By Danny Segura | August 4, 2021 3:25 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv The first playoff event for PFL in 2021 has undergone various changes. Four of the current matchups have been altered, and one fight has been added to the Aug. 13 event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. PFL
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10:02 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a middleweight main event between former title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori in October, multiple sources told ESPN. The 185-pound bout is expected to headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. UFC officials have not announced an official location for the event. Costa (13-1) has
Nicco Montano has once again failed to step inside the Octagon and UFC President Dana White has taken notice. Montano was expected to take on Wu Yanan at UFC Vegas 33. That plan went awry when Montano missed weight by seven pounds. The bout was canceled. Montano has had just three fights in four years.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC President Dana White and boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya do not see eye-to-eye. Ever since De La Hoya tried to organize a boycott against Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, White and “The Golden Boy” have engaged in a seemingly endless war of words. Most recently, White outraged De La
Nicco Montano is no longer a UFC fighter. The former women’s flyweight champion was released by the organization following this past weekend’s weight miss for her bantamweight bout at UFC on ESPN 28. MMA Junkie confirmed the news Tuesday night following a report by MMA Fighting. Montano (4-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) came in seven pounds
7:52 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim In 2019, the last time the Professional Fighters League staged their playoffs and crowned six $1 million winners, the champion of each division looked indomitable on their title runs. Now, after a lost 2020 season because of the COVID pandemic, the PFL is back with playoff semifinals set for three
After the cancellation of their July 17 bout, the UFC has a new date in mind for the Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodríguez pairing. Per Aaron Bronsteter of TSN Sports, Dana White has disclosed that the UFC is targeting November 13 as the new date for Holloway and Rodríguez to take place as the headliner
UFC middleweight murder boi Sean Strickland is now a Top 10 fighter, thanks to a commanding performance against hot-and-cold striking sensation Uriah Hall in the UFC Vegas 33 main event last weekend in “Sin City.” The defeat dropped “Prime Time” to No. 10. Here’s how UFC compiles its “official” rankings: Rankings were generated by a
The UFC is closing in on a date for the postponed Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez bout. According to promotion president Dana White, the featherweight contenders will fight Nov. 13 at a location and venue to-be-announced, pending bout finalization. White mentioned the targeted booking in an interview Tuesday with TSN. If finalized, the fight is
11:28 PM ET The UFC has added a high-profile lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev to UFC 267. Both sides have agreed to the 155-pound contest, which will take place on Oct. 30. The UFC has not announced a venue for the event, but it is expected to take place in Abu
A middleweight collision between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori is on tap. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto is reporting that Costa vs. Vettori is close to being finalized to serve as the main event for a UFC card on Oct. 23. “Paulo Costa vs. Marvin Vettori is being finalized to headline a UFC Fight Night event on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Two former Middleweight title challengers will look to rebound from title losses and jump right back into the mix. Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, UFC is finalizing a slugfest between heavy-hitters Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. The bout is targeted for October 23, 2021 and will likely headline a “Fight Night” event.
A key lightweight contender fight has been added to the promotion’s numbered event this October. At UFC 267, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and surging Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Islam Makhachev will collide. The Oct. 30 event is expected to take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi and air on an ESPN network, possibly
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 7:38 AM ET UFC 265 is set for Saturday and offers an interim heavyweight title clash as the headlining fight. Derrick Lewis faces Ciryl Gane in the main event, and if he’s able to win, Lewis would improve on one of the most impressive heavyweight resumes in UFC history.
UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa says he hopes to secure a title shot with a victory over “killer” Vicente Luque at UFC 265. Chiesa, who is the #5-ranked man in the division, will look to stake his claim for an opportunity to dethrone Kamaru Usman with a win on this weekend’s pay-per-view main card. “Maverick” was
Set ups? Positioning? Nah, Justin Gaethje is just trying to hurt you. That’s according to Dustin Poirier, who is still talking about leg kicks after a pair of lightweight bouts against Conor McGregor. Their UFC 257 headliner featured calf kicks from “The Diamond” that helped precipitate the demise of “Notorious.” In their UFC 264 rematch,
Fedor Emelianenko won’t be the only big name Bellator heavyweight competing on the promotion’s debut in Russia. Former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov is set to compete for the first time since August 2019 when he takes on Tyrell Fortune. The event takes place Oct. 23 at VTB Arena. A promotional official confirmed the booking
12:47 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles, and the sport of mixed martial arts, has a new star athlete. The undefeated A.J. McKee submitted Patricio “Pitbull” Freire via guillotine choke at just 1 minute, 57 seconds of the first round to win the Bellator featherweight title Saturday night in the main event of Bellator