Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Fast-rising middleweight contender Alex Pereira captured his fifth straight victory last weekend in Las Vegas and second under the UFC banner, turning away fellow Brazilian bruiser Bruno Silva as part of the UFC Vegas 50 event in “Sin City.” The performance was not enough to earn “Poatan” a crack
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Sean O’Malley predicts Michael Chandler KOs Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 UFC matchmakers recently announced that lightweights Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson would meet on the main card of UFC 274 on May 7. Ferguson (25-6) has lost his last three fights and desperately needs a win to remain relevant in the lightweight division. Chandler
By Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway | March 14, 2022 2:40 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Cody Brundage was fighting for a lot more than just his first UFC win. After a rough start that saw Dalcha Lungiambula swarm him early, Brundage (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) rallied to score a first-round submission this past Saturday
5:18 PM ET Jake Paul says he would be willing to fight once in the UFC against either Conor McGregor or Jorge Masvidal — with some caveats. The YouTube influencer-turned-boxer said Saturday in a statement to ESPN that he would sign a one-fight UFC contract to compete against either McGregor or Masvidal in MMA with
Alexander Volkov will be in next Saturday’s main event if all goes according to schedule. The longtime heavyweight contender is still expected to fight Tom Aspinall in the main event of UFC London on March 19, according to an official lineup announcement on the UFC Vegas 50 broadcast. Volkov’s participation was in doubt with the
While it was heartbreaking to not get the win and miss out on a UFC contract, Kirk knew deep down that maybe it wasn’t his time yet. “I think, ultimately, at that moment, even though I thought that I was ready to be in the UFC, there were some things outside of fighting, like the
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno has revealed the main concern he had in the weeks following his title crowning last year. In a year filled with memorable gold-winning performances, including Glover Teixeira’s late ascent to the light heavyweight mountaintop at UFC 267 and Julianna Peña’s upset victory over former two-division queen Amanda Nunes at
For Thiago Santos, his UFC Vegas 50 main event was the perfect opportunity to get back on a win streak and prove he still had what it takes to be a legit challenger for the light heavyweight title. Instead, he suffered another lackluster loss to Magomed Ankalaev in a bout that was best described as
Jake Paul: ‘I would KO Conor McGregor in boxing or MMA’ YouTube creator and professional boxer Jake Paul saw former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor‘s recent training footage and wasn’t impressed. McGregor has returned to working on his boxing skills as he prepares to make a return after suffering a broken leg during his UFC
By Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway | March 13, 2022 9:00 pm ET Guido Cannetti knew something needed to change. The 42-year-old UFC bantamweight entered Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 203 on a three-fight losing streak and winless since 2018. Cannetti (9-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC) was undergoing his worst career stretch, as he prepared to face a
10:13 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov put Dagestan MMA on the map, becoming one of the greatest lightweights in the sport’s history. Islam Makhachev is on the verge of earning his own UFC lightweight title shot. Soon enough, there could be another stalwart Dagestani fighter earning an opportunity at gold in the bigger weight divisions. Magomed
Eddie Hearn is one of the most successful promoters in combat sports today, having promoted some of the biggest stars in boxing, including Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and Gennady Golovkin. But despite his success in promoting the squared circle, the chairman of Matchroom Sport doesn’t envision himself branching out into caged combat anytime soon. “I’ve
Some of those kids are now fighting in the UFC or closing in on it, and they’re lucky that they don’t have to take the road so many of the vets had to take. For fighters like Jackson, that road to the top can be dusty and dirty – literally. “I had an amateur fight
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Three Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 13, 2019, 12:32 PM] Darren Till suffered the first defeat of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in
After a drawn out process, Olympic gold medalist and rising MMA star Kayla Harrison ended her free agency by re-signing with the PFL, where she’s won all 11 of her fights over the past three years. There were a lot of twists and turns to that journey. It seemed like the UFC was ready to
Greg Hardy reacts to UFC release Greg Hardy is no longer a UFC fighter. According to his Instagram post, he was not re-signed by the promotion. “What a run, ya boy is far from done just got some fine-tuning to do. Thank you to all my fans and haters. I appreciate you all. Mostly I
By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | March 13, 2022 2:41 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Magomed Ankalaev after UFC Fight Night 203 win?) Thiago Santos’ struggles to get back to his top contender form continued on Saturday when he suffered a loss to Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC Fight
11:07 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Magomed Ankalaev‘s game plan, a bit perplexing as the fight unfolded, finally made sense as he was being interviewed inside the Octagon after his unanimous-decision victory over Thiago Santos in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. “I wanted to fight five rounds and see