Credit: Mark J. Rebilas & Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports To be an active competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at 40 and above is no normal feat, because it’s difficult to last in the promotion even for athletes in their fighting prime. But at UFC Vegas 29, two members of this trend-bucking club of
Dan Hooker has some words for those who believe he has been avoiding a showdown with Islam Makhachev. Hooker is currently the number eight-ranked UFC lightweight. “The Hangman” hasn’t had much luck inside the Octagon in his last two fights. He’s suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Dustin Poirier, followed by a first-round TKO loss
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1:44 PM ET Mar Raimondi Bellator will be back on the road with perhaps the best fight it can put on at this moment. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will meet the undefeated AJ McKee in the finals of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix on July 31 in Inglewood, California,
Contributors: MMA Fighting Staff Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier fight for the third time on July 10 in the blockbuster main event of UFC 264, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor (22-5) is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, as well as being the most popular athlete in
“No. I’m the smallest heavyweight and I fight these guys that are 260, 280, 300 pounds and it’s no problem for me. They cut weight and they’re super-big, very heavy, very young, super-strong, and it’s no problem for me.” His personal inquiry completed, Oleinik settles on an answer. “Maybe I’m not the best, but I’m
Michael Bisping has his eyes set on Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal following Edwards’ unanimous decision win over Nate Diaz at UFC 263. In the aftermath of UFC 263 — which took place at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Sat., June 13, 2021 — UFC President Dana White made it clear that
No. 15 ranked bantamweight Marlon Vera faces Davey Grant on the UFC Vegas 29 main card on Saturday and predicts victory. During Wednesday’s UFC Vegas 29 Media Day, Vera said that he plans to break Grant. The two previously fought in February 2016 with Grant defeating Vera by unanimous decision. Vera says it’s going to
LAS VEGAS – At 40, veteran slugger Matt Brown knows the end of his fighting career is coming soon, but he’s not ready to take that step just yet. “Never gets old; that’s why I keep doing it, man,” Brown told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC on ESPN 25 media day at the UFC Apex.
UFC commentator Jon Anik narrates an essay about the always game Nate Diaz ahead of his UFC 263 bout against Leon Edwards in Glendale. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
#UFC lightweight Brad Riddell reflects on his #UFC263 win over Drew Dober and his late teammate Fau Vake. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive
UFC welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 130 event in Liverpool, England.
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Brandon Moreno celebrates his championship victory against Deiveson Figueiredo during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports It was one of the most highly anticipated championship rematches in Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight history. After a “fight of the year” candidate scrap in 2020,
2:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a heavyweight fight between Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik for UFC 266 in September, sources confirmed to ESPN. The UFC 266 pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 25, although the promotion has not officially announced a date or location. MMAFighting.com first reported the matchup. Blaydes
This is The A-Side Live Chat For this episode, José Youngs, Shaun Al-Shatti, and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest stories in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include: Fallout from UFC 263; Israel Adesanya’s decision over Marvin Vettori: Brandon Moreno’s submission win over Deiveson Figueiredo; Leon Edwards’ bloody win over Nate Diaz; as
KANAKO MURATA VS VIRNA JANDIROBA It’s a preliminary card clash between strawweight hopefuls and former Invicta FC titleholders as Kanako Murata and Virna Jandiroba share the Octagon this weekend in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Murata made a statement in her UFC debut, sweeping the scorecards against divisional mainstay Randa Markos to earn her eighth straight win.
After his 18th professional MMA fight, A.J. McKee is ready to stake his claim as the #1 fighter in Bellator history should he defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. A.J. Mckee, 26, is a fast-rising Bellator-grown star. In his last fight, he demonstrated why his skills are so respected inside the cage at such a young age.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the briefest of moments, there was hope. During an Instagram Q&A, UFC President Dana White hinted that some type of long term fighter healthcare was coming “soon.” Of course, it didn’t take long for White to retract that answer, using the age old excuse of … I responded to the
No. 1 ranked welterweight contender Colby Covington gave his thoughts on the aftermath of UFC 263 and the implications it has on the welterweight division. ‘Chaos’ discussed the welterweight bout between no. 3 ranked welterweight Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz. He said he was unimpressed with Edwards’ unanimous decision win over Diaz and referenced Diaz