The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: I’ll look back the past weekend in combat sports. 1:15 p.m.: Eugene Bareman, the head trainer and founder of City
Headlining the card is middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who’s looking to defend his title for the sixth time against former kickboxing foe Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, Carla Esparza puts her strawweight title on the line against former champion Zhang Weili. And Top-5 lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler clash in a can’t-miss bout
UFC fight under investigation for betting incident The UFC and a U.S.-based betting integrity firm are investigating “suspicious betting activity” surrounding Shayilan Nuerdanbieke’s first-round victory over Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 64. According to MMA Junkie, the win wasn’t the only surprise but “it was the betting lines, which drastically changed just hours before the featherweight bout
The long-awaited pre-trial hearing of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is underway. Velasquez has been jailed for nearly eight months while he faces a handful of charges, including attempted murder, for allegedly shooting at a car carrying Harry Goularte, a man accused of molesting Velasquez’s 4-year-old son, and striking Goularte’s stepfather in the arm
Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones may not see eye to eye, but the UFC middleweight champion has identified one thing that they have in common. “The Last Stylebender” has occupied the 185-pound throne since a thrilling knockout win over Robert Whittaker in 2019, which followed a memorable five-round war with Kelvin Gastelum for interim gold
Bo Nickal may not have had his UFC debut yet, but he’s already taking aim at one of the most fearsome fighters on the roster. Nickal is a three time NCAA Division 1 champion, and only missed his chance to participate in the Olympics because he lost to eventual gold medalist David Taylor. He’s undeniably
9:31 PM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Marc Raimondi The UFC fight on Saturday between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, which ended abruptly in the first round, is being investigated by a U.S.-based betting integrity firm after several sportsbooks in multiple states reported
Fight fans will have to wait a bit longer to watch Shane Burgos inside a PFL MMA cage. On Sunday, MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report from Ariel Helwani of an unspecificed injury forcing Burgos out of his promotional debut against Marlon Moraes on Nov. 25. Burgos (15-3) had previously announced his intention to sign
Chris Rivera (141 pounds) Favorite fighter: Max Holloway “I love his fighting style and how he is about that action and isn’t afraid to stand and bang with someone.” Dom “The Falcon” Defalco (149 pounds) Favorite fighter: Sean O’Malley “He has a swagger to him and that brings confidence. He never backs down from a
UFC 281 Countdown Video: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira UFC 281 Countdown previews the much anticipated main event title fight between middleweight king Israel Adesanya and his former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Adesanya (23-1) is undefeated as a middleweight. His only career loss is to former light heavyweight titleholder Jan Błachowicz for the 205-pound championship.
(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Amanda Lemos after UFC Fight Night 214 win?) Marina Rodriguez dropped the ball when she finally arrived on the doorstop of a title shot as she lost to Amanda Lemos on Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 214 headliner. After putting together a four-fight winning streak to
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Watch the #UFC281 official weigh-ins live from New York City. Matchups include: · Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira – UFC middleweight title fight · Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili – UFC strawweight title fight · Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler · Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez · Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles · Brad Riddell
Dana White cancels Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon, UFC community reacts, Ariel Helwani confirms the report bout cancelled Donald Cerrone vs Joe Lauzon and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest news from the world
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has spoken about how his world-famous temper could have halted him in his tracks before his career even started. The former UFC light-heavyweight champion and Pride star spoke on the Unleashed podcast, where he discussed early problems with the law. He put it down to what he described as “uncontrollable anger” that
Certain events end up being called a circus sideshow, but only Fight Circus actually embraces the freakshow element of combat sports and turns it up to an 11. Fight Circus 4 just went down from Bangkok, Thailand and featured a bevvy of ridiculous themed bouts. Indian leg wrestling, a big vs. tall bout, only arms
Jon Nutt’s Fight Circus promotion faced a number of setbacks, then the man himself faced his own insurmountable challenge in the main event. At Fight Circus 4 in Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday, Nutt fell in a 2-versus-1 fight against “MMAsymmetrical” champions Bank and No Money. The two were coming off of a loss to former
Outside of very few exceptions, it seems as though any time a welterweight defends their title, it doesn’t take long for the “greatest of all time” rumblings to come out. After a second defense, it’s almost mandatory. Champ in and champ out, there’s social media debates about why they’re the greatest fighter to ever hit