Cory Sandhagen discusses his interim title fight against Petr Yan at UFC 267, his recent loss against T.J. Dillashaw, and much more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe
UFC 270 Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane main event in works, Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker 2 rematch planned as the co-main, Former UFC title contender Alistair Overeem out of his Glory bout, Dana White reacts to Henry Cejudo’s request to face Alexander Volkanovski for his title, Cory Sandhagen on his interim title bout against former
7:32 AM ET When Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mackenzie Dern made her full transition into mixed martial arts in 2016, the sheer potential of it was intoxicating. Granted, so many things need to go right for any prospect to fully realize his or her potential, but in the case of Dern, her submission grappling is
MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 39 results, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 39 Twitter updates. In the main event, Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez will square off in a matchup of two top strawweights. Dern has won four straight fights (and three Performance of the Night bonuses in that
Sep 24, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Nick Diaz during weigh-ins for UFC 266 at Park Theater. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports If Kamaru Usman were playing UFC matchmaker, a welterweight bout pitting Nick Diaz vs Matt Brown is something he “wouldn’t mind seeing.” In September, Diaz (26-10) made his return to the
UFC Vegas 39 goes down today (Sat. October 9, 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 Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez in a women’s
One of the Heavyweight division’s most bitter rivalries comes to a head tonight when WBC Champion Tyson Fury meets the man he took the belt from, Deontay Wilder, in a long-brewing trilogy match. MMAmania will have LIVE coverage of the ESPN+/FOX PPV main card, which kicks off at 9:00 PM Eastern. Fury and Wilder will
Having come off a loss in his first fight of 2021 to Mateo Vogel at CFFC 95 this past April, bantamweight Garrett Armfield’s focus was just to pick up the win and avoid losing his second straight fight for the first time in his career when he took on Alex Macias at Shamrock FC 329
By Danny Segura | October 8, 2021 9:00 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv Everything is set for the 2021 PFL Championship finals. The date, venue and final matchups were all already determined, but now the promotion has revealed the fighters who will serve as alternates in case anything goes wrong with the finalists. PFL announced the
Mariya Agapova hopes that UFC fans haven’t forgotten her. The flyweight prospect hasn’t been in the Octagon since August 2020, when she was defeated by Shana Dobson. Following the loss, Agapova underwent knee surgery to repair a torn ACL. She has spent the time away recovering and reflecting to prepare for her bout against Sabina
1:36 PM ET Phil Hawes had the possibility of two opponents this weekend, but neither bout will happen. Deron Winn, Hawes’ scheduled opponent, withdrew from the fight because of an illness, which was not weight cut- or coronavirus-related, UFC announced Friday morning. In Winn’s place, UFC signed MMA veteran Chris Curtis to fight Hawes on
Tyson Fury will carry a 39-pound weight advantage into the ring when he meets Deontay Wilder for a third time Saturday night for Fury vs. Wilder 3. Fury (30-0-1), a two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, tipped the scales at 277 pounds Friday at the event’s official weigh-ins. Wilder (42-1-1) weighed in at 238 pounds. “Look
Credit: Paddy Pimblett/Twitter It seems the UFC’s newest fighting sensation from the United Kingdom, Paddy Pimblett has some big fans over at Barstool Sports. On Friday came the news that the former Cage Warriors champion and UFC’s newest “it” guy has inked a seven-figure sponsorship deal with sports and entertainment website Barstool Sports. The 26-year-old
Aljamain Sterling believes the higher powers have given him a second chance after he was forced to pull out of his upcoming title fight against rival Petr Yan. Sterling and Yan met in March to determine who would wear 135-pound gold. The pace was relentless and both fighters had moments throughout the early goings of
Georges St-Pierre is not impressed with Nick Diaz’s performance against Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. Diaz vs. Lawler (watch highlights here) aired on the main card of UFC 266, which took place inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sat., Sept. 25 via ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). Lawler won the fight via third-round technical knockout
UFC Vegas 39 Weigh-in Results: One fighter misses weight, one fight scratched The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 39 fight card at UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday morning. No. 4 ranked women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern headlines a UFC event for the first time taking on No. 6 ranked Marina
The call to replace Aljamain Sterling against Petr Yan initially came for Rob Font, but he had to turn it down. Bantamweight champion Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) wasn’t medically cleared for his co-main event rematch against Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 and as a result, the promotion opted to create
Jim and Matt look ahead to the action at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez — with the help of two main card fighters — on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, they’re joined by Sabina Mazo ahead of her fight against Mariya Agapova this Saturday. After she clarifies that she did not, in fact,