Two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison will now face Kaitlin Young in the headliner of PFL 6 after an undisclosed injury to Julia Budd. MMA Fighting confirmed the news of Budd’s withdrawal and Harrison’s new opponent with a person close to the fighters after an initial report from ESPN.com. PFL 6 takes place July 1 at
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“I really want to try and get into eating these superfoods, but my tastebuds aren’t allowing it too much,” he said, determined to have a rematch. “It has a very pungent smell and taste, but little by little, I’m gonna try it with some onions and beef and try to mix it all together and
Bellator 282: “Mousasi vs. Eblen” will go down tomorrow night (Fri., June 24, 2022) from inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Headlining the event will be a Middleweight title fight between division champion, Gegard Mousasi, defending his belt against undefeated Johnny Eblen (11-0). In further action, the Bantamweight World Grand Prix continues to roll
PFL 5: Bruno Cappelozza vs. Matheus Scheffel weigh-in results Heavyweights and featherweights stepped on the scales on Thursday morning ahead of the fifth show in the Professional Fighters League regular season. All fighters made weight with the reigning heavyweight champion, Bruno Cappelozza weighing in last at 237.2 pounds. His opponent, Matheus Scheffel weighed in at
By MMA Junkie Staff | June 23, 2022 11:00 pm ET PFL has become a landing spot for some big names in recent seasons. From former UFC and Bellator champions, to other top-ranked talents, the big free agent signings to the promotion found difficulty in reaching the $1 million prize that awaits the season’s champion.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña thinks that Amanda Nunes hasn’t fully accepted her submission loss from UFC 269. Fresh off coaching The Ultimate Fighter Season 30, Peña did an interview with MMA Mania and discussed her upcoming rematch with the current UFC women’s featherweight champion. While the 32-year-old acknowledged that she’s expecting “the best
8:00 AM ET Ian ParkerESPN The PFL’s lightweights and light heavyweights finalized their playoff positioning a week ago, and now it’s the turn of the heavyweights and featherweights on Friday at PFL 5 (ESPN and ESPN+, main card at 8 p.m. ET and prelims at 6 p.m.). The main event at Overtime Elite Arena in
Asked how much fun he was having at the Bellator 282 media teleconference, middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi didn’t even give a number. “Not at all,” he told MMA Fighting. “I need to cut weight, and I was too heavy, so I’m going to do that.” Hearing how much weight Mousasi needed to cut to make
Eight months later, he submitted another Brazilian stalwart, Michel Prazeres, in the second round, and earlier this year, Rakhmonov pushed his record to 15-0 with his most impressive victory to date — a first-round spinning hook kick knockout of Carlston Harris that elevated him into the Top 15. “Three wins in UFC — I’m pretty
Bellator 282 is set to go down tomorrow night (Fri., June 24, 2022) from inside Mohegan Sun Aren in Uncasville, Connecticut. Headlining the event will be a Middleweight title fight between division kingpin, Gegard Mousasi, taking on undefeated contender, Johnny Eblen (11-0). In the co-main event, Leandro Higo takes on Danny Sabatello, while Magomed Magomedov
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
By Matt Erickson and Nolan King | June 23, 2022 10:45 am ET UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Leandro Higo has arguably the stiffest test of his career Friday, but he’s not too concerned. Higo (21-5 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) takes on the brash Danny Sabatello (12-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) in the quarterfinals of the bantamweight grand prix
The biggest fight in UFC history goes down Saturday, October 6 as Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon to challenge undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor only on Pay-Per-View. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
At Bellator Dublin press conference, Michael “Venom” Page shoves Richard Kiely in their unusual stare down Tuesday morning. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive
YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul had a strong friendship with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson before his ‘suicide forest’ video controversy severed ties. Paul, one of the most prominent personalities on YouTube, was at the center of a controversy in 2017 which nearly ended his content creation career permanently. He filmed a vlog at the Aokigahara
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz It’s an MMA triple-header this weekend, with the sport’s biggest promotions all hosting events. On Friday, the PFL returns with PFL 5, featuring a continuation of its heavyweight and lightweight seasons, while Bellator puts on Bellator 282, headlined by a middleweight title fight between Gegard Mousasi and Johnny Eblen.
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One of the Welterweight division’s brightest young stars returns to the Octagon this weekend (Sat., June 25, 2022) at UFC Vegas 57. Perfect in his 15 career bouts up to this point, Shavkat Rakhmonov makes his fourth walk in UFC opposite seasoned veteran, Neil Magny. With three consecutive sensational finishes in his early UFC run,