Pound For Pound Rankings Adesanya notched his fifth title defense by defeating Jared Cannonier, via unanimous decision. Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time, this was his fourth defense of his UFC featherweight title. Despite a multitude of distractions and some serious injuries, Ngannou was able to unify the UFC’s heavyweight titles and will
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Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima respects interim champion Logan Storley but feels CEO Scott Coker’s criticism of him was warranted. Storley most recently defeated Lima’s two-time foe, Michael “Venom” Page, in the main event of Bellator 281 earlier this year. Despite walking away with a decision win, Storley’s wrestling and often-cautious approach to striking
9:15 AM ET Any mixed martial arts fan will tell you that one of the best things about following this sport is the never ending string of storylines to follow. There is no off-season, and there is always something going on inside and outside the Octagon, and things can change instantly. Never a dull moment,
Event: UFC Vegas 60: “Sandhagen vs. Yadong”Date: Sat., Sept. 17, 2022Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC Vegas 60 Main Event On ESPN+: 135 lbs.: Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong UFC Vegas 60 Main Card, Prelims On ESPN+: 145 lbs.: Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq
The lineup is set for the PFL’s second set of playoff fights next month in Wales. Top welterweight seed Rory MacDonald (23-9-1), a former Bellator champion, will take on No. 4 Magomed Umalatov (12-0) in the main event. The other half of the welterweight bracket between No. 2 Sadibou Sy (11-6-2) and No. 3 Carlos
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya was not a fan of Sean Strickland‘s antics at the UFC 276 press conference during International Fight Week. Ahead of the July 2 pay-per-view, which went down inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, the notable fighters took part in the customary fight week presser. Joining Adesanya and challenger Jared Cannonier on
Well, I didn’t get canned after my first Midnight Mania, so you’re stuck with me for the next three days at least. Let’s get to it. So Jake Paul is having a little trouble. He’s booked to fight at Madison Square Garden on August 6. But we ‘re not sure if he’s going to have
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
UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez claims the UFC plans to give him the next featherweight title shot if he can get past Brian Ortega. Rodriguez will make his return to the Octagon this Saturday in the UFC Long Island main event. He hasn’t fought since his five-round war with former champion Max Holloway last November,
11:34 AM ET Few would dispute that UFC men’s featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway are the two best 145-pounders in MMA. Right behind them? We might find out on Saturday afternoon, when Brian Ortega meets Yair Rodriguez in a matinee main event of UFC Fight Night in Elmont, New York. Ortega
UFC airs an MMA event nearly every weekend, so I don’t expect the promotion to crank out a work of art for each ho-hum “Fight Night” card. But it would be nice if major pay-per-view (PPV) shows could get better treatment than this and this when it comes to official posters. Hey, at least we
Jason Jackson believes he’s in a great position to finally get what he’s been chasing for years. The streaking Bellator welterweight contender has been placed center stage and given an opportunity to make a big statement in the promotion. Jackson (15-4 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) is set to headline his first event under the company’s banner
Chael Sonnen has taken issue with some of the recent comments Henry Cejudo directed at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Following Adesanya’s unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276, former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo criticized the performance and suggested the promotion should stop “pushing” the 32-year-old. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Sonnen
1:34 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Freire‘s first title defense, scheduled for July 22 against Sidney Outlaw, has been postponed because of an unspecified injury, the promotion announced. The title bout was to headline Bellator 283 in Tacoma, Washington. With Freire sidelined, Bellator is elevating a fight between former welterweight champ
As a former teammate and then rival of Jon Jones, Rashad Evans has a lot of insight into “Bones” as the former light heavyweight champion prepares to return as a heavyweight sometime in the fall of 2022. Rashad also knows what it’s like to take a long break from fighting and then compete again. He
LAS VEGAS – Kennedy Nzechukwu is happy to be back in the win column for reasons bigger than fighting. The UFC light heavyweight stopped Karl Roberson in their bout at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39, snapping a two-fight losing streak. Not only does the victory help put Nzechukwu’s (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) back on track, but
UFC flyweight contender Kai Kara-France is used to having his potential doubted and underestimated, something he’s feeling again ahead of UFC 277. At the July 30 pay-per-view, Kara-France will have his first championship opportunity inside the Octagon, a chance he’s earned through three consecutive victories over Rogério Bontorin, Cody Garbrandt, and Askar Askarov. While the
7:20 PM ET The UFC has booked a strawweight clash between Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan to headline an October event, multiple sources told ESPN on Friday. The five-round contest will headline a UFC Fight Night on Oct. 1 at a location to be announced. Dern (12-2) is closing in on a potential title shot