8:00 AM ET There’s always some fluidity in the MMA rankings, but often that movement happens at a glacier’s pace. In this latest update of the ESPN divisional rankings, however, there are two brand-new No. 1s and also the return of a former champion. Leading the way is Julianna Peña, who moves up from No.
Month: December 2021
This past weekend, Dustin Poirier came up short in his second shot at undisputed UFC gold, submitting to Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 269 and it should come as no surprise that one man is celebrating Poirier’s loss more than other: Colby Covington. Covington and Poirier previously trained together at American Top
Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Julianna Pena is declared the winner by submission against Amanda Nunes during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Charles Oliveira’s first defense of his UFC lightweight title at UFC 269 was one to remember. The native of Brazil took on one of
Dustin Jacoby fought Marcus twice, landing on the wrong side of the results both times. Since making a full-time move back to mixed martial arts, “The Hanyak” has earned a UFC contract and posted a 4-0-1 record inside the Octagon, establishing himself as an interesting figure in the light heavyweight division. Last month, Marcus’ chief
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley says that while he won’t get reckless in his rematch with Jake Paul, he won’t be “as patient” as he was in their August contest. After a four-fight losing skid saw Woodley fall from the 170-pound UFC mountaintop to being released from the promotion earlier this year, “The Chosen
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last Friday night (Dec. 10, 2021), Daniel Cormier won the “Personality of the Year” award at the 2021 World MMA Awards. It may not feel like “DC” is particularly beloved at the moment, however, because he’s getting dunked on from several angles! Perhaps the biggest non-fighting story last week was Dominick
Charles Oliveira responds to Conor McGregor’s call out: ‘Let’s go baby’ Former two-division champion Conor McGregor asked what date he’s fighting lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Monday, and Oliveira responded. “So what date am I fighting Oliveira,” McGregor posted on social media. So what date am I fighting Oliveira? — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 13,
By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | December 13, 2021 10:00 pm ET Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes
3:46 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA promotion Eagle FC will host its first-ever U.S. event on Jan. 28, and there has been a change to the main event. The event, Eagle FC 44, was originally supposed to feature Tyrone Spong (2-0) against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (19-13) in a three-round heavyweight main event. Eagle FC officials
Julianna Pena disagrees with the idea that Amanda Nunes looked for and found a way out at UFC 269. Among the many explanations that circulated in the wake of Pena’s shocking upset of Nunes this past Saturday was that the former two-division champ simply quit. Three-time UFC challenger and commentator Chael Sonnen explicitly used that
Credit: Jason Burgos Combate Global’s year-end tournament tradition is back and MixedMartialArts.com will be covering it live from inside “La Jaula” with the Copa Combate results. The card is built around a one-night, eight-man tournament featuring fighters from the US, Peru, Ireland, France, Chile, Spain, Mexico, and Argentina. The tourney will be contested in the
EARLY PRELIMS Middleweight Bout: Andre Muniz () vs Eryk Anders () Women’s Flyweight Bout: Miranda Maverick () vs Erin Blanchfield () Flyweight Bout: Alex Perez () vs Matt Schnell () UFC 269 COUNTDOWN: Oliveira vs Poirier | Nunes vs Peña | Full Episode Featherweight Bout: Ryan Hall () vs Darrick Minner () Bantamweight Bout: Randy Costa () vs Tony Kelley ()
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In this installment of The Pulse of MMA, we look at the raw, unfiltered reactions from MMA fans to the result of UFC 269‘s co-main event that saw Julianna Peña upset Amanda Nunes. Julianna Peña def. Amanda Nunes via Submission Amanda Nunes entered the
Dominick Cruz picked up his second straight win last Saturday (Dec. 11, 2021) after edging out Pedro Munhoz in a wildly-entertaining bantamweight fight in the undercard of UFC 269, which went down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now that the former 135-pound champion is picking up some momentum, he isn’t about to slow
Conor McGregor calls for Ireland vs. Brazil title fight with Charles Oliveira On any given day former UFC champ-champ, Conor McGregor, is calling out someone. On Monday morning he’s chosen to hype a fight with the newly defended UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira. McGregor took to Instagram to call out the fighter, more politely than
By Simon Samano | December 13, 2021 1:34 pm ET Ryan Bader will finally defend his Bellator heavyweight championship again for the first time in more than two years. On Monday, the promotion announced that Bader will put his title on the line against top contender and Fedor Emelianenko pupil Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273
Champ Amanda Nunes and opponent Julianna Pena travel family style. Champ Charles Oliveira starts his weight cut. Sean O’Malley, Dominick Cruz, Cody Garbrandt and more shine at media day. Dustin Poirier is joined by his wife and daughter. UFC 269 is on Saturday, December 11. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: I look back at one of the top UFC events of the year this past weekend. 1:15 – Stephen Thompson will
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- …
- 31
- Next Page »