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Hasim Rahman Jr. denied strong-arming Jake Paul for more money in the hours before Tuesday’s press conference promoting their short-notice headliner at Madison Square Garden. Rahman Jr., however, didn’t deny he was upset with his contracted compensation for the Aug. 6 fight, claiming he’ll be the lowest-paid Paul opponent. He also accused the former YouTuber

Jan Blachowicz is not happy Jiri Prochazka wants a rematch with Glover Teixeira. Former champ Blachowicz on Monday called out the current titleholder, reminding him of his words about their potential fight and adding a jab about his code. “‘Jan is for me the biggest challenge’ – your words,” Blachowicz wrote several hours after Prochazka’s

ONE Championship is stacking up the lineup for its debut on Amazon Prime on Aug. 26, adding veterans like Rodtang Jitmuangnon and rising talents in Marcus Buchecha. ONE 161, which features a rematch between Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson in the main event, will mark Buchecha’s fourth MMA bout, a heavyweight clash with former ONE

Jalin Turner believes he is on the cusp of title contention. This past weekend, Turner delivered arguably the best performance of his career, submitting Brad Riddell in just 45 seconds at UFC 276. The win was Turner’s fifth in a row, all of them earned by finish, and it propelled him to No. 14 in

“Let’s do this again” is never something you want to hear after celebrating your win, but that’s exactly what happened to Ysidro Gutierrez at Fury FC 66. Gutierrez had done a full celebration after the ring announcer said he’d beaten Anthony Parham Jr. by split decision with scores of 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27. Commentators expressed

Rafael Fiziev picked a great time to have the best performance of his career, and he did so against a former UFC champion. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Jed Meshew react to Fiziev’s incredible fifth-round stoppage of Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 58. The team discusses what could

Nina Nunes will no longer compete against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC Vegas 58. Nunes on Saturday revealed she had been suffering from a “stomach virus” since the weigh-ins on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas. As a result, she was forced to withdraw from her scheduled UFC flyweight debut, with the hopes of rescheduling the fight

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 58 results for the Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 58 Twitter updates. In the main event, Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev will clash in a key lightweight battle. Former 155-pound champ dos Anjos has won two straight

At the UFC Vegas 58 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. Watch the official weigh-ins live stream above, courtesy of Ag. Fight. The UFC Vegas 58 official weigh-ins begin at 12 p.m. ET. In the main event, lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev

Alexander Volkanovski is on the mend. The reigning UFC featherweight champion announced on Thursday that he is set to undergo surgery to repair a broken thumb he suffered in his trilogy match against Max Holloway at UFC 276. Volkanovski posted an x-ray of the injury to social media and explained that he suffered the broken

Michael Chandler knows a thing or two about hitting people one more time – and now he’s had the chance to sing about it. The Masked Singer National Tour — a non-televised extension of the popular FOX singing competition — made a stop in Nashville on Wednesday night, and the featured guest was none other

Rafael Fiziev wants to remind Conor McGregor that real life striking is a lot different than the movies. Ahead of his headlining bout with Rafael dos Anjos on Saturday at UFC Vegas 58, Fiziev found himself in a lively Twitter discussion with “The Notorious” after McGregor commented on a tweet that featured Fiziev in action.

Israel Adesanya has received a lot of criticism about his winning performance over Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 but now he’s firing back with actor Chris Pratt ending up directly in his crosshairs. Following the event this past Saturday night, Pratt sat with the UFC broadcast team where he gave his opinion on the

Brogan Walker started her journey on The Ultimate Fighter 30 with some bad news, but now she’s one win away from winning the season. The Invicta FC veteran won a unanimous decision over Laura Gallardo (4-1) on this week’s episode of TUF 30 to advance to the flyweight tournament final. Earlier this season, Walker (7-2)*

Patricky Pitbull won’t be defending his lightweight title at Bellator 283 after all. The Brazilian champ, who was slated to face Sidney Outlaw on July 22 in Tacoma, Wash., is out after suffering an undisclosed injury in training, multiple peoples with knowledge of the withdrawal told MMA Fighting following a report from Sherdog. MMA Fighting

It’s July 4 weekend, which means it’s time for MMA fighters born and bred in the United States and those who have come to call the country their adopted home to celebrate. Coming off of the UFC’s massive UFC International Fight Week, you can bet that plenty of fighters were looking forward to resting and

Israel Adesanya had no idea WWE executives Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H (real name Paul Levesque) would be in attendance at UFC 276 when he decided to mimic one of the most famous entrances in professional wrestling history for his walkout. When the lights dropped, a loud gong echoed inside the T-Mobile Arena

Max Holloway is handling his championship loss about as well as a fighter possibly can. Holloway challenged Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 276 event in Las Vegas, and looked to get one back after dropping a pair of competitive decisions in their previous meetings. The third —