The second half of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Regular Season got off to an action-packed start on Thursday night, with five fighters punching their tickets to the 2021 PFL Playoffs and two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields victorious in an impressive PFL MMA debut. In the final bout of the nine-fight event, Shields
By Danny Segura | June 11, 2021 2:20 am ET Follow @dannyseguratv Claressa Shields had to work for her first professional win in MMA. The decorated boxer made a successful MMA debut on Thursday night, stopping Brittney Elkin (3-7) via TKO in the third round of their lightweight contest. The bout served as the main
Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Despite a double main event featuring two championship rematches, Stockton bad boy Nate Diaz believes his five-round special attraction scrap with Leon Edwards is the real headliner at UFC 263. In a recent interview with MMAJunkie, the 36-year-old was asked about getting to make Ultimate Fighting Championship history in
8:23 AM ET Saturday’s UFC 263 main event in Glendale, Arizona will feature middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, defending his belt against Marvin Vettori. It is a rematch of a non-title bout that took place in April 2018, coincidentally, in Glendale. Adesanya (20-1) defeated Vettori (17-3-1) via split decision in a three-round fight in which Adesanya
Between the Links returns ahead of Thursday’s UFC 263 press conference. Host Mike Heck will be joined by BTL interim champion, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew as he welcomes back MMA journalist James Lynch to the program. This week, the panel will give their reaction to the exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul,
Don’t be fooled. Even though this could be Maia’s last fight in the UFC and has the respect of many across the world, including Muhammad, the 32-year-old isn’t going to go easy on him. “There’s respect there, but I’m not going to sit there and walk up to him and shake his hand at the
On June 25 at PFL 6, Kayla Harrison will once again strap on the MMA gloves, but the former Olympian isn’t ecstatic about who she is fighting. Kayla Harrison is 9-0 with an unblemished record in MMA. Her accolades continue to accumulate as the former Judoka won the PFL season against Larissa Pacheco in 2019
The crisis between Israel and Palestine is one close to Muhammad’s heart. Muhammad (18-3) meets Demian Maia at UFC 263, which takes places this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Born and raised in Chicago, Ill., to Palestinian parents, the fatalities caused by the conflict is one that troubles
Bellator 260 Weigh-in Results and Video The athletes competing on tomorrow’s Bellator 260 fight card officially weighed in on Thursday in Uncasville, Conn. All the fighters made weight. Welterweight champion Douglas Lima puts his title on the line against top ranked contender Yaroslav Amosov in the main event. BELLATOR 260: Lima vs. Amosov will be broadcast
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By MMA Junkie Staff | June 10, 2021 5:30 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out these photos of the fighters on the scale and facing off ahead of Bellator 260 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos courtesy of Bellator) marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260-weigh-ins amanda-bell-bellator-260-weigh-ins amanda-bell-marina-mokhnatkina-bellator-260-weigh-in-faceoffs bobby-king-bellator-260-weigh-ins nick-newell-bellator-260-weigh-ins nick-newell-bobby-king-bellator-260-weigh-in-faceoffs
Marvin Vettori sharpens his boxing and BJJ skills and enjoys an Italian-style meal from his nutritionist. Champ Israel Adesanya cools off in the pool before training with teammate Brad Riddell. Deiveson Figueiredo takes a rematch personally. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
In this training journal, top prospect Aaron Pico discusses his mindset heading into his Bellator debut at Madison Square Garden this Saturday night. 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 MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive
Mar 7, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Weili Zhang (red gloves) fights Joanna Jedrzejczyk (blue gloves) during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports After 15 months away, Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants to return to the octagon against Rose Namajunas, the current champ, or top contender Zhang Weili – and nobody
5:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Anthony Pettis was scheduled to fight for his PFL season on Thursday night. Now the former UFC lightweight champion’s last-ditch effort to make the playoffs will have to wait two weeks. Pettis is among four fighters whose bouts have been rescheduled for June 25, the PFL announced Wednesday. The promotion
MMA Fighting has PFL 4 results for Thursday’s night action from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields will make her MMA debut against Brittney Elkin in a lightweight contest. Clay Collard, who is fresh off his upset of former UFC champion Anthony
The bantamweight prospect details that he began his career three years ago, with highlights of his LFA clash with UFC veteran Vince Cachero spliced in between the traditional “confessional shots” of the Team Ortega representative. While he boasts a 9-1-1 record, Sholinian says, “It doesn’t matter” because the aim of everyone the house is to
The Paul brothers have earned a fan in “Suga” Sean O’Malley. Over the weekend, the world witnessed a boxing spectacle as Floyd Mayweather took Logan Paul eight rounds in an exhibition match. The results were surprising to some. In fact, many fighters are coming out of the woodworks to give praise to Logan Paul’s performance
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean O’Malley likely spends more of his time than the average fighter building his brand. “Suga” has done limited edition merchandise drops, dramatically dyes his hair differently for every fight, and hosts his own podcast. As a result, O’Malley has generated a pretty significant following at 1.5 million Instagram followers. O’Malley’s