By Matt Erickson | June 19, 2022 10:15 am ET For the second time in six weeks, a highly anticipated matchup between two of the UFC’s most longstanding fighters was scrapped on the day of the fight. In May, Donald Cerrone (36-16 MMA, 23-13 UFC) was ruled out of his fight with Joe Lauzon (28-15
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Josh Emmett continues his surge through the featherweight ranks after edging Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Austin this evening. The split decision victory means Emmett is now riding a five-fight win streak that extends back to March 2019. Taking place almost entirely on the feet, the fight was a closely contested affair
3:37 PM ET On Wednesday, Calvin Kattar shared his thoughts on how his upcoming UFC Fight Night bout with Josh Emmett might play out. “Either one of us gets it done early and make it look easy, or it’s gonna be a five-round banger,” he said. With two of the best strikers in the featherweight
A night of finishes at UFC Austin was justifiably rewarded by UFC President Dana White, who handed out $50,000 bonuses to everyone who earned a stoppage. On Saturday, that list included nine fighters: Kevin Holland, Joaquin Buckley, Gregory Rodrigues, Adrian Yanez, Jeremiah Wells, Ricardo Ramos, Cody Stamann, Phil Hawes and Roman Dolidze. In total, they
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: KATTAR vs EMMETT Updates Due to a non-weight related medical issue, Joe Lauzon has been removed from his lightweight bout with Donald Cerrone. As a result, this bout has been cancelled from today’s card. UFC FIGHT NIGHT: KATTAR vs EMMETT takes place Saturday, June 18 from Moody Center in Austin, Texas See updated
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight knockout artists Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar will go to war tonight (Sat., June 18, 2022) in the main event of UFC Austin inside Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Emmett has built up an excellent four-fight win streak in recent years, only suffering setbacks from injury and time off. He’s
The fight between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Joe Lauzon has been nixed for the second time in two tries. The UFC Austin co-main event was shelved on Saturday following a non-weight-cutting medical issue, UFC officials informed MMAWeekly.com. Lauzon posted a video to his Instagram account explaining that he has had an ongoing problem with his
AUSTIN, Texas – Josh Emmett’s case for a title shot keeps getting stronger. The UFC featherweight added another win to the streak, defeating Calvin Kattar in an exciting and highly technical five-round contest in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37. Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) by split
A Baltimore police officer that previously competed in MMA is at the center of a new lawsuit directed against the Baltimore Police Department. According to a report from The Baltimore Sun, Sergeant Welton Simpson Jr. of the BPD appeared to be the victim in a viral cell phone video from January 2020. In the video,
12:43 AM ET ATLANTA — The 2022 playoffs are nearly set for PFL’s lightweight and light heavyweight divisions — and they both feature plenty of familiar names. At light heavyweight, 2021 champion Antonio Carlos Jr. (15-5) secured the No. 3 seed, with a decision win over Bruce Souto at PFL 4 on Friday. He will
Donald Cerrone rarely pulls out of fights for any reason and his recent withdrawal from a highly anticipated fight with Joe Lauzon still has him scratching his head. The lightweight veterans were scheduled to fight at UFC 274 this past May and both fighters successfully weighed in for the bout. However, the bout was cancelled
In Austin, Ramos is more or less in a position to regain some traction in his career. A win – and an emphatic one is always more helpful – doesn’t necessarily launch him into a fight for the Top 15, especially in the notoriously deep featherweight waters, but it sets him back on the right
It all goes down later this evening (Sat., June 18, 2022) at UFC Austin live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside Moody Center in Austin, Tex., when featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett battle it out in a crucial main event showdown. LIVE! Stream UFC Austin On ESPN+ FEATHERWEIGHT FIREWORKS! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to
Israel Adesanya releases behind the scenes footage of UFC 276 training camp Go behind the scenes with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya as he prepares for his 5th title defense against Jared ‘The Killa Gorilla’ Cannonier at UFC 276 in Las Vegas Nevada July 2. UFC 276 takes place at T-Mobile Arena and features a
By Danny Segura | June 18, 2022 10:00 am ET Uriah Hall’s opinions on fellow UFC middleweight Darren Till haven’t changed. Months after initial remarks sparked a feud between the two fighters, Hall (17-10 MMA, 10-8 UFC) still thinks little of Till and still wants to fight him. Although the two are booked for separate
Light heavyweight Jiri Prochazka proved he is at the top of the division on Saturday at UFC 275, securing the fifth-round submission win over former champ Glover Teixeira in the main event to claim the title. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
Jack Della Maddalena discusses his performance at UFC 275, his broken nose, his favorite WWE performer back in the day, how he got into mixed martial arts, when he would like to fight again, and more. 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