4:38 PM ET Veteran MMA fighter Anthony Johnson has withdrawn from a Bellator MMA title fight against Vadim Nemkov on Oct. 16 due to illness, which appears to be a potentially serious ailment. Johnson, 37, was scheduled to challenge Nemkov for the light heavyweight championship, as part of Bellator’s ongoing tournament. He announced via social
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Jul 27, 2019; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Arman Tsarukyan (blue gloves) during his fight against Olivier Aubin-Mercier (red gloves) during UFC 240 at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Arman Tsarukyan continues to climb the Ultimate Fighting Championship ladder and a prominent opponent could be on the next rung. Tsarukyan posted his fourth consecutive
Fedor has voiced his opinion regarding Khabib’s recent comments directed at MMA ring girls. The recently retired Khabib Nurmagomedov has come under fire following the controversial comments he made targeting “unnecessary” ring girls in the sport of mixed martial arts. Here is some of what Khabib had to say: “Look, I don’t want to offend
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Man, Dillon Danis is really committed to his bit of copying Conor McGregor’s every move in increasingly cringey fashion. The credentialed grappler — and very unproved MMA fighter — recently found himself in hot water with the law, and it hasn’t taken long for clips of the incident, as well as
2021 UFC Fighter Swimsuit Edition | Photos As the 2021 summer comes to an end this week, take a look back at the sunny days of UFC fighters enjoying some beach and pool time. Champions and contenders showed off their 2021 beach bodies and swimsuits on social media throughout the dog days of summer. In
LAS VEGAS – Nate Maness beat Tony Gravely with a second-round TKO Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 192 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Maness, who nearly was finished late in the first round, but rallied for a knockout in the second. Maness on the fight’s key
7:51 AM ET Any pay-per-view with two title fights is going to capture the attention of the sport, but on Saturday night at UFC 266, it’s the third fight on the card that has most fight fans talking. Nick Diaz will walk to the Octagon for his first fight since 2015 to face Robbie Lawler
Devin Clark appears to be doing better after looking like he might lose his teeth on Saturday. In the co-main event of UFC Vegas 37, Clark lost a lopsided decision to Ion Cutelaba and while he made it to the distance with the heavy-handed Moldovan, it looked like the fight might have been stopped between
[embedded content] Nick Diaz (26-9) has not officially won an MMA fight since 2011, but his return to the Octagon in a rematch against former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler (28-15) on the main card of UFC 266 makes Lawler vs Diaz II one of the most highly-anticipated fights of the entire event. Looking at
Valentina Shevchenko has insisted that she’ll be reigning atop the UFC flyweight division forever. Currently riding on a seven-fight win streak with her last loss coming by split decision to Amanda Nunes—a fighter widely considered to be the pinnacle of women’s MMA—Valentina Shevchenko seems almost unstoppable as she continues to dominate the contenders in her
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently found himself in hot water for telling the combat sports media that Octagon girls, or “ring girls” depending on your platform, are the most useless people in all of martial arts. He also wants aspiring female fighters to stay home. UFC fixture and former Playboy cover girl Arianny
UFC 266 Countdown: Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega UFC 266 Countdown previews the featherweight title fight main event as Alexander Volkanovski defends his belt against Brian Ortega on Saturday, September 25. After coaching a season of The Ultimate Fighter opposite one another, champion Volkanovski and Ortega finally meet inside the octagon in Saturday’s main event.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 192 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and Bellator 266 from the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.? Here are a few post-fight musings … 1. Respect to Anthony Smith Anthony Smith deserves all the praise and recognition on the heels
Nick Diaz makes his return to the Octagon at UFC 266 to face Robbie Lawler in a rematch after their first bout in 2004. Look back at some memorable moments from the welterweight’s career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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10:17 PM ET Anthony Smith said two years ago after a title loss to all-time great Jon Jones that maybe he’d never get another chance to beat Jones. But that was OK, Smith said, because he’d simply outlast Jones — and the rest of the UFC light heavyweight division. Those comments have aged pretty well.
The UFC has an official poster for its return to Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, a poster was released for UFC 267, which is set to feature a pair of championship bouts and take place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 30. In the main event, Jan Blachowicz goes for his second defense of the light heavyweight