The Nevada Athletic Commission raised a lot of eyebrows last month when they agreed to license and regulate Dana White’s new Power Slap League. Commissions are in place to protect the safety of combat sports athletes, and letting people get hit really hard in the head with defense allowed sounded a bit iffy. But Nevada
7:00 PM ET Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya was arrested Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for possession of “metal knuckles,” a spokesperson for the Port Authority Police Department confirmed with ESPN. The time of the arrest was 1:57 p.m., per police. According to Adesanya’s manager, Tim Simpson, the UFC star
Check out live stream video for Wednesday’s Invicta FC 50 event, which will feature a one-night tournament to crown a new strawweight champion. The all women’s promotion heads to Denver, Colo. for the fight card, and will be overseen by the Colorado Combative Sports Commission, with open scoring to be utilized. The opening round matchups
In the headliner at UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka, Glover Teixeira had an opportunity to defend his light heavyweight title against a relative UFC newcomer in Jiri Prochazka, who was making just his third walk to the Octagon. With dominant knockout wins over Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes, two of UFC’s current Top 15 light
Coming off a three-win 2021 to start off his pro career, lightweight Archie Colgan has so far been able to keep his momentum going with back-to-back wins this year. Having originally hoped to get more fights in this year, having to take some time off limited the amount of bouts Colgan could have, but he’s
Invicta FC returned to action Wednesday to crown a new strawweight champion. The promotion traveled to Colorado for Invicta FC 50, which took place at Reelworks Denver, featuring a one-night, four-woman tournament with the winner claiming the strawweight title. After winning their first bouts of the evening, Karolina Wojcik and Valesca Machado advanced to the
UFC middleweight Darren Till shares the values that make up his ‘warrior code’ that helps him compete at a high level including confidence, motivation, mental preparation and sacrifice. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order
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UFC 281 winner Chris Gutierrez spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his knockout victory over Frankie Edgar on Saturday in New York. Full fight recap: https://bit.ly/UFC281CG Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and
Former UFC interim flyweight title challenger Kai Kara-France will return to the Octagon in Perth, AU at UFC 284 on February 11th. Kara-France will face former title challenger Alex Perez in a three-round high-stakes matchup. The winner will hold their spot in the flyweight title picture and move potentially one win away from a shot
Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann won’t be sitting down to grab a beer anytime soon. UFC 281 this past weekend (Nov. 12, 2022) saw “Superman” Spann score one of his best career highlights, decimating Dominick Reyes with a quick first round knockout (watch highlights). Afterward, Spann let it be known he wanted to fight someone
1:54 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) set a new precedent in its monthly meeting Wednesday. The commission suspended UFC heavyweight fighter Ilir Latifi for three months for not disclosing an illness to commission doctors before his fight Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. Latifi beat Aleksei Oleinik via unanimous decision on the UFC
Dustin Poirier decided to fight fire with fire at UFC 281. On Saturday, Poirier faced Michael Chandler in a bloody, back-and-forth battle that saw Poirier secure a third-round submission despite, according to Poirier, having to fight through several fouls from his opponent. After the bout, Poirier alleged that Chandler intentionally bled into his mouth and
“When I was on the show, I actually tore my ACL,” Hiestand admits. “Then partially tore my meniscus and MCL. So I had to get surgery, and this whole time, I was out, recovering from surgery and just trying to get my knee right so I could get back there and fight.” This Saturday, Hiestand
Israel Adesanya arrested at JFK Airport Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport in New York on Wednesday for criminal possession of a weapon. Adesanya was arrested by the Port Authority Police Department after allegedly going through security with metal knuckles. Brass knuckles are illegal in the state of New York and
LAS VEGAS – Serghei Spivac is not emotionally moved going into the biggest fight of his career at UFC Fight Night 215. Spivac (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) meets Derrick Lewis (26-10 MMA, 17-8 UFC) in Saturday’s heavyweight headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+. It’s his first five-round fight inside the
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has provided two realistic options for a likely fight at UFC 283 in Brazil next January. When Burns, a one-time title challenger on MMA’s biggest stage, was last in action, he played his part in a memorable back-and-forth affair against rising star Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 this past April. While