Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal doesn’t understand how Colby Covington can fight for the belt. Unlike Belal Muhammad, Masvidal isn’t attacking Covington’s title shot on the argument of merit. Instead, Masvidal is confused by Covington’s actions after his alleged March 2022 street attack. Following the supposed Masvidal sucker, Covington departed to the sidelines as
Month: April 2023
4:09 PM ET Marc Raimondi Mike Coppinger The combat sports landscape is about to undergo a seismic shift. Two of the biggest live event and broadcast promoters in the combat space, the UFC and WWE, will be merged into one company, an unprecedented and stunning business move. Endeavor, the UFC’s parent company, announced Monday it
Watch Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold verbally spar at BKFC 41 presser Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold knew what they needed to sell their fight … and that’s drama. On Tuesday the fighters took part in a pre-fight press conference and traded insults throughout. “I’m ready for Mike Perry, I’m different and there’s a reason
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
In honor of the UFC’s 30th Anniversary, take a look back at former middleweight king Israel Adesanya’s rise to Octagon fame, from his debut to claiming the division crown. Adesanya is set to return to action at UFC 287, when he faces off with current champion Alex Pereira in a main event rematch on April
MMA Fighting has a live #UFC287 watch party for Saturday’s event, which will be headlined by a #UFC middleweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesnaya. Conner Burks and Mike Heck will be your hosts. 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
Joe Rogan warns Alex Pereira after becoming UFC middleweight champ, on next potential Israel Adesanya rematch, Khamzat Chimaev calls out Alex Pereira, Former UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem gets in trouble for banned substances after Glory Collision 4 win aganst Badr Hari, Ailin Perez returns back to action, UFC News Today, MMA Updates and much more!
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Robert Whittaker is setting the record straight when it comes to claims that he was offered a fight with rising star Khamzat Chimaev. On a recent edition of The MMA Hour, Chimaev told Ariel Helwani that one of the fights he was offered following his UFC 279 victory over Kevin Holland was with the former
Will the real Alex Pereira please stand up? “Poatan” set Twitter ablaze earlier this week by delivering a soft-spoken promo for UFC 287, which stood in stark contrast to the mystique of an ice-cold middleweight killer who snacks on the souls of fallen foes. “Hi guys, the time has come,” Pereira said. “I have my
Conor McGregor, Triple H clash in UFC-WWE Merger reaction Conor McGregor, Triple H, other UFC fighters and WWE wrestlers reacted to the UFC-WWE merger from all sides. Will McGregor be the first dual-promotion champion? The UFC-WWE merger was officially announced on Monday, though it awaits regulatory approval, which could come in the second half of
If Sean O’Malley was betting $10,000, he’d put it on Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will seek revenge in Saturday’s headliner when he looks to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view
Mamed Khalidov and Scott Askham are set to meet again on a massive KSW stage. The Polish promotion announced Monday that Khalidov vs. Askham 3 headlines the upcoming Colosseum 2 event that takes place at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw on June 3. Watch video of the announcement below. The series is split so far between
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Former Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker can certainly be considered an interested party in UFC 287’s main event this weekend (Sat. April 8, 2023) between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Twice previously, Whittaker has battled with “Stylebender.” In the first fight, Adesanya dethroned Whittaker in a master class performance, stopping him via
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 7:31 AM ET Associated Press WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly traded company will be formed that houses the UFC and WWE brands. Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. will hold a 51% controlling interest
Watch Rob Font sledgehammer Marlon Moraes 👊 Fight Video Rob Font heads into Saturday’s UFC 287 bout opposite Adrian Yanez trying to put his recent skid in the rearview mirror. Coming off of back-to-back losses to Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera, the No. 6 ranked bantamweight would see a future title shot fade from view
In a UFC off-week that featured PFL and Bellator, perhaps the most eye-catching event of the weekend for MMA fans wasn’t an MMA event at all. Gamebred Boxing 4 took place Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc., as a rare UFC Fight Pass pay-per-view event. In the main event, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony
Bantamweights brought a technical style to the Octagon on Saturday, with No.5 ranked Cory Sandhagen earning a victory over No.3 Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera in the main event of UFC San Antonio. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit