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By Farah Hannoun | January 7, 2022 10:00 pm ET Paddy Pimblett wants on the UFC London card, but he doesn’t have an opponent yet. Rumblings emerged that Pimblett (17-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) would be fighting Donald Cerrone at UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas, but the rising star put those rumors to
1:13 PM ET The UFC is booking a heavyweight contest between Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa for its pay-per-view event next month, officials confirmed to ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but the promotion is close to finalizing the matchup for UFC 271 on Feb. 12 in Houston. Lewis (26-8) is a former two-time title
Sean O’Malley wonders if prospective opponent Cody Garbrandt needs to get his head checked. On his TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley — who recently entered MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings tied for the No. 14 spot at bantamweight — shot down a recent callout made by Garbrandt in which the former UFC champion said, “I really want to
Dec 14, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Max Holloway (red gloves) reacts after a loss to Alexander Volkanovski (not pictured) during UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Just as quickly as the world knew we would get to see Volkanovski vs Holloway 3 soon, it’s been taken away by
You wouldn’t know it by his looking at his Twitter or Instagram feeds, but there was a time when Jeff Molina didn’t see the value of flexing his thumbs and snapping pictures of his daily activities. “I didn’t want to be that guy that is posting my egg whites every morning, posting every time I’m
The Korean Zombie might get the push to replace Max Holloway in an upcoming title fight against UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. Shortly after news broke that Holloway was out of his UFC 272 fight against Volkanovski, people started to wonder what will be next for the champion. Many names were suggested for Volkanovski, with
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paddy Pimblett is already eyeing a fighter vs. one of the best Lightweights on the planet. The former Cage Warriors champ made his UFC debut in September vs. Luigi Vendramini, drubbing the Italian en route to a first-round knockout win. However, it wasn’t an easy win, as Pimblett took some big
Urijah Faber is interested in a ‘king of California’ fight with Cub Swanson When Cub Swanson won his fight on Dec. 18, he voiced his desire to fight in Palm Springs against a fellow California MMA icon … Urijah Faber. Now Faber has revealed his thoughts on that potential match-up. “Honestly, I know he broke
By Farah Hannoun | January 7, 2022 7:10 pm ET Fernand Lopez knows Ciryl Gane will be facing his biggest challenge yet when he takes on Francis Ngannou. That’s because Lopez is the man responsible for bringing Ngannou up the ranks, having coached him for years at MMA Factory Paris. As Ngannou rose to the
1:30 PM ET Former UFC champion Max Holloway will not be able to challenge Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in March after aggravating a prior injury Thursday, sources told ESPN. The setback occurred just days after Holloway, 30, accepted a trilogy bout against Volkanovski that was slated to headline UFC 272 on March 5
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz The surging Rafael Fiziev appears to be getting his wish – to face a former UFC champion that just so happens to have the same first name. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that agreements are in place for a matchup between Fiziev
Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Rafael Fiziev (blue gloves) fights Bobby Green (not pictured) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports A lightweight matchup pitting top-15 talents in Rafael Dos Anjos vs Rafael Fiziev has reportedly been agreed to. MMA Instagram account Full Violence reported on a Thursday night
Alexa Yanes – GrapplingAge: 27 All the talk of the UFC FIGHT PASS Invitational SuperFights was on Danielle Kelly and her #5 No-Gi ranking and Alexa Yanes seemingly came from out of nowhere and took the decision win back to San Antonio. She may not have literally “come from out of nowhere,” as Yanes has
The third meeting between UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway will have to wait after Holloway was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The new matchup was a chance for Holloway to regain the 145-pound belt and avenge the two previous losses he took to Volkanovski in recent years. ESPN
Easy come, easy go. Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced to withdraw from his Alexander Volkanovski title fight, previously scheduled for the UFC 272 pay-per-view (PPV) main event on March 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. ESPN reported the change on Friday. Details are murky but
Max Holloway withdraws from Alexander Volkanovski fight 2 days after bout was announced Welp. That didn’t last long. Just two days after the trilogy between champion Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Max Holloway was announced, it was over. According to Brett Okamoto from ESPN, Holloway was forced to withdraw from the fight due to “aggravating a
Derrick Lewis talks about why he wants to fight former UFC champion Stipe Miocic next, why he does so well as an underdog, what it was like fighting in his hometown, why some family members don’t root for him, Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane, and more on The MMA Hour on Wednesday. Subscribe to MMA