It’s been more than three years since he received the infamous “three piece and a soda” from Jorge Masvidal, yet Leon Edwards is still not at peace with the situation. Despite becoming the UFC welterweight champion, Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) hasn’t been able to come to terms with Masvidal sucker punching him backstage at
Glory MMA head coach and former UFC fighter James Krause wasn’t allowed to corner at UFC Vegas 65 amidst a betting probe. Krause was supposed to corner UFC bantamweight Miles Johns at UFC Vegas 65 before getting notified by the UFC to stay away the night before, according to ESPN. Johns went on to defeat
I don’t want to spend an entire article dunking on UFC Vegas 65 for being mediocre. It lost its main event just hours before the “Prelims” kicked off, and at this point, everyone knows to keep their expectations low and just hope for some fun fights. Sure, seven consecutive decisions was a minor buzz kill,
4:02 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC has lost a heavyweight main event between Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivak just hours before it was scheduled to take place, officials announced Saturday. UFC commentator Brendan Fitzgerald alerted viewers of the cancellation during the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. According to Fitzgerald,
MMA Fighting has Misfit Boxing 3 results, a live blog of Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Greg Hardy, and more from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night. In a featured bout, Hasim Rahman Jr. squares off against former UFC fighter Greg Hardy in a heavyweight contest. Rahman Jr. will take on the short-notice
“People on Instagram see another part of my life. I always post something sexy or something on the beach, but it’s not real. My reality is that I work hard and train two, three times a day, sometimes four times. Run, train, conditioning, jiu-jitsu, boxing. My coaches are like, ‘Stop, go home, rest.’” The gym
UFC releases tribute video to Anthony Johnson Former UFC fighter Anthony Johnson passed away on November 13 from organ failure due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. The news quickly traveled through the MMA community about the passing of “Rumble.” Johnson fought 19 times inside the famed UFC octagon and built a reputation as one
Dillon Danis and KSI will have a chance to settle their differences inside the boxing ring. Danis, who is still under a Bellator contract, will return from a 43-month hiatus from combat sports competition to take on YouTuber and part-time boxer KSI following their physical altercation ahead of MF & DAZN: X Series 003 in
Champ Carla Esparza and Michael Chandler take in their billboard. Dustin Poirier loosens up in the ring. Molly McCann meets a legend. Zhang Weili crosses paths with Esparza. At media day, champion Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira talk up their main event. UFC 281 is on Saturday, November 12. Subscribe to get all the latest
Dustin Poirier discusses his win over Michael Chandler at UFC 281, a headbutt in the first round, if there was any ring rust, meeting Mike Tyson, the Marvin Hagler hat, if he thought Michael Chandler blew his nose on him on purpose, the fish hook, why he bit Chandler, the third round slam, what he
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Ex-UFC fighter Greg Hardy continued his recent foray into boxing when he stepped in to face Hasim Rahman Jr. on short notice as part of Misfits Boxing 3 on DAZN. Rahman Jr. was originally scheduled to take on another former UFC fighter in Vitor Belfort, but the 45-year-old tested positive for COVID just a few
Derrick Lewis has been medically cleared after getting removed last-minute from his main event clash with Serghei Spivac earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 65 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the “Prelims” broadcast of UFC Vegas 65, the cageside team announced that Lewis had been
Nov 18, 2022 The MMA calendar is at its home stretch for the year, with just four UFC events remaining in 2022, along with marquee fight cards in Bellator, ONE Championship and PFL. It would be easy to overlook these next seven weeks, considering we’re fresh off one of the best pay-per-view events of the
Kennedy Nzechukwu wasn’t supposed to be in the UFC Vegas 65 main event and for a round it looked like he might not deliver a headlining performance. But the hard-hitting light heavyweight authored an impressive comeback in the second round, bludgeoning Ion Cutelaba with powerful strikes to score a stoppage 62 seconds into the frame.
Muslim Salikhov defeats Andre Fialho via TKO, Round 3, 1:03 Welterweight striker Muslim Salikhov rebounded from a rough first round against Andre Fialho to roar back and stop his foe in the third. After some solid striking from both fighters to kick off the bout, Salikhov scored the first takedown of the bout midway through
Kennedy Nzechukwu knocks out Ion Cutelaba in UFC Vegas 65 main event When No. 7 ranked heavyweight Derrick Lewis was forced out of UFC Vegas 65 hours before he was supposed to face No. 12 ranked Sergey Spivak, light heavyweights Kennedy Nzechukwu and Ion Cuțelaba were moved to the fight card’s main event slot. Cutelaba entered
The UFC handed out Performance of the Night bonuses after Saturday’s card, including the winners of the first and final bouts of the event. After UFC Fight Night 215, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. ‘Performance of the Night’: