Victor Henry made quite the impression in his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut earlier this year. A former Deep Bantamweight champion and RIZIN contender, Henry has fought the majority of his career making a name for himself in Japan. The experience gained along the 27-fight journey has been paramount in getting his skills sharpened for
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By Farah Hannoun | May 26, 2022 5:45 pm ET Daniel Cormier has narrowed down Conor McGregor’s options for his next fight. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is on the mend after he broke his fibula in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021 and has been called out by an array of fighters,
UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera has his sights set on former champion Petr Yan next, believing a win over the Russian will secure him a title shot. Vera became the latest addition to a stacked 135-pound championship picture late last month. After avenging a previous defeat to Davey Grant and recording a memorable knockout against
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Michel Pereira is riding a solid wave of momentum. The Brazilian has won five in a row at 170 lbs., recently picking up a performance bonus and Top 15 ranking by taking out Santiago Ponzinibbio. This story comes from his victory before that, however, when Ponzinibbio scored a hard-fought win over
Holly Holm’s hopes of regaining the UFC bantamweight title became much tougher following this past Saturday’s result against Ketlen Vieira. At UFC Fight Night 206, the former champ lost a close split decision to Vieira that sparked multiple debates about MMA judging. Her clinch-heavy approach didn’t win over two judges as Vieira produced her biggest
Vitaliy Boev managed to avoid the judge’s scorecards by the slimmest of margins with a rear-naked choke finish just moments before the final bell at MMA Series 51. Matched up with the debuting Maxim Kostrov, Boev was able to lock up a body triangle and choke his Russian compatriot unconscious in the waning seconds of
8:00 AM ET As we gear up for this UFC main event on Saturday between … between … hold up. Am I seeing this right? No UFC this weekend? For the first time since April 2, the UFC does not have an event this week. That won’t be the case again for a while, as
When mixed martial arts (MMA) fans think about the quickest rises to superstardom and title contention in the sport’s history, names like former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions and all-time greats, Jon Jones and B.J. Penn are perhaps the two that will come immediately to mind. In 2022, a judo and wrestling-based 24-year-old phenom by
By Farah Hannoun | May 25, 2022 5:30 pm ET As he edges closer to title contention, Marlon Vera is eyeing a former champion next. Vera (21-7-1 MMA, 11-6 UFC) has won his past three in a row, most recently battering Rob Font in his first UFC headliner in April. Following his win, Vera wanted to run
Former UFC fighter Mark Munoz has been placed on administrative leave from his high school wrestling coaching job for letting two wrestlers box each other. News of Munoz’s leave was first reported by TMZ Sports. According to reports, two of Munoz’s Fairmont Private School wrestlers had an argument that turned into a desired impromptu boxing
Welcome to Midnight Mania! MMA fighters and bad tattoos, a combination as successful as peanut butter and chocolate. That’s said without judgement, too, speaking as the professional fighter with a diamond carved into the sole of his foot. The longstanding trend makes it clear that getting questionable tattoos is a hard urge to resist for
Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 Kamaru Usman Win 20 Loss 1 Draw 0 Usman has five consecutive defenses of the UFC’s 170-pound title and is now in the discussion as the greatest welterweight of all time. #2 Israel Adesanya Win 22 Loss 1 Draw 0 Upcoming Fight: vs Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier |
Gilbert Burns and Ali Abdelaziz seem to have put on a friendly wager for a potential Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev bout. Abdelaziz took to Twitter to note he heard a recent interview in which Burns said he believes that Oliveira would beat his client, Makhachev, in a potential meeting inside the Octagon. Abdelaziz said
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira knows what it’s like to be a thirsty title contender campaigning for a crack at the 155-pound crown, which is why No. 6-ranked Beneil Dariush doesn’t understand how the “hypocritical” Brazilian can justify his pursuit of mythical paydays. Like the one afforded by “rich” Conor McGregor, who remains the
By Associated Press | May 24, 2022 4:51 pm ET LOS ANGELES (AP) – Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will complete their memorable fight trilogy in September. Alvarez and Golovkin will resume their rivalry Sept. 17 after a four-year break, promoters Matchroom Boxing announced Tuesday. Alvarez already said he intended to take the fight while
Former UFC fighter Paige VanZant might’ve made a mistake by not only getting a new tattoo but showing it off on social media. VanZant is getting ready to make her professional wrestling debut for All Elite Wrestling later this year. She’s also under contract with Bare Knuckle FC and is expected to return at a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Even the most diehard Conor McGregor fight would likely admit that times have been tough inside the Octagon for the Irishman. He’s won just a single fight in the last five years, and his last two showdowns opposite Dustin Poirier ended in a knockout loss and broken leg, the latter of
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