Tatsuro Taira puts his unbeaten record on the line against a fellow flyweight prospect. Taira’s management announced Thursday that he is set to face Joshua Van (10-1) at UFC 302 on June 1 in Newark, N.J. The two fighters share the same representation. This marks an opponent change for Van, who was originally scheduled to
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Shaquille O’Neal has Vitor Belfort to thank for his lifetime love affair with MMA. One of the greatest basketball players ever and among the biggest media personalities on the planet, Shaq, is also a huge MMA fan. “The Big Aristotle” started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing back in 2000 and regularly attends UFC events.
Curtis Blaydes learned a long time ago that just because a fight should happen in the UFC, doesn’t mean it will happen. Following a knockout of top prospect Jailton Almeida in March, the perennial heavyweight contender immediately started calling for a rematch with current interim champion Tom Aspinall. Their first encounter ended in less-than-spectacular fashion
Congratulations are in order for Paddy Pimblett. The rising UFC lightweight star announced this week that he and his wife Laura have welcomed two baby girls into the world. According to Pimblett, Betsy and Margot were born April 17. Check out Pimblett’s announcement below. “[April 17] the day our lives changed forever,” Pimblett wrote on
The UFC’s upcoming return to Louisville, Ky. has 13 fights booked already with a main event still to be determined. The event, which takes place at the KFC Yum Center on June 8, serves as the UFC’s first card in Louisville in 13 years with the last card there headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Martin
Just days away from BKFC KnuckleMania IV, Mike Perry and Thiago Alves came face to face for a tense staredown following the pre-fight press conference. The former UFC fighters headline the first ever BKFC card in Los Angeles after the California State Athletic Commission voted to sanction bare-knuckle fighting in the state. Perry looks to
Beneil Dariush resumed sparring in March after taking some significant time off from hard sessions in the gym, Kings MMA coach Rafael Cordeiro recently revealed on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast. Dariush had an eight-fight winning streak snapped by Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan in 2023, both via stoppage due to strikes — after which,
“Yeah. I don’t know if I would call it an appeal,” he laughs. “It sucks. You could be on point all training camp long, have all the best sparring sessions and then fight night comes and sometimes you just can’t put it together like you should. And that’s just the name of the game, really.
The first fight between José Aldo and Chad Mendes resulted in one of Aldo’s best highlights, as “The King of Rio” connected with a brilliant knee in the final second of the first round that knocked Mendes out, prompting him to run into the Brazilian crowd. It set the entire arena into a frenzy. Aldo
Pantoja would fail to defeat Hiromasa Ogikubo in the semifinals and was eliminated from the tournament. UFC did not ignore the potential they saw in Pantoja, though, giving him a contract and quickly matching him up with fellow TUF castmate Eric Shelton for his UFC debut. Although he didn’t win TUF, the show gave the
In the main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Jamahal Hill attempts to regain the title he never lost in the Octagon when he meets light heavyweight king Alex Pereira. Plus an all-China showdown pits strawweight champion Zhang Weili against top contender Yan Xiaonan, and the BMF title is on the line when Justin
Spann admits he hasn’t seen mixed martial arts as a “career” since before his Octagon debut in September 2018. That said, he’s had his fair share of success under the UFC banner, collecting a 7-4 record including five finishes and wins over Dominick Reyes, Ion Cutelaba and Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Last year wasn’t his best,
“Alex is a great challenge, a very difficult one. He’s an experienced guy, has more than 25 fights. He’s already been to a title fight, so he’s already prepared for five rounds. He’s a well-rounded guy. He’s got a good striking game, heavy hands, heavy leg kicks, and a good wrestling background, as well. “He
When asked how he expects the matchup to pan out, he admitted, “I don’t know… For example, all the fighters that say they are strikers, but when they fight with me they go to wrestle. So maybe this is not the exception, right?” One thing he was sure of, however, was what he wants after
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“It was a weird experience, and a lot of people don’t really understand exactly what happened,” Henry told UFC.com. “They think it’s a low blow or whatever, right? Preview Every Fight Happening This Weekend “There are a few types of low blows – there is the impact, of course, but what happened to me specifically,
Bookies never miss an opportunity to play the game of chance, at your expense of course, and we’ve seen some pretty wild wagers over the years. That includes the betting line that had Conor McGregor’s arrest record in play during the buildup to his UFC 264 headliner opposite Dustin Poirier back in summer 2021. Sigh
There’s nothing like seeing a brilliant grappler become a dangerous striker in MMA. That has been the case with RIZIN lightweight champion Robert “Satoshi” de Souza since he entered the sport in October 2013. However, he took things to a whole new level with his first-round TKO of Keita Nakamura at RIZIN Landmark 9 last
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