A battle between welterweight prospects is the latest addition to UFC Fight Night on Feb. 5. Shavkat Rakhmonov (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will take on Carlston Harris (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in an event which doesn’t yet have a publicly known venue or location. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of
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The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In this installment of The Pulse of MMA, we look at the raw, unfiltered reactions from MMA fans to the result of UFC Vegas 43’s main event between Miesha Tate and Ketlen Vieira. Ketlen Vieira def. Miesha Tate At UFC Vegas 43 Image Credit:
The UFC’s 155 pound division is an absolute shark tank. There are no easy fights in the top ten, and if you’re not named Conor McGregor the road to a title shot can be long. The chances of getting pulped by a knockout artist or sambo slammer along the way? Very high. Just ask New
LAS VEGAS – Luana Pinheiro beat Sam Hughes in a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 198 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Pinheiro, who picked up her second UFC win to extend her current winning streak to nine in a row. Sam Hughes vs.
9:22 PM ET Miesha Tate‘s highly anticipated comeback run has been upended. Ketlen Vieira defeated Tate, one of the most popular women’s fighters in MMA history, via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Vieira used her counter-punching and length to win the standup
UFC welterweight contender Michael Chiesa says he enjoyed his fight with Sean Brady at UFC Vegas 43 despite not getting the win. Chiesa entered the fight looking to get back on track after a disappointing loss to Vicente Luque at UFC 265. However, Chiesa ran into a strong up-and-coming prospect in Brady that controlled the
It’s not every weekend that boxing can claim to have a more compelling night of fights than mixed martial arts but in our book the Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter fight easily beat out Miesha Tate vs. Ketlen Vieira at UFC Vegas 43 for most compelling fight of the weekend. Crawford defended his WBO welterweight
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 198 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $140,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 198 took
9:30 PM ET Ketlen Vieira defeated Miesha Tate via unanimous decision in a five-round main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. It was Tate’s second appearance since returning from a nearly five-year layoff, as she was retired from 2016 to 2021. Two takeaways from this one for me. First off, Tate
The UFC Vegas 43 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Ketlen Vieira and Miesha Tate. This fight saw the first round of Tate clinching with her up against the fence. Vieira went for a takedown, but was
One of 2021’s most pivotal Welterweight matchups hits the pay-per-view airwaves this evening (Sat., Nov. 20, 2021) when unbeaten WBO champion Terence Crawford meets two-time titlist Shawn Porter. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main event below. The ESPN+ PPV broadcast kicked off at 9 p.m. ET, while Crawford and Porter will likely make
Ketlen Vieira spoiled Miesha Tate’s comeback tour Saturday with a win in the UFC Fight Night 198 main event. Vieira (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) handed former UFC champ Tate (19-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) her first loss since coming out of retirement when she produced a unanimous decision victory in the women’s bantamweight headliner, which took
Joanne Wood (formerly Calderwood) was not impressed with Lauren Murphy‘s performance against Valentina Shevchenko. Wood was the last person that Murphy had to beat, in order to secure her shot with the flyweight champ, in a close fight that resulted in a split decision. Then Murphy went on to face Shevchenko, but lost in devastating
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 43 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place tonight (Sat., Nov. 20, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on ESPN+. Main event duties fall to women’s bantamweight contenders Ketlen Vieira and Miesha Tate, who collide for a
By MMA Junkie Staff | November 20, 2021 9:00 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out Bellator’s best high-flying finishes of all time, from jumping knees to big slams – including Michael Page, Cris Cyborg and Lyoto Machida. Bellator doesn’t give out “of the Night” bonuses at its events, but you best believe everyone on one of
Tonight, UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate (UFC Vegas 43) takes place from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we’ve got 10 fighters for you to look out for. The UFC released a video showcasing some of the best finishes in the careers of 10 fighters competing at UFC Vegas 43. Here are
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Every time Max Holloway competes, the argument around the best boxer in MMA reignites. Of course, it’s all opinion, and different analysts value different aspects of boxing more than others. Holloway, for example, is likely to be number one on a list prioritizing offense, but anyone critical of his defense may
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg thinks Cat Zingano is a logical next fight for her. Fresh off her first-round knockout of Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271, Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) might already have a potential opponent lined up despite all the talk about Kayla Harrison. Former UFC title challenger and No. 2-ranked Zingano