Wanderlei Silva officially enters Brazilian Politics Former Pride FC middleweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva has entered the political arena in Brazil. Silva made the announcement via social media on Thursday that he’s running from ‘Federal Deputy for Paraná, one of the 26 states in Brazil. The 46-year old Curitiba native wants
Month: August 2022
Nikita Krylov will get the matchup he asked for after UFC London. Krylov (28-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) meets Volkan Oezdemir (18-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC 280, which takes place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 22, promotion officials announced Friday. Krylov and Oezdemir both competed on the UFC Fight Night 208 card in July at The O2
PFL CEO Peter Murray has revealed that attempts are being made to secure a superfight between two-time PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison and Bellator MMA featherweight titleholder Cris Cyborg. Towards the start of this year, it appeared as if the blossoming social media feud between Harrison and Cyborg was on track to reach the cage,
2:13 PM ET Tom Aspinall is scheduled to undergo knee surgery Wednesday in London, the UFC heavyweight announced on social media Wednesday. The 29-year-old also revealed the extent of the injury, which he suffered in the first round of a UFC Fight Night main event against Curtis Blaydes late last month in London. Aspinall recoiled
Wanderlei Silva is giving it another go in politics. A former PRIDE middleweight champion and veteran of the UFC and Bellator, “The Axe Murderer” announced Thursday that he’s officially running for a seat in the Brazilian congress as a federal deputy. Silva, who hasn’t competed in MMA since 2018 and holds a professional record of
Staying healthy also opens the door for more time spent in the gym and perfecting your craft. For Pauga, that’s improving both his striking and wrestling, making him a completely different fighter than the one Usman is so familiar with. Despite walking into the APEX with UFC President Dana White’s eyes fixed on you for
The timetable on a Colby Covington mixed martial arts (MMA) return remains cloudy after the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim Welterweight champion recently won big in a poker tournament. Covington’s last Octagon appearance came in March 2022 opposite best friend turned bitter rival, Jorge Masvidal. Securing a dominant five round unanimous decision victory in
Carla Esparza gives health update after PRP procedure, expects to return this winter UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza recently underwent a Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) procedure in two locations and gave a health update on Thursday. “Got PRP in 2 locations last week, and started Physical Therapy yesterday. The hardest part for fighters is resting/healing
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from July 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for July. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Champion Julianna Peña embraces the spotlight. Brandon Moreno admires his mini-me. Alex Perez takes inspiration from a teammate. Derrick Lewis stays positive. Athletes talk 277 and face off at the press conference. UFC 277 is on Saturday, July 30. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
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Best of Bellator: Michael Chandler vs. Marcin Held at Bellator 36. Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana. March 12, 2011. (Presented by MMAjunkie.com and Bellator.com)
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler has made a firm prediction for the upcoming lightweight title fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev. Now four fights deep into his UFC run, lightweight contender Michael Chandler knows what it takes to compete at the highest level of the sport and after breaking a losing stint with a
7:30 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and
This Saturday, the UFC returns with another Fight Night event at the UFC APEX, UFC Vegas 59. The card is headlined by a light heavyweight fight between two heavy hitters, Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill, and the No Bets Barred boys have you covered with full breakdowns of all the main card fights, plus some
In the first heavyweight fight of the season, former minor league baseball player Waldo Cortes Acosta showed off his fastball, slinging right hands at Danilo Suzart from Jump Street, ultimately earning the stoppage with a hail of unanswered blows along the fence. Both men came out firing big shots, looking to land a walk-off blow
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight sluggers Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal will go to war this weekend (Sat., Aug. 6, 2022) at UFC Vegas 59 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier this year, Luque’s violent and excellent four-fight win streak came to a crashing end at the tricky hands and takedowns of Belal
UFC women’s featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes holds two wins over flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko. Typically when a fighter has two wins over an opponent there’s no need for a third fight, but their situation is anything but typical. Nunes and Shevchenko are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound
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