8:36 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Conor McGregor is the biggest star in combat sports. Francis Ngannou is the baddest man on the planet. Nate Diaz is one of the UFC’s most beloved needle movers. Every
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting pound-for-pound rankings, where every month our esteemed panel of experts sort through the noise to answer one question: Who are the best overall male and female mixed martial arts fighters in the world? Between the drama surrounding UFC heavyweight champion
Credit: Jorge Masvidal/Rumble.com Jorge Masvidal’s anticipated Judas Covington: The Real Street Judas documentary about the hypocritical statements of his upcoming opponent, and former friend, Colby Covington is rather entertaining. The deep history between Masvidal (35-15) and Covington (16-3) has been the source of MMA media content for several years. The pair were once like brothers
“The majority of high-level basketball players, they’re competitive,” Britton said. “In basketball, we can get physical, but not as much. I was a point guard, but I was physical. To be able to continue to do that and be that is kind of cool.” Britton understands that although he’s 7-2 and been in plenty of
Israel Adesanya is preparing a surprise for Robert Whittaker. A middleweight title fight rematch is on the horizon for UFC 271. Champion Israel Adesanya will be taking on Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271 next Saturday. These two men have some history together, as they fought once before when the belt originally
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight scrappers Punahele Soriano and Nick Maximov will throw down this weekend (Sat., Feb. 5, 2022) at UFC Vegas 47 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hawaii’s Soriano is a Contender Series product who quickly made a strong first impression inside the Octagon, scoring a pair of dramatic first-round knockout
After fulfilling his career-long goal of reaching the UFC in 2020, welterweight Jason Witt started off his 2021 on a down note suffering a loss to Matt Semeisberger, but managed to rebound with a victory over Bryan Barberena in July to even out his record for the year. Due to his win over Barberena, Witt
By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | February 2, 2022 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from January 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for January. At
The Professional Fighters League has announced 16 more fighters will have the chance to earn a roster spot for the upcoming season along with a coveted $1 million prize. On Wednesday, the promotion announced the four women’s lightweight matchups that will take place March 4 at its Challenger Series event at Universal Studios in Orlando.
Jun 14, 2019; New York, NY, USA; Lyoto Machida (red gloves) celebrates after his win over Chael Sonnen (blue gloves) during Bellator 222 at Madison Square Garden. Machida won the fight. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports Although he is just a few months away from turning 44, Lyoto Machida is far from done in
“I don’t like to fight against another Brazilian. It splits the fence in Brazil, for sure. I can see it in comments and interviews and everything. But like I said, it is what it is. So we have to fight. That’s the show.” Luckily for us fans, that is the show, and it figures to
Chris Curtis wants his 2022 to be even more active than his inhuman 2021. Curtis fought his way into the UFC last year and had a strong start in the promotion, although that was only part of his 2021 story. Curtis fought six times in the year in total, scoring four wins on the regional
Megan Anderson has managed to keep herself very busy outside the cage. The former Invicta FC 145-pound featherweight champion was signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2017 where she was expected to debut opposite Cris “Cyborg” Justino. Unfortunately for the 6-foot Australian, Anderson was forced out of the bout for personal reasons and
YouTube creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul has criticized the Ultimate Fighting Championship for its pay structure, but says that he’s a fan of the fight promotion. “The reason why the UFC is so successful, and this is something that I want to get across, I like the UFC. I think what they’ve done is
Back in 2012, we saw the first of many dominant performances from Khabib Nurmagomedov as he secured his first Octagon win at his UFC debut over Kamal Shalorus via submission. Khabib would go on to secure the lightweight belt and defend his title on numerous occasions to some of the best in the UFC. Subscribe
By Simon Samano, The Blue Corner | February 2, 2022 12:51 pm ET Do you ever just think back to Anderson Silva in his prime and the way he moved so effortlessly in the cage? I do sometimes, and I marvel at how he embodied Muhammad Ali’s famous “float like a butterfly, sting like a
7:39 PM ET Australian fighter Tai Tuivasa said his heavyweight bout with Derrick Lewis is a fantastic opportunity, even if he agreed to the UFC 271 showdown against the American while “pissed.” Riding a four-fight win streak after a bumper 2021 that saw him defeat Harry Hunsucker, Greg Hardy and Augusto Sakai, Tuivasa has solidified
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. 1 p.m. ET: Jack Hermansson discusses his UFC Vegas 47 headliner opposite Sean Strickland. 1:30 p.m.: Veteran UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta returns to the