Much was made about Mark Zuckerberg’s “UFC debut” – but it may have been an inversely powerful experience for his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan who accompanied him Saturday at UFC Fight Night 211. Let me preface everything I’m about to say with this. I genuinely think if you’re someone who frequents MMA events, you’ve been
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A featherweight matchup between Aaron Pico and Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator 286 ended in disappointment when Pico injured his shoulder in the opening round. Arguably the most hyped prospect in the history of MMA, Pico carried a 6-fight win streak into this bout with UFC veteran Jeremy Kennedy. There was a good chance that Bellator
Bellator 286 is primed and ready to go down later tonight (Sat., Oct. 1, 2022) inside Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, which is headlined by an intriguing title fight in the Featherweight division as champion, Patricio Pitbull, defends his belt against the no.1 ranked fighter in the division, Adam Borics. In further action,
2:05 AM ET Jingnan Xiong nearly finished Angela Lee several times in a dominant first round and then did enough the rest of the way to earn a unanimous-decision victory Saturday in the main event of a ONE Championship card in Singapore. With the victory, Xiong retained her ONE women’s 125-pound title and went to
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Bellator 286 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event,
Paulo Costa is asking fans to overlook his past failures. The UFC middleweight division is stacked with talented fighters who are all looking for a shot at the title. Unfortunately for all of these men, the champion of this division is an amazing and dominant champion. Israel Adesanya has been the champion at 185 pounds
Paulo Costa is on board with UFC’s newly-signed middleweight prospect, Bo Nickal, but it is “Borrachinha” who believes he should be next to get his hands on undefeated contender, Khamzat Chimaev. On Friday, Costa was in attendance at Bellator 286’s weigh ins and had himself a great time. After showing off his middleweight physique and
11:31 PM ET Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. The announcement was made by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the promotion he founded. The cause of Inoki’s death was not released, but he had fallen ill in recent years and was
LOS ANGELES – Lance Gibson has title aspirations in Bellator. That should come as no surprise, given he’s a professional fighter. But six fights into his career, he’s realistic about his trajectory so far and his eventual path to a potential shot at the lightweight belt. “One thing I know about myself is I’m just
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Makenzie Dern is looking to make a big statement tomorrow night (Sat., Oct. 1, 2022) at UFC Vegas 61 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it all starts with being a more aggressive submission artist. Dern, who is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in all of
Sep 29, 2022 The UFC has booked a featherweight main event between two undefeated contenders in Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev for its UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, UFC officials told ESPN. The promotion has not announced a location for that event, but it’s expected to take place in Las Vegas
MMA Junkie has you covered for live and official results of ONE on Prime Video 2. ONE Championship continues its recent broadcast partnership with its second event on Amazon Prime Video. ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee 3 features five MMA bouts, two kickboxing matches, a grappling match, and a muay Thai fight.
Stephen Todman of Marlborough, England has won his latest MMA fight after receiving a kidney transplant. Mixed martial arts is a dangerous sport full of threats to the body of the fighters. Many fighters will suffer injuries in the cage that could have career-ending consequences. Despite all of the risks, the fighters who devote their
Fast-rising middleweight sensation Bo Nickal recently earned a UFC contract by racking up back-to-back victories on Dana White’s “Contender Series” and the collegiate wrestling standout didn’t waste any time making waves in the 185-pound division, promptly calling out multi-weight lightning rod Khamzat Chimaev. As you might expect, “Borz” was unimpressed with the comment. Former UFC
8:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN It’s not easy being No. 2. You’re habitually overlooked, an afterthought, banished to the background. But every so often, the orchestra’s second fiddle gets to step under the bright lights at center stage and show their stuff. This autumn brings several opportunities for Bellator MMA to take more of the
LOS ANGELES –A.J. McKee and Nate Diaz could’ve come to blows one time in a hotel ballroom, so perhaps it makes sense to settle things inside the cage at some point. “Run it up,” McKee told MMA Junkie on Thursday at Bellator 286 media day. “Like I said, I don’t turn down no fades, man.
If there’s one thing that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and rising lightweight star Paddy Pimblett have in common, it’s their thoughts on Chael Sonnen… During a recent episode of his podcast, Chattin Pony, Pimblett was joined by Ortiz, who recorded five successful defenses during his stint on the UFC’s 205-pound throne between