By Danny Segura | June 11, 2021 5:15 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv Shane Burgos has been keeping his head high following his most recent defeat. The UFC featherweight contender fell short in his UFC 262 bout against veteran Edson Barboza back on May 15. Burgos (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was stopped by Barboza (22-9 MMA,
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1:39 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Claressa Shields is a champion. She has showed that for years in the boxing ring, winning gold medals in two Olympics and becoming a three-division world champion (twice undisputed) in an undefeated professional in-ring career. On Thursday night, she showed a different side of her championship mettle by surviving a
Bellator 260 will take place tonight on the Showtime Network in the “Fight Sphere” at The Mohegan Sun. The main event will feature welterweight champion Douglas Lima against the undefeated, Bellator MMA number one ranked welterweight Yaroslav Amosov. Amosov’s record is 25-0 and has picked up mostly decision victories since signing with Bellator MMA. His
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Professional Fighter’s League returned tonight (June 10, 2021) with their fourth event of the 2021 season. While there were several exciting “regular season” bouts between veteran fighters looking to advance into the playoffs, inarguably the biggest draw of the night was the main event, which featured the MMA debut of legendary
By Danny Segura | June 11, 2021 2:20 am ET Follow @dannyseguratv Claressa Shields had to work for her first professional win in MMA. The decorated boxer made a successful MMA debut on Thursday night, stopping Brittney Elkin (3-7) via TKO in the third round of their lightweight contest. The bout served as the main
8:23 AM ET Saturday’s UFC 263 main event in Glendale, Arizona will feature middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, defending his belt against Marvin Vettori. It is a rematch of a non-title bout that took place in April 2018, coincidentally, in Glendale. Adesanya (20-1) defeated Vettori (17-3-1) via split decision in a three-round fight in which Adesanya
On June 25 at PFL 6, Kayla Harrison will once again strap on the MMA gloves, but the former Olympian isn’t ecstatic about who she is fighting. Kayla Harrison is 9-0 with an unblemished record in MMA. Her accolades continue to accumulate as the former Judoka won the PFL season against Larissa Pacheco in 2019
The crisis between Israel and Palestine is one close to Muhammad’s heart. Muhammad (18-3) meets Demian Maia at UFC 263, which takes places this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Born and raised in Chicago, Ill., to Palestinian parents, the fatalities caused by the conflict is one that troubles
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By MMA Junkie Staff | June 10, 2021 5:30 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos of the fighters on the scale and facing off ahead of Bellator 260 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos courtesy of Bellator) marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260-weigh-ins amanda-bell-bellator-260-weigh-ins amanda-bell-marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260-weigh-in-faceoffs bobby-king-bellator-260-weigh-ins nick-newell-bellator-260-weigh-ins nick-newell-bobby-king-bellator-260-weigh-in-faceoffs
5:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Anthony Pettis was scheduled to fight for his PFL season on Thursday night. Now the former UFC lightweight champion’s last-ditch effort to make the playoffs will have to wait two weeks. Pettis is among four fighters whose bouts have been rescheduled for June 25, the PFL announced Wednesday. The promotion
The Paul brothers have earned a fan in “Suga” Sean O’Malley. Over the weekend, the world witnessed a boxing spectacle as Floyd Mayweather took Logan Paul eight rounds in an exhibition match. The results were surprising to some. In fact, many fighters are coming out of the woodworks to give praise to Logan Paul’s performance
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean O’Malley likely spends more of his time than the average fighter building his brand. “Suga” has done limited edition merchandise drops, dramatically dyes his hair differently for every fight, and hosts his own podcast. As a result, O’Malley has generated a pretty significant following at 1.5 million Instagram followers. O’Malley’s
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Paul Daley is fighting on Friday and that’s all he knows as far as his future in MMA is concerned. The former Bellator title challenger takes on Jason Jackson in a 175-pound catchweight in the co-main event of Bellator 260 – the same card where the welterweight title will be disputed, as
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 7:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Late in the evening of March 19, 2019, there was a defining moment for a pair of fighters, both already well established in their careers. It happened at a UFC event in London, but the two men were not fighting each other. At
Nate Diaz has been known to take long layoffs, but don’t expect him to retire anytime soon, if ever. Diaz is scheduled to return to the Octagon this Saturday night (June 12). He’ll go one on one with Leon Edwards on the main card of UFC 263. This will be a five-round fight. It’ll be
The career of Nate Diaz has no shortage of highlights inside the Octagon, but the same can be said for his presence outside of the cage. Ahead of his fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 263, which takes place this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., relive some of
By MMA Junkie Staff | June 9, 2021 4:50 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie The UFC returns to pay-per-view this Saturday with UFC 263, which means the popular “Embedded” fight week series is back as well. UFC 263 takes place at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The main card airs live on ESPN + pay-per-view,
8:35 AM ET UFC 263 kicks off a busy summer Saturday with a pair of title fights between familiar foes. Three years ago, Israel Adesanya squeezed out the only split decision win of his career against Marvin Vettori. Adesanya went on to win the UFC middleweight championship, and Vettori has won five straight fights. Could