“F*ck Disney” That’s the message (or two of them, rather) Helen Peralta displayed at Invicta FC 49 official weigh-ins Tuesday in Hinton, Okla. The method of getting her statement “across” was a bit unorthodox, as she crisscrossed tape with the message written on it – and then stuck them on her breasts. And apparently, it’s
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Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion and former UFC titleholder Cris Cyborg has announced that she’s joined the OnlyFans platform. Last week, Cyborg revealed the decision in a video uploaded to her YouTube channel. With the move, the Brazilian has become the latest of a number of notable mixed martial arts figures to post content on the
Have mustache, will travel. Former UFC welterweight wild man Mike Perry, who is now throwing hands in the bareknuckle arena for BKFC, recently flew to Russia to corner longtime friend and training partner Alex Nicholson this week for “The Spartan’s” upcoming fight at Ren TV Fight Club later this week in Moscow. Not surprisingly, it
Henry Cejudo thinks Paulo Costa is well-rounded enough to beat Khamzat Chimaev. With Chimaev teasing a move up to middleweight for his next fight, former title challenger Costa appears to be the perfect opponent to welcome him back to the division. The pair was involved in a confrontation at the UFC Performance Institute earlier this
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev has hit back at Michael Chandler for recent comments the former Bellator champion made about his recent wins. Makhachev will face Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280 next month. It’s the pinnacle of a long road to the belt for Makhachev, who has won 10 straight
Yoel Romero is back on a winning streak. This past weekend (Sept. 23, 2022) in Dublin, Ireland, “The Soldier of God” dominated his way to a third round knockout against Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event (watch highlights). The victory marked Romero’s second in a row, getting his momentum rolling for the first time since
11:13 PM ET Cris Cyborg won her first boxing match Sunday night. The legendary women’s MMA fighter crossed over into the ring and beat boxing journeywoman Simone Silva via decision at Fight Music Show in Cyborg’s hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. The bout went all eight rounds. It remains unclear whether it will count as a
Alex Pereira got the best of Israel Adesanya in kickboxing, but Jared Cannonier doesn’t think that will be the case in MMA. Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) challenges Adesanya for the middleweight title in the UFC 281 headliner Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pereira has defeated “The Stylebender” in kickboxing twice,
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has suggested that fighters are wrong to complain about their inability to promote sponsors on their gear. When the fighter pay discussion comes up, a number of sub-topics related to what many perceive to be insufficient remuneration emerge. Among them is the lowest level of the UFC’s fighter pay structure,
Today was a good day for Japanese combat sports as RIZIN Fighting Federation completed a double-header slate of events with Super RIZIN and RIZIN 38. Super RIZIN featured the return to Japan of Floyd Mayweather, who previously came and lit up Tenshin Nasukawa for the promotion’s big New Years Eve 2019 event. This time, Mayweather
7:58 AM ET As UFC nears the end of its calendar year, there are still so many unanswered questions, especially among two weight classes that some of the promotion’s top fighters call home. Leon Edwards‘ fifth-round KO vs. Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 in August was a major shake-up for the welterweight division. What direction
UFC 283 has its first official fight. Mounir Lazzez (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will take on Gabriel Bonfim (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on Jan. 21 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Bonfim’s management on social media.
Women’s MMA pioneer Cris “Cyborg” Justino made history in her boxing debut against Simone Silva. Cyborg came into her boxing debut with a long list of accolades, including being the current Bellator featherweight champion, as well as former UFC, Invicta, and Strikeforce champion. However, she decided that she wanted to try her hand at a
Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather both have pretty sweet rackets set up. Jake Paul is making millions fighting over-the-hill MMA fighters. Floyd Mayweather is making millions fighting random opponents in Japan and Dubai. Floyd hasn’t said too much about Jake’s game, but of course Jake couldn’t resist ripping Floyd after his latest $10+ million paycheck
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
When you are as rich and powerful as Dana White, it only makes sense that you would want to know how long you have to live. It is no secret that White has dealt with several health issues over the last few years, and well none of them are particularly life-threatening in themselves, they are
It was another financially successful night for Floyd Mayweather in Japan as the retired boxer cruised through his exhibition match against Mikuru Asakura with little discomfort. After taking one solid punch from his overmatched Influencer opponent, Floyd KO’d Asakura at the end of the second round (watch the highlights here). Things didn’t go so well
Jeremy Kennedy will meet fire with fire when he faces Aaron Pico – and he knows it. Kennedy (17-3-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) takes on Pico at Bellator 286 on Oct. 1 at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. Although Pico (10-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) is a highly-touted prospect, Kennedy has a wealth of experience with