Paulo Costa is on board with UFC’s newly-signed middleweight prospect, Bo Nickal, but it is “Borrachinha” who believes he should be next to get his hands on undefeated contender, Khamzat Chimaev. On Friday, Costa was in attendance at Bellator 286’s weigh ins and had himself a great time. After showing off his middleweight physique and
Month: October 2022
11:31 PM ET Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was
Conor McGregor may not be close to returning to the UFC, but he’s more than willing to start fires with retired champions, as Michael Bisping found out this past week. Bisping recently found himself in McGregor’s crosshairs when the Irishman made a random swipe at Bisping’s acting career during an online back-and-forth with Nate Diaz.
“I don’t know what my problem was [before] but I suffered a little bit. [But] every fight I feel better, I feel better in my body, and I promise you this camp was one of the best in my career. I didn’t get injured, my stomach was good, everything was good, and I’m ready to
UFC Vegas 61 Live Results: Mackenzie Dern vs. Xiaonan Yan  UFC Vegas 61 results begin live at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, October 1, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 61 results section
LOS ANGELES – Lance Gibson has title aspirations in Bellator. That should come as no surprise, given he’s a professional fighter. But six fights into his career, he’s realistic about his trajectory so far and his eventual path to a potential shot at the lightweight belt. “One thing I know about myself is I’m just
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Anderson Silva explains his one problem with UFC president Dana White. Excerpt from the Sept. 21, 2022 episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on
Makenzie Dern is looking to make a big statement tomorrow night (Sat., Oct. 1, 2022) at UFC Vegas 61 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it all starts with being a more aggressive submission artist. Dern, who is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in all of
Sep 29, 2022 The UFC has booked a featherweight main event between two undefeated contenders in Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev for its UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, UFC officials told ESPN. The promotion has not announced a location for that event, but it’s expected to take place in Las Vegas
With the UFC Vegas 61 headlined by Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan, and Bellator 286 headlined by a featherweight title fight between Patricio Pitbull and Adam Borics, which promotion has the better slate? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Alexander K. Lee discuss preview the stakes in the pivotal strawweight matchup between Dern and
“It’s definitely been hurtful to the career for sure, but reflecting back on the past is something that we can’t really avoid,” Castaneda said. “It stunted my growth in the sport but, at the end of the day, I think I was doing it to myself. A big part of the reason why I wasn’t
Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics Weigh-in Results and Video Today’s weigh-ins are in the books for this weekend’s Belllator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics event, which takes place tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. Bellator 286 Weigh-in Video [embedded content] Bellator 286 Official Weigh-in Results BELLATOR 286: PITBULL VS. BORICS MAIN CARD:SHOWTIMESaturday, Oct. 1 – 10 p.m.
MMA Junkie has you covered for live and official results of ONE on Prime Video 2. ONE Championship continues its recent broadcast partnership with its second event on Amazon Prime Video. ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee 3 features five MMA bouts, two kickboxing matches, a grappling match, and a muay Thai fight.