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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Veteran Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Sean Strickland is one half of the UFC Vegas 33 main event on July 31. With this unique spotlight in his first UFC headlining role far more eyes are on him and his social accounts than ever before. And

PFL announces full fight card for first playoff event The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, has set the card for its first Playoff event Friday, August 13 on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Fighters across the lightweight and welterweight divisions will look to make it out of the final four and move one

Credit: UFC/ESPN On July 31, inside the UFC Apex, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with its latest episode of caged violence in UFC Vegas 33. The event isn’t heavy on star appeal and ranked talent, however, it is a deep offering of mixed martial arts action with 15 bouts planned for the event. The card

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Kamaru Usman-Colby Covington rematch slated for UFC 268 The rematch between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington has finally been agreed upon, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. While the exact date and location are yet to be determined, the fight will headline UFC 268 in November but

On Saturday, AJ McKee will be one half of what many consider the biggest fight on Bellator’s 2021 schedule when he challenges Patricio “Pitbull” Freire for his 145-pound title in the finals of the promotion’s featherweight Grand Prix. Bellator 263 will be a career-defining opportunity for the 26-year-old as he takes on a promotional legend

Actor and YouTube star turned professional boxer Jake Paul will fight former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Before he steps in the ring with Woodley, Paul is already eyeing his next opponent, former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. During an appearance on The Herd with

Aug 25, 2017; Verona, NY, USA; Andrey Koreshkov fights Chidi Njokuani during Bellator 182 at Turning Stone Casino. Mandatory Credit: Dave Mandel-USA TODAY Sports Former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov is expected to meet Sabah Homasi in Bellator 264 on Aug. 13. That’s according to MMA Junkie, which reported the fight will take place at

UFC Vegas 32 live results: Cory Sandhagen vs TJ Dillashaw (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 32 live results from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m.

Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Darren Elkins weathered a difficult first round to beat up and finish Darrick Minner in the second round at UFC Vegas 32. However, in the second round–like previous fights that included the Indiana native–Minner seemed to tire himself out after grappling with Elkins and from the failed submission attempts. With

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz TJ Dillashaw picked up his first victory since 2018 in his return to mixed martial arts over former training partner and no. 2 ranked contender Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Vegas 32. The first round started off quickly. Both former training partners immediately engaged, with Sandhagen

Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports TJ Dillashaw versus Cory Sandhagen at UFC Vegas 32 was an elite-level tactical battle between the two best strikers in the UFC bantamweight division. In the end, the former two-time champion did just enough to eek out a split-decision victory. TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen go to war at

UFC Vegas 32 Bonuses: Main Card Fighters Cash In Kyler Phillips, Raulian Paiva, Adrian Yanez, and Darren Elkins all cashed out with an extra $50,000 in performance bonuses for their work at UFC Vegas 32. Phillips and Paiva were awarded Fight of the Night bonuses for their three round co-main event, while Yanez and Elkins

Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Whenever fans, fighters, or media come up with their “Mount Rushmore of mixed martial arts,” the results are always pretty subjective to personal opinions and preferences. Anderson Silva, a man likely mentioned on many of those lists, is no different when coming up with his own ranking of the four

Rachael Ostovich defeats Paige VanZant in BKFC 19 main event Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship ring was in the Florida State Fairgrounds on Friday in Tampa for BKFC 19 headlined by a rematch between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich. The two first fought in mixed martial arts at UFC on ESPN+ 1 in January 2019 where

Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports As he looks to rebound from his decisive loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 31, Thiago Moises has one man in mind for his next fight. Dan Hooker. Thiago Moises interested in a clash with Dan Hooker next Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Moises, 26, had

Conor McGregor on the mend and hanging with Justin Bieber in Beverly Hills Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is no the mend and hanging out with Justin Bieber in Beverly Hills. McGregor snapped his leg in the closing seconds of the first round in the UFC 264 main event on July 10 in his

Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports The competitors on Saturday’s card have reached the final hurdle before their bouts are official tomorrow inside the UFC Apex. That being the Friday morning UFC Vegas 32 weigh-ins. The 22 fighters on the 11 bout card will start weighing in at 12 pm ET. Yesterday, the

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings.  You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes.  I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by