Forbes champ: Conor McGregor takes crown for highest paid athlete on Forbes’ list Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion and current no. 6 ranked lightweight contender Conor McGregor added yet another victory to his resume. This victory came from outside of the octagon, as he topped the 2021 issue for Forbes’ list of highest paid
By Mike Bohn | May 12, 2021 9:42 pm Middleweight contenders will clash in August when Paulo Costa takes on Jared Cannonier. Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Cannonier (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) have agreed to a five-round middleweight headliner for UFC Fight Night on Aug. 21. The event does not have an announced location
3:36 PM ET Bellator light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was arrested in Fairfield County, Connecticut last Friday evening, shortly after scoring a knockout victory in his promotional debut. According to police records, Johnson, 37, was arrested by the New Canaan Police Department on suspected third-degree identity theft, for allegedly purchasing an airline ticket illegally with
Jose Augusto was a big underdog in his second Bellator appearance this past Friday, when he replaced Yoel Romero against Anthony Johnson in the company’s light heavyweight grand prix, but managed to impress in defeat at Bellator 258. “Gugu” welcomed “Rumble” back to the sport after a four-year absence and dropped the former two-time UFC
News Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; YouTube star Jake Paul is confronted by UFC ringside announcer Daniel Cormier before Anthony Smith (Red Gloves) fights Jimmy Crute (Blue Gloves) during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports UFC president Dana White said he doesn’t want anything to do with
First, Jim and Matt are joined by Katlyn Chookagian. She roasts Matt for his choice Netflix shows, reveals what it’s like to train at Matt’s BJJ school, and talks about her upcoming fight against Viviane Araujo at UFC 262 this Saturday. Then, Gina Mazany makes her debut appearance on UFC Unfiltered ahead of her bout against
Eddie Hearn announced today that the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO Champion, Anthony Joshua and WBC Champion, Tyson Fury is happening in August in Saudi Arabia. Hearn calls the news “ a very bad secret” since Bob Arum already hinted at the time and place but nothing has been finalized yet. Speaking to Sky Sports,
The Octagon leaves the comforts of “Fight Island” and UFC APEX this Saturday (May 15, 2021), heading down to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with a Lightweight title fight at the helm. In UFC 262’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event, Charles Oliveira puts his eight-fight win streak on the line against former Bellator king Michael Chandler,
UFC 262 Embedded: Michael Chandler crosses paths with Charles Oliveira On the second episode of UFC 262 Embedded, Michael Chandler and Sean Soriano put their coach’s custom pads to the test. Chandler packs a lucky candy bar. Beneil Dariush starts his weight cut with caffeine. Chandler lands in Texas and crosses paths with opponent Charles
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 12, 2021 7:00 am Follow @MMAjunkie ONE Championship is back Saturday with the heavyweight title on the line in the main event. Here’s how to watch the card from Singapore, which includes heavyweight champion Brandon Vera vs. challenger Arjan Bhullar. Broadcast ONE heavyweight champion Brandon Vera ONE Championship: Dangal
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou fielded questions from the media at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference with UFC President Dana White. 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+, visit
Ahead of UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s chat with MMA Fighting about what it’s like training with the UFC lightweight champion at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., what makes his wrestling so good, what’s special about him and how his striking has come along. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit
Dana White sends warning, Jorge Masvidal responds to Colby Covington, Mike Perry gets in beef with UFC fans, UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski preparing for Brian Ortega matchup and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest
7:31 AM ET The UFC’s lightweight division is about to embark on a new era following the retirement of undefeated former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The division endured the Conor McGregor era of 2016 to 2018, during which he essentially held the belt hostage without a single title defense for 511 days before being stripped of
Bantamweight veterans Pannie Kianzad and Alexis Davis have their next booking. Officials announced Tuesday that Kianzad and Davis are set to fight at UFC 263 on June 12 in Glendale, Ariz. Kianzad (14-5), a runner-up in The Ultimate Fighter 28 featherweight tournament back in 2018, looks to capitalize on a successful 2020 campaign that saw
News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday, May 15, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to pay-per-view with UFC 262. A card that once looked spectacular before planned bouts featuring Nate Diaz versus Leon Edwards, and Jack Hermansson against Edmen Shahbazyan were scrapped in the lead-up to the event. That said, the 13-fight card does include a
The trio is practically inseparable, with training and competing being one of the ties that has always bound them together. The sisters are always working together, training alongside one another, and when one competes, the other is there in the corner, feeling more nervous than the one that is inside the cage. “When I see
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Vegas 26! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: No Changes Women’s Pound for Pound: Claudia Gadelha moves up one spot to #14, and Nina Nunes debuts in the rankings at #15. Strawweight: No Changes Women’s Flyweight: No Changes Women’s Bantamweight: No Changes Women’s