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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Nate Diaz is a wanted man … for the wrong reasons. An arrest warrant has been issued to Diaz by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) on suspicion of second-degree battery, per MMA Fighting. If charged, Diaz could face up to eight years in prison “with or without hard

HONOLULU – Back in the win column, Mads Burnell wasted no time in making his next callout. Burnell (17-5 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) defeated Justin Gonzales by unanimous decision in Saturday’s Bellator 295 event at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Following his win, Burnell proceeded to call out fellow top-10 ranked featherweight Daniel Weichel (42-14 MMA,

9:37 PM ET UFC president Dana White went on a fight announcement spree Thursday night, making official several big upcoming bouts including a pair of pay-per-view co-main events. Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad will meet in a short-notice welterweight contender bout that will act as the co-headliner of UFC 288 on May 6 in Newark,

Event: Bellator Paris: “Mousasi vs. Edwards”Date: Fri., May 12, 2023Location: Paris, FranceHow To Watch: Showtime (watch here) Bellator Paris Main Event: 185 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi (49-8-2) vs. Fabian Edwards (11-2)155 lbs.: Brent Primus (11-3) vs. Mansour Barnaoui (20-4) – Grand Prix bout185 lbs.: Douglas Lima (32-11) vs. Costello van Steenis (14-2)155 lbs.: Thibault Gouti (16-6)

A critical look at the past week in boxing BIGGEST WINNER – Gervonta Davis LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 22: Gervonta Davis in the green and purple trunks reacts after defeating Ryan Garcia in the black trunks by knockout in the seventh round during their catchweight bout at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2023 in

1:32 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim One stunning knee earned Patchy Mix two championship belts. Mix landed a knee to the chin of Raufeon Stots barely a minute into the Bellator 295 main event on Saturday night in Honolulu, taking away Stots’ interim bantamweight championship in a bout that also served as the final of the

UFC Vegas 71 went down last night (Sat., April 22, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Heavyweight fight that saw Sergei Pavlovich score a vicious first round knockout win over Curtis Blaydes (highlights), putting him front and center of the title picture. In further action, Bruno Silva snapped his two-fight losing

Bellator 295 took place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and marked the second night of the promotion’s weekend doubleheader in Hawaii. The final fight of a loaded week proved to be the most memorable, because Patchy Mix (18-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) scored one of the greatest knockout highlights in company history when

9:39 PM ET The UFC has a new heavyweight knockout king. Sergei Pavlovich flattened Curtis Blaydes via TKO at 3:08 of the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Pavlovich has six straight first-round KO/TKO victories, extending his own modern-day UFC record. He is tied for second with

UFC Vegas 71 went down last night (Sat., April 22, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Heavyweight fight between that saw Sergei Pavlovich score a vicious first-round knockout win over Curtis Blaydes (highlights). In further action, Bruno Silva stopped Brad Tavares in the very first round. Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC

Check out these photos highlighting Patchy Mix’s first-round knockout win over Raufeon Stots in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix final at Bellator 295 from Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) raufeon-stots-bellator-295 raufeon-stots-bellator-295-1 tatiana-suarez-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295-8 patchy-mix-bellator-295-7 raufeon-stots-bellator-295-2 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-2 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-3 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-4 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-5 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-6 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-8 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-7 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-9 patchy-mix-bellator-295-9 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295-10 patchy-mix-bellator-295-1 patchy-mix-bellator-295-2

8:19 PM ET The UFC has booked a No. 1 contender matchup at middleweight between former champion Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 in July, UFC president Dana White announced on Friday. In a video posted to social media, White said Whittaker and Du Plessis will square off on July 8 in

Social media boxing delivered yet again earlier tonight (Sat., April 22, 2023) at Kingpyn ‘High Stakes’ from inside OVO Arena Wembley in London, England, culminating with AnEsonGib stopping fellow influencer Austin McBroom via third-round TKO (injury). Ali Loui Al-Fakhri, known professionally as AnEsonGib, is coming off a fourth-round knockout win over McBroom back in Sept.

Jim Miller has his 42nd UFC fight on the books. At a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for June 3 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Miller (35-17 MMA, 24-16 UFC) returns against Ludovit Klein (19-4-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie

1:20 AM ET Bellator MMA flyweight champion Liz Carmouche defended her title for the second time on Friday by submitting challenger DeAnna Bennett via arm triangle choke at 4:29 of the fourth round. The 125-pound title fight headlined Bellator 294 inside Neal S. Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu. It was a unique situation in that it

Boxing’s biggest night of 2023 is here, as undefeated knockout artists and social media sensations Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan “Kingry” Garcia are set to square off this evening (Sat., April 22, 2023) in the hallowed halls of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the 136-pound Davis vs. Garcia

Check out these photos fromLiz Carmouche’s win against DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA) Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294 Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294 Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294 Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett Bellator 294 Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett

9:19 AM ET Marc Raimondi Ian Parker The UFC is the biggest MMA promotion in the world, with the majority of the planet’s top fighters. One look at most pound-for-pound lists makes that clear. However, there are a ton of talented fighters in other organizations. And over the past few years, many exceptional combat athletes