UFC 234: Israel Adesanya full pre-fight interview with John Morgan
Month: January 2023
Bellator MMA went 5-0 against RIZIN this past Saturday (Dec. 31, 2022) in an historic cross-promotion event in Saitama, Japan, which was capped by a win for A.J. McKee over RIZIN Lightweight champion, Roberto de Souza (full results here). The rest of the card was also filled with action-packed bouts, as Patricio Freire defeated 145-pound
Kyoji Horiguchi beat Hiromasa Ougikubo with a unanimous decision Saturday at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator in Japan. Take a look inside the fight with Horiguchi, who had previous wins over Ougikubo in 2013 and 2018. Horiguchi on the fight’s key moment Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo “I thought Ougikubo was really tough. Even
Khabib Nurmagomedov took in the Bellator MMA vs. Rizin event on New Year’s Eve, and according to Bellator President Scott Coker, the retired UFC champ was blown away by what he saw. Coker shared Nurmagomedov’s reaction after event at the hallowed Saitama Arena, which saw Bellator sweep fighters from the Japanese promotion in five promotion
Despite the defeat, Bustamante had done enough to move down to the middleweight division and challenge Menne for the 185-pound title, which he did in definitive fashion via second-round TKO at UFC 35. He would follow that performance with a successful title defense four months later at UFC 37, where he submitted Matt Lindland via
Sean O’Malley hopes Marlon Vera beats Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night 219 Top UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley will be rooting for Marlon Vera to defeat Cory Sandhagen in the UFC Fight Night 219 main event in February. Vera (20-7-10 is ranked No. 4 in the 135-pound division. Sandhagen (15-4) is ranked No. 5.
UFC co-founder Art Davie has recalled which iconic combat sports name he attempted to place on the UFC’s very first card back in 1993. This year, the MMA leader will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Since its inception, the UFC has grown into a sporting juggernaut that has developed the sport of mixed martial arts to
Happy New Year everyone! It’s now 2023, and if Jake Paul is to be believed, this is the year that “The Problem Child” will fix the issue of poor MMA fighter pay. Paul kicked off his 2022 by challenging UFC president Dana White to up the minimum amount of money being paid to new UFC
Patricio Freire beat Kleber Koike with a unanimous decision Saturday at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator in Japan. Take a look inside the fight with Freire, Bellator’s featherweight champion who beat his Rizin titleholder counterpart. Freire on the fight’s key moment Patricio Freire def. Kleber Koike Erbst “I thought I could get him earlier,
Ahead of his boxing match with Anderson Silva, Jake Paul suggested a friendly wager with the MMA great: If Silva won, Paul would then face him in a kickboxing bout, but if he won, Silva would help Paul to create a fighter’s association to help MMA fighters, specifically UFC fighters, get better pay and better
As the years went on, the sport evolved to include judges’ decisions, weight classes, and the addition of gloves. Controversy would follow, though, with the marketing of the time drawing the ire of politicians and dumping the UFC off pay-per-view. “We were losing money on every show,” Meyrowitz said. “We were banned on cable, and
Henry Cejudo is not a fan of the UFC Apex Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo isn’t a fan of the UFC Apex venue in Las Vegas and believes the fighters deserve better. The facility was opened in June 2019 and served as the go-to venue during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fight
MMA fighter Beslan Ushukov unleashed a gorgeous spinning wheel kick to KO Irwing Machado at ACA 150. Middleweights Ushukov and Machado met on the undercard of the event last week in Moscow, Russia. Ushukov was gunning for his second straight win, while Machado was hoping to avoid losing his fourth in a row. But unfortunately,
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The countdown of the top 5 storylines from MMA in 2022 begins with a battle for the status as No. 2 promotion in the sport. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/mma-news-stories-of-the-year-no-5-second-best-promotion-bellator-pfl-one-championship Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #Bellator #PFL #ONEChampionship
Luke Rockhold has already hinted at a potential return to mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2023 following his soft retirement from the sport just a few months ago. The former UFC middleweight champion made a memorable return to the 185-pound division in a battle against Paulo Costa at UFC 278 this past August. Rockhold ended
The UFC has narrowed its list of top 2022 submission candidates down to a four-sub shortlist. The promotion this week unveiled the four finalists on its list for Submission of the Year. Fans can vote for their favorite of the four through the UFC’s YouTube channel or social media platforms. Two women and two men
Glover Teixeira’s road to his first UFC title win got further solidified with a big time finish of a past title challenger. As the UFC was getting back to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, they headed to Jacksonville, Fla., where they hosted a slew of events — including the UFC Jacksonville fight night card headlined