Former Strikeforce and Elite XC star Gina Carano is out of a job after a series of controversial posts made on her social media account. The 38-year-old former fighter has been dropped from her role as Rebel trooper Cara Dune on the Star Wars spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” which currently airs on Disney+. Lucasfilm representatives
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Glover Teixeira will make weight for UFC 259, serving as a backup fighter for the main event clash between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Israel Adesanya in Las Vegas. Teixeira does not have a fight booked for the March 6 pay-per-view event, which takes place at UFC APEX, but will be ready in case Blachowicz
This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest news in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 18, including Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen’s violent KO wins, the recent Bellator announcement, the upcoming Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix,
Bellator is holding a tournament for its light heavyweight division, and it is starting off with a bang. At a press conference Tuesday, Bellator President Scott Coker announced an eight-man Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix scheduled to begin in April, and one of the opening round bouts features recent marquee signings Yoel Romero (13-5) and
Former Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus was arrested this past Friday and charged with a single felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly beating and stabbing his on-again, off-again partner. Straus was booked into the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6, according to online arrest records, and his bond
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Chris Leben couldn’t have written a better ending to his career. The 40-year-old veteran, who spent years competing in the UFC after he was part of the original cast of The Ultimate Fighter, officially retired on Friday night after earning a devastating first-round knockout over Quentin Henry at BKFC KnuckleMania. Leben had already been out
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With UFC Vegas 18 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee and E. Casey Leydon break down the top storylines coming out of Saturday night’s event at the APEX, including Alexander Volkov’s second-round KO win over Alistair Overeem in the main event, as well as Cory Sandhagen’s knockout of the
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 18 results for the Overeem vs. Volkov event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night, live blogs of the top two fights, and live UFC Vegas 18 Twitter updates. In the main event, Alistair Overeem will try to continue his UFC title quest with a win over
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.
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