Demetrious Johnson isn’t a big fan of what’s happening in the UFC’s flyweight division at the moment. The former 12-time UFC flyweight champion, who now competes for ONE Championship, recently won in a special mixed-rules bouts against Rodtang Jitmuangnon at ONE X, submitting the acclaimed Muay Thai fighter in the second round. The win was
Month: April 2022
This is going to be the final time that the unbeaten rising star lands in this series because on Saturday night, we’re going to learn exactly where Chimaev fits within the welterweight division, as he steps in to face off with Top 5 standout Gilbert Burns. No fighter has generated as much interest and intrigue
Sports bettors who placed bets on a recent Professional Fighters League event are under review after the league pre-taped fights. The PFL‘s Challenger Series hosted a broadcast on April 1 on FuboTV, but the league later confirmed to a Las Vegas sports betting company that the fights took place on March 25. Sportsbooks told ESPN
Janus Sports & Entertainment Founder, Kyle Stoltz has been arrested following a child sex sting in Las Vegas, NV. Reports from 3 News in December 2021 resurfaced Tuesday (April 4, 2022) revealing that a “multi-agency operation targeting online sex predators” resulted in nine arrests. Among the names was Stoltz, 42, who formerly managed two-time Ultimate
Watch ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung decimate Frankie Edgar | UFC 273 Free Fight ‘The Korean Zombie,’ Chan Sung Jung made quick work of the former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in South Korea in 2019. Next up, the Korean Zombie faces off against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 on Saturday, April 9.
By Nolan King | April 5, 2022 7:21 pm ET The withdrawals continue to pile up for the Bellator bantamweight grand prix. Josh Hill (21-4 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) is the latest fighter to withdraw from the promotion’s 135-pound tournament. He is out of his previously-scheduled “wild card” bout against Enrique Barzola (17-5-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA),
Khamzat Chimaev is back in action for what will be his biggest fight to date at UFC 273 this Saturday night. Throughout his still very young UFC career, “Borz” has shown supreme confidence by letting the likes of champions Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya know that he intends to “smesh” one of them as soon
In the ultra-competitive light heavyweight division, UFC champion Glover Teixeira (33-7, fighting out of Bethel, CT, USA by way of Governador Valadares, Brazil) will make his first title defense since winning the belt with a second-round submission of Jan Blachowicz at UFC 267 in October last year. Standing across the Octagon® will be first-time title
While his dominance in the sport is seemingly just beginning, rising UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev has revealed a promise he made to his mother that could see him hang up his gloves relatively early. While a number of legends have continued to fight until losses build on their record and their ability to compete at
Event: Bellator 278: “Velasquez vs Carmouche”Date: Fri., April 22, 2022Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, HawaiiHow To Watch: Showtime (watch it here) Bellator 278 Main Event: 125 lbs.: Champion Juliana Velasquez (22-5) vs. Liz Carmouche (16-7) Bellator 278 Main Card: (10:30 p.m. ET) 135 lbs.: Josh Hill (21-4) vs. Enrique Barzola (17-5-2) 135 lbs.:
Valentina Shevchenko looks fight-ready in new bikini photo UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko doesn’t have a fight scheduled until June, but ‘Bullet’ looks fight-ready in a recent bikini photo. The women’s top pound-for-pound fighter in the world posted a photo of herself running through a stream in Nevada to her instagram account, and the
By MMA Junkie Staff | April 4, 2022 10:00 pm ET An exciting middleweight fight has been rebooked for an upcoming UFC Fight Night event. Kyle Daukauswill meet Roman Dolidze on June 18. The event does not yet have a confirmed location or venue. Both Daukaus (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Dolidze (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
On this date in 2019, UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje earned back-to-back main event finishes after securing the win over Edson Barboza via knockout midway through the first round at UFC Philadelphia. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim A championship prizefight makes a Saturday night feel special. And when there are two tussles for titles on the fight card, that doubles the big-event exhilaration. This weekend’s UFC 273 (Saturday, 10 p.m., on ESPN+ PPV) offers all that and more. The 13-fight event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in
Joe Rogan, Jon Anik, and Paul Felder are back together again. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that the trio will serve as the cageside commentators for Saturday’s UFC 273 card, which takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. This will be the first time that Rogan, Anik, and Felder have called a
From intensive film breakdowns to what they call “play sparring” – essentially, repeated simulation of opponent-specific scenarios – Fight Ready MMA distinguishes themselves on methodical and intelligent work. “I’m actually shocked when other fighters come in, how much they don’t know in certain areas on a technical basis,” Defranco said. “We got a lot of
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith doesn’t believe his fellow contender Magomed Ankalaev is the “boogeyman” that he’s being made out to be. It doesn’t feel like too long ago that the UFC’s 205-pound division was considered stale and unexciting. But in 2022, the weight class sits with an unlikely champion in Glover Teixeira, who provided
It will be tough for anyone to ever match the impact left behind by Ronda Rousey, but current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight titleholder Julianna Pena can at least say she did something “Rowdy” couldn’t. Rousey retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2017 following a 48-second knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.
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