Valentina Shevchenko was given a real run for her money at UFC 275 by Taila Santos this past weekend. Shevchenko successfully retained her 125-pound title over Santos via split decision in a very close bout. Santos looked as dominant as anyone ever has against Shevchenko inside the Octagon, but it still wasn’t enough. Speaking at
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4:01 PM ET The UFC has another significant bantamweight fight on tap. Top contender Cory Sandhagen and rising prospect Song Yadong will headline a UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 17 at a location to be determined, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bout agreements have been sent to both sides, sources said. The fight was first
Fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been officially announced or confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin
Just like his fight career, where he’s been dazzling, devastating, and downright gritty at one time of another in beating Victor Rodriguez, Gustavo Lopez, Randy Costa and Davey Grant. The Grant fight was particularly revealing in that he proved he can win a tough, close battle and not just blast foes out in a round
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Professional Fighters League (PFL) continues its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., June 17, 2022) with a Lightweight and Light Heavyweight showcase. Headlining the card will be a Lightweight banger between fan favorite, Clay Collard, and Alex Martinez. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE results and real-time play-by-play coverage of the entire PFL 4 main card
UFC Austin Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Austin fight card participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-in on Friday afternoon in Texas. UFC Austin takes place at the Moody Center and is headlined by a featherweight bout between No. 4 ranked Calvin Kattar and No. 7 ranked Josh Emmett. UFC Austin Weigh-in
By Nolan King | June 17, 2022 8:30 pm ET The fourth event of the 2022 PFL season takes place on Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, the venue and location which will host three straight cards. The 2022 PFL 4 event featured 10 fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions. The event
A Russian MMA fighter recently had to cover up his tattoo of a Nazi-affiliated symbol prior to the start of a fight. According to the report from UK news outlet The Daily Mirror, middleweights Ivan Strelnikov and Kenan Guliyev were set to fight at the finale of Hardcore MMA Season 1. A bit of maintenance
8:30 AM ET JOSH EMMETT WOKE up with his wife, Vanessa, looking at him four years ago in the bedroom of their Northern California home. The couple were high school sweethearts and have been together for nearly two decades. They are inseparable. Even when the slightest thing might be wrong with Emmett, Vanessa will notice
At the UFC Austin weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Austin, Texas, will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have video of official weigh-ins when available. The UFC Austin official weigh-ins will begin at 10 a.m. ET. In the main event, featherweights Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett can weigh no
High praise from Gracie, but if you’re the type of person who thinks a coach is supposed to say that, those who have been on the receiving end of shots from the welterweight up and comer would probably agree with such sentiments. So where does that power come from? Wells believes he started to realize
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding its early (and official) weigh-ins this morning (Fri., June 17, 2022) inside the promotion’s host hotel in “The Lone Star State” to finalize the upcoming UFC Austin mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for tomorrow night (June 18) on ESPN and ESPN+ from inside Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Carla Esparza not willing to fight on Zhang Weili’s timeline: ‘she needs to go on my timeline’ Following her UFC 275 win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Zhang Weili called out champion Carla Esparza to fight at UFC 281 in Abu Dhabi in October. Esparza rejected that idea in an interview with the New York Post. “Hey
By Danny Segura | June 17, 2022 9:30 am ET Bob Arum is still holding hope for a crossover fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The head of Top Rank hasn’t lost any interest in the potential megafight pitting a recently retired Fury against the current UFC heavyweight champion in Ngannou. Speaking in a
After facing defeat to former strawweight champion Zhang Weili at UFC 275 on Saturday, fellow champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk announced her retirement after a historic Octagon career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views
Leon Edwards discusses getting his title shot against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278, facing Jorge Masvidal, Usman vs. Canelo Alvarez, if he watches first fight against Usman, how his wrestling has improved, 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 Hour on
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has a message for those who downplay the physical requirements of professional wrestling: “That sh*t hurt.” While drastically different in the form of entertainment they both give out, there’s always been some form of string connecting professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, whether through former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock
12:18 PM ET Former NFL defensive end and UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy has signed an agreement to bare-knuckle box. Hardy, 33, has signed a multifight deal with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the promotion announced Wednesday. It is Hardy’s first move in combat sports since the UFC opted not to re-sign him after a three-year run.