3:22 PM ET UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush waited months for Tesla to give him some answers about a brand new car he ordered in 2020. As it turns out, all he needed to do was call out Elon Musk on live television to get the response he was looking for. Dariush, 32, defeated Tony Ferguson
Just three fights into his career, Jake Paul is already one of the most coveted assets in combat sports, and he now has a new fighting home. Paul has inked a deal for Showtime Sports to serve as the promoter for his next fight after he previously competed under the Triller Fight Club banner. Showtime
Editorial Featured On Friday night at Bellator 259, Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Leslie Smith will run back their UFC 198 scrap from over five years ago. Although it is a solid piece of booking that will likely end with a highlight-reel finish–similar to the first fight–there were other matchups that made more sense for Justino’s
Without ever letting himself bask in the viral KO fame, Walker doesn’t feel any pressure to duplicate it. As capable as he is of show stopping knockouts every fight, he’s sticking to the script. Prepare for the opponent, not viral tweets. If the game is still the same, the result will be similar. Walker has
Edson Barboza loves the idea of fighting Max Holloway in a five-round main event, and he even has an ideal date in mind for when it could happen. Fresh off of his second consecutive win in his new home at 145, Edson Barboza is hoping his next bout will be in a main event. Speaking
For the first time in over a year, Bellator MMA will welcome fans back to its live events starting with Bellator 260, which is set to go down inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on June 11, 2021. Indeed, much like every other sporting company on earth, Bellator had to halt its events for
Watch Cody Garbrandt brutally KO Raphael Assuncao | UFC Vegas 27 Free Fight Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbandt looked great in his fight with Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250 last year after nearly a year away from the Octagon. Garbrandt will face Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27 on Saturday,
By Danny Segura and Nolan King | May 19, 2021 11:00 pm UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Leslie Smith knows she’s got a tough task on Friday night, but she doesn’t see it as impossible. The Bellator women’s featherweight takes on former UFC, Invicta FC and Strikeforce champion and current Bellator titleholder Cris Cyborg in a rematch
8:03 AM ET Tatiana Suarez, one of the best women’s MMA fighters in the world, is finally close to returning to the Octagon. Suarez told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani in a video interview published Wednesday that she has been medically cleared by doctors and is targeting a return to the UFC in September, or perhaps even
It’s tough for Anderson Silva to use the word retirement when he’s still not finished pursuing his combat sports career. Regarded as one of the greatest UFC champions of all time, the 46-year-old Brazilian was released from the promotion following a TKO loss to Uriah Hall this past October. But at the time, he wasn’t
Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Andrea Lee applies a hold against Antonina Shevchenko during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 262 prelims featured two competitors that have held marquee spots on several other Ultimate Fighting Championship main cards. However, their recent runs in the
Outlook: The lightweight division’s chaos agent in 2021 found himself on the fast track for the title and was perhaps one or two more clean ground-and-pound strikes away from earning the belt in the first round against Charles Oliveira. As it happens, though, MMA reared its fickle head, and it was the Brazilian walking out
Former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier gave his thoughts on who he thinks would be the best return fight for UFC superstar Nick Diaz. The former double champion seems to have his own opinion on who Nick Diaz should fight next. However, the UFC commentator and former fighter believes a nuanced approach should be used
Reigning UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas may believe she got the last word in her “better dead than red” approach to UFC 261, where she fought — and finished — former 115-pound titleholder Zhang Weili. Not quite. “Thug” may end up facing off against another Chinese opponent if No. 3-ranked Yan Xiaonan can turn away
Though he had a couple of stretches were fights didn’t pan out, for Bellator heavyweight Davion Franklin, 2020 ended up being a very successful debut year. For Franklin, perhaps the most difficult part of the year was when his scheduled December bout with Anthony Garrett at Bellator 254 fell apart at the last minute due
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 19, 2021 9:40 am Follow @MMAjunkie Tony Ferguson has given us numerous fantastic fights over his 13-year career, but his greatest gift of all may have been coining the term “Dana White Privilege.” “El Cucuy” dropped the phrase at this past week’s UFC 262 pre-event press conference, using it
Katlyn Chookagian drills her standup. Charles Oliveira makes time for fans and BJJ. Michael Chandler takes in his title fight week. Tony Ferguson entertains at the press conference and gets encouragement from a former foe. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
After his submission win at UFC 228, Zabit Magomedsharipov discusses his incredible kneebar submission from the back, what the submission is called, wanting to show his grappling doesn’t have holes and more. 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