Welcome to Midnight Mania! Diego Sanchez’s wild ride continues. Admittedly, things have smoothen out a great deal since Sanchez removed toxic parasite former coach Joshua Fabia from his life, but “The Nightmare” still finds himself absent from the UFC roster in the aftermath of all the drama. So while he’s no longer concerned that the
Check out the UFC 263 Cold Open | Video Ron Perlman gets the UFC 263 show started on Saturday night with a preview of a stacked fight card featuring two title fight rematches and the return of Nate Diaz. Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces Marvin Vettori, Deiveson Figueiredo faces Brandon Moreno and Leon Edwards takes
By MMA Junkie Staff | June 12, 2021 1:36 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos highlighting all the action from Bellator 260 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos by Lucas Noonan, Bellator) bellator-260-mohegan-sun-arena alex-polizzi-bellator-260 alex-polizzi-bellator-260-1 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260-1 marina-mokhnatkina-amanda-bell-bellator-260-2 marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260 lucas-brennan-matthew-skibicki-bellator-260 lucas-brennan-matthew-skibicki-bellator-260-1 lucas-brennan-bellator-260 nick-newell-bobby-king-bellator-260 bobby-king-nick-newell-bellator-260 bobby-king-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-tywan-claxton-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-bellator-260 justin-gonzales-bellator-260-1 kyle-crutchmer-bellator-260-2 kyle-crutchmer-bellator-260 mark-lemminger-bellator-260-1
Mar 27, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Francis Ngannou of Cameroon reacts after his victory over Stipe Miocic in their UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 260 event at UFC APEX on March 27, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Francis Ngannou continues to say he
1:21 PM ET PHOENIX — The trash talk will stop Saturday night. The UFC middleweight title clash between Israel Adesanya and challenger Marvin Vettori is now official. Adesanya (183.5 pounds) and Vettori (184.5) both successfully made weight Friday morning for Saturday’s main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. The middleweight title fight limit is
Chase Hooper took his latest training camp very seriously as he spent time working with two of the most dangerous fighters in their respective styles the UFC has to offer. Hooper returns to the octagon this Saturday in a matchup with Steven Peterson at UFC 263. The featherweight bout will take part during the event’s
“He’s one of the biggest names in the UFC at the moment,” Edwards told the UFC.com during his UFC 263 fight week interview. “For me to go out there and take him out would put me right where I need to be, which is fighting for the world title. That’s my focus, going out there,
The celebrity boxing craze continues tonight with two recognizable names from different industries. Tonight (June 11), former NBA star Lamar Odom will go one-on-one with pop star Aaron Carter. This will be a three-round exhibition boxing match. UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell will serve as the referee. The action is being held inside the
UFC 263, which takes place this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., was only supposed to feature Octagon veterans, but we all know that no fight is final until both men enter the cage. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where there’s no rest of the prognosticators,
UFC 263 Weigh-ins: Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno Featherweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno will rematch in the UFC 263 co-main event in Glendale, Ariz. on Saturday. The two fought to a majority draw in December in a fight that eared 2020 Fight of the Year consideration. On Friday, the two officially weighed in
By Danny Segura | June 11, 2021 5:15 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv Shane Burgos has been keeping his head high following his most recent defeat. The UFC featherweight contender fell short in his UFC 262 bout against veteran Edson Barboza back on May 15. Burgos (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was stopped by Barboza (22-9 MMA,
Champ Deiveson Figueiredo gets back to BJJ basics. Leon Edwards preps for a scrap; Marvin Vettori trains his lungs. Champ Israel Adesanya crosses paths with his opponent. Paul Craig absorbs basketball culture. Brandon Moreno arrives to waiting fans. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports The middleweight championship fight of Israel Adesanya versus Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 is one of the marquee bouts in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division in 2021. It’s a talent-rich scrap with both combatants having clear avenues towards victory. And since this is a rematch there is also history
1:39 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Claressa Shields is a champion. She has showed that for years in the boxing ring, winning gold medals in two Olympics and becoming a three-division world champion (twice undisputed) in an undefeated professional in-ring career. On Thursday night, she showed a different side of her championship mettle by surviving a
Likely down two rounds, boxing champ Claressa Shields found her sprawl in the final frame and turned the tables on Brittney Elkin. A powerful right hand had Elkin shooting for a takedown after dominating the first two rounds. But when Shields stopped the shot and held top position, she unloaded a series of punches that
“(Dober) doesn’t give up,” Riddell said. “He seems to keep the same pace and keep fighting no matter what. Even if it’s going bad for him, he stays in the fight. He does keep trying to win. He doesn’t wilt, so that’s cool. Props to him for that because, a lot of fighters, when it
Bellator 260 will take place tonight on the Showtime Network in the “Fight Sphere” at The Mohegan Sun. The main event will feature welterweight champion Douglas Lima against the undefeated, Bellator MMA number one ranked welterweight Yaroslav Amosov. Amosov’s record is 25-0 and has picked up mostly decision victories since signing with Bellator MMA. His
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Professional Fighter’s League returned tonight (June 10, 2021) with their fourth event of the 2021 season. While there were several exciting “regular season” bouts between veteran fighters looking to advance into the playoffs, inarguably the biggest draw of the night was the main event, which featured the MMA debut of legendary