Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman had cameras follow him on a recent doctor visit to update fans on the possibility of needing a second surgery on the broken fibula he suffered in April at UFC 261. Chris Weidman’s broken leg not healing properly The New York native
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The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community about yesterday’s featured stories. Covington Ready To Cement Legacy At UFC 268 Alongside Lil Wayne Colby Covington, Lil Wayne During an interview with Submission Radio released yesterday, Colby Covington revealed that Lil Wayne
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, who also wears gold at 145 pounds, was pulled from her upcoming title defense opposite Julianna Pena in the UFC 265 co-main event on Aug. 7 in Houston, Texas. UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN that “Lioness” will be rebooked against “The Venezuelan
Following a successful 2020 that saw him win both of his fights, lightweight Chris Gonzalez kicked off his 2021 in even bigger fashion by picking up the biggest victory of his career, defeating veteran Roger Huerta this past April via third round submission. For Gonzalez the win over Huerta was something he’d been wanting for
By MMA Junkie Staff | July 29, 2021 2:00 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie The UFC wraps up its busy July schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 28, which features a middleweight headliner of Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland. Hall (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) and Strickland (23-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) are both currently riding four-fight
11:36 PM ET Chris Weidman has another hurdle to overcome after a gruesome broken leg sustained in a fight earlier this year. The former UFC middleweight champion wrote Wednesday on Instagram that he will need another surgery on the right leg he fractured in a fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 on April 24.
A new bantamweight champion will be crowned at BKFC 20 on Friday night, Aug. 20, as Johnny Bedford clashes with Reggie Barnett Jr. in the main event. Bedford previously held the bantamweight title before losing a close decision to Dat Nguyen at BKFC Knucklemania back in February. Nguyen was then stripped of the title after
Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports For Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight king Francis Ngannou, there are three specific options for his first title defense. Either a dream fight with former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. A trilogy bout with two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, or the winner of August’s UFC 265 interim title
AJ McKee is intrigued at the thought of mixing it up with the best fighters from different promotions. McKee is due for the biggest bout of his pro MMA career. Mckee will challenge Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for the Bellator Featherweight Title. This will also serve as the final bout in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Vitor Belfort is among the many MMA legends chasing boxing money. The former UFC champion is currently scheduled to face boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya in a professional boxing match set for Sat., Sept. 11, 2021 inside Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, that’s likely not the end of
Watch Sean Strickland KO Brendan Allen | UFC Vegas 33 Free Fight Middleweight Sean Strickland scored a second-round knockout over Brendan Allen when the two faced off in November 2020. The finish earned Strickland a performance bonus. On Saturday, Strickland headlines UFC Vegas 33 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas against Uriah Hall. Chris Weidman’s
LOS ANGELES – Chris Gonzalez spoke to the media ahead of Bellator 263 at Wednesday’s media day. Gonzalez (6-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) discussed being happy that he got a top-five matchup in Goiti Yamauchi, having “no regrets” pivoting from the Olympic wrestling trials to pursue MMA, “definitely looking to contend for the (lightweight) belt soon”
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Former UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic could move to One Championship, Joe Rogan reveals on the Joe Rogan Experience, that Conor McGregor asked for post UFC 264 interview, after he lost against Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler responds to Justin Gaethje, wants to face him next Islam Makhachev and Rafael Dos Anjos (RDA) keep going after
8:00 AM ET Scott Coker took the reins of Bellator MMA in 2014 with a firm plan for growth. The longtime combat sports promoter was going to apply some of the principles that worked well when he ran Strikeforce, from its first MMA event in March 2006 until it was acquired by the UFC’s parent
This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, Mike Heck and E. Casey Leydon to react to some of the biggest stories in MMA and boxing. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 32, T.J. Dillashaw’s split decision over Cory Sandhagen, Maycee Barber’s controversial win over Miranda Maverick, Rachael Ostovich’s win
Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports After an exciting night of fights at UFC Vegas 32, which saw six bouts end early, the Nevada State Athletic Commissions’ final medical reviews are in. And surprisingly, for an event that had many intense back-and-forth scraps, most of the 22 fighters on the card were able to make it
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt has revealed his thoughts on T.J. Dillashaw‘s return victory over Cory Sandhagen. Garbrandt’s comments came after his former arch-rival returned to the Octagon after serving a two-year suspension following a positive test for EPO in 2019. In one of the closest five-round fights in recent memory, Dillashaw secured the