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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ciryl Gane is one of the most naturally talented men in MMA. Gane spent a few years competing in Muay Thai prior to his MMA career, but he didn’t really have an extensive combat sports background. Nevertheless, he was able to pick up on wrestling and grappling incredibly quickly, joining the

Check out these photos from the BKFC Knucklemania 3 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event taking place at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) BKFC ring girls BKFC ring girls David Feldman BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins David Feldman BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins Derek Perez BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins Derek

Dana White‘s Power Slap League is raising eyebrows across the world, including on the floors of the United States Congress. Power Slap was launched earlier this year to mixed reactions from the combat community. After White’s physical altercation with his wife was caught on video, some felt Power Slap shouldn’t have moved forward with its

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was back in court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury, failing to notify of property damage, driving with a revoked license, and running a red light, according to ESPN. The 28 year-old pugilist, who waived his right to trial, was responsible

LAS VEGAS – Ideally, Jordan Wright would like a weight class between middleweight and light heavyweight. Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) returns to 205 pounds Saturday when he takes on Zac Pauga (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Currently on a

David Feldman, president of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, has provided the latest update on Paige VanZant‘s future in his promotion. After departing the UFC in 2020 following a submission loss to Amanda Ribas, VanZant continued her combat sports journey under a new banner, trying her hand at bare-knuckle boxing. But the 28-year-old has struggled

Welcome to Midnight Mania! In a short period of time, Michael Chandler has accumulated a wealth of knowledge about the best Lightweights on the UFC roster. “Iron” has only been fighting inside the Octagon since 2021, but he’s already thrown down with several former champions and top-ranked Lightweights. He’s been all-action the whole time. In

3:04 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Liz Carmouche will defend her Bellator MMA women’s flyweight championship against DeAnna Bennett in the main event of Bellator 294 on April 21, part of the fight promotion’s two-night visit to Honolulu, Bellator announced Wednesday. Carmouche (18-7) won the title last April with a TKO of Juliana Velasquez, then submitted

LAS VEGAS – UFC mainstay Jim Miller hopes to get his final bout at another century-mark pay-per-view event. Miller (35-16 MMA, 24-15 UFC), who debuted with the promotion in 2008, returns to action at UFC Fight Night 219 to take on Alex Hernandez in the feature preliminary bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones doesn’t seem to have ill will towards Daniel Cormier ahead of his UFC 285 return. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following three years away from the Octagon and his vacation of the light heavyweight belt.

Former WBA boxing champion Austin Trout is gearing up to fight ex-UFC welterweight bruiser Diego Sanchez at the upcoming BKFC: “KnuckleMania 3” bareknuckle event on Fri., Feb. 17, 2023 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trout was keeping a close eye on the athletic commission’s ruling to permit Sanchez to compete (more on that

UFC flyweight Carlos Mota has been suspended two years for a positive drug test. Mota (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) tested positive for meldonium, a metabolic modulator that is banned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. In addition to a two-year suspension, Mota was fined a total of $2,848, which includes $448.25 in legal fees. Mota will

Former Wyoming wrestling star Bryce Meredith has signed with Bellator and will make his promotional debut next month. Meredith, who is 3-0 in his career in the cage, will face Brandon Carrillo on March 31st. He last fought at LFA 141 last September, earning a first-round submission over Nathan Fought. While Meredith is known for

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The stakes of UFC 284’s main event were supposed to be clear cut. The top two pound-for-pound fighters on the roster meet at a weight class, collide, and the better man walks away the victor and pound-for-pound king. Simple and easy, right? Of course not! Alexander Volkanovski outperformed the general public

UFC 284 proved to be a memorable event in Perth, Australia, with the fans creating an electric atmosphere. In addition, the top two fights on the bill created some major changes in this week’s rankings update. No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Alexander Volkanovski dared to be great by challenging for his second UFC title. Although he

No.4-ranked UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is ready to get back in the Octagon. ‘Remember the Name’ was last seen at UFC 280 where he snapped Sean Brady’s undefeated streak with a second-round TKO. Muhammad has not lost a fight since January 2019, where fell to Geoff Neal via unanimous decision. In the years since, the

UFC fans arguing over the placement of Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski atop the UFC pound-for-pound rankings may have overlooked the fact that UFC interim featherweight titleholder Yair Rodriguez is now ranked No. 1 in the world at 145 pounds, putting him above former champion Max Holloway. “El Pantera” accomplished the feat — despite losing

Feb 11, 2023 Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Jessica Andrade will fill in for Taila Santos in the UFC Fight Night main event Feb. 18 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Saturday. Andrade will face top prospect Erin Blanchfield in a women’s flyweight contender bout. Santos’ cornermen, including her husband, Pedro Barbosa, were denied visas