Molly McCann was once a real-life superhero. Many times, UFC fighters can resemble comic book or movie superheroes, and in some cases can act like them as well. One more notable case has been UFC middleweight Kevin Holland. Holland has on multiple occasions helped law enforcement apprehend criminals. it is becoming a running joke that
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Jul 6, 2022 Shortly after former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos dropped the belt in 2016, he moved up to welterweight, where he had an up-and-down run against the iron of the 170-pound division. He won three in a row to earn a shot at an interim championship, but a loss in that fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alexander Volkanovski dominated Max Holloway to retain his featherweight title at UFC 276 last weekend in Las Vegas and he did it with a broken thumb. According to a recent social media post by Volkanovski, he broke his thumb in the second round of trilogy fight with “Blessed.” Despite the ailment,
If Rafael Fiziev isn’t a household name yet, he might be after Saturday. Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) in his first UFC main event. He comes into the bout on a five-fight winning streak with post-fight bonuses in four straight bouts. Fiziev and
UFC bantamweight Tony Kelley has been released from the promotion following a brutal knockout loss to Adrian Yanez at UFC Austin. MMA Fighting reported the news on Thursday. Kelley had won back-to-back fights over Randy Costa and Ali AlQaisi before the first-round TKO loss to Yanez at UFC Austin. He made his UFC debut at
8:00 AM ET Since the last update to the ESPN divisional rankings, Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski solidified their positions with victories at UFC 276. Both both fighters already were No. 1 in their respective top 10s, though, so there was nowhere for them to rise. Then there’s Alex Pereira. He also fought on the
Budding pugilist Jake Paul will face his toughest test to date when he collides with legacy bruiser Hasim Rahman Jr. atop the Showtime boxing pay-per-view (PPV) card scheduled for Sat., Aug. 6, 2022 inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Rahman Jr. takes over for British boxer Tommy Fury, who was booted from next
Alexander Volkanovski kept on rolling this past Saturday with his third win over former champion Max Holloway. Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) dominated Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in their UFC 276 co-main event in Las Vegas, which moved him to 3-0 over the man who was regarded as one of the best featherweight champions
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk has backed two-time opponent Zhang Weili‘s claim to a title shot but admitted that Carla Esparza’s ‘fear’ may get in the way. At UFC 275 last month, Jędrzejczyk collided with Zhang in a much-anticipated rematch. While the spinning backfist that ended the contest in the second round left
7:45 PM ET The UFC is putting together a new co-main event for its return to the United Kingdom. Darren Till is out of the scheduled middleweight co-headliner against Jack Hermansson at UFC London on July 23 due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Hermansson will remain on the card, and UFC.com
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya fired back at Chris Pratt on Wednesday following the actor’s comments on Adesanya’s performance at UFC 276 this past weekend. Despite going five rounds with a dangerous contender in Jared Cannonier “Last Stylebender” has caught some flack for not scoring a finish. Adesanya had talked a lot of game
Former champion Rafael dos Anjos may not be on the cusp of a title shot with just two straight wins. But if he beats Rafael Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) on Saturday, it will be hard to deny dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) should be back in the conversation. Dos Anjos and Fiziev headline
Tommy Fury has spoken out for the first time since withdrawing from a second scheduled boxing match with Jake Paul. Fury was originally set to face Paul on August 6th in a boxing headliner at Madison Square Garden in New York. However, he is currently barred from traveling to the United States, reportedly due to
7:29 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski has won 22 straight fights, the last 12 of them in the UFC. Last Saturday at UFC 276, the featherweight champion defeated former champ Max Holloway for the third time. It was a shockingly dominant performance by the Australian fighter, one worthy of a boost in the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev is a multi-time Muay Thai champion out of Kazakhstan and currently lives and trains in Phuket, Thailand, where “Ataman” serves as kickboxing coach for the world renowned Tiger Muay Thai academy. But with all his championships and international accomplishments, perhaps the 29 year-old striker can still learn a thing or
Tommy Fury once again is out of a boxing match against Jake Paul. The undefeated boxer and half-brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury was forced to withdraw from his fight against Paul on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. This marks the second time Fury has pulled out from a boxing
Stephen Thompson is being patient when it comes to picking his next opponent. With the UFC welterweight division full of stars and rising stars, one popular name has been on the sidelines. Stephen Thompson last set foot in the UFC Octagon back in December and as on now has no next fight on the radar.
9:56 PM ET Chris Wade is unhappy with the PFL over what he said is about a 30% pay cut from his regular-season fights to the playoffs. Wade, the top seed in this year’s PFL featherweight playoffs and the featherweight runnerup in 2021, told ESPN on Tuesday that he is locked into a fixed purse