12:28 AM ET Cris Cyborg‘s next fight won’t be inside an MMA cage — it’ll be in a boxing ring. Cyborg, one of the best women’s MMA fighters of all time, said on her “The Catchup” YouTube show Monday that she is in the process of finalizing a contract for her professional boxing debut. Cyborg
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Uriah Hall announced Wednesday he will be “stepping away from the greatest sport in the world.” A one-time The Ultimate Fighter finalist who holds wins over some of the best middleweights in the history of the sport, such as Anderson Silva, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi, Hall retired after consecutive decision defeats to Andre Muniz
Godinez gets her biggest opportunity to date this weekend, facing off with tenured strawweight veteran Angela Hill in a bout that could catapult her into the rankings. The 28-year-old Mexican-Canadian had an impressive rookie campaign in 2021, fighting four times in eight months, including on back-to-back weekends, going 2-2 with a split decision loss to
Three-time NCAA Division I National Champion and American Top Team (ATT) wrestling coach Bo Nickal made his highly-anticipated mixed martial arts (MMA) debut as part of Dana White’s weekly “Contender Series” program last Tues. night (Aug. 10, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite his inexperience in cage fighting, Nickal entered
Looking back at her win over Justine Kish at Bellator 274 in February, flyweight DeAnna Bennett feels that it wasn’t just good to kick her year off with a victory, but coming back off of a potentially career-threatening situation and just to be able to fight again was a big thing. Following Bennett’s win over
Bellator will return to Italy this fall with a streaking newcomer at the top of the card. Mansour Barnaoui (19-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will make his promotional debut against Adam Piccolotti (13-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) in a lightweight main event at Bellator 287, the promotion announced Wednesday. The full current lineup for the event, featuring
Former NCAA wrestling national champion Bo Nickal might’ve exceeded expectations in his quick win on Dana White‘s Contender Series. Nickal made quick work of Borrego in his DWCS headliner on Tuesday night. He was by far the most significant betting favorite on the card and one of the most hyped MMA prospects in recent memory.
1:24 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has broken bones in both hands and will require surgery, he wrote Monday on Instagram. The injuries were sustained in a unanimous decision loss to Stevie Ray in the PFL lightweight semifinals last Friday. Pettis wrote that his left hand and his right thumb are broken.
MMA Fighting has Dana White’s Contender Series results for the third week of the sixth season Tuesday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Ten up and coming fighters will compete in front of UFC president Dana White, along with matchmakers Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard, with the hopes of walking away with a
Karolina Wójcik had no issue with the size advantage Sandra Lavado possessed in Tuesday’s opener, as the diminutive Polish strawweight controlled the action throughout, earning a clean sweep of the scorecards in a 15-minute grind of a fight. The 27-year-old was the more active of the two in the opening stanza, got a little more
Zhang Weili will likely next be getting another shot to become the third two-time women’s champion in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history. UFC 274 played host to an unfortunately abysmal Strawweight title rematch between former champion, Rose Namajunas, and the inaugural champion, Carla Esparza (watch highlights). “Cookie Monster” came out victorious once more, reopening the
MMA fighters react to Donald Trump’s FBI raid On Monday, former United States President, Donald Trump revealed his home was being raided by the FBI. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a statement. CNN sources reported
Brendan Loughnane’s return to the PFL cage will be special. It may seem routine for Loughnane (24-4) to fight once again, as his 2022 featherweight semifinal bout against Chris Wade marks his 8th fight under the PFL banner and 29th overall professional bout. However, 2022 PFL 9 will serve as Loughnane’s first fight in his
The UFC welterweight title is on the line when dominant champion Kamaru Usman defends his crown for the sixth time against British sensation Leon Edwards. Unbeaten in ten fights since their first meeting in 2015, Edwards now looks to even the score against “The Nigerian Nightmare” and make history as the first native of Jamaica
UFC title contender Marvin Vettori could face six months medical suspension following UFC Vegas 41 bout with Paulo Costa, Dana White plans to put Marvin Vettori as UFC 271 backup fighter for Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker 2, Dana White on Mike Perry leaving the UFC and joining BKFC championship, Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants more money
An actor best-known for his film work as a child star is using his MMA background to benefit his local community in Los Angeles. Jonathan Lipnicki first made a name for himself in Hollywood as child actor when he appeared in films such as Jerry Maguire, Doctor Doolittle, and Stuart Little. The 31-year-old has continued
At the moment, Rose Namajunas isn’t thinking about fighting. But she has been pondering making some additions to her already vast skill set — and possibly her physical frame. Namajunas most recently competed at UFC 274 in May when she dropped a split decision to Carla Esparza and lost her strawweight title. The former two-time
Jim and Matt talk with Aljamain Sterling, Vicente Luque, and Mohammed Usman, and preview UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill, on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Jim and Matt recap last night’s episode of Dana White’s Contender Series. Then, the UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling joins the show. He confirms his next title defense