José Aldo’s longtime coach has downplayed speculation that a loss at UFC 278 may have been the former featherweight champion’s swan song in the sport. One of the most anticipated bouts at UFC 278 was the bantamweight contest between Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili. While the fight’s action fell a bit short of most fan’s expectations,
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Kamaru Usman was cruising to a sweep on the judges’ scorecards in his UFC 278 title defense against Leon Edwards back on Aug. 20 in Salt Lake City, but instead of implementing his wrestling game or playing “keep away” to run out the clock, “The Nigerian Nightmare” went in for the kill and got KTFO
LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 52 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and faceoffs. Ten fighters will vie for UFC contracts in their fights, including welterweights Yusaku Kinoshita (5-1), from Japan, and Jose Henrique (5-0), from Brazil, who headline the show at the UFC Apex in Las
Jake Paul has learned the hard way not to blindly trust members of his team with his finances. The famed content creator turned boxer has revealed that during his rise to fame and fortune, unscrupulous members of his inner circle swindled “roughly $3 million” from his personal coffers. In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Paul
Cain Velasquez is sitting in jail right now on charges of attempted murder after shooting at a car containing the man he accused of molesting his child. Preliminary hearings are set to go ahead on September 26th, and Velasquez’s lawyer Mark Geragos is looking forward to pleading his case. In a new interview with Court
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from August 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Amateur MMA fighter Kyle Pavao earned one of the nastiest submission wins you’ll ever see across the sport. Pavao fought Wayne Downer in his amateur MMA debut at Cage Titans 55 on Saturday night. He had competed in Cage Titans twice before in grappling matches but was making his first walk to the cage in
Zabit Magomedsharipov retired from the sport earlier this year after a lengthy period without any fights. Zabit was always a bit of a mystery, and didn’t give any concrete details as to why he decided to walk away from his position as a top UFC featherweight. Until now. In a new interview shared by Fighting
An amateur MMA bout Friday at Cage Titans 55 in Plymouth, Mass. ended in audibly and visibly grotesque fashion. Plymouth Memorial Hall quickly turned into a house of horror upon the finishing sequence of a preliminary card bout between bantamweight debutants. When Kyle Pavao snatched a keylock and stood up, he simultaneously snapped the left
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling wants TJ Dillashaw to be held accountable for his history of PED use during his fighting career. Sterling and Dillashaw are slated to face off at UFC 280 on October 22. The matchup pits the current bantamweight titleholder against the former, as Dillashaw gets ready to make his second walk
Now that Leon Edwards is the undisputed UFC welterweight champion after shocking Kamaru Usman with a fifth-round knockout at UFC 278 last weekend the divisional future for Khamzat Chimaev remains up in the air. Chimaev, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 earlier this year, is gearing up
Christine Ferea was simply too much to handle on Saturday night. In the main event of BKFC 28, Ferea (6-1 BKFC) put her 125-pound title on the line for the first time against previously-undefeated bareknuckle competitor, Taylor Starling. While the bout was scheduled for five rounds, it wouldn’t see past the first minute. The fight
On this day three years ago, Nick Diaz issued a cold invitation to Colby Covington. Colby Covington has made his fair share of enemies over the years. But there is one feud that never really took flight, that being against fellow welterweight Nick Diaz. However, three years ago, it seemed as though things were only
Demetrious Johnson reached out to a familiar face to celebrate his knockout victory over Adriano Moraes Friday night at ONE Championship on Amazon Prime in Singapore. It was none other than former Olympic gold medalist and UFC champion, Henry Cejudo. Johnson, who was coming off a submission finish over Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a special rules
Carlos Mota is a bad man. At LFA 140, Mota (8-1) crumpled opponent Rizvan Abuev (12-4) with a brutal, one-punch knockout to claim flyweight gold. The fight served as the main event of the card which took place Friday at 4 Bears Lodge & Casino in New Town, N.D. The knockout blow, a wicked left
ONE Championship made their debut on Amazon Prime this weekend, and MMA News has all the results from the mix of MMA and Muay Thai bouts offered by ONE on Prime Video 1: Moraes vs. Johnson 2. The event was headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes and former UFC champion
1:18 AM ET Throughout his storied martial arts career, Demetrious Johnson has never suffered back-to-back defeats, nor has he ever lost to the same opponent twice. That is still the case following a rematch against Adriano Moraes on Friday. Johnson (24-4-1) delivered arguably one of the best performances of his career Friday, as he knocked
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier tonight (Fri. Aug. 27, 2022), One Championship completed their debut event on US soil. Additionally, it was the first event from One to air on Amazon Prime, meaning the promotion was sure to pull out all the stops in putting on a great night of action. Even after a disastrous