The first Gamebred Fighting Championship (GFC) event has a certified slugfest as its main event, with Jason “The Kid” Knight” taking on Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett. Two men who have earned the reputation of being down for a good brawl are Jason Knight and Charles Bennett. Jorge Masvidal couldn’t have done much better for the
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Pioneering MMA referee and current Bellator Fighting Championships commentator “Big” John McCarthy took to social media this afternoon to disclose that he suffered numerous internal injuries (and some cuts and bruises) while doing some yardwork earlier today, Saturday, May 29th, 2021. McCarthy posted a video of himself on the way to seek medical care. “Well,
After his big win last weekend, Rob Font would like to continue his momentum and be the backup fighter for the upcoming bantamweight main event. At UFC Vegas 27, former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will make his long-awaited return to the division following a two-year suspension for a performance-enhancing drug violation. Since the fight has
The first ever Gamebred Fighting Championship (GFC) bareknuckle MMA event has an official date and headlining act. Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) superstar, Jorge Masvidal, unveiled the newly-minted bareknuckle MMA promotion prior to his rematch opposite Kamaru Usman back at UFC 261. Masvidal ended up losing to Usman in vicious fashion, but his proposed bareknuckle MMA
By Matthew Wells | May 29, 2021 10:26 pm ET Cage Fury Fighting Championships took center stage on UFC Fight Pass Saturday evening while other major promotions were idle. CFFC 97 served as the second event on back-to-back nights for the promotion in Philadelphia, headlined by a title fight in the strawweight division between undefeated
8:34 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Clay Collard was the other guy. He was the one standing across the cage from the PFL’s prized new signee, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. It was a big moment for the emerging fight promotion, and the vibe of the introductions for this season-opening main event last month in Atlantic City, New
Alexander Volkanovski is exiting The Ultimate Fighter house with a new and unfavorable image of his opposing coach and upcoming opponent Brian Ortega. When you spend several weeks in close proximity with the same people, one can’t help but learn more about their tendencies and characteristics. In the case of reigning UFC featherweight champion Alex
After claiming the undisputed UFC lightweight title with a TKO win over Michael Chandler at UFC 262 earlier this month Charles Oliveira is already looking to win another belt. Oliveira, who was nearly finished by Chandler in the first round, fought back to find the finish in the second and lock down his ninth-straight win
By Nolan King, The Blue Corner | May 29, 2021 10:00 am ET You’ll be hard-pressed to find a sport that has the highest of highs and lowest of lows like mixed martial arts. Every fighter’s UFC tenure has started with notice that their time had come – they’d be taking their talents to the
1:57 AM ET City Kickboxing (CKB) fighter Fau Vake, who died earlier this month, will be firmly in the thoughts of both middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and rising lightweight Brad Riddell when the duo step into the Octagon at UFC 263 next month. Vake died on May 23 in an Auckland hospital, seven days after
After coming so tantalizingly close to claiming the UFC lightweight championship before being dropped by Charles Oliveira, Michael Chandler is already looking forward to a future clash with Justin Gaethje. Chandler was more than happy to share his thoughts with MMA Fighting when asked about the possible/inevitable showdown between him and Gaethje. “I think Gaethje-Chandler
Conor McGregor is pulling out all the stops for his upcoming trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 this July and it includes trolling “Diamond” six weeks in advance. McGregor, who lost to Poirier via second-round TKO back at UFC 257 this past January, is in desperate need of a win at this point
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 28, 2021 10:00 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie It’s Memorial Day weekend in the U.S., and until a few years ago that always meant a reasonably big pay-per-view event for the UFC. From 2006 until 2015, fans could count on the Saturday before the holiday for a card usually worth
9:20 PM ET The UFC is working on a featherweight matchup between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez for July, according to UFC president Dana White. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is close to finalizing the 145-pound contest, sources told ESPN. Once official, it is expected to headline a UFC Fight Night event
Michel Pereira (25-11-2) and Niko Price (14-4-2) are charging head first into what has the makings of a very memorable car crash at UFC 264. First reported by AG Fight on Thursday, high-octane welterweights Michel Pereira and Niko Price have been paired opposite one another for the July 10 pay-per-view. This event will of course
Now that the world is returning to some sense of normalcy after a year and a half of strict COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, several states around the country are starting to open and getting back to business as usual. As a result, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is broadening its horizons and no longer restricted to
By Simon Samano | May 28, 2021 9:40 am ET UFC president Dana White is looking for an insurance policy for what could be the promotion’s biggest pay-per-view of the year. On July 10, Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will square off in a trilogy fight set to headline UFC 264, which will be held
7:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim MMA is doing pretty well for a sport less than three decades old. From the UFC to Bellator to the PFL and beyond, the fight game has grown from a shady niche to the spotlit mainstream, drawing in new fans by the day. A few fighters have broken through to