Bellator returns to Florida for the first time since March 2013 on Friday with Bellator 271, which takes place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The main card streams on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Dominant women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (24-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) is set to return in
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“I’m big on the whole mental aspect of fighting,” began Daukaus, who scribbles things down in a notebook and has Post-It Notes all over his wall, reminding him of the day-to-day goals he needs to reach in order to achieve his larger goal of rising to the top of the middleweight division and being a
Just a few days ago, a clip circled the web of Francis Ngannou walking past former team mate Ciryl Gane without so much as a glance in his direction. It was a pretty cold move for a generally affable competitor, but there’s more to the story than simple pre-fight drama. More than Gane himself, Ngannou
Nov 7, 2021 NEW YORK — Rose Namajunas successfully defended her strawweight crown on Saturday against Zhang Weili — the same woman she took the belt from back in April. Saturday’s rematch, however, was a much different fight than the first. Namajunas (11-4) edged Zhang (21-3) by the slimmest of margins, as she earned a
Count Belal Muhammad among the welterweights who have been impressed by what they’ve seen out of Khamzat Chimaev thus far in his UFC career. But Muhammad still needs to see more to know if the highly-touted prospect is a contender – or a pretender. After 13 months away, Chimaev made his return to action at
Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Conor McGregor (blue gloves) before his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov (red gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway 2 may be in the works for the UFC schedule in 2022. Holloway (22-6) competes in the main
“The Demolition Man” was always paid by the UFC, but that wasn’t true of every promotion he fought for. One of the biggest gripes from both fans and fighters is UFC’s pay rate. With fighters setting up GoFundMes and the current heavyweight champ claiming he has to “borrow money” to get by, critics of fighter
Miesha Tate: ‘I remember what it feels like to be the champ’ It’s been six years since women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate held the UFC 135-pound title, but she remembers what it feels like to be champion. Tate returned after five years away from completion in July, defeating Marion Reneau by TKO. She immediately jumped
Michael Chandler starts to sweat. Frankie Edgar preps for a home game. Champion Rose Namajunas trains her mind and hits mitts. Words fly between champ Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington at the presser, but Justin Gaethje and Zhang Weili are all smiles. Presented by Gopuff, the Official On-Demand Delivery Partner of UFC 268. Use code
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The previously scheduled matchup between Kyle Daukaus and Roman Dolidze is no longer a part of the UFC Fight Night 197 lineup. The fight was scrapped Wednesday after the promotion removed Doldize (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) for undisclosed reasons. Due to the limited timeline, the promotion was unable to locate a replacement to fight Daukaus
USADA announced today that Ryan Benoit, of McKinney, Texas, has accepted a 10-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Benoit, 32, tested positive for modafinil and its metabolite, modafinil acid, as the result of a urine sample collected on July 31, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 194. Modafinil is a Non-Specified Substance in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Having successfully recovered from a long battle with COVID-19 and returned to the Octagon in stellar fashion vs. Li Jingliang just a couple weeks ago at UFC 267 (HIGHLIGHTS!), “Borz” is once again the talk of the town. Not long after his victory, Chimaev called out roughly half of the Welterweight
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1:36 PM ET UFC lightweight Michael Chandler might have lost to Justin Gaethje last weekend in New York — but he appears to have caught Conor McGregor‘s attention in doing so. Chandler (22-7) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Gaethje at UFC 268 on Saturday in a three-round bout
A middleweight fight between Kyle Daukaus and Roman Dolidze has been scrapped from Saturday’s upcoming UFC Vegas 42 card being held at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting that COVID-19 protocols related to Dolidze’s camp were ultimately the reason the fight was cancelled. Unfortunately, due to the late timing
Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) defeats Andreas Michailidis (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Alex Pereira’s MMA knockout of the day was a destructive hello message to the casual MMA fan audience at UFC 268. UFC 268 was an event
You can add UFC rising phenom Khamzat Chimaev to the list of fighters Jake Paul has exchanged unpleasantries with. Two of the most trending names in all of combat sports in 2021 are Jake Paul and Khamzat Chimaev. One has taken the boxing world by storm. The other has picked up where his hype train
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