Paige VanZant will return to the bareknuckle arena later TONIGHT (Fri., July 23, 2021) in an attempt to earn her first win under the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) banner when she takes on Rachael Ostovich in the five-round main event of BKFC 19 at Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE
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By Danny Segura | July 23, 2021 11:53 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv TAMPA, Fla. – Rachael Ostovich avenged her loss to Paige VanZant in emphatic fashion. Ostovich defeated VanZant in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19, which took place at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Friday night. Ostovich outpointed VanZant in a unanimous
8:00 AM ET All things considered, Saturday’s main event between TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen is the best UFC Fight Night headliner so far this year. For me, there are only two others that even come close in terms of significance, stylistic matchup and prefight narrative: Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum in April and Max
T.J. Dillashaw is hoping to wipe away the memory of his EPO use. Dillashaw will be making his return to the Octagon this Saturday night (July 24). He’ll collide with Cory Sandhagen, who is the number two-ranked UFC bantamweight. Dillashaw has been out of action as he was serving a two-year USADA suspension. Ahead of
Did Jake Paul bite off more than he can chew? The social media star has enjoyed a short but successful boxing career by knocking around aging opponents like former NBA star Nate Robinson and broken down wrestler Ben Askren, but may have his hands full against former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. Which may explain why
By MMA Junkie Staff | July 23, 2021 7:45 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 27 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
8:12 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The PFL appears poised to put Kayla Harrison to a test in 2022, in order to see what kind of star it has on its hands. Harrison first faces tests this summer and fall in the 2021 playoffs, of course, but it would be a shocker if those hurdles slow
Miesha Tate is back in the UFC and is ready to settle some old scores. After a five-year layoff, Miesha Tate is ready to continue her MMA career and is already making call-outs. Tate made her return in a big way with a TKO victory over Marion Reneau at UFC on ESPN 26. Tate looked
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is set to go down this Friday night (July 23, 2021) with the “VanZant vs. Ostovich” pay-per-view (PPV) card going down on FITE TV. The event will feature a rematch between former UFC strawweight combatants Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich. Before the two rivals square off again in a bareknuckle
By Danny Segura | July 22, 2021 10:50 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv TAMPA, Fla. – Rachael Ostovich is taking on a familiar opponent, but everything else surrounding her upcoming bout is different. The former UFC fighter headlines Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 against Paige VanZant. It’s her first fight since leaving the UFC and
11:45 AM ET The PFL has announced its official playoffs schedule, which consists of three events in August. The events will take place on Aug. 13, 19 and 27. All of the cards will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and air on ESPN platforms. The first event features
Stephen A. Smith isn’t quite finished taking Conor McGregor to task in the aftermath of UFC 264. Last week was a rare occasion where Stephen A. Smith may very well have been on the same page with most of the impartial MMA community. Sure, the die-hard Conor McGregor fans have proven to be arguably the
Newly-crowned lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is expecting to make his first UFC title defense against top contender and former interim straphanger Dustin Poirier at the promotion’s upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event in December. Not surprisingly, “Do Bronx” is also expecting to win by submission. “I believe in the firepower in my hands, but I think in
LAS VEGAS – A 14-year pro with a reputation for putting on some of the wildest fights in UFC history, Darren Elkins admits were it not for a November win, he might have called it a career. “I feel like it was (an important win) – I mean, get back in the win column and
9:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Logan Paul and Anderson Silva aren’t boxers by trade, but they could meet in the ring. The YouTube star and UFC legend are discussing a boxing match that would take place later this year, Paul’s manager, Jeff Levin, told ESPN. Paul, 26, competed in an exhibition boxing event with Hall
T.J. Dillashaw welcomes a fight with #3-ranked bantamweight contender Rob Font after his fight with Cory Sandhagen this coming weekend. Dillashaw returns to the UFC octagon after spending two years out on the sidelines. The American was suspended by USADA after he tested positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) prior to his fight with Henry
The new Bantamweight generation meets the old guard this Saturday (July 24, 2021) when top-ranked contender, Cory Sandhagen (No. 2), squares off against returning former champion, T.J. Dillashaw, in the classic stomping grounds of UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also at 135 pounds, rising contender Aspen Ladd ends a lengthy layoff against The Ultimate
LAS VEGAS – When you see Randy Costa’s name listed on the UFC bout order, don’t expect any trash-talk in the lead-up – at least nothing serious. Ahead of UFC on ESPN 27, Costa (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and opponent Adrian Yanez have taken an ironic approach to the trash-talking game. Both passionate junk food