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Adriano Moraes is nearing the end of his lengthy standing as a major player in the ONE Championship flyweight title picture. Moraes (20-4), who became the inaugural ONE flyweight champ in 2014, is gearing up for yet another title fight with the promotion. This one likely is the biggest of his career. May 5, Moraes

Apr 25, 2023 Song Yadong meets Ricky Simon in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at the UFC Apex is on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. Song (19-7-1, 1 NC) is coming off a fourth-round

Luiz Gustavo is ready for his shot at gold. The always-exciting Brazilian finisher (12-2) has never earned a victory via the judges’ scorecards and he doesn’t plan to start at RIZIN Landmark 5 this weekend (Sat., April 29, 2023) against Koji Takeda. A win for the 26-year-old “Killer” would extend his current streak to three

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC Fight Night 223. UFC Fight Night 223 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC)

MMA legends turned bare knuckle pugilists Chad Mendes and Eddie Alvarez will throw down this weekend (Sat., April 29, 2023) at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) 41 inside 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. In December 2018, Mendes came up short in what would be his final MMA bout opposite Alexander Volkanovski, who has turned out

The UFC closes its busy April schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 223, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card that streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2. A bantamweight main event will close the card. Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) will try to make good

12:38 PM ET Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will look to continue their quests for back-to-back PFL championships on June 8, in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane (27-4) will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in a featherweight main event of PFL 4. Wilkinson (18-2) will take on Will Fleury (12-3) in a

Israel Adesanya has his next target firmly locked in his sights. Ahead of Dricus du Plessis’ last fight against Derek Brunson at UFC 285 last month (March 4, 2023), the South African caused a bit of a stir with his comments on African champions. du Plessis questioned if any UFC belt had ever been to

LAS VEGAS – Ricky Simon is about to headline a UFC event for the first time, but there’s no reason to make a big deal about it. At least that’s the way he sees it. Simon, who’s No. 10 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings, meets No. 8 Song Yadong in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night

Arnold Allen is looking to bounce right back into featherweight title contention, and he wants to do it against Brian Ortega. Allen had his impressive 12 fight win streak (10 in the UFC) snapped by Max Holloway back in mid-April, shattering any hope he had of securing a title shot against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.

After a busy combat sports weekend featuring a number of important fights, there were a few big statements made by rising contenders. Patchy Mix is one of those fighters who made an impact at Bellator 295, and is no longer just a contender, he’s an interim champion. Mix quickly knocked out Raufeon Stots in the

4:14 PM ET Demetrious Johnson hasn’t made a decision just yet, but the former longtime UFC champion said his upcoming fight could be the last of his storied career. The all-time great MMA fighter will defend his ONE Championship 135-pound title against Adriano Moraes in a trilogy bout May 5 in Colorado. It’ll be ONE’s

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legends and former champions are getting involved with slap-fighting. Amongst all the combat sports action that took place this past weekend, one of the wackier happenings was the return of two-time UFC Heavyweight titleholder, Tim Sylvia. Don’t worry, the 47-year-old “Maine-Iac” didn’t compete in mixed martial arts (MMA) for the first

Arnold Allen sees Brian Ortega as the perfect matchup to return to UFC featherweight title contention. Allen’s (19-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) 10-fight winning streak was snapped when he dropped a unanimous decision to former champion Max Holloway in the UFC on ESPN 44 headliner earlier this month. Allen came on strong in Round 5, but it was

7:41 PM ET The New Orleans Police Department issued an arrest warrant Monday for former UFC star Nate Diaz on suspicion of second-degree battery, police spokesperson Karen Boudrie confirmed to ESPN. Diaz is not in custody, Boudrie said. Diaz was involved in a brawl last week on Bourbon Street following a Misfits boxing card in

May is looking like it’s going to be a big month for Conor McGregor. “The Notorious” has the May 30th premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler on ESPN to look forward to. And now two weeks earlier on May 17th he’ll be debuting a new documentary series “McGregor Forever” on Netflix.

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look

9:27 AM ET UFC president Dana White went on a fight-announcement spree last week, setting up co-main-event bouts for the next two upcoming pay-per-views and filling out what looks to be a deep UFC 290 card in July during International Fight Week. The rest of the summer, though, is a bit of a mystery. The