10:33 PM ET Josh Emmett‘s case for a UFC featherweight title shot got a lot stronger on Saturday, as he picked up a split decision over Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Austin, Texas. Emmett (18-2) attacked Kattar (23-6) with winging right hands and body shots over the course of
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Eddie Wineland had another tough night in the cage at UFC Austin, losing his fight to Cody Stamann via TKO just 59 seconds into their fight. It was Wineland’s third loss in a row and dropped him to 1-5 over his last six fights. Following the bout, cameras caught Wineland removing his gloves and holding
By Mike Bohn | June 19, 2022 6:30 pm ET The UFC made its first trip to Austin, Texas, since February 2018 Saturday with UFC on ESPN 37 at Moody Center, and there’s no doubt the card will land in the Event of the Year discussion. Nine of the 13 scheduled bouts ended inside the
Anthony Smith says he wasn’t trying to attack Donald Cerrone with his recent comments about his mom’s seats getting taken. Smith, a commentator, fighter, and former UFC title challenger, revealed that Cerrone and social media influencer Dan Bilzerian forced his mom and other relatives out of their seats during his fight with Jon Jones at
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 11:07 PM ET Fight fans in Austin were treated to an absolute show on Saturday night. The 12-match fight card delivered eight knockouts, tying six other events for the most KO’s during a single event in the modern era. Rising stars like Joaquin Buckley, Gregory Rodrigues and Adrian Yanez
The highly anticipated scrap between Japense kickboxing stars Tenshin Nasukawa and Takeru Segawa finally went down on Sunday morning at THE MATCH, and it lived up to expectations … for the short amount of time it lasted. For some reason, Tenshin and Takeru battled for just three 3-minute rounds, the ruleset used by co-promoter RISE.
By Matt Erickson | June 19, 2022 10:15 am ET For the second time in six weeks, a highly anticipated matchup between two of the UFC’s most longstanding fighters was scrapped on the day of the fight. In May, Donald Cerrone (36-16 MMA, 23-13 UFC) was ruled out of his fight with Joe Lauzon (28-15
Josh Emmett continues his surge through the featherweight ranks after edging Calvin Kattar in the main event of UFC Austin this evening. The split decision victory means Emmett is now riding a five-fight win streak that extends back to March 2019. Taking place almost entirely on the feet, the fight was a closely contested affair
3:37 PM ET On Wednesday, Calvin Kattar shared his thoughts on how his upcoming UFC Fight Night bout with Josh Emmett might play out. “Either one of us gets it done early and make it look easy, or it’s gonna be a five-round banger,” he said. With two of the best strikers in the featherweight
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight knockout artists Josh Emmett and Calvin Kattar will go to war tonight (Sat., June 18, 2022) in the main event of UFC Austin inside Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Emmett has built up an excellent four-fight win streak in recent years, only suffering setbacks from injury and time off. He’s
AUSTIN, Texas – Josh Emmett’s case for a title shot keeps getting stronger. The UFC featherweight added another win to the streak, defeating Calvin Kattar in an exciting and highly technical five-round contest in the main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 37. Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defeated Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) by split
A Baltimore police officer that previously competed in MMA is at the center of a new lawsuit directed against the Baltimore Police Department. According to a report from The Baltimore Sun, Sergeant Welton Simpson Jr. of the BPD appeared to be the victim in a viral cell phone video from January 2020. In the video,
12:43 AM ET ATLANTA — The 2022 playoffs are nearly set for PFL’s lightweight and light heavyweight divisions — and they both feature plenty of familiar names. At light heavyweight, 2021 champion Antonio Carlos Jr. (15-5) secured the No. 3 seed, with a decision win over Bruce Souto at PFL 4 on Friday. He will
It all goes down later this evening (Sat., June 18, 2022) at UFC Austin live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside Moody Center in Austin, Tex., when featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett battle it out in a crucial main event showdown. LIVE! Stream UFC Austin On ESPN+ FEATHERWEIGHT FIREWORKS! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to
By Danny Segura | June 18, 2022 10:00 am ET Uriah Hall’s opinions on fellow UFC middleweight Darren Till haven’t changed. Months after initial remarks sparked a feud between the two fighters, Hall (17-10 MMA, 10-8 UFC) still thinks little of Till and still wants to fight him. Although the two are booked for separate
Valentina Shevchenko was given a real run for her money at UFC 275 by Taila Santos this past weekend. Shevchenko successfully retained her 125-pound title over Santos via split decision in a very close bout. Santos looked as dominant as anyone ever has against Shevchenko inside the Octagon, but it still wasn’t enough. Speaking at
4:01 PM ET The UFC has another significant bantamweight fight on tap. Top contender Cory Sandhagen and rising prospect Song Yadong will headline a UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 17 at a location to be determined, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bout agreements have been sent to both sides, sources said. The fight was first
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Professional Fighters League (PFL) continues its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., June 17, 2022) with a Lightweight and Light Heavyweight showcase. Headlining the card will be a Lightweight banger between fan favorite, Clay Collard, and Alex Martinez. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE results and real-time play-by-play coverage of the entire PFL 4 main card