With BKFC’s KnuckleMania in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Damon Martin and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines of Friday night’s event, including Britain Hart’s unanimous decision win over Paige VanZant in the main event, along with Chris Leben’s first-round KO victory in his retirement fight.
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Fans should expect to get a better idea of Bellator’s plans for 2021 soon. The promotion announced Friday that it will hold a press conference on Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. ET, with the promise of “big news coming.” A “Save the Date” e-mail was also sent out to the media that stated “a very
MMA Fighting has BKFC Knucklemania results for the VanZant vs. Hart event Friday night, a live blog of the main event, and live BKFC Knucklemania Twitter updates. In the main event, UFC veteran Paige VanZant makes her highly anticipated BKFC debut against Britain Hart in a featherweight contest. Johnny Bedford will square off against Dat
Between the Links returns for another special live edition ahead of a busy weekend in combat sports. Host Mike Heck is joined by reigning BTL champion, MMA Fighting deputy editor Steven Marrocco as he defends his title against longtime MMA journalist Josh Gross. This week, the panel will discuss the current state of the UFC’s
A featherweight showdown is being targeted for the octagon in May. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Damon Jackson and T.J. Laramie is in the works for the UFC’s event on May 1 in a location and venue yet to be determined. MMA Empire was
Emily Whitmire will still compete on Feb. 27, but she’ll have a new opponent. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Hannah Cifers has withdrawn from the originally scheduled UFC Vegas 20 strawweight matchup for undisclosed reasons, confirming an initial report from MMA Junkie. Sources confirm to MMA Fighting
A bantamweight fight between “Suga” Sean O’Malley and Thomas Almeida is in the works for UFC 260. O’Malley on Tuesday announced via his YouTube channel a bout with Brazilian slugger Almeida for the March 27 pay-per-view event at a location to be announced. A person close to Almeida told MMA Fighting that verbal agreements are
Petr Yan isn’t satisfied with just winning the UFC bantamweight title. In fact, he plans on holding the title for a long, long time, while also hoping to mix things up a bit. In his first title defense, Yan will take on Aljamain Sterling at UFC 259. The event takes place March 6 at the