Invicta FC 46 Results: Karina Rodriguez retains flyweight title On Wednesday, March 9, Invicta Fighting Championships hosted Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato 2 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The flyweight title was once again on the line between Mexico’s Karina Rodríguez and Brazilian challenger Daiana Torquato. The two first fought in May 2021 where Rodriguez
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By Matthew Wells and Ken Hathaway | March 10, 2022 10:05 pm ET It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Sodiq Yusuff as of late, but the UFC featherweight hopes to right the ship and get back to business as usual. The Dana White’s Contender Series veteran will look to rebound from the first loss of
Check out the highlights from Thursday’s UFC 272 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas where heated words were exchanged between main event fighters Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The UFC 272 main card begins at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Saturday, March 5. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
9:00 AM ET Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev meet in the light heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. It is a crossroads fight in some respects, as the 38-year-old Santos is nearly three years removed from an unsuccessful challenge for the UFC’s 205-pound title and Ankalaev, 29, is one
As soon as Terrance McKinney saw his opportunity, he sprung into action. It was this past Friday, and Ricky Glenn had fallen out of his bout against Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50 due to injury. McKinney was less than a week out from his own big win, a first-round submission over Fares Ziam on
In the main event of UFC 255, UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo successfully defended his title against Alex Perez. Perez would be submitted by the champion in just under two minutes of the first round. In the last fight of the prelims for UFC 255, top-ranked flyweight Brandon Moreno would also make quick work of
Jake Paul‘s next fight will see the social media influencer look to continue is undefeated streak in boxing. It’s unclear who The Problem Child’s next opponent will be. However, we can look at possible fighters who the Youtuber could compete against next. Paul Knocked Out Woodley in their Rematch (AP Photo) The combat sports community
Former women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will have an opportunity to reclaim her strap when she rematches newly-crowned 135-pound titleholder Julianna Pena at one of the upcoming UFC pay-per-view (PPV) events in July or August. That’s according to her jiu-jitsu coach Balbino Junior. “We’re here [in Las Vegas] for two more weeks [shooting The Ultimate
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 Farah Hannoun | March 10, 2022 1:00 pm ET Chad Mendes doesn’t think UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou fighting bare-knuckle is a good idea – for his opponents. Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC), who’s power is second to none in MMA, has scored 12 knockouts in his MMA career, including a title-winning finish of
8:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera to headline a UFC Fight Night event next month, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are expected to be signed shortly. The 135-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 30. The
Paige VanZant is All Elite. The UFC and BKFC veteran inked a deal to join the roster at All Elite Wrestling on Wednesday night, with AEW president Tony Khan confirming the deal via Twitter. The 27-year-old fighter has been making sporadic appearances in AEW since 2021 as part of an angle involving several of her
At UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes took the challenge of becoming a two-division champion. Nunes was confident and fearless with her move up to the 145-pound division to take on Cyborg. She knew she was capable of beating Cyborg, an opponent that many challengers had shied away from in the past. Check
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has revealed what longtime rival Colby Covington has to do in order to earn a third shot at his gold. Covington is widely considered to be the clear second-best 170lber in the UFC. He cemented that claim at UFC 272 last weekend, where he defeated former teammate Jorge Masvidal in
International restrictions are beginning to loosen in Japan and RIZIN Fighting Federation is taking full advantage of it in the month of April. The promotion held a press conference Thursday (March 10, 2022) to announce the first six bouts for their two April events as RIZIN Trigger 3rd and RIZIN 35 will go back-to-back on
UFC Vegas 50 live results: Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev UFC Vegas 50 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 12, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 50 live results section.
By Simon Samano | March 10, 2022 12:47 am ET From mixed martial artist to bare-knuckle boxer, Paige VanZant can now add “professional wrestler” to her resume. The former UFC star officially has signed with All Elite Wrestling. VanZant signed her contract during a segment on Wednesday night’s “Dynamite” episode. Her signing also was announced
With wins over Max Holloway, Jose Aldo and Brian Ortega, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is carving out his legacy as one of the best ever. But to keep his belt and his place atop the division, he must hold off the charge of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the main event of