title picture. The heavyweight division is seemingly headed toward a rematch of
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