If you like to watch the biggest of the big men fighting, it doesn’t get much bigger than 5x World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski versus Senegalese wrestling legend “Bombardier” aka Serigne Ousmane Dia. The two men walked into the KSW 64 cage on Saturday night at a combined weight of 587 pounds, so it shouldn’t
UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko releases another dancing video UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko dances in celebration after wins inside the octagon and dances for fun outside of it. “Bullet” has posted several videos to her social media accounts and YouTube channel featuring her dancing over the past year and just released another video
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LAS VEGAS – Paulo Costa provided insight into what caused the fight week weight class changes ahead of his fight on Saturday against Marvin Vettori. In the days leading up to UFC Fight Night 196, the main event bout which was originally set to take place at middleweight, ended up being a light heavyweight fight
As a man without a right hand, it would make an abundance of sense for Peacock to be the third-generation soccer star but he had his sights set on combat sports. Peacock’s decision to chase down a dream in a sport nicknamed “The Art of Eight Limbs” only adds to the level of commitment to
1:34 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the most interesting fight weeks of 2021 will come to its conclusion tonight, as Paulo Costa takes on Marvin Vettori in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. This fight, of course, was supposed to take place at 185 pounds and have a
For the second time this year, T.J. Laramie has been forced to pull out of a fight. The UFC featherweight announced Friday that he is withdrawing from his upcoming bout against Melsik Baghdasaryan scheduled for UFC 268 in New York City on Nov. 6 after being diagnosed with a MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection. Laramie
Credit: UFC UFC Vegas 41 results will be filling this space throughout the day following the conclusion of each bout inside the UFC APEX. The UFC’s latest installment of Octagon violence kicks off at 1 pm ET on ESPN+ with the preliminary portion of the card. That will then be followed by the main card
The UFC Vegas 41 bonuses have been released. The event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Headlining the card was a clash between Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. This fight saw both guys come to fight. While Costa did fall at the start of the first round after tripping, he
Not only did Marvin Vettori claim a unanimous decision win over Paulo Costa last night (Sat., Oct. 23, 2021) at UFC Vegas 41 in Las Vegas, but “Italian Dream” received considerable praise from UFC president Dana White after the fight. Vettori, who was coming off a loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 263 back in
UFC Vegas 41 Bonuses: Marvin Vettori banks an extra $50,000 for main event win The UFC awarded four post-fight bonuses following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the $50,000 performance-based bonuses during the event’s post-fight press conference. Fight of the Night
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 196 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 196 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
“No, no — I will keep fighting at middleweight,” he said without pause when asked about a potential shift to the light heavyweight division. “I will take the belt, defend it some times, and after that, I can think about doing another move.” Like Costa, Vettori enters Saturday night’s contest coming off a championship loss to
12:41 PM ET Bantamweight might be the best division in mixed martial arts and that extends to outside the UFC, as well. In a marquee matchup at 135 pounds, Sergio Pettis will defend his Bellator title in the weight class against former champion Kyoji Horiguchi on Dec. 3 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator
It looked like we had another relatively low wattage UFC main event on our hands, but then Paulo Costa said—in the words of the immortal Bonnie Raitt (and Shirley Eikhard)—Let’s give ‘em something to talk about. For the second time this year a UFC bout has seen its weight class officially changed just days before
Mar 27, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports As far as famed boxing trainer
[MMA NEWS ARCHIVES] Here’s a look back to an editorial written about Conor McGregor in the middle of his rise to superstardom in 2014. The following piece was published seven years ago to this day and is presented to you in its original, unaltered form. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED OCTOBER 23, 2014, 11:30 PM] How can anyone