Andrei Arlovski and Carlos Felipe faced off in a Heavyweight clash tonight (Sat., Oct. 16, 2021) at UFC Vegas 40 from UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arlovski opened the fight with a series of kicks, pumping out feints before digging into the thigh or poking the mid-section. Felipe was having a hard time find
Looking back on his split-decision loss to Islam Mamedov at Bellator 263 this past July, lightweight Brent Primus cannot fathom how he came out on the losing end of the fight. From Primus’ point of view, a lack of aggression and damage done by Mamedov cements that the fight shouldn’t have gone the way it
Based on stylistic matchups, Chris Wade thinks Movlid Khaybulaev had a more convenient road to the PFL finals than he did. Wade (20-6) picked up three wins over former member of the French national wrestling team Anthony Dizy, a quick knockout of Arman Ospanov and a decision over NCAA Division-I wrestling champion Bubba Jenkins. Khaybulaev (18-0-1)
Sanchez views fighting like he does a puzzle. He’s been able to place a piece here and there since winning season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter, but he’s always struggled to put it all together. Sanchez’s big move to the American Kickboxing Academy wasn’t prompted by the idea that he couldn’t grow at Tristar or
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11:02 PM ET Luke Rockhold‘s return to the Octagon will have to wait. The former UFC middleweight champion said Monday night in an Instagram story that he has a herniated disk and is out of a scheduled fight with Sean Strickland at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 in New York. It would have been Rockhold’s
There’s no sugarcoating it: UFC Vegas 40 is a weak card, at least in terms of name recognition and contender implications. Actually, that’s not entirely true. The de facto main event featuring Aspen Ladd and Norma Dumont—thrown together following the injury withdrawal of Holly Holm—could actually produce a UFC title challenger, though it would be
[embedded content] The Bellator 268 ceremonial weigh-in takes place today at 5 pm ET, from inside the same venue as tomorrow night’s event, the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. You can watch the final faceoffs before the Oct. 16 show in the embedded video above. The card is headlined by two massive matchups in the
UFC Vegas 40 goes down tonight (Sat. October 16, 2021) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting between Aspen Ladd and Norma Dumont in a women’s
Bellator 268: “Nemkov vs Anglickas” is set to air TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 16, 2021) from inside Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Ariz., which will be headlined by a Light Heavyweight title fight between Vadim Nemkov and Julia Anglickas. Co-headlining the event will be Ryan Bader taking on Corey Anderson in another pivotal 205-pound showdown. The
Bellator 268 Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes competing on Saturday’s Bellator 268 fight card officially weighed in on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona with one fighter missing weight. The event features a light heavyweight title bout in the main event as champion Vadim Nemkov puts his belt on the line against Julius Anglickas. In the
Despite two losses to Israel Adesanya in head-to-head matchups, Marvin Vettori has no doubt he’s superior to the UFC middleweight champ. After losing a split decision to Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in April 2018, Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) spent years claiming he should’ve won and he would solidify it in a rematch. He
And at the age of five, Torres was already in the gym learning karate, following her dad to the dojo his friend owned. MORE HHM: Hispanic Heritage Historic Firsts | Brandon Moreno Talks Legacy | Adrian Yanez ‘Fully Embraces’ Job As Role Model | Julianna Pena As Hungry As Ever “I was my dad’s shadow, so I went with
8:00 AM ET The UFC has several monster events on its schedule to close out 2021. Before the year is done, we will have seen six more title fights, as well as some blockbuster matchups such as Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler, Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards, Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez and Paulo Costa
PHOENIX — Bellator president Scott Coker spoke with reporters following Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins to preview Bellator 268, discussed the two light heavyweight grand prix matchups, Benson Henderson and his wife Maria competing on the same card, the tragic passing of BKFC fighter Justin Thornton, the latest on Michael Page following his win over Douglas Lima,
MMA champion and wrestling Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo, who lived much of his life in Phoenix, speaks while campaigning for Donald Trump, at the Latinos for Trump south Phoenix field office on Sept. 23, 2020. Eric Trump Latinos For Trump UFC legend and current ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson thinks Henry Cejudo could do
Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson is happy with his switch from the UFC and believes the gamble paid off ‘big time’. Corey Anderson is scheduled for a 205-pound contest against the current Bellator heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader, at Bellator 268 this Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021). Bader, also a former Bellator light heavyweight titleholder, will meet