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5:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Fabricio Werdum is a former UFC heavyweight champion. He is a multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. And on Thursday night, he will begin his quest to be a PFL champion. The 43-year-old from Brazil, who trains in Southern California, will be making his debut with the fight promotion when he
MMA Fighting has Bellator 258 results for the Archuleta vs. Pettis fight card Friday night from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Juan Archuleta will defend his Bellator bantamweight title for the first time against Sergio Pettis. Archuleta has won four of his past five fights, while Pettis has won
News Bellator has parted ways with 15 fighters, MMA Junkie reported. Twelve of the 15 are from the promotion’s European series, which has been idle since October 2020. The reasons behind the departures were not clear. Bellator release list [embedded content] The hit list of now former Bellator roster members: Yannick BahatiMandy BohmJustin BurlinsonClaudio ContiRuben
Jim and Matt break down all you need to know about this weekend’s card, including interviews with Neil Magny and Amanda Ribas and their picks! Neil Magny is the first guest on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered. After Neil roasts Matt’s webcam setup, he breaks down his mentality heading into his pivotal Welterweight matchup with
Chris Weidman is remaining in optimistic spirits after suffering the worst injury of his career. At UFC 261, Weidman suffered not only the worst injury of his MMA career but one of the most gruesome injuries ever witnessed on a UFC broadcast. After throwing a leg kick to opponent Uriah Hall, Weidman broke his leg
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the most part, Conor McGregor has remained above associating himself with the Paul brothers, despite Jake Paul’s attempts to score a fight with the Irishman. Outside of the Octagon, McGregor has his eyes on bigger targets like Manny Pacquiao and a Floyd Mayweather rematch. The latter opportunity is likely what
ONE Championship fighter Phoe Thaw injured in bomb blast, abducted by soldiers in Myanmar ONE Championship featherweight Phoe Thaw has been injured in a bomb blast and arrested by the military junta in Myanmar. The 36 year old suffered serious looking burns to his legs and was taken into custody by soldiers while receiving treatment
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 6, 2021 10:40 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Check out the best shots from 2021 PFL 3 in Atlantic City, N.J. (Photos courtesy PFL) magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-1 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-2 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-3 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-4 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-5 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-6 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-7 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-1 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-2 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-3 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-4 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-5 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-6 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-7 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-8 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-9 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-1 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-2 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-3 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-4 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-5 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-6 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-7 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-1 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-2 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-3 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-4
11:49 PM ET The anticipated bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz has a new date and location. Diaz has a minor, undisclosed injury and his welterweight fight with Edwards will no longer take place as the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night. Edwards-Diaz
3:09 PM ET The UFC finally has an official main event for this coming weekend. Marina Rodriguez will meet the popular Michelle Waterson in the UFC Fight Night headliner Saturday in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The originally scheduled main event between former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and top contender Cory Sandhagen was postponed
5:22 PM ET The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis. At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of
8:03 AM ET Mohammed Usman was alone in his hotel room talking to the television. It was deep into the night on April 24. About 900 miles south of that Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Usman’s older brother Kamaru was making his way to the Octagon, set to defend his UFC welterweight
Joe Rogan’s recent comments concerning COVID-19 vaccinations have put him the sights of TV host John Oliver. This isn’t the first time that Oliver has been critical of a major MMA personality over their behavior during the pandemic, as he also questioned the wisdom of UFC President Dana White embarking on a trip to Fight
To say that Kaitlin Young has seen it all in MMA would be an understatement. Entering her 14th year as a pro fighter, Young has a staggering list of milestones on her record: She fought Gina Carano at an EliteXC card broadcast on CBS, the first time two women had ever competed in an MMA
At the Bellator 258 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Friday’s fight card in Uncasville, Conn., stepped on the scale Thursday morning. In the main event, Bellator bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta and Sergio Pettis will have to weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum allowed for a bantamweight title fight. Watch video of the ceremonial
Mohammed Usman’s decision-making process to sign with the PFL was a family affair. When your brother happens to be Kamaru Usman—the welterweight champion of the UFC and currently one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in all of MMA—you tend to listen, and for Mohammed, when it came time to make a jump up to the