The UFC Vegas 57 main event between Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan was an entertaining and technical fight that rightfully earned the $50,000 fight of the night bonus. While judges handed the win to Gamrot with identical 48-47×3 scorecards, most fans agree there really wasn’t a loser in this bout (watch the highlights here). Well
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By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | June 26, 2022 8:00 pm ET 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
On this day two years ago, Jon Jones proclaimed his freedom to the world months after a DWI arrest. In March 2020, Jon Jones was fresh off of another successful, yet arduous light heavyweight title defense over Dominick Reyes. Unfortunately, instead of a prolonged celebration, Jones found himself once again in legal trouble. Jones was
1:45 AM ET If Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mateusz Gamrot was a look into the future of the UFC lightweight division, then that future looks awfully bright. Gamrot beat Tsarukyan by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. But the result could have gone either
Miesha Tate’s highly anticipated move to 125 pounds won’t take place next weekend at UFC 276. As announced on the UFC Vegas 57 broadcast, Tate’s opponent Lauren Murphy has withdrawn from the bout due to ‘undisclosed reasons.’ According to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, Miesha probably won’t remain on the International Fight Week card. Rather than match
LAS VEGAS – Umar Nurmagomedov thinks he’s ready to size up ranked opposition in the UFC. Nurmagomedov (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a UFC bantamweight prospect and cousin of former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, kept his undefeated record intact Saturday at UFC on ESPN 38. The 26-year-old defeated Nate Maness in a dominant unanimous decision win
Rodolfo Vieira had clearly made some improvements since his last fight, but Chris Curtis ended up walking away with a unanimous decision in a highly anticipated middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 57. On paper the fight appeared to be a traditional striker vs. grappler matchup, but Vieira showed off an improved striking game that allowed
12:29 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Johnny Eblen was undefeated coming in but really outdid himself Friday night, dominating Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi over five rounds to take away the belt in the main event of Bellator 282 in Uncasville, Connecticut. Eblen (12-0) used his strong wrestling to control long stretches on the canvas, but
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 57 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., June 25, 2022) streaming LIVE on both ESPN and ESPN+, topped by the 155-pound showdown between top lightweight prospects Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. Before that five-round clash of styles
LAS VEGAS – Thiago Moises has a serious squeeze, and proved it on the main card of UFC on ESPN 38 at the UFC Apex. It didn’t take long for Moises (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) to find the neck of Christos Giagos, and when he did, it was just a matter of time before the
UFC bantamweight Nate Maness believes that more than just the perception of his matchup against Umar Nurmagomedov has gone into forming the lopsided odds for their fight. While tonight’s card perhaps lacks the star power and name-value of the last two, UFC 275 and UFC Austin, the promotion’s return to Las Vegas’ Apex facility is
11:46 PM ET ATLANTA — Stevie Ray needed to finish former UFC champion Anthony Pettis on Friday in order to make the 2022 PFL playoffs. Well, mission accomplished for the 32-year-old veteran. Ray (24-10) punched his ticket to the PFL playoffs with a rare finishing move against Pettis. The Scottish fighter tapped Pettis via modified
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the UFC Apex later tonight (Sat., June 25, 2022) to stage UFC Vegas 57 featuring a Lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan taking on Mateusz Gamrot. In further action, Neil Magny takes on Shavkat Rakhmonov in a Welterweight offering. What’s Hot: While all of the attention in the Lightweight division
By Nolan King | June 25, 2022 11:45 am ET Abdoul Abdouraguimov is ready to take his throne. Ask him about being a fighter, and his voice will shrug at you. He’s good and he knows it, but it’s really that simple. It’s not overly complicated. His next fight? Of course, he knows he’ll win.
Movsar Evloev has called out Bryce Mitchell for what would be an epic featherweight clash. Evloev asked fans recently who they want to see him fight next, and it looks like he’s set his sights on fellow top-ranked featherweight Mitchell. Taking to Twitter, Evloev responded to a Tweet from Mitchell asking to fight anyone ranked
2:06 PM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has agreed to face Jim Miller at UFC 276 on July 2 in Las Vegas, according to UFC officials. The short-notice bout is the latest turn of events in a wild month for Cerrone (36-16), who is replacing Miller’s original opponent Bobby Green. The fight will take place at
It’s Friday (June 24, 2022), and that means it’s once again time for some Professional Fighters League (PFL) regular season action. This week’s event features Heavyweight and Featherweights, including a clash between recent tournament winner, Bruno Cappelozza, and Contender Series veteran, Matheus Scheffel. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE results and real-time play-by-play coverage of the entire
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Nolan King | June 24, 2022 11:47 pm ET UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Johnny Eblen didn’t just win the title Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena – he dominated in order to win it. In the Bellator 282 main event, Eblen (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) defeated Gegard Mousasi(49-8-2 MMA, 7-2