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Those hoping to see Mike Tyson continue his boxing comeback are likely to be disappointed. “Iron Mike” himself sounds like he’s feeling too old and just too fed up with the game to step back into the ring. Tyson showed up on a recent episode of the Nelk Boys alongside UFC president Dana White to

By Mike Bohn | January 30, 2022 1:00 pm ET Bellator made its 2022 debut Saturday with Bellator 273, which took place at Footprint Center in Phoenix and featured a 10-fight lineup. Ryan Bader (29-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) successfully unified the heavyweight title in the main event when he defended his championship against interim titleholder

1:14 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Ryan Bader is back at home and still on top. Defending his heavyweight championship for the first time in 2½ years, Ryan Bader picked up where he left off by grinding out a tight but unanimous decision over Valentin Moldavsky in the main event of Bellator 273 on Saturday night

Bellator MMA’s first event of the year has just wrapped up, and it featured a heavyweight title fight to determine their undisputed champion. Sitting champ Ryan Bader was in the light heavyweight World Grand Prix, so to keep the heavyweight division moving, an interim title fight between Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldovsky went down last

Keyboard warriors abound in the world of mixed martial arts, but most of them are smart enough not to show up at a UFC fighter’s gym to challenge them in real life. Fortunately for us and our Sunday entertainment, some still do. Like the gentleman at the heart of this story, Jayden Draper, who repeatedly

By MMA Junkie Staff | January 30, 2022 12:40 am ET PHOENIX – Bellator is heading back to Paris with the heavyweight title on the line. After Ryan Bader’s win over Valentin Moldavsky in the Bellator 273 main event Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix, the promotion announced Bader (29-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) will defend his

12:57 PM ET Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw‘s recovery from knee surgery is taking longer than expected, although he anticipates returning to the Octagon around midyear — in a title fight. Dillashaw, 35, underwent surgery on his left knee last August to repair a torn PCL and damaged meniscus. He suffered the injuries during the

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker knows a lot of people are counting him out ahead of his Israel Adesanya rematch at UFC 271. After losing his title to Adesanya at UFC 243, Whittaker has won three straight fights and has worked his way back to the champion. While Whittaker’s rise back to the title

Bellator 273 is set to go down later tonight (Sat., Jan. 29, 2022) from inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In the main event, Ryan Bader will take on Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification bout. In the co-headlining act, Darrion Caldwell will face Enrique Barzola in 135-pound action. The winner of that fight

MIAMI – Former UFC title challenger Felicia Spencer isn’t a fan of being reminded that she’s retired from MMA. “I don’t like to use the word retirement, but I announced that I was done fighting,” Spencer told MMA Junkie. Spencer made the somewhat stunning announcement this past December – stunning because she was still at

8:51 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Joe Lauzon in April, multiple sources told ESPN. The 155-pound fight would take place on a UFC Fight Night event on April 30. The UFC has not announced an official venue for the card. Cerrone (36-16) has not fought

The first step towards the return of Jon Jones could be this weekend. The former light heavyweight champion’s advisor recently revealed to The Sun that he will meet with the UFC this weekend to discuss his client’s potential return. Advisor Richard Schaefer said he will meet with the promotion in the coming days in Los

Bellator 273: “Bader vs Moldavsky” is set to air TONIGHT (Sat., Jan 29, 2022) from inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz., which will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between division champion, Ryan Bader, taking on the interim champ, Valentin Moldavsky. Also, Darrion Caldwell will face Enrique Barzola in a pivotal bout in the

By MMA Junkie Staff | January 29, 2022 1:23 am ET Check out these photos from Sergei Kharitonov’s second-round TKO win over Tyrone Spong at Eagle FC 44 from FLXcast Arena in Miami. (Photos by Ryan Loco, Eagle FC). Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/sergei-kharitonov-def-tyrone-spong-at-eagle-fc-44-best-photos Share

8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim At first, Ryan Bader wondered if he belonged. By using a relative colossus and a stoic legend as springboards, he came to recognize he most definitely did. The self-reflection by Bellator’s light heavyweight champion occurred as the promotion put a new challenge in front of him in 2018. Bader had

Ben Askren doesn’t agree with Chael Sonnen that UFC 272 is a career-ending fight per se, but he knows Jorge Masvidal needs to defeat Colby Covington to regain his popularity. Masvidal became a massive star in 2019 after knocking out Darren Till in London. He followed that up with a five-second flying knee KO over

Eagle Fight Club (EFC) — now owned by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight legend, Khabib Nurmagomedov — returns to the airwaves tonight (Fri., Jan. 28, 2022) with a slew of familiar faces in tow. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card on FLXCast. The undercard broadcast begins at 6 p.m. ET, with the

By Matt Erickson | January 28, 2022 1:00 pm ET Bader vs. Moldavsky Henderson vs. Mamedov Corrales vs. Lee Homasi vs. Willis MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 6-5 Moldavsky (65%) Mamedov (80%) Corrales (71%) Willis (75%) John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 9-2 2021 Champion Moldavsky Mamedov Corrales Willis Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 7-4 Moldavsky Mamedov Corrales Willis Danny