An MMA fighter has been convicted of murder following the 2015 death of an escort in an office building in Newport Beach, California. 36-year-old mixed martial artist Nain Isaac Nieto Hernandez was arrested and charged with the killing of 23-year-old Long Beach native Sarai Alcaraz on December 30, 2015, 12 days after the fatal meeting.
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11:22 AM ET Bellator MMA has rebooked a featherweight matchup between Aaron Pico and Jeremy Kennedy in October, officials told ESPN on Tuesday. The 145-pound bout will take place at Bellator 286 on Oct. 1 in Long Beach, California. That event is headlined by a featherweight title fight between champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (33-5) and
Jan Blachowicz is fed up with waiting and he’s voicing his disdain about the current situation at light heavyweight where Jiri Prochazka has been campaigning for a rematch against Glover Teixeira. Following a win over Aleksandar Rakic in May, Blachowicz considered himself the No. 1 contender in the division and it appeared he would get
“I’m always ready, and I’m always watching my weight,” Onama said. “I try to stay ready just in case I get a call from the UFC. I’m always training, I’m always in the gym. I’m ready for every opportunity I can get.” After defeating Garrett Armfield at UFC Vegas 58, Onama immediately jumped at the
A title fight between current Bellator MMA Lightweight champion, Patricky Pitbull, and undefeated (15-0) 155-pound wrecking machine, Usman Nurmagomedov, is being targeted to go down at an upcoming event on Nov. 18, 2022. That’s according to MMA Junkie, who confirmed the plans for the match up after an initial report from MMA Fight Universe. Pitbull
Marlon Vera: ‘I feel I’m the best fighter in the world right now’ No. 5 ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Vera takes on former two-time bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in the UFC San Diego main event on Saturday. With the fight just a couple of days away, Vera feels good. In fact, ‘Chito’ believes that he’s
Cynthia Calvillo doesn’t plan to stick around much longer at 125 pounds. The UFC veteran returns Saturday against Nina Nunes on the preliminary card of UFC on ESPN 41. But despite the flyweight return, Calvillo (9-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC) has her mind set on returning to her original home of 115 pounds. “I think what’s
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev feels his upcoming title fight against Charles Oliveira came to fruition for only one reason. Makhachev and Oliveira will square off in the UFC 280 headliner on Oct. 22. The two top lightweight contenders will battle for the now-vacant lightweight title after Oliveira was stripped of the belt earlier this
11:11 PM ET One of the best prospects in all of MMA is on the cusp of a UFC contract. Bo Nickal, a former three-time NCAA Division I wrestling national champion, finished Zack Borrego via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:02 of the first round Tuesday night on Dana White’s Contender Series at the UFC Apex
A high-profile middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland is in the works for the main event of the UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15. The bout has yet to be officially signed. Ariel Helwani first reported news of the plans. Cannonier (15-6) and Strickland (25-4) are both top-ranked middleweights in the MMA
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VERA vs CRUZ Updates Please note the following changes: Due to COVID-19 protocols with Aspen Ladd, her women’s bantamweight bout against Sara McMann has been rescheduled to UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Yadong on September 17. Due to injury with Alexa Grasso, her women’s flyweight bout against Viviane Araujo has been rescheduled
Taila Santos’ next fight may be coming outside the Octagon rather than inside it. Recently reported by O Município de Blumenau and followed up on by MMA Fighting, the last Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Flyweight title challenger is being faced with accusations of having not paid two former coaches, one of which was also
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has been enjoying some downtime since losing the belt to Carla Esparza in early May. Unsure when she’ll return to the octagon, Namajunas plans to pack on some muscle in the meantime and take it from there. “Win or lose, going
Neiman Gracie’s upcoming opponent might be new to the weight class, but he’s been on his radar for a long time. Gracie (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) takes on Goiti Yamauchi in the main event of Friday’s Bellator 285 in South Dakota. It’s a matchup pitting two of the best grapplers on the company’s roster. Yamauchi
After just four fights in the UFC, #6 ranked middleweight Israel Adesanya has asserted himself as a fan favorite and one of the most dangerous strikers in the world. He takes on legend Anderson Silva in the co-main event at UFC 234: Whittaker vs Gastelum this Saturday only on Pay-Per-View. Subscribe to get all the
Security had to separate Tyron Woodley and Jake Paul’s camp after a confrontation at the press conference that nearly led to a fight. 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 Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-fighting/id320642139 Check
Brian Ortega spoke with the media ahead of Saturday’s UFC 231 event in Toronto.
Combat sports promotion Arena recently introduced a new event that fits right in with the other wild and outlandish fight sport offerings that have come out of Russia in the last few years. A cursory look through Arena’s social media shows that the Russian organization does put on standard MMA events, but it’s been videos