Welcome to Midnight Mania! Kevin Lee’s UFC career ended on a sour note, but perhaps those struggles have lead him to greener pastures. Now a member of The Eagle FC roster, Lee seems to be more of a priority for the promotion. For one, they’ve structured their weight classes as Lee — as well as
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By Farah Hannoun | February 18, 2022 5:10 pm ET Michael Chandler knows Tony Ferguson is dangerous, but he expects to overwhelm him. Chandler (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is projected to be facing former interim lightweight champion Ferguson (25-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) next. Both men will be looking to snap their current losing skids. Coming
9:00 AM ET They are two of the most exciting words in mixed martial arts: Fresh blood. Like in any sport, it’s not unusual for the same handful of names to dominate the top of a division in MMA. The best are the best, and usually they’re the best for a decent amount of time.
India Arie has provided an explanation for why she no longer accepts Joe Rogan‘s apology for past race-related remarks. Joe Rogan has dominated headlines across the mainstream media arguably as much as any public figure in 2022 thus far. First, he was the focal point of a COVID-19 controversy where he was accused of spreading
The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 274: “Gracie vs Storley” event tomorrow night (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) on Showtime go down today (Fri., Feb. 18, 2022) ahead of a Welterweight fight between Neiman Gracie and Logan Storley. The early weigh-ins will
By John Morgan | February 17, 2022 10:00 pm ET This weekend’s UFC Fight Night 201 took a major hit, with a planned main event between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev pushed back to next month’s UFC 271. In their place, a pair of dangerous light heavyweights now take the headlining slot, with Johnny
Podcaster and UFC commentator Joe Rogan got paid more than first reported to bring his The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to Spotify. Rogan signed what was originally reported to be a $100 million deal to stream his podcast on Spotify. But according to a new report by The New York Times, this is half of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Kevin Holland is no stranger to a bit of trash talk. Though he’s set to make his Welterweight debut on March 5, Holland rose to prominence in 2020 as Middleweight’s premier loud mouth. However, he struggled last year, prompting the drop in weight class. Meanwhile, Sean Strickland put together the best
By Simon Samano | February 17, 2022 4:19 pm ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has a new contract he’s happy with, and he has Paradigm Sports manager Tim Simpson largely to thank for that. Simpson, the head of Paradigm’s MMA division, took the lead in getting Adesanya “one of the most lucrative multifight deals
11:42 AM ET A highly anticipated featherweight title rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has been booked for April 15, Bellator officials announced Wednesday. The 145-pound championship bout will headline Bellator 277 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. Additionally, that event will feature a light heavyweight title fight between defending champion Vadim
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC featherweight contender “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung has questioned Max Holloway‘s fast recovery from injury, which has seen the former champion pursue backup status for UFC 273. In the pay-per-view’s main event, reigning 145-pound king Alexander Volkanovski will hope to successfully defend his gold for the third
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush suffered an ankle injury and was forced to withdraw from the upcoming UFC Vegas 49 main event. Stepping in on short notice to battle No. 4-ranked lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is 155-pound veteran Bobby Green, fresh off his victory over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271 last weekend in Las Vegas.
By Mike Bohn | February 17, 2022 1:47 am ET For the second straight week, the UFC has been forced to scratch a key lightweight main event. However, it didn’t take long to get a backup plan together. Beneil Dariush has suffered an injury that will prevent him from facing Islam Makhachev in the UFC
8:38 PM ET UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has been forced out of a main event slot against Islam Makhachev on Feb. 26 due to injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Dariush (21-4-1) was scheduled to face Makhachev (21-1) in a 155-pound bout that might have produced a future title challenger, but withdrew Tuesday after
Bobby Green will be replacing Beneil Dariush to face Islam Makhachev in the new UFC Fight Night main event on February 26. Ariel Helwani was the first to break the news of Dariush pulling out of the fight. Dariush is citing an ankle injury as the reason for his withdrawal. Hours later, ESPN confirmed that
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya defended his Middleweight title for the fourth time last Saturday (Feb. 12, 2022) at UFC 271 vs. the highly regarded Robert Whittaker, but “Stylebender” is still catching flak. After his win, I wrote about the risks of fighting conservatively and winning on small margins. Some, like top Lightweight contender
By John Morgan and Ken Hathaway | February 16, 2022 4:40 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Make no mistake about it, Jamahal Hill heard the doubters. A highly-touted prospect, Hill saw his undefeated record vanish, courtesy of Paul Craig at UFC 263 this past June. When he returned to the cage six months later, he
7:30 AM ET Israel Adesanya showed he belongs among the top pound-for-pound fighters in MMA when he defended his UFC middleweight championship against a fellow top-10 fighter, ex-champ Robert Whittaker, and won a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 271. The problem for Adesanya, who was No. 2 in the ESPN rankings going