Eddie Hearn is one of the most successful promoters in combat sports today, having promoted some of the biggest stars in boxing, including Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and Gennady Golovkin. But despite his success in promoting the squared circle, the chairman of Matchroom Sport doesn’t envision himself branching out into caged combat anytime soon. “I’ve
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Some of those kids are now fighting in the UFC or closing in on it, and they’re lucky that they don’t have to take the road so many of the vets had to take. For fighters like Jackson, that road to the top can be dusty and dirty – literally. “I had an amateur fight
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Three Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 13, 2019, 12:32 PM] Darren Till suffered the first defeat of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in
After a drawn out process, Olympic gold medalist and rising MMA star Kayla Harrison ended her free agency by re-signing with the PFL, where she’s won all 11 of her fights over the past three years. There were a lot of twists and turns to that journey. It seemed like the UFC was ready to
Greg Hardy reacts to UFC release Greg Hardy is no longer a UFC fighter. According to his Instagram post, he was not re-signed by the promotion. “What a run, ya boy is far from done just got some fine-tuning to do. Thank you to all my fans and haters. I appreciate you all. Mostly I
By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | March 13, 2022 2:41 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Magomed Ankalaev after UFC Fight Night 203 win?) Thiago Santos’ struggles to get back to his top contender form continued on Saturday when he suffered a loss to Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC Fight
11:07 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Magomed Ankalaev‘s game plan, a bit perplexing as the fight unfolded, finally made sense as he was being interviewed inside the Octagon after his unanimous-decision victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. “I wanted to fight five rounds and see
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Magomed Ankalaev picked up his eighth straight victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 on Saturday night, but did his overall performance push him further back in the UFC’s light heavyweight championship conversation? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon discuss that topic, along
In the UFC Fight Night main event, Magomed Ankalaev extended his winning streak to eight with a five-round unanimous decision over former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos. Scores were 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 for the No.6-ranked Ankalaev, now 17-1. The No.5-ranked Santos falls to 22-10. There was little action in the first 90 seconds, and
Magomed Ankalaev has continued his rise through the UFC light heavyweight division with a victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 this evening. The duo went five rounds at the UFC Apex in what was for the most part a cagey affair. Dagestan native Ankalaev, who went into the bout
Bellator 276 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Sat., March 12, 2022) from inside The Family Arena in St. Louis, Mo., featuring a Featherweight showdown between top contenders Adam Borics and Mads Burnell, who are currently tied for the No. 2 spot on the official rankings. In the co-main event, former Light Heavyweight champion
A pair of light heavyweight contenders met in the UFC Vegas 50 main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 5 ranked Thiago Santos faced No. 6 ranked Magomed Ankalaev in the featured fight Ankalaev entered the bout riding a seven-fight winning streak. The lone loss on his record came in
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 13, 2022 1:40 am ET Dustin Poirier still isn’t particularly interested in a fight with Colby Covington, no matter what his former American Top Team teammate has to say. Poirier (28-7 MMA, 20-6 UFC) had already made it clear prior to Covington’s venomous callout at UFC 272 earlier this
Bitter rivals Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal make weight along with the other stars of UFC 272. Bryce Mitchell enjoys homemade spaghetti with his coaches. Competitors face off at weigh-ins at T-Mobile, where Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano come face-to-face; as do Edson Barboza and Bryce Mitchell. UFC 272 is on Saturday, March 5.
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MMA junkie’s Mike Bohn plays matchmaker and looks ahead to what makes sense for Rafael dos Anjos in this edition of “Sean Shelby’s Shoes.” For more MMA news: http://www.mmajunkie.com Upcoming events: http://mmajunkie.com/rumors Fighter rankings: http://mmajunkie.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Find us on
3:55 PM ET UFC announced Friday that a lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson is being set for UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix. Chandler and Ferguson have verbally agreed to the fight, but bout agreements have not been sent out and nothing has been signed, sources told ESPN. ESPN has Chandler
Back in May 2021, Jose Augusto stepped into the Bellator light heavyweight tournament as a late replacement against Anthony Johnson and rocked the two-time UFC title contender before eventually losing in the second round. Finally set to return to the cage at Bellator 276 after nearly a year away, “Gugu” said he won’t go out
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