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Credit: Paddy Pimblett/Twitter It seems the UFC’s newest fighting sensation from the United Kingdom, Paddy Pimblett has some big fans over at Barstool Sports. On Friday came the news that the former Cage Warriors champion and UFC’s newest “it” guy has inked a seven-figure sponsorship deal with sports and entertainment website Barstool Sports. The 26-year-old

UFC Vegas 39 Weigh-in Results: One fighter misses weight, one fight scratched The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 39 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday morning. No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern headlines a UFC event for the first time taking on No. 6 ranked Marina

Zhang Weili UFC 248 post-event facts: Numbers support Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk as an all-time title fight In a new interview, former UFC strawweight queen Zhang Weili admitted that pre-fight comments on Chinese communism from Rose Namajunas affected her during their championship bout at UFC 261. A fight Zhang lost by knockout in the first round.

Having come off back to back wins for the first time since 2016, UFC flyweight Tim Elliott was looking forward to continuing his winning streak this past June versus Mudaerji Su at UFC Fight Night, but due to an injury suffered by Su, the fight never took place. Having been competing professionally for over a

Credit: ONE Championship YouTube In a blend of real-world dislike and professional wrestling-style promotion, Shinya Aoki took fellow ONE Championship talent Yoshihiro Akiyama to task on Tuesday for turning down a fight offer in September. Earlier in the week, at Shooto’s Road to ONE: Sexyama Edition event in Tokyo, Japan, former ONE lightweight champion Aoki

UFC Vegas 39 live results: Mackenzie Dern vs. Marina Rodriguez (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC Vegas 39 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m.

Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan Bellator finally listened to the complaints of fans and media, and now all future non-title main event bouts will be sanctioned as five-round bout starting in 2022. Bellator President Scott Coker announced the change from long-time promotional traditions during a guest appearance on the Wednesday episode of The MMA Hour. The new

No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern headlines her first UFC event on Saturday taking on No. 6 ranked Marina Rodriguez in the UFC Vegas 39 main event. Dern, who has a world championship jiu-jitsu background, is used to high pressure situations. She’s been competing most of her life in competitions. To main event a

Credit: Jason Burgos The MMA news cycle is a constantly churning cauldron of information, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship is usually the big spoon that stirs the fight news soup. However, with newsworthy stories coming each day from the likes of the UFC, Bellator, ONE Championship, Triller, and on, MixedMartialArts.com will look to keep you updated with

Dana White’s Contender Series 5, Week 6 Results: Two fighters earn UFC contracts Dana White’s Contender Series was back on Tuesday with its sixth week of Season 5. Two fighters earned UFC contracts and another fighter earned an opportunity. Watch UFC president Dana White announce the contract winners and give another fighter an opportunity on

May 13, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Anthony Smith (red gloves) fights Glover Teixeira (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Blachowicz vs Teixeira: What you need to know Time: UFC 267 kicks of with the prelims at 6 pm ET on ESPN and streaming service ESPN+

Ronda Rousey shares post-baby body (PHOTO) Former UFC champion, Ronda Rousey, just gave birth last month and she’s already showing the progress she’s made getting her body back into shape. Rousey shared the series of images on Instagram showing her stomach from the side and the front telling fans she’s hoping to get back to

May 11, 2019; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; BJ Penn (red gloves) reacts to fight against Clay Guida (blue gloves) during UFC 237 at Jeunesse Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Over the last year, we have seen former UFC greats take their talents to other combat sports. However, former lightweight superstar BJ Penn seems

Retired UFC fighter turned analyst, Alan Jouban, has taken to Twitter to voice his thoughts about the death of a BKFC fighter this week. According to BKFC president, Dave Feldman, via MMA Junkie, Justin Thornton died after injuries sustained in a knockout loss at BKFC 20 in August. Jouban having heard the news expressed his

Jul 6, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Thiago Santos (blue gloves) before his fight against Jon Jones (not pictured) at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Thiago Santos defeated fellow Brazilian Johnny Walker by unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 38 in Las Vegas, Nev. The major

Ronda Rousey shares video holding newborn daughter Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey gave birth to a daughter, La’akea Makalapuaokalanipõ Browne, on Sept. 27. Rousey shared a video of herself holding La’akea via Instagram. Rousey married former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne on August 2017 in his home state of Hawaii. La’akea is their first

Having already traversed the difficult road to reaching the Ultimate Fighting Championship, featherweight star Shane Burgos now helps his brother Ryan Burgos in his own journey to reach the highest levels of the sport. Although Shane, 30, and Ryan, 20, are separated in age by a decade the siblings have always been bonded by more

Kevin Holland chases, stops man trying to steal a car (PHOTOS) Move over Derrick Lewis, there’s a new sheriff in town. According to a series of photos given to Ariel Helwani, UFC middleweight Kevin Holland chased and stopped a man trying to steal a car on Monday morning. The images are of the suspect being