Month: October 2021

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko joins the show to preview his fight this Saturday against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 269. 1:30 p.m.
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Fedor Emelianenko will make his long-awaited return to action this Saturday (Oct. 23, 2021) to face the No. 2 ranked heavyweight on Bellator MMA’s roster, Timothy Johnson, in the main event of Bellator 269 in Moscow, Russia. It will be the first time “The Last Emperor” steps foot inside the cage since December 2019, scoring
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Dana White reacts to new U.S. vaccine travel mandate: ‘Fight Island will be hopping again’ The UFC notified international fighters in a memo this week that all travelers coming into the United States starting on Nov. 8 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with proof of vaccination. The fight promotion will not require any fighter
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UFC president Dana White declined an in-depth comment on Conor McGregor’s latest controversial headline. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, was accused of punching and breaking the nose of Famous Italian singer and DJ Francesco Facchinetti this past weekend in Rome. According to a statement from the DJ and
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The show kicks off with Jim having technical difficulties and our resident technology genius Matt offering some inspirational technical advice to solve the issues. After the tech talk our pal, comedian Adam Hunter joins the show. Adam shares a crazy story about Stephan Bonnar reacting to a fan’s critique of his stand-up set (yes, Stephan
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7:16 PM ET UFC fighter Irwin Rivera has been granted a conditional release from custody after a judge approved his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of attempted murder. Rivera was arrested in January on the two felony charges, accused of stabbing his two sisters. A judge approved the adjudication
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MMA Fighting has DWCS Season 5 results for the Week 8 event Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, welterweight prospects Jonny Parsons and Solomon Renfro square off as two of the 10 fighters this week who will be seeking a UFC contract. Check out DWCS Season 5, Week
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UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has revealed his inability to hang with Merab Dvalishvili in training convinced him to withdraw from his UFC 267 title defense. Sterling hasn’t been in action since his championship crowning at UFC 259 in March. At the pay-per-view, “Funk Master” faced Petr Yan. The Russian previously dominated José Aldo across
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Jorge Masvidal vs. Jake Paul will not happen anytime soon in a professional capacity, but the Baddest Motherf**ker (BMF) titleholder says the YouTuber-turned-boxer can get it. Masvidal and Paul started trading barbs in the media in the leadup to Paul’s Showtime boxing pay-per-view (PPV) headliner against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley
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International fighters and their upcoming bouts may be impacted due to new United States government policies pertaining to travel and the COVID-19 vaccine. In a memo sent out to fighters and their teams Tuesday and acquired by MMA Junkie, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell informed recipients of changes to U.S. international travel requirements. Campbell
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Watch The Full-Fight On UFC Fight Pass Coming off the heels of his submission win over Dober, Makhachev landed his first UFC main event. Thiago Moises took the bout and offered Makhachev a challenge on the ground that he hadn’t had yet in the UFC. Makhachev passed that test with flying colors by being ahead
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Next month at UFC 268, Colby Covington will get his second crack at the undisputed welterweight championship when he challenges champion Kamaru Usman in their highly anticipated rematch. The two first fought at UFC 245, in a Fight of the Year contender that saw Usman win by fifth-round TKO. The bout was not without controversy
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