Cody Garbrandt to move down to flyweight for fight against Kai Kara-France After frequent speculation, Cody Garbrandt is officially making his move down to flyweight. The former UFC bantamweight champion and no. 6 ranked bantamweight contender will move down to 125 pounds to face City Kickboxing product and no. 7 ranked flyweight Kai Kara-France, according
Month: August 2021
By Danny Segura | August 4, 2021 3:25 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv The first playoff event for PFL in 2021 has undergone various changes. Four of the current matchups have been altered, and one fight has been added to the Aug. 13 event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. PFL
10:02 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a middleweight main event between former title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori in October, multiple sources told ESPN. The 185-pound bout is expected to headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. UFC officials have not announced an official location for the event. Costa (13-1) has
Former UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano was let go by the promotion after missing weight for a bantamweight fight with Wu Yanan on July 31, multiple people with knowledge of the news told MMA Fighting. Montano (4-3) came in over the bantamweight limit by seven pounds this past weekend in Las Vegas. The fight was
Credit: USA TODAY Sports A pair of pivotal bouts in the top-10 of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight and lightweight divisions are on tap for the promotion’s fall schedule. Max Holloway vs Yair Rodriguez booked for November 13 First up in this double-header of big bookings is a planned matchup pitting former featherweight king Max
Nicco Montano has once again failed to step inside the Octagon and UFC President Dana White has taken notice. Montano was expected to take on Wu Yanan at UFC Vegas 33. That plan went awry when Montano missed weight by seven pounds. The bout was canceled. Montano has had just three fights in four years.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC President Dana White and boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya do not see eye-to-eye. Ever since De La Hoya tried to organize a boycott against Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, White and “The Golden Boy” have engaged in a seemingly endless war of words. Most recently, White outraged De La
UFC releases inaugural women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has parted ways with its inaugural women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano. MMAFighting broke the news on Tuesday. The news comes on the heals of criticism from UFC president Dana White about Montano’s struggles to make weight and having to withdraw from several
Nicco Montano is no longer a UFC fighter. The former women’s flyweight champion was released by the organization following this past weekend’s weight miss for her bantamweight bout at UFC on ESPN 28. MMA Junkie confirmed the news Tuesday night following a report by MMA Fighting. Montano (4-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) came in seven pounds
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7:52 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim In 2019, the last time the Professional Fighters League staged their playoffs and crowned six $1 million winners, the champion of each division looked indomitable on their title runs. Now, after a lost 2020 season because of the COVID pandemic, the PFL is back with playoff semifinals set for three
Conor McGregor will have a long road of recovery before he reenters the octagon, if that’s what he decides with his life after suffering a leg break in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on July 10. UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, who was sitting cageside that night in Las Vegas, is
Feb 18, 2018; Austin, TX, USA; Derrick Lewis (red gloves) reacts to knocking out Marcin Tybura (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis is one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s most popular talents, and fans are always intrigued by his latest
After the cancellation of their July 17 bout, the UFC has a new date in mind for the Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodríguez pairing. Per Aaron Bronsteter of TSN Sports, Dana White has disclosed that the UFC is targeting November 13 as the new date for Holloway and Rodríguez to take place as the headliner
UFC middleweight murder boi Sean Strickland is now a Top 10 fighter, thanks to a commanding performance against hot-and-cold striking sensation Uriah Hall in the UFC Vegas 33 main event last weekend in “Sin City.” The defeat dropped “Prime Time” to No. 10. Here’s how UFC compiles its “official” rankings: Rankings were generated by a
Michael Chiesa believes winner of him and Vicente Luque at UFC 265 should get title shot No. 5 ranked welterweight contender Michael Chiesa is on the longest winning streak of his UFC career. Since his move to welterweight, the ‘Maverick’ is 4-0 and looks to make it 5-0 when he takes on no. 6 ranked
The UFC is closing in on a date for the postponed Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez bout. According to promotion president Dana White, the featherweight contenders will fight Nov. 13 at a location and venue to-be-announced, pending bout finalization. White mentioned the targeted booking in an interview Tuesday with TSN. If finalized, the fight is
11:28 PM ET The UFC has added a high-profile lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev to UFC 267. Both sides have agreed to the 155-pound contest, which will take place on Oct. 30. The UFC has not announced a venue for the event, but it is expected to take place in Abu