The UFC on ABC 2 weigh-ins are complete, and the main card is secure, including the middleweight main event between Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland takes place tomorrow with an early 3 PM start time on ABC and ESPN+. The prelims kick off at 12 PM ET on
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Bellator 256: “Bader vs. Machida 2” is set to air TONIGHT (Fri., Apr. 9, 2021) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., broadcasting via Showtime. Heavyweight champion and former 205-pound kingpin Ryan Bader (27-6, 1 NC) faces former foe Lyoto Machida (26-10) in the opening round of the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. Bellator 256’s main
By Simon Samano | April 9, 2021 11:02 pm Liz Carmouche might not get any credit for style points, but she’s got a win. Carmouche, a former two-weight UFC title challenger, picked up her second Bellator victory in as many tries Friday night, defeating former Invicta FC champion Vanessa Porto by unanimous decision in their
7:54 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Travis Lutter used to hate it when UFC middleweight Kevin Holland talked during competition. Lutter, who’s based in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been Holland’s head MMA coach for more than a decade, never had a problem with anything Holland said specifically — he just doesn’t believe an athlete
Aljamain Sterling and Demetrious Johnson still disagree on whether knees to a downed fighter should be legal, even after Johnson fell victim to the maneuver on Wednesday. Following Aljamain Sterling’s DQ victory over Petr Yan to become the new UFC bantamweight champion, one of the many people who weighed in on the controversial win was
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from its UFC Vegas 23 mixed martial arts (MMA) event inside APEX facility this Sat. afternoon (April 10, 2021) in Las Vegas, headlined by a middleweight showdown between Marvin Vettori and Kevin Holland. Before the action gets underway this weekend in “Sin City,” which features
By John Morgan | April 9, 2021 11:15 am LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC on ABC 2 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card,
4:08 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim PFL welterweight David Michaud, a finalist in the 2019 season who was scheduled for the main event of the promotion’s season-opening event on April 23, announced his retirement from fighting in a social media post on Thursday, citing a heart condition. “So this is gonna be a tough post,” Michaud,
Spring is in the air, everyone, and Jon Jones decided to share his warm thoughts with Dana White and the rest of the world on Thursday. Jon Jones and Dana White have never had the best relationship according to Jones himself. They haven’t necessarily had any bad blood, but they have butted heads a few
UFC strawweight submission specialist Mackenzie Dern, who’s on a mission to prove she can also throw hands, will make her return to the Octagon against venerable 115-pound veteran Nina Ansaroff at the upcoming UFC Vegas 23 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, going down this Sat. afternoon (April 10, 2021) on ABC from inside APEX in
By MMA Junkie Staff and Nolan King | April 8, 2021 11:05 pm UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Goiti Yamauchi spoke to MMA Junkie on Wednesday prior to Bellator 256. Yamauchi (25-4 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) discussed his matchup with Dan Moret, his big weight miss before Bellator 254 and how he grew from it, being No. 3
11:24 PM ET Demetrious Johnson, one of the most dominant champions in mixed martial arts history, suffered a crushing defeat to Adriano Moraes on Wednesday during a landmark night for Asian-based promotion One Championship. The One Championship event took place in Singapore and was aired live in the U.S. on TNT, marking the company’s first
To the surprise of few, Kevin Holland will be making his return a lot sooner than he initially said he would. Kevin Holland says a lot of things before a fight, during a fight, and after a fight. The attentive observer would notice that there are certain things that aren’t just talk, where he undoubtedly
The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 256: “Bader vs. Machida 2” tomorrow night (Fri., Apr. 9, 2021) on Showtime go down today (Thurs., Apr. 8, 2021) before former 205-pound champion Ryan Bader (27-6, 1 NC) faces former opponent Lyoto Machida (26-10)
By John Morgan | April 8, 2021 11:10 am After taking time to review the tape of his fight at ONE on TNT I, Eddie Alvarez believes the result needs to be overturned. “I was able to watch the clip of the fight and see everything, and it was a bad call from the referee’s
5:00 PM ET UFC 261 is just over two weeks away, yet the fact Jorge Masvidal knows he’ll be in the main event on April 24 against welterweight champ Kamaru Usman puts Masvidal in a better place than he was the last time they fought. Masvidal was a late replacement to challenge Usman at UFC
Holly Holm has not forgotten the way her bantamweight title reign ended five years ago and would still love the chance to get retribution. The year was 2016. Holly Holm was riding high after dethroning the seemingly unbeatable Ronda Rousey and well on her way to becoming a global superstar in her own right. But
ONE Championship looks to leap into the American mainstream tonight (Weds., April 7, 2021) with a three-fight main card on TNT network, featuring some of the promotion’s most notable and entertaining fighters. MMAmania.com will have LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on TNT. We’ll also provide quick results