Cory Sandhagen delivered the goods in the main event of UFC San Antonio against Marlon Vera, while the UFC’s 2023 Hall of Fame class has added a “Cowboy” — which has set off a bit of a debate in the MMA community. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen got back into the 135-pound title hunt by outworking 135-pound veteran Marlon Vera in the UFC San Antonio mixed martial arts (MMA) event last weekend in Texas. As a result, “The Sandman” jumps two places to No. 3 in the official UFC rankings, dropping “Chito” down to the No. 5
6:44 PM ET UFC flyweight fighter Alex Perez said it was a seizure that forced him out of his 125-pound contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC San Antonio this past Saturday. On Sunday, Perez wrote on social media that he suffered a seizure while doing his prefight warmup, which is why he withdrew from
It was almost the worst homecoming ever. CJ Vergara, fighting in his hometown of San Antonio, his first bout in Texas under the UFC banner, and he was on the receiving end against Brazil’s Daniel Lacerda. Luckily for him, referee Jason Herzog was watching closely, and he allowed the bout to continue, and in the
Patricio Pitbull looks to make MMA history, fighting for bantamweight title in June Patricio Pitbull already has (or has held) the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles and now he’s looking for his third title at bantamweight. According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of
Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is still here, looking fantastic at 41. In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 43, Holm (33-2-3 MMA, 8-6 UFC) won a clear unanimous decision against Yana Santos, and even proved she’s still adding new wrinkles to her game. There were a few times in the fight “The
Dakota Ditcheva was not at all shocked she earned her first submission win this past weekend at PFL Europe 1. The 24-year-old improved to 8-0 as a pro MMA fighter when she tapped Malin Hermansson in the first round in Newcastle, England. Having come from a Muai Thai background, a lot of MMA fans were
Jorge Masvidal expects things to work out in his favor atop Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Welterweight division in the coming weeks. UFC 287 sees the return of Masvidal in his home of Miami, Florida on April 8, 2023, against his fellow former title challenger, Gilbert Burns. The division’s title was recently defended by the champion,
1:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mixed martial arts has had a small number of standout fighters who have won championships in two weight classes. Bellator MMA soon might have the first three-division champ in a major fight promotion. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who reigns at featherweight and vacated the lightweight title in 2021, will go for
From the outset, Alexander was the quicker, sharper of the two, stinging Peterson with both punches and kicks to all levels, dropping “Ocho” late in the first round and causing him to fight southpaw in the second after repeated thudding low kicks. Peterson showed his trademark toughness by hanging in and continuing to press forward,
Holly Holm Speaks Out, ‘Let’s Protect The Children’ When former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to the Octogaon and defeated Yana Santos, she took the time on the mic to call for America to “protect the children.” So of course when she arrived at the post-fight presser, she was asked to elaborate on those thoughts.
Li Jingliang is out of UFC 287. Due to a back injury, Jingliang (19-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) won’t return as expected April 8 vs. Michael Chiesa (16-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC). Jingliang first announced the news Monday on Chinese social media platform Douyin. A person with knowledge of the situation subsequently confirmed the withdrawal to MMA
Preview the UFC 274 main event between lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and the challenger, former interim champ Justin Gaethje. The UFC 274 main card starts at 10pm ET / 7pm PT on Saturday, May 7. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
Tony Ferguson is out against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 and UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is in. There are lots of factors to consider in this fight, including how healthy Holloway is or how he’ll perform on six days notice. Nevertheless, he’s competing and understanding how he’ll handle the takedown pressure of Nurmagomedov is
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Dana White often says he doesn’t make fights right after UFC events, but he made a rare exception when he announced Colby Covington as the next contender for Leon Edwards’ welterweight title in the hours after UFC 286. So why was Covington a special case? “That is true [we don’t make fights right after fights],
Event: Gamebred Boxing 4: “Jones Jr. vs Pettis”Date: Sat., April 1, 2023Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WisconsinBroadcast: Cable and satellite pay-per-view (PPV), UFC Fight Pass, PPV.comStart Time: 7 p.m. ET Prelims | 9 p.m. ET Main Card Gamebred Boxing 4 Main Event: Roy Jones Jr. vs. Anthony Pettis Gamebred Boxing 4 Co-Main Event: Jose Aldo