Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paddy Pimblett is on his way to being one of the sport’s biggest draws. Just two fights into his UFC career, there’s already plenty of buzz around the Liverpool scrapper. He’s done well to market himself, picking up some significant sponsorships in the process. A couple weeks ago, Pimblett brought down
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By Danny Segura, The Blue Corner | March 30, 2022 9:30 pm ET UFC callouts come around often, but not like Matt Frevola’s. The UFC lightweight took to social media to call out rising star Paddy Pimblett in a hilarious video mocking one of Pimblett’s (18-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) post-fight interviews where he threw up
9:00 AM ET WWE will begin talent tryouts Wednesday for 45 current and former college athletes, including 19 football players, as part of WrestleMania Week in the Dallas area. The three-day tryout, taking place at Dallas Cowboys headquarters in Frisco, Texas, will include evaluations for performance and promotion as well as interviews and technical sessions
UFC middleweight Darren Till may have to sacrifice his bromance with Khamzat Chimaev if both of them emerge in the 185lb title picture. Till is anticipating a return to the UFC Octagon later this year as he looks to snap a recent losing skid. He has lost back-to-back fights to Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker
Jorge Masvidal isn’t shying away from the spotlight after his recent dust-up with Colby Covington. According to Florida Politics, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger will be featured as the marquee guest of a Gov. Ron DeSantis campaign event in Miami tonight (Weds., March 30, 2022). The event takes place from 5:30
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 30, 2022 6:00 pm ET Things got crazy at ONE Championship X this past Saturday with a unique hybrid rules match. Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson took on ONE flyweight muay Thai champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon. It wasn’t an MMA fight. It wasn’t a muay Thai fight. It was both.
9:00 AM ET The PFL announced on Tuesday its opening regular-season matchups for the heavyweight and featherweight divisions on April 28. A heavyweight matchup between 2021 champion Bruno Cappelozza (14-5) and Stuart Austin (15-7) will headline the PFL 2 event at Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas. PFL’s regular-season format begins April 20 with the light
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following comments from Colby Covington were made prior to the alleged restaurant attack by Jorge Masvidal last week] Since Drake placed a heavy bet on Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington is no longer a fan of his music and has now declared war. The roller coaster of pre-fight tension leading up to UFC
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the first time in UFC history, two fighters are likely to fight back-to-back-to-back-TO-BACK! Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo are 1-1-1 in their previous trio of clashes, and without a truly standout top contender (sorry Kai Kara-France), booking the quadrilogy next seems the best move. UFC is on board. Current Flyweight
Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 Kamaru Usman Win 20 Loss 1 Draw 0 Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, Jones says he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. #2 Israel Adesanya Win 22 Loss 1 Draw 0 Usman has five
3:11 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Editor’s note: Khamzat Chimaev faces the biggest test of his career on April 9 at UFC 273, taking on top-five welterweight Gilbert Burns. This story has been updated since being published in October following Chimaev’s most recent fight. After an absence of over a year, Khamzat Chimaev returned to the
Daniel Cormier believes long-time nemesis Jon Jones is justified in slinging mud right back at Chael P. Sonnen. If you were to take a poll on what has been Jon Jones’ biggest feud both on camera and in the media, there are two perennial nominees who would stand the test of time: Daniel Cormier and
Jon Jones still has full faith that his planned run at Heavyweight will pan out as intended. The former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion fought his last fight in his long-time division at UFC 247 in Feb. 2020 (watch highlights). Taking home a controversial unanimous decision win against Dominick Reyes, Jones would
By Mike Bohn | March 29, 2022 5:15 pm ET Fabricio Werdum appears poised to close the door on a legendary MMA career. Werdum (24-9-1), a former UFC heavyweight champion, is seriously considering retirement from MMA competition after consistently competing since his debut in June 2002. The 44-year-old hasn’t fought since May, where he fought
8:43 PM ET A promising young middleweight fighter is out of what would have been his biggest test to date. Nassourdine Imavov has been removed from a scheduled fight with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville, Florida, because of visa issues, the UFC announced Monday. The bout has been canceled from
Jake Paul wants the UFC to treat Nate Diaz fairly or give in to his demands to be released from the promotion. Diaz has recently called for the UFC to grant him a release due to not getting him a fight during his desired timeline. He was rumored to face Dustin Poirier next, but negotiations
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Few managed their professional MMA careers better than Georges St. Pierre. Of course, being an all-time great talent helps, but even so, “GSP” managed to capture a pair of titles, make lots of money, and leave on his own terms. There was occasional friction with UFC, but on the whole, St.
By Matthew Wells | March 28, 2022 10:15 pm ET UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo is continuing his push to face the man in line behind Brandon Moreno. Following the incredible trilogy fight at UFC 270 between Figueiredo (21-2-1 MMA, 10-2-1 UFC) and Moreno (19-6-2 MMA, 7-3-2 UFC), all parties seemed on board with a