Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for the UFC Vegas 34 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place this Sat. night (Aug. 21, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming LIVE on both ESPN and ESPN+. Main event duties fall to middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum, who
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The UFC has once again trimmed its roster. Four fighters have parted ways with the promotion after recently losses, MMA Junkie has confirmed through people with knowledge of the situation. With Dana White’s Contender Series, and the influx of UFC signings that comes with it, right around the corner, it’s possible the promotion is adjusting
10:32 PM ET CM Punk is back in professional wrestling. But not with WWE. After seven years away from the ring, Punk returned Friday night with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), appearing on its television show “Rampage” in his hometown of Chicago. The promotion announced Punk, one of the most popular stars in pro wrestling through
Bellator MMA went to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for Bellator 265 live tonight. The heavyweight main event featured the #3-ranked Cheick Kongo against Sergei Kharitonov. Kongo was able to earn the second-round submission finish to earn the victory. The co-main event between Adam Borics and Jay-Jay Wilson was canceled. MMA Junkie
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Unless something changes dramatically in his next performance, Tony Ferguson’s fall from grace will standout as a particularly brutal one. The former interim kingpin set a Lightweight record with his hugely impressive, multi-year win streak, but his last three bouts have been painfully one-sided in the opposite direction. At 37 years
Cheick Kongo has a knack for comebacks, and he showed that Friday. In the Bellator 265 main event, Kongo submitted veteran Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov at 4:59 of what turned into a wild second round. The event took place at Sanford Pentagon. The main card aired on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie. Entering Round
11:58 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Kayla Harrison made it look easy once again on Thursday night, moving one final step away from her second straight $1 million championship in the PFL playoffs. The two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka remained undefeated in MMA with a first-round TKO of Genah Fabian in the women’s lightweight semifinal in
Khabib Nurmagomedov believes those close to Tony Ferguson should urge him to retire. Khabib and Ferguson were once on a collision course but the bout never materialized despite several attempts by UFC. Injuries and illnesses on both sides prevented the matchup from happening. Fast forward to 2021 and Nurmagomedov is retired, while Ferguson is on
Bellator 265: “Kongo vs Kharitonov” is set to air TONIGHT (Fri., Aug. 20, 2021) from inside Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which will feature a Heavyweight fight between Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov. In the co-main event, Logan Storley will battle Dante Schiro. Bellator 265’s main card will air on Showtime at 9
By MMA Junkie Staff | August 20, 2021 11:55 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 29 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue
7:30 AM ET It’s time for Jared Cannonier to show us who he is. Just 10 months ago, everything was laid out for Cannonier (13-5). He was 3-0 as a UFC middleweight, and the defending champion of his division, Israel Adesanya, was saying his name — instead of the other way around. Adesanya wanted to
Francis Ngannou says there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to his UFC contract. Ngannou is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. With that said, “The Predator” has said he wonders if the UFC is treating him as if he is their titleholder. Ngannou and the UFC brass haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye as of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Kayla Harrison show continued tonight (Thurs. August 19, 2021), which is to say PFL’s women’s Lightweight tournament moved another step forward with its semi-final match ups. In the main event, two-time Olympic Judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison squared off with Kiwi kickboxer Genah Fabian. After a brief feeling out process,
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Danny Segura | August 19, 2021 11:37 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Kayla Harrison is a PFL finalist once again. The 2019 PFL women’s lightweight champion punched her ticket to the 2021 season final with a first-round TKO win over Genah Fabian in the main
6:22 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim As the PFL playoffs continue with semifinals in two weight classes on Thursday in Hollywood, Florida (live on ESPN+; 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), the emerging narrative could be that a dominant champion remains in the driver’s seat. Or it could be that someone new is about to take the
2021 PFL Playoffs 2 is well underway, and we’ll be bringing you all the results, sights, and sounds from the main card right here on MMA News! This second PFL playoff event takes place from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The main event will feature undefeated Olympic gold medalist Kayla
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) playoffs roll on tonight (Thurs., Aug. 19, 2021) with the women’s Lightweight and Heavyweight semifinals, including a headlining clash between heretofore unstoppable judo ace Kayla Harrison and knockout artist Genah Fabian. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the PFL 8 main card below, which begins at 9 p.m. ET on
“Hey, my name is Keith.” It’s a simple introduction, but one that’s proven effective for Bellator bantamweight fighter Keith Lee as his career outside the cage has taken on an expected life of its own. Lee, 24, whose claim to fame for so long was, “Kevin Lee’s brother,” has made a name for himself in