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MMA Fighting has Triad Combat results for the Pulev vs. Mir fight card from Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night. In the main event, Kubrat Pulev will square off against former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in a heavyweight contest. Pulev (28-2) last competed late last year, losing via ninth-round knockout in

Bryan Danielson rode his prodigious in-ring talents, a healthy helping of positivity, and a little MMA influence to the top of the wrestling world. Currently a top star with All Elite Wrestling, Danielson has been a professional wrestler for over 20 years, a stretch that included a 12-year run with the WWE that made him

Thanksgiving may be a bit different in the world of mixed martial arts, with the pesky dilemmas of weight-cutting and fight preparation getting in the way of the collective stuffing of our faces that is customary around the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty to celebrate. Between sharing pictures of loved ones,

A classic striker vs. grappler match is currently in the works as Edson Barboza is expected to take on Bryce Mitchell at the upcoming UFC Fight Night event scheduled on March 5. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to MMA Fighting on Thursday with verbal agreements in place for both athletes. MMA Junkie initially reported the

As UFC 270 approaches, one viral clip in particular is guaranteed to be a major part of the marketing blitz for Francis Ngannou’s title unification bout against Ciryl Gane. The video of Ngannou snubbing his former teammate Gane and MMA Factory coach Fernand Lopez backstage at UFC 268 drew plenty of eyeballs in November after

Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane are putting it all on the line on the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2022. The official promotional poster for the upcoming event features Ngannou, the No. 1-ranked fighter in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, and opponent No. 3 Ciryl Gane. This main event matchup will unify Ngannou’s undisputed heavyweight title with

Matt Brown has been forced out of his upcoming fight against Bryan Barberena at UFC Vegas 44 after the veteran welterweight tested positive for COVID-19. Brown confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Tuesday after first revealing the information on social media. According to Brown, he’s recovered well after contracting the virus but obviously he’ll

Where does Miesha Tate go from her UFC Vegas 43 loss to Ketlen Vieira? Was the card as a whole as underwhelming as initially perceived? Those topics will be discussed on a brand new edition of BTL. In addition, the panel will talk what we learned from both 135ers in the main event this past

Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Gabi Garcia believes Kayla Harrison is “all bark and no bite” and seriously doubts the Olympic legend will ever agree to face Cris Cyborg in a MMA cage. Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo, became a free agent in MMA after conquering her second lightweight PFL tournament in 2021 and

Conor McGregor is still months away from competing again but the Irish superstar is definitely fired up while declaring his intention to fight for UFC gold once he’s back. The former two-division champion has been sidelined since July when he suffered a gruesome broken leg in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier. McGregor has been

An amateur fighter experienced the best and the worst aspects of combat sports on Friday. At a Captain’s Fight Club event in Fargo, N.D., featherweight Dylan Kiskila scored a fantastic head kick knockout on opponent Kai Duque. The finish went from being one to remember for all the right reasons to one that Kiskila would

UFC commentator and light heavyweight Anthony Smith thinks he knows why Conor McGregor lashes out so often. McGregor, he said, is wealthy beyond most people’s wildest dreams. But according to Smith, all of that money can’t buy the former two-division UFC champ what he wants most: acceptance by his peers. Smith responded after McGregor appeared

Watch Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter full fight video highlights from their main event above, courtesy of multiple sources. Crawford vs. Porter took place Nov. 20 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford (38-0) put his belt on the line against Shawn Porter (31-41-1), which aired live on

Luana Pinheiro may have victorious in her UFC debut in May against Randa Markos, however things still didn’t exactly go as planned. The strawweight bout ended in the opening round after Markos landed an illegal upkick at UFC Vegas 25 and was disqualified by referee Mark Smith after the doctor ruled Pinheiro unable to continue.

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 43 results for the Vieira vs. Tate fight card, a live blog of the anticipated main event, and live UFC Vegas 43 Twitter updates. In the main event, former UFC champion Miesha Tate and Ketlen Vieira will square off in a pivotal fight between top bantamweights. Michael Chiesa will look

Renan Barao will not compete on Friday night after all. Barao was scheduled to make his first appearance since parting ways with the UFC at Premier FC 32 against Tyson Duckworth. On Thursday, the event’s weigh-ins took place and Barao was noticeably absent from the photos and results. Duckworth posted to his personal Facebook page

Veteran UFC lightweight and The Ultimate Fighter 15 finalist Al Iaquinta is leaning toward retirement after his third straight octagon loss. Iaquinta, who was stopped by Bobby Green at UFC 268, announced “I’m thinking that’s it, man,” on his video podcast Call Me Al, adding a career of hard training and his actions in his

Was the Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez fight from this past Saturday actually better than Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler’s battle at UFC 268? That question will be answered this week on the third opening round matchup in the Between the Links Championship tournament. In addition, the panel will discuss what the best option is