UFC Vegas 26 goes down tonight (Saturday, May 8, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting between Michelle Waterson and Marina Rodriguez in a bout.
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It’s been four years since Anthony Johnson last competed in mixed martial arts (MMA), but the former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight title contender looked as good as ever after such a lengthy layoff. In the opening round, Johnson encountered some danger after he was rocked and dropped by Jose Augusto, a first
By Danny Segura and Nolan King | May 8, 2021 2:30 am UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Scott Coker doesn’t understand why Anthony Johnson is disappointed in himself. The Bellator president disagrees with Johnson (23-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) on the rating of his debut with the promotion Friday at Bellator 258. Johnson was disappointed and heavily critical of
2:09 PM ET Ryan Benoit has been removed from this weekend’s UFC card after a scary scene at weigh-ins. Benoit missed weight by 3 pounds on his second attempt Friday morning, coming in at 129 pounds for a flyweight bout in Las Vegas. He was scheduled to fight Zarrukh Adashev at UFC Fight Night on
Donald Cerrone has lived up to his Cowboy moniker by stepping in on short notice often, but now it’s Alex Morono stepping up and Cowboy is ready to make a statement. Taking place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Donald Cerrone has been through a crazy few weeks. Last week, it was discovered that
Bellator 258: “Archuleta vs Pettis” is set to air TONIGHT (Fri., May 7, 2021) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., broadcasting via Showtime. Current Bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta will face Sergio Pettis in the main event of the evening. In the co-headlining act, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title contender Anthony Johnson will make
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 7, 2021 6:30 am Follow @MMAjunkie Bellator 258 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime
5:25 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Fabricio Werdum is a former UFC heavyweight champion. He is a multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. And on Thursday night, he will begin his quest to be a PFL champion. The 43-year-old from Brazil, who trains in Southern California, will be making his debut with the fight promotion when he
Chris Weidman is remaining in optimistic spirits after suffering the worst injury of his career. At UFC 261, Weidman suffered not only the worst injury of his MMA career but one of the most gruesome injuries ever witnessed on a UFC broadcast. After throwing a leg kick to opponent Uriah Hall, Weidman broke his leg
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the most part, Conor McGregor has remained above associating himself with the Paul brothers, despite Jake Paul’s attempts to score a fight with the Irishman. Outside of the Octagon, McGregor has his eyes on bigger targets like Manny Pacquiao and a Floyd Mayweather rematch. The latter opportunity is likely what
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 6, 2021 10:40 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Check out the best shots from 2021 PFL 3 in Atlantic City, N.J. (Photos courtesy PFL) magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-1 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-2 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-3 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-4 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-5 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-6 magomed-umalatov-kyron-bowen-2021-pfl-3-7 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-1 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-2 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-3 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-4 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-5 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-6 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-7 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-8 taylor-guardado-helena-kolesnyk-2021-pfl-3-9 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-1 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-2 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-3 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-4 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-5 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-6 denis-goltsov-muhammed-dereese-2021-pfl-3-7 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-1 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-2 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-3 genah-fabian-laura-sanchez-2021-pfl-3-4
11:49 PM ET The anticipated bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz has a new date and location. Diaz has a minor, undisclosed injury and his welterweight fight with Edwards will no longer take place as the co-main event of UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night. Edwards-Diaz
8:03 AM ET Mohammed Usman was alone in his hotel room talking to the television. It was deep into the night on April 24. About 900 miles south of that Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Usman’s older brother Kamaru was making his way to the Octagon, set to defend his UFC welterweight
5:22 PM ET The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis. At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of
3:09 PM ET The UFC finally has an official main event for this coming weekend. Marina Rodriguez will meet the popular Michelle Waterson in the UFC Fight Night headliner Saturday in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The originally scheduled main event between former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and top contender Cory Sandhagen was postponed
Tonight, 2021 PFL 3 will take place from the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., and will feature fighters from the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions. In the main event of tonight’s PFL card, Fabricio Werdum will make his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira. In the co-main event, undefeated Olympian Kayla Harrison will make her
The Bellator 258 weigh-ins are complete, and every fighter on the main card successfully made weight. Tomorrow night’s stacked Bellator 258 card will feature a bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta and Sergio Pettis, the MMA return of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the 2021 debut of Michael “Venom” Page, and much more. Below, you can find
Michael Page is convinced that Douglas Lima wants no part of a rematch against him. Michael “Venom” Page (MVP) believes his bout tomorrow night at Bellator 258 against Derek Anderson will finally solidify the rematch against welterweight champion Douglas Lima that he has been shooting for. This is the only loss on Page’s record to