Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Nolan King | February 28, 2022 7:15 pm ET Originally scheduled for a rematch at Bellator 277 on April 15 in San Jose, Calif., Tyrell Fortune and Tim Johnson have been split by the promotion and will face different opponents. On Monday, a Bellator official informed MMA Junkie
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Bellator MMA President Scott Coker has confirmed that his promotion is in talks with rising boxing sensation Jake Paul. Paul, who made his name as a widely-followed YouTuber and Disney star, ventured into combat sports in 2020. After victories in the ring over fellow Internet personality AnEsonGib and former NBA athlete Nate Robinson, Paul’s competition
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim “Family.” That was the only word in the Instagram post, followed by a couple of hashtags. There was also a photo of three UFC fighters in an embrace, identified in those hashtags as #FutureChampions. “Family” was an accurate encapsulation of the rapport between the athletes who were training together at
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jorge Masvidal will finally get his wish to put hands on his former friend and training partner, Colby Covington, when the two collide in the center of the Octagon this Saturday night (March 5, 2022) in the main event of UFC 272 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Simon Samano | February 28, 2022 7:00 am ET The PFL is back Friday with the third installment of its new Challenger Series, which consists of four fights featuring women’s lightweight prospects. Here’s how to watch PFL Challenger Series 3, with an explainer of what it is. Streaming info PFL Challenger Series 3 takes
The UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña admired some of the best female names in MMA during her come-up. With a professional record of 11 wins and 4 losses and recently defeating one of the greatest women in MMA to obtain the UFC bantamweight title, Julianna Peña is becoming a star in her own right.
8:51 PM ET Glover Teixeira will have to wait a little longer for his first title defense. Originally scheduled for UFC 274, Teixeira will now face Jiri Prochazka in a UFC light heavyweight title fight at UFC 275 in June, sources confirmed Saturday with ESPN. Teixeira discussed the new date earlier Saturday in an interview
Will Khabib ever come back and fight again? It’s a question people have been asking since Nurmagomedov retired back in October of 2020, and from all indications the answer is no. Khabib seems to be enjoying his post-fight life, and the legacy that comes with going out on top and undefeated. He’s also been enjoying
By Mike Bohn | February 27, 2022 6:10 pm ET Glover Teixeira’s first UFC title defense against Jiri Prochazka has been delayed by more than a month. Originally announced for UFC 274 on May 7, light heavyweight champion Teixeira will now meet Prochazka at UFC 275, which is expected for June 11. A reason for
Francis Ngannou thinks Ciryl Gane had a cherry-picked path to a title shot. Francis Ngannou is the UFC heavyweight champion. He defended his title successfully against one of the toughest opponents available in Ciryl Gane and has once again proven that he is the best. Ngannou had to prove his skills through a tough road
9:49 PM ET No, it was not the signature win over a fellow contender like he and his team had hoped. But Islam Makhachev made a statement that was necessary to peg himself as the next UFC lightweight title contender. Makhachev dominated Bobby Green, finishing with a ground-and-pound TKO at 3 minutes, 23 seconds of
The UFC did a pretty good job of hyping up Bobby Green as a replacement fighter coming into UFC Vegas 49, giving many the hope that the trash talking, takedown stuffing gunslinger might be the guy to give surging lightweight Islam Makhachev some trouble. In the end he did not: Makhachev blew past Green’s defenses
By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | February 26, 2022 11:17 pm ET Bobby Green is clearly frustrated after not being able to deliver more resistance to Islam Makhachev in the UFC Fight Night 202 main event. Green (29-13-1 MMA, 10-8-1 UFC) was taken down and pounded out with strikes by Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1
10:08 PM ET The knock on Islam Makhachev used to be that he lacked finishing instinct and was susceptible to getting caught. Adriano Martins knocked Makhachev out in Makhachev’s second UFC fight, back in 2015, at UFC 192. Makhachev quickly patched up some of those defensive holes, and he has not lost since fighting Martins,
The UFC Vegas 49 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green. This fight was exactly what everyone thought it was going to be, a one-sided beatdown and Green was the victim. Islam took
Islam Makhachev may have secured his first UFC lightweight title shot after taking out Bobby Green with a first-round TKO in their main event showdown last night (Sat., Feb. 26, 2022) at UFC Vegas 49 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to the lightweight headliner, UFC Vegas 49
By Matthew Wells | February 26, 2022 7:13 pm ET Ignacio Bahamondes left a lasting impression to cap off the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 202. In a complete and dominant performance, Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) brought his best against Rong Zhu (18-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC), overwhelming his opponent with a high-volume striking
The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 26, 2019, 1:52 PM] Headline: Quote: Conor McGregor Proves Popularity “Not So Much About Winning” Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the most popular figure in mixed