Sean Strickland is at it again with another NSFW promo, with upcoming opponent Luke Rockhold as the recurrent target. At UFC 268, Sean Strickland and Luke Rockhold will settle their accumulating differences when they throw down inside Madison Square Garden. In the meantime, they are filling the gap between the present and their upcoming Octagon time
Triller Fight Club staged the “Legends II” pay-per-view (PPV) event back on Sept. 11 in Hollywood, Fla., headlined by the heavyweight boxing match between the reanimated corpse of Evander Holyfield and Brazilian TRT ambassador Vitor Belfort. Anderson Silva’s drubbing of Tito Ortiz served as co-headliner. Belfort was originally booked to throw down with Oscar De
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
By MMA Junkie Staff | September 15, 2021 10:17 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie The new flyweight champion will attempt to defend his crown for the first time against a very familiar foe. At UFC 269 on December 11, champion Brandon Moreno will take on former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo for the third time. Sources familiar
Nov 19, 2020 As Joaquin Buckley exited the Octagon on Oct. 10, the UFC middleweight had no idea what he had just accomplished. Not until he ran into a security guard in the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi did Buckley get some idea of the magnitude of the moment. “I got out of the cage,
The flyweight title will go up for grabs at UFC 269 as Brandon Moreno will face former champion Deiveson Figueiredo for the third consecutive time when they meet on Dec. 11. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday with both fighters agreeing to the matchup. ESPN initially reported the contest. Moreno will
Jun 29, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Jussier Formiga (red gloves) fights Joseph Benavidez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports Mixed martial arts is a constantly churning cauldron of news, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship is usually the big spoon that often stirs the fight news cycle.
Deiveson Figueiredo will get the trilogy bout he’s been pushing for when he meets rival Brandon Moreno at UFC 269. First reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Brandon Moreno will fight Deiveson Figueiredo for the third consecutive time when the two collide in December. According to the report, The UFC’s first choice was to book Moreno
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Well, this is unexpected. UFC Flyweight kingpin Brandon Moreno is one bout removed from toppling Deiveson Figueiredo to take his crown at UFC 263 in June 2021. Prior to that battle, the pair put on perhaps 2020’s finest battle, which ended as a draw and set up the rematch. Given the
Miesha Tate takes you inside her UFC on ESPN+ 53 training camp: ‘It’s Miesha 2.0’ | Video Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate returned to the octagon after a nearly five-year hiatus in July. She won her fight and now headlines the UFC’s Oct. 16 fight card against no. 7 ranked Ketlen Vieira. With
It’s been a long and tumultuous road to the UFC for Nikolas Motta, but he’s ready to capitalize on the moment. Motta (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) had an early taste of the UFC when he took part in Season 4 of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” in 2015, but he wasn’t able to walk away with
7:54 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Yoel Romero makes his Bellator debut on Saturday night, and when he steps inside the cage to meet former light heavyweight champion Phil Davis in the main event of Bellator 266 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, it will be a long-awaited unveiling of something special. Why is
UFC Vegas 37 will move forward with 15 fights after a shuffling of the deck. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Brandon Jenkins—who made quite an impact less than a month ago with a flying knee KO at PFL 9—will make his octagon debut on less than one
Credit: Triller Fight Club/Amanda Westcott Former Tito Ortiz and Anderson Silva foe, Chael Sonnen isn’t a believer in the one-punch power his one-time rival showed in knocking out Ortiz this past weekend at Triller Fight Club: Legends II. Retired former UFC middleweight star Sonnen has a long history with both Silva and “The Huntington Beach
Michael Bisping believes transgender MMA fighters should not be allowed to compete in traditional women’s MMA divisions. Transgender MMA newcomer Alana McLaughlin began her career with a second-round submission victory over Celine Provost at Combate Global: Perez vs. Roa last Friday. And as was the case with Fallon Fox before her, McLaughlin’s arrival into MMA
The combat sports landscape is about to get a whole lot bigger — or a lot more cluttered, depending on how you look at it — when a new mixed martial arts (MMA) league makes its 2023 debut, featuring revenue sharing, health insurance, and even a pension, for those fighters who don’t feel like waiting
Jake Paul explains why he keeps boxing former UFC fighters Jake Paul has had four “professional” boxing matches. He’s currently undefeated and his last two wins have been over a former Bellator champion and a former UFC champion. After boxing a YouTuber in his debut and a former NBA player in his second bout, Paul
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