While the year didn’t end with a stacked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) card Friday night (Dec. 30, 2022) did offer a collection of notable fighters competing at Fury Pro Grappling 6 live on UFC Fight Pass from inside 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the co-main event of the evening, UFC lightweight veteran
Month: December 2022
It’s time to put on a bow on the year that was and get ready to turn the page. Before that can happen, though, we must examine the top storylines of the past year. That was the focal point in the final 2022 episode of MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique,” on which we count down
10:11 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — AJ McKee felt a bit of pressure heading to the ring Saturday night. And it wasn’t just the weight of the black samurai costume he wore for his elaborate walk out. With a McKee win, his Bellator promotion would sweep its competition with Japan’s Rizin. On top of that,
Muhammad Mokaev was anticipating a busy 2023, but his new year will start off with surgery rather than a fight. The 22-year-old flyweight prospect revealed on social media that he suffered a dislocated shoulder in training that will require him to go under the knife before he can compete again. Mokaev wasn’t booked for a
99 Debutants At 18, Raul Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter in UFC history to earn a victory when he submitted Jay Perrin in his debut at UFC 282. 199 fight night bonuses awarded UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev had 11 fight night bonuses, the most for an event in 2022. 20,845 fans watched UFC
UFC Honors: Nominees for UFC Comeback of the Year announced | Video Toyo Tires presents the 2022 UFC Honors Comeback of the Year nominees. Make your selection by voting in the Community tab on the UFC YouTube channel or on other UFC social channels. Four athletes were nominated in the category: Gregory Rodrigues, Leon Edwards,
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is taking an in-person approach to promote MMA in the African continent. Usman lost the welterweight belt to Leon Edwards at UFC 278 earlier this year. It was his first defeat in the UFC, and he’s expected to face Edwards in a trilogy next year. As 2023 approaches, the
Ahead of Thursday’s UFC 229 Press Conference with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor, take a look back at some of McGregor’s most entertaining press conference moments throughout his career. 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
With Bellator 243 in the books, check out highlights of the main card, including Michael Chandler’s knockout of Benson Henderson on Friday night. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting
Bellator MMA and RIZIN are set to stage a historic event early tomorrow (Sat., Dec. 31, 2022) from inside the famed Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan which will feature five of best fighters the promotion has to offer square off against one another. Headlining the event will be A.J. McKee taking on RIZIN Lightweight
(Editor’s note: This story includes results from the Rizin FF vs. Bellator card in Japan, which airs at 5 a.m. ET. Do not continue below unless you want to see results from the matchups, which air via tape delay on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET) Rizin FF vs. Bellator takes place Saturday, and you can
Sho Patrick Usami wasn’t getting paid by the hour for his fight at Rizin 40 from Japan. It took Usami less than one minute to deliver an absolutely brutal one-punch knockout that twisted his opponent BeyNoah around and sent him crashing face first to the canvas. The punch that ended the fight was actually just
The injury process takes a toll on the body physically and biologically; a well-designed rehabilitation plan will combine external physical treatments, such as massage, compression, and cooling therapies, with internal biological strategies to ensure the body is meeting its caloric and nutrient needs to promote recovery and repair. The teams at Hyperice and Thorne have
Rizin 40: Rizin vs. Bellator Official Weigh-in Results The fighters competing on the Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator fight card in Japan officially weighed in on Thursday. The event takes place at the famed Saitama Super Arena. The main card pits promotion against promotion. In the main event, Rizin FF lightweight Champion Roberto de
UFC star Paddy Pimblett is the latest professional cage fighter to make an internet trash talker pay for his words with actions. Pimblett is 4-0 in his UFC career after a stint in Cage Warriors that featured a title reign. He last fought at UFC 282, winning a unanimous decision against Jared Gordon in Las
No. 7-ranked light heavyweight contender Nikita Krylov will risk his spot in the division Top 10 when he collides with No. 10-ranked Ryan Spann in the upcoming UFC Vegas 70 main event, recently made official for Sat., Feb. 25, 2023, at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 30 year-old Krylov opened as the -175 (4/7)
Bryan Barberena’s name is not on the table for a potential fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov. Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) posted on Instagram on Friday to say his request to step in on short notice to fight Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 217 on Jan. 14 was shut down. Rakhmonov originally
7:43 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Seven appears to be the lucky number. Or unlucky, depending on whether or not you start the year with a UFC championship belt wrapped around your waist. Exactly a year ago, I made predictions for ESPN on what fighter would be champion at the end of 2022 in each of
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