Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker suffered an undisclosed injury and will no longer be fighting fellow ex-title challenger Marvin Vettori at the upcoming UFC 275 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for June 11 in Singapore. “Sorry to say guys due to an injury I took early in the camp I’m not able to
Month: April 2022
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) made its highly anticipated 2022 season debut on Wednesday at Esports Stadium Arlington, in Arlington, TX. The ten-fight event featured the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions, with statement wins from Clay Collard and 2021 Champions Antonio Carlos Jr. and Raush Manfio. The main event of the first 2022 PFL Regular
By Farah Hannoun | April 21, 2022 10:24 am ET Joe Rogan doesn’t think UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has much to lose in a potential boxing match with Canelo Alvarez. Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) has expressed his desire to box Alvarez on numerous occasions in recent months. UFC president Dana White has subsequently
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns spoke with Joe Rogan after facing defeat to opponent Khamzat Chimaev via unanimous decision in a memorable main card bout at UFC 273 on Saturday. 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 https://ufcfightpass.com/ To
6:11 PM ET After briefly considering retirement earlier this year, legendary heavyweight Fabricio Werdum still wants to compete in the PFL. A former UFC champion, Werdum, 44, signed with PFL in 2021, but has only made one appearance for the promotion thus far. And when the promotion announced its regular-season heavyweight matchups for April 28,
Robert Whittaker has been forced to drop out of his upcoming fight at UFC 275 against Marvin Vettori for undisclosed reasons. Vettori confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday after the ex-champion notified the UFC that he would be unable to compete on June 11. Whittaker later issued a statement confirming he will be
Six-time national Muay Thai champion and Fury FC amateur bantamweight champion Oliver Jimenez is set to make his MMA debut at Fury FC 60 on UFC FIGHT PASS. With a style comparable to Max Holloway and Petr Yan, Jimenez is already having trouble finding fights in Texas without ever having fought in a cage professionally.
It didn’t take long for PFL light heavyweight Simeon Powell to steal the show on the 2022 PFL 1 prelims. Powell, regarded as one of the top prospects out of the UK, earned a spot in the PFL after an impressive showing on the league’s Challenger Series show. He earned a unanimous decision win over
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — 2021 Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) Lightweight champion Raush Manfio made a statement in his first fight to start 2022. Taking on UFC-alum Don Madge, the bout was relatively competitive up until round three where it ended. Madge and Manfio exchanged plenty of kicks throughout the bout, majorly landing to the legs with
Chael Sonnen: Leon Edwards offered cash to step aside for Conor McGregor Apparently, the rules don’t apply to Conor McGregor. According to Chael Sonnen, Leon Edwards is being offered big money to step aside so the former two-division champion can face Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. “I am being told that Leon has been
By Farah Hannoun | April 20, 2022 10:25 pm ET Marvin Vettori needs a new opponent for UFC 275. Tuesday night, Vettori (18-5-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) announced that Robert Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC) is out of their June 11 matchup at Singapore Indoor Stadium. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with a person with knowledge of
8:00 AM ET Ian ParkerESPN The Professional Fighters League makes its season debut on Wednesday night (6 ET on ESPN+) with some new faces and returning standouts. Lightweight Clay Collard will welcome Jeremy Stephens to the promotion in the main event. Eight lightweight fighters and 10 light heavyweights will be in action this week, highlighted
Cris Cyborg and Kayla Harrison remain signed to different MMA organizations, but their bad blood continues. A two-time Olympic gold medalist who became a rising star in the MMA world by winning two consecutive seasons in the PFL as a lightweight, Harrison shopped her talents around during her free agency period before eventually re-signing with
“Things are great,” he smiles. “I’m doing a bit of a victory tour around the U.S.” Things are good back at home, too, where the champ’s local pub recently renamed itself The Volkanovski in his honor. There’s also a lot of talk about where Volk ranks in the list of pound-for-pound best fighters and how
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal could be turning to a “Funky” source in order to improve his wrestling abilities. After a trio of memorable victories in 2019 and a rapid rise to stardom, Masvidal held the ceremonial ‘BMF’ title and was seen as a serious threat to the 170-pound throne. Now three fights later and
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury came face-to-face with WBC interim titleholder Dillian Whyte at the conclusion of today’s final press conference across the pond, the second-to-last stop before their 12-round showdown this Sat. (April 23, 2022) in front of nearly 90,000 boxing fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Fury will bank a staggering $32,800,000
Cris Cyborg shares Bellator 279 behind-the-scenes fight week video including final preparations Bellator MMA women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg puts her title on the line in a rematch with Arlene Blencowe in the UFC 279 main event on Saturday. The two first fought at Bellator 249 in October 2020. Cyborg submitted Blencowe in the second
By Matthew Wells | April 20, 2022 9:00 am ET Daniel Cormier is not on board with Jake Paul’s latest attempt to find an opponent. The YouTube star and sometimes boxer Paul has stirred up a back-and-forth over social media with retired former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Cormier is confused why the 25-year-old would
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