Chael Sonnen wants Luke Rockhold to un-retire: ‘I have never wanted to see him fight more’ When Luke Rockhold retired after his loss at UFC 278, many fans agreed that it was time. Chael Sonnen isn’t one of those people. “I cannot get enough Luke Rockhold. I can’t,” Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. “I have never
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LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 52 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs. Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including welterweights Yusaku Kinoshita (5-1), from Japan, and Jose Henrique (5-0), from Brazil, who headline the show at the UFC Apex in Las
Jake Paul has learned the hard way not to blindly trust members of his team with his finances. The famed content creator turned boxer has revealed that during his rise to fame and fortune, unscrupulous members of his inner circle swindled “roughly $3 million” from his personal coffers. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Paul
Top Noi Kiwram has a unique method of preparing for fights that most doctors likely wouldn’t recommend. On the other hand, there’s no arguing with results as the muay Thai standout was victorious in his opening round bout of the Road to UFC flyweight tournament this past June. Kiwram won a unanimous decision over Yuma
As one of the world’s most iconic attractions, Gane urges fight fans visiting Paris for the first time to go see the Eiffel Tower and its surrounding park. After heading up to the observation deck and catching the sunset, head next door to The Trocadéro – which is directly across from the Eiffel Tower and
Cain Velasquez is sitting in jail right now on charges of attempted murder after shooting at a car containing the man he accused of molesting his child. Preliminary hearings are set to go ahead on September 26th, and Velasquez’s lawyer Mark Geragos is looking forward to pleading his case. In a new interview with Court
Sean Strickland on Luke Rockhold’s retirement: ‘I’m glad I don’t have to hear his name’ When a fighter retires most of the time even their rivals will have some kind parting words, but Sean Strickland is not most fighters. Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold announced his retirement following his UFC 278 loss to Paulo Costa.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from August 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
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Leon Edwards discusses winning UFC welterweight title at UFC 278, what happened after the first round, the advice from his coaches, getting emotional talking about his mother’s reaction to the win, 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
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Amateur MMA fighter Kyle Pavao earned one of the nastiest submission wins you’ll ever see across the sport. Pavao fought Wayne Downer in his amateur MMA debut at Cage Titans 55 on Saturday night. He had competed in Cage Titans twice before in grappling matches but was making his first walk to the cage in
New England regional MMA promotion Cage Titans is no stranger to highlight-reel finishes, but on Saturday, things got very painful for one amateur fighter. At Cage Titans 55 in Plymouth, Mass., a lightweight bout between debuting fighters Kyle Pavao and Wayne Downer ended in a gruesome finish. In the second round of the contest, Pavao
Zabit Magomedsharipov retired from the sport earlier this year after a lengthy period without any fights. Zabit was always a bit of a mystery, and didn’t give any concrete details as to why he decided to walk away from his position as a top UFC featherweight. Until now. In a new interview shared by Fighting
Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman was in good spirits and ‘not down at all’ two days removed from his UFC 278 knockout loss to Leon Edwards. “I’m feeling great,” Usman told TMZ Sports. “I’m feeling good. I’m in good spirits. It was a fight. A fight’s a fight, and it happened.” Usman was up on
An amateur MMA bout Friday at Cage Titans 55 in Plymouth, Mass. ended in audibly and visibly grotesque fashion. Plymouth Memorial Hall quickly turned into a house of horror upon the finishing sequence of a preliminary card bout between bantamweight debutants. When Kyle Pavao snatched a keylock and stood up, he simultaneously snapped the left
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling wants TJ Dillashaw to be held accountable for his history of PED use during his fighting career. Sterling and Dillashaw are slated to face off at UFC 280 on October 22. The matchup pits the current bantamweight titleholder against the former, as Dillashaw gets ready to make his second walk
Christine Ferea’s experience and power crushed Taylor Starling in the main event of Saturday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event. The women’s flyweight title fight capped off BKFC 28, which took place at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Albuquerque, N.M. Ferea came out absolutely on fire and overwhelmed Starling, dropping her almost immediately. When Starling