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Dan Miragliotta is considered to be one of the most respected referees in all of mixed martial arts, but bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is not a fan. While there is no referee in MMA that has escaped controversy on some level, Miragliotta has been long considered one of the most reputable officials in the sport,

9:51 PM ET NEW YORK — The PFL had high hopes for Anthony Pettis when it signed him to a multiyear deal in 2021. But for the second consecutive year, Pettis has failed to make it to the tournament finals. Pettis (25-14), a former UFC champion, dropped a unanimous decision to Stevie Ray in the

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) phenom Gordon Ryan attempts to settle an old score this evening (Sun., Aug. 7, 2022) when he meets two-time conqueror, Felipe Pena, in the no-time limit, submission-only main event of FloGrappling’s latest “Who’s Number One” event. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the main event below, as well as quick results for

The hits keep on coming for Sam Alvey. Not only did Alvey (33-18-1 MMA, 10-13-1 UFC) break the record for longest winless streak in promotion history Saturday at UFC on ESPN 40, his quick TKO defeat to Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) resulted in a broken jaw. Though physically hurting, Alvey seemed in good

On this day seven years ago, Fedor Emelianenko made remarks about Ronda Rousey that made headlines. Over the years, Fedor has made other remarks about women in MMA that have gone viral in addition to those found in the following article. He has said that women shouldn’t be MMA fighters but should instead be feminine

1:29 AM ET All that was missing from Jamahal Hill‘s rise in the UFC was a signature win. He got it Saturday. Hill stopped former title challenger Thiago Santos via TKO at 2:31 of the fourth round in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hill dropped Santos

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz As Dana White recently said, throwing fights ain’t easy and all the boxing YouTubers are learning this the hard way this summer. First Jake Paul vs. Hasan Rahman Jr. was canceled because Rahman Jr. couldn’t make weight, and now KSI vs. Alex Wassabi is off because Wassabi suffered a

Julianna Pena is looking to settle her rivalry with Amanda Nunes, and she wants it to happen before the end of the year. Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) had her surprising UFC women’s bantamweight title reign brought to an abrupt end this past month when she was dominated to a unanimous decision by Nunes (22-5

A successful middleweight debut for Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Vegas 59 also extended one of the longest winless streaks in UFC history for Sam Alvey. Already one of the biggest underdogs on the card, Alvey was quickly backed to the fence by “Lord” from the opening moments of the fight. Oleksiejczuk appeared to have little

4:04 PM ET UFC welterweight Josh Quinlan was pulled from his UFC Fight Night bout Saturday due to an atypical drug finding, the UFC announced. USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, detected a trace amount of the long-term metabolite (or M3 metabolite) of the steroid dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT) in a Quinlan urine sample, the promotion said. The

Bryan Battle pushed his Octagon record to 3-0 with a monstrous head kick knockout finish over Takashi Sato earlier tonight (Sat., Aug. 6, 2022) at UFC Vegas 59 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream TUF 30 Finale On ESPN+ LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS COLLIDE! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns

Cory McKenna earned the eighth Von Flue choke finish in UFC history on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 40. McKenna (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who at 23 years old is the youngest female fighter on the UFC roster, got a finish with a rarely-utilized grappling technique against Miranda Granger (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) in their

On this day last year, we covered Julianna Peña‘s interrogation of Amanda Nunes and UFC President Dana White regarding Nunes’ UFC 265 withdrawal. By now, the entire MMA world is very aware that Julianna Peña defeated Amanda Nunes in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history at UFC 269. What may be forgotten by

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight king Anthony Pettis suffered more than just a unanimous decision loss to Stevie Ray last night (Fri., Aug. 5, 2022) at PFL Playoffs 1 from inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Pettis, who lost to Ray via modified body triangle just six weeks ago

3:07 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty Friday in an attempted murder case in Santa Clara (California) County, his attorney Mark Geragos told ESPN. Velasquez, 40, is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly chased down a man, Harry Goularte

Austin Vanderford is not deterred by his first career loss. Vanderford (11-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) had a fast rise up Bellator’s middleweight rankings, which resulted in a title shot against experienced veteran Gegard Mousasi. But Vanderford tasted defeat for the first time when Mousasi finished him on the canvas in less than two minutes at

The 2022 PFL Playoffs began with the lightweights and light heavyweights taking center stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The card was headlined by a lightweight rematch between Anthony Pettis and Stevie Ray. In their first matchup during the regular season, Ray rallied to pull off the upset and submit Pettis with

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 6:31 PM ET The UFC has its Madison Square Garden main event. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York, Adesanya announced Friday on SportsCenter. Pereira owns two wins over Adesanya in