By Simon Head | March 20, 2021 6:36 pm Follow @simonhead The final leg of Cage Warriors’ first “Trilogy” series of 2021 features one of the biggest rising stars of European MMA as he looks to defend his newly won title. France’s Morgan Charriere (16-7-1) captured the Cage Warriors featherweight title with a body-shot knockout
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A pair of massive bantamweight bouts have been added to May UFC Fight Night cards, with T.J. Dillashaw making his return against Cory Sandhagen and Cody “No Love” Garbrandt facing Rob Font. ESPN broke the big bantamweight news late Thursday night about Dillashaw’s return after a two-year USADA suspension for EPO. Cory Sandhagen argued that
7:55 AM ET UFC middleweight Kevin Holland broke out in 2020 and has a chance to break out again in 2021 — if that’s even possible. Holland (21-5) will headline his first UFC event on Saturday when he takes on Derek Brunson (21-7) at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The main card airs on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Last night, major news broke regarding UFC 262, announcing Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira as the main event in a Lightweight title bout. There’s been another major addition to the pay-per-view (PPV) event, as LA Times’ Manouk Akopyan has announced that No. 6-ranked Middleweight Jack Hermansson will return to action opposite
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 20, 2021 12:15 am Follow @MMAjunkie Bruno Souza continued to climb in the featherweight division and Gregory Rodrigues made a statement to reach the middleweight tournament final at the top of LFA’s latest card Friday. At LFA 102 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee, Okla., Souza outworked
Dana White has finally given up (for now) on Khabib returning from retirement, as the UFC has booked Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler to crown a new lightweight champion at UFC 262. According to an ESPN report released late Thursday night, the UFC has decided to officially recognize that Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired and has
2:59 PM ET Many fighters and fans woke up on Thursday morning to a number of major UFC announcements. Khabib Nurmagomedov was finally deemed officially retired by the UFC and his lightweight title would be up for grabs between Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler. It was also revealed that TJ Dillashaw would be returning from
The winningest fighter in 2020, Kevin Holland, will throw down with divisional veteran, Derek Brunson, this Saturday (March 20, 2021) at UFC Vegas 22 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holland is a tricky athlete to get a read on. The first couple years of his UFC career were fun, but unspectacular, as Holland
By Mike Bohn | March 19, 2021 6:00 pm A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Edmen Shahbazyan is the latest addition to May’s UFC 262 lineup. MMA Junkie verified Hermansson (21-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Shahbazyan (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) have agreed to the matchup with a person close to the booking following an
Following the former double champion Conor McGregor‘s loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, the Canadian legend George St. Pierre (AKA “GSP”) offered some genuine words of wisdom to the young superstar. Even though McGregor may not want to hear it, GSP divulged some career guidance that may help the young 32-year old superstar get
12:00 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov, arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, is officially retired, and even UFC president Dana White is ready to move on. White told ESPN on Thursday that he and Nurmagomedov met in Las Vegas, and the undefeated lightweight champion reiterated he does not intend to fight again. As
After months of delay, it’s finally official. Just moments ago, UFC President Dana White tweeted, “29-0 it is. He is officially retired. It was incredible to watch you work @TeamKhabib. Thank you for EVERYTHING and enjoy whatever is next my friend.” The official UFC Instagram and Twitter accounts also acknowledged the end of “The Eagle’s”
By Mike Bohn | March 19, 2021 1:12 am [embedded content] A new chapter in UFC lightweight history began on Thursday when Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement was officially recognized by Dana White and the lightweight title became vacant. It took only a matter of moments for a new championship bout to be booked. Charles Oliveira (30-8
Kevin Holland has determined that Israel Adesanya is now a bonafide loser following the outcome of the UFC 259 main event. At UFC 259, Israel Adesanya tried to do what only a select few before him were able to achieve: become a simultaneous two-division world champion. It looked like he could have been on his
2:23 PM ET Junior dos Santos is no longer on the UFC roster and now he is challenging the loss that ultimately led to his release. The former UFC heavyweight champion’s team filed an appeal with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Wednesday over his second-round TKO loss to Cyril Gane at UFC 256
Event: Bellator 256: “Bader vs. Machida 2”Date: Fri., Apr. 9, 2021Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, ConnecticutHow To Watch: Showtime Bellator 256 Main Event: 205 lbs.: Ryan Bader (27-6, 1 NC) vs. Lyoto Machida (26-10) Bellator 256 Main Card (9 p.m. ET): 205 lbs.: Corey Anderson (14-5) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-5-1)145 lbs.: Julia Budd (1403)
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 18, 2021 5:35 pm Follow @MMAjunkie (Editor’s note: This story originally published at Boxing Junkie, part of the USA TODAY Network.) Mike Tyson says he’ll be back in the ring in late May. The former boxing heavyweight champ, who took part in an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr. last
Even though it would appear no permanent damage was done to Belal Muhammad’s eye following an illegal strike from Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21, the welterweight claims he specifically warned the referee Herb Dean of the tendency before the fight started. Ruled a no-contest, the bout between Muhammad and Edwards started hot with both