6:59 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced Monday that it would be launching an investigation, with the help of the UFC, into several fights that broke out backstage before the scheduled UFC 279 news conference last Thursday. UFC president Dana White ended up having to cancel the promotional event because of the
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s no secret that Khamzat Chimaev cuts a fair bit of weight to make the Welterweight limit. Videos have previously been posted of the Chechen athlete suffering to shed the pounds, and it’s very visually obvious that he’s massive for 170 lbs. While technique is certainly part of the equation, Chimaev’s
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
The altercation backstage at the UFC 279 presser will be investigated by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. This past weekend, there was a wild turn of events leading up to UFC 279 that took place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. Due to a failed weight cut by Khamzat Chimaev, the main event was
2:00 PM ET MADRID — BRANDON MORENO attended a VIP party on Friday, Sept. 2, at the Eiffel Tower. The invitation was made by Ari Emanuel, the CEO of UFC parent company Endeavor. Overlooking the City of Light, the UFC’s interim flyweight champion and his manager, Jason House, chatted with Emanuel hours before UFC Paris.
Yan Xiaonan still has lofty expectations of herself in the Strawweight division. Riding the first losing streak of her 14-year career, Yan saw a long 13-fight unbeaten streak snapped against the now champion, Carla Esparza, in May 2021. With six of her wins coming in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) going into the bout, a title
LOS ANGELES – Anderson Silva returns to the ring next month, and his opponent is not your traditional fighter. The former longtime UFC middleweight champion is scheduled to take on YouTube star Jake Paul in an 187-pound boxing match on Oct. 29 in Phoenix. Paul has now been boxing for several years and has compiled
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has pleaded his innocence when it comes to starting instances of trash talk. Not many have experienced as quick of a rise to stardom as McGregor. Whilst his exploits inside the Octagon — UFC titles at both featherweight and lightweight — provided a crucial component for that, one pillar
Sep 11, 2022 LAS VEGAS — Khamzat Chimaev missed a major opportunity to take out one of the biggest stars in MMA history Saturday, but he picked up an easy victory at UFC 279. Chimaev (12-0) submitted Kevin Holland (23-8) with a D’Arce choke at 2:13 of the opening round inside T-Mobile Arena. It was
Out of all the fighters who went through the musical chair switch-up at UFC 279, no one got hosed worse than Li Jingliang. “The Leech” went from fighting Tony Ferguson in the co-main event to fighting Daniel Rodriguez further down the card. Not only was it a big step down in prestige, it was a
Former UFC fighter and “TUF Nations” winner Elias Theodorou has died. Theodorou died Sunday after a battle with cancer. Sources who knew Theodorou confirmed the news to MMA Junkie after various reports of his death surfaced online. Theodorou hadn’t publicly revealed his illness prior to his death. According to TSN journalist Aaron Bronsteter, Theodorou was diagnosed
Dana White is coming off of one of the most complex fight weeks in the history of the UFC, and the MMA promotion’s president has no time for conspiracy theories regarding the week’s events. UFC 279 was originally supposed to be headlined by a welterweight matchup between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz. “Borz” threw those
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1:48 AM ET What can we take away from a unique main event at UFC 279 and victories from Nate Diaz and Khamzat Chimaev? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer up their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in Las Vegas. The implication behind the term “Plan B”
Khamzat Chimaev really did go from hero to zero after blowing his UFC 279 weigh-in so badly the main card had to be rebuilt around his 7.5 pound screw up. He followed that up with some unrepentant tweets and a few not so subtle middle fingers. By the time Saturday rolled around all of Las
Nate Diaz had a night to remember at UFC 279, and now he gets to enter free agency with a lot of hype around his name and a whole lot of leverage. After waiting more than a year to complete the final bout on his UFC contract, Diaz (20-14 MMA, 15-12 UFC) finally got to
Khamzat Chimaev has seemingly buried the hatchet with Octagon rival turned possible training partner, Kevin Holland. A marauding Chimaev made easy work of Kevin Holland at UFC 279 yesterday, submitting him with a D’arce choke just over two minutes into the first round. The near flawless victory saw the 28-year-old absorb zero strikes and showcase
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When this week started, Nate Diaz‘s opponent was the dominant rising star Khamzat Chimaev — a little parting gift from the UFC as Diaz heads out the door. On Saturday night, with Tony Ferguson as the opponent after a bizarre, unprecedented several days, Diaz will leave the promotion as
We’ve got social media and reality television stars doing combat sports once again tonight (Sat., Sept. 10, 2022) as Austin McBroom and Aneson Gib finally throw down inside Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., after months and months of trash talk. The FITE.tv-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) show will also feature professional athletes trying a