[UPDATE] Unfortunately, the Miesha Tate campaign, specifically her Oct. 16 fight against Ketlen Viera, has been postponed after Tate came down with COVID-19. This news was first reported by Sherdog.com. We will keep you posted on when a new date for the fight has been determined. [ORIGINAL STORY PUBLISHED AUGUST 22, 2021, 8:00 AM] Miesha
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Nick Diaz fight weeks are always interesting. Will the elder Diaz brother make it to all of his scheduled media appearances? Not this time. Hell, Diaz doesn’t appear all that committed to even making it to the fight, based on the last-second change from Welterweight to 185 lbs. (even if Dana
LAS VEGAS – Alexander Volkanovski won’t deny that Brian Ortega brings legitimate fighting skills to the octagon, but the UFC featherweight champion believes “T-City” lacks some of the other requirements necessary to be a titleholder. “I ain’t no athletically gifted human being, you know what I mean?” Volkanovski asked media, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s
7:46 AM ET HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Brian Ortega was feeling good, like his career and his life had been elevated to the next level. It was December 2018, and Ortega was invited to a holiday party at the Los Angeles home of actor Robert Downey Jr. Sure, a few weeks earlier Ortega had lost
UFC featherweight Brian Ortega has revealed the confidence boost he received from new teammate TJ Dillashaw‘s return victory at UFC Vegas 32. Having not fought in 11 months, Ortega is set to return in this weekend’s UFC 266 main event. “T-City” was last in action against “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just lost three of its active fighters — two of which are benched until 2022 — after a trio of positive drug tests were returned from separate UFC “Fight Night” events in Las Vegas, which remain under the regulation of Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). MMA Junkie has the detailed list
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series 40 event, which kick off at 8 p.m. ET. Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions. In the
6:00 PM ET Gabriel Tan With a pair of world champions, a teenager victorious in her first two fights, and a fourth potentially on his way, the Lee siblings are firmly on course for ONE Championship domination. Two of them will return to the cage in Friday’s ONE: REVOLUTION at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, with
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 37! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Yan Xiaonan falls one spot to #14, and Lauren Murphy replaces her at #13. Strawweight: No Changes Women’s Flyweight: No Changes Women’s Bantamweight: Following her unanimous decision victory over
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight’s headline is a reminder to play to one’s strengths. Look at Conor McGregor — rarely does one find an athlete more suited to combat sports. McGregor’s frame is perfectly built to deliver nasty knockout blows, and he’s made the most of his physique by developing the rangy, powerful kickboxing style
By Danny Segura | September 21, 2021 5:14 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv Well, pre-fight brawls are certainly not exclusive to MMA. Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant got into a serious exchange at a pre-fight press conference at the The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Calif. on Tuesday afternoon. The two got heated during their faceoff
7:51 AM ET Nick Diaz was 20 years old and facing the biggest challenge of his young MMA career. At UFC 47, on a stormy April night in Las Vegas in 2004, Diaz took on power-punching Robbie Lawler in just his second appearance inside the Octagon. Lawler, who was 22, had already fought five times
According to the YouTube star-turned boxer Jake Paul, Tommy Fury has denied two “abundant offers” to fight. Jake Paul is turning up the heat and issuing a third and final offer to the 7-0 boxer. The two were linked to fighting each other after the blockbuster Aug. 29 Showtime event between Paul and former UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight veteran Devin Clark suffered a gruesome mouth injury during his UFC Vegas 37 loss to fellow 205-pound bruiser Ion Cutelaba last Sat. night (Sept. 18, 2021) at APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. See the NSFW pics here. As a result, the 31 year-old “Brown Bear” will be suspended for
By Matthew Wells | September 20, 2021 11:56 pm ET Follow @mrmwells While one-half of an exciting preliminary bout received last-minute travel clearance, similar issues now haunt the other side of the contest just days ahead of UFC 266. A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Dan Hooker is currently scheduled to take place on
4:38 PM ET Veteran MMA fighter Anthony Johnson has withdrawn from a Bellator MMA title fight against Vadim Nemkov on Oct. 16 due to illness, which appears to be a potentially serious ailment. Johnson, 37, was scheduled to challenge Nemkov for the light heavyweight championship, as part of Bellator’s ongoing tournament. He announced via social
Fedor has voiced his opinion regarding Khabib’s recent comments directed at MMA ring girls. The recently retired Khabib Nurmagomedov has come under fire following the controversial comments he made targeting “unnecessary” ring girls in the sport of mixed martial arts. Here is some of what Khabib had to say: “Look, I don’t want to offend
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Man, Dillon Danis is really committed to his bit of copying Conor McGregor’s every move in increasingly cringey fashion. The credentialed grappler — and very unproved MMA fighter — recently found himself in hot water with the law, and it hasn’t taken long for clips of the incident, as well as