Dana White’s Contender Series lightweight prospect Nikolas Motta will make his UFC debut on May 8 opposite Bosnia’s Damir Hadzovic, multiple sources with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting following a report from MMA DNA. Motta (12-3) is a former Cage Fury FC lightweight titleholder who earned his spot in the UFC with a
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Legendary grappler Marcus Almeida will make his long-awaited MMA debut on April 14, when he battles Ji Won Kang at ONE on TNT 4 in Singapore, the company announced. Combate first reported the matchup. The decorate jiu-jitsu player won 13 gold medals as black belt at the IBJJF World Championship between 2012 and 2019, which
For this episode, Alexander K. Lee steps in for host José Youngs to join Alex Savas and E. Casey Leydon and react to some of the biggest news in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include: Fallout from UFC Vegas 20; what to make of Ciryl Gane’s methodical decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik; the trio of title
A matchup between lightweight submission specialists is set to take place next month. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Jim Miller and Joe Solecki will square off at the UFC’s event on April 10, which currently does not have a venue or location. MMA Junkie was first to
The saga of Khamzat Chimaev’s future has now taken a political turn, with Chechnyan head of state Ramzan Kadyrov assuring his followers the UFC welterweight star is not retiring and will fight on after appearing to announce his retirement on Monday. In a post on the Chechnyan tourism department’s Instagram account, Kadyrov wrote that after
Khamzat Chimaev appeared to announce his retirement from MMA three weeks after lingering COVID-19 symptoms forced him to withdraw from UFC Vegas 21. But UFC President Dana White said the rising UFC welterweight star is actually readying for a June comeback. Chimaev wrote on Instagram (translated from Russian), “Thank you all so much for supporting
Amanda Ribas was expected to face Carla Esparza and then booked against Michelle Waterson before eventually meeting Marina Rodriguez in her most recent UFC bout in January, which marked her first loss inside the company. Back to training in her hometown Varginha, Brazil, Ribas wants to be once again paired up versus “The Karate Hottie”
Former strawweight champion Carla Esparza is expected to face Yan Xioanan in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout at the upcoming UFC event on May 22. Multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are in place for the matchup following an initial report from MMA DNA. A winner of four fights in a
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With UFC Vegas 20 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon are joined by UFC, Strikeforce, PFL and Invicta veteran Sarah Kaufman to break down the top storylines from Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including Ciryl Gane’s unanimous decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the heavyweight main
The rematch between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder will have to wait. The UFC announced Saturday that a scheduled strawweight bout between Hill and Yoder at UFC Vegas 20 has officially been postponed “due to COVID-19 protocols.” Hill and Yoder have been rescheduled to compete on March 13 at a UFC Vegas 21. According to
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 20 results for the Rozenstruik vs. Gane fight card Friday, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 20 Twitter updates. In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik will try to hand Ciryl Gane his first career loss in a key heavyweight contest. Rozenstruik bounced back from the
UFC Vegas 20 event is down another fight. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change that Ramazan Kuramagomedov has been forced to withdraw from Saturday’s scheduled welterweight bout opposite Alex Oliveira due to an illness. With no time to find a replacement, Oliveira has also been pulled from the card. Oliviera and
A bantamweight showdown between John Lineker and Stephen Loman is set for ONE Championship’s upcoming event in Singapore on April 28, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The card will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and air on TNT in the United States. Lineker (33-9) has fought twice under
A bantamweight bout between Felipe Colares and Journey Newson has been added to the UFC’s May 1 card. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup with sources with knowledge of the booking following an initial report from Todo Sobre MMA. Colares (9-2) looks to bring his UFC record up to the .500 mark after alternating wins and
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris and his wife Angela suffered an unspeakable tragedy when their daughter Aniah Blanchard was kidnapped and murdered in 2019. Now they are hoping to prevent other families from suffering the same fate with a new non-profit organization started in their daughter’s name. Aniah’s Heart Foundation will seek to provide resources to
Sage Northcutt’s first fight in nearly two years is set for April. Northcutt will face Shinya Aoki at ONE on TNT 4 in a 170-pound matchup, MMA Fighting has learned following an initial report from ESPN. The event will take place April 28 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The 24-year-old prospect returns to action for the
Curtis Blaydes is keeping his head up after a brutal knockout loss to Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Vegas 19. The UFC heavyweight was optimistic in a statement released Tuesday on his Instagram story, writing “sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail.” “This game has a razor thin margin for