By MMA Junkie Staff | April 5, 2021 9:40 am Follow @MMAjunkie Watch a preview for the latest edition of “The Thrill and the Agony,” which goes behind the scenes of UFC 260. At the event, which took place March 27 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Francis Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) took out
10:05 PM ET Cris Cyborg will put her Bellator women’s featherweight title on the line against Leslie Smith on May 21, the promotion announced Friday night during the Bellator 255 broadcast. Cyborg beat Smith in 2016 in what was Cyborg’s UFC debut. Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) is one of the best female fighters of all
Randall Ray recently made headlines for a brutal calf kick finish, but that viral moment only scrapes the surface of the Australian veteran’s story. The first thing you’ll notice when you search for Randall Ray is that there is no Randall Ray listed on the usual MMA databases. Officially, Ray is actually “Randall Rayment,” but
“They told me, ‘We want to groom your career,’ and I said, no, I’m not gonna do that. I want legitimate fighters who have been training as long as I have or longer. I can’t beat up some girl who’s only been fighting for eight months.” Having hit a dead end in boxing, Long still
It looks like former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has his eyes targeted on former interim champion Justin Gaethje. Following some commentary by Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz on social media, it was clear dos Anjos had a bone to pick with him. Essentially, the post from Abdelaziz described the lightweight division as scared to face
The Reebok uniform deal is over. Now it’s Venum’s turn to clothe the fighters of the UFC. What does that mean in practical terms? Details are scarce but everything points towards nothing fundamentally changing. The new Venum fight kits (that we’ve seen) look about as bland as the Reebok kits, and the pay structure isn’t
Just when things were starting to take off for lightweight Joe Solecki, the novel coronavirus put a halt, albeit temporarily, to the momentum he had built. After earning a UFC contract with a win at Dana White’s Contender Series in July of 2019, Solecki was successful in his promotional debut five months later against Matt
By MMA Junkie Staff | April 4, 2021 7:00 pm Follow @MMAjunkie There are few who would question Demetrious Johnson’s claim as the best flyweight in MMA history. Wednesday, he can put a bow on that status – or an underdog champion could play the role of spoiler. ONE Championship kicks off the most prolific month
From Nate Diaz calling out Conor McGregor to Chael Sonnen calling out Anderson Silva, we look back at some of the most memorable Octagon interview callouts. 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
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UFC Vegas 16 Jack Hermansson vs. Marvin Vettori event loses three bouts, Dominick Cruz will return against Casey Kenney, Sean O’Malley says Thomas Almeida turned UFC 258 bout down 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
Fighters discuss the fine line between sparring hard and getting hurt
12:20 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Belal Muhammad for a pay-per-view event on June 12, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, however, verbal agreements are in place, sources said. The bout will take place at UFC 263 at a location to be announced. Maia
It’s been just over two years since one of the most significant trades in sports history took place when ONE Championship sent Ben Askren to the UFC in exchange for former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. The reason why this occasion was so massive really comes down to this — it had never happened before and
Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate kicks things off by delving into her decision to come out of retirement to face Marion Reneau in July. She also shares how much convincing Dana White needed to take her comeback seriously, looks back at what happened in her corner the round before she won the Women’s bantamweight belt
Bellator 255 took place Friday night on Showtime, and you can find the results from the card right here. Below are some of the highlights from the night’s action! The main card began with a competitive fight between flyweights Kana Watanabe and Alejandra Lara. Watanabe earned the split-decision nod, and you can find a quick
Cris Cyborg and the UFC have never really had a decent relationship. For years they trashed Cyborg and put her down, claiming she was scared to fight Ronda Rousey. Dana White famously called her ‘Wanderlei Silva in a dress,’ amongst other things. When they finally signed her, they put her in Invicta FC and forced
Bellator 255 Highlights: Patricio Pitbull chokes out Emmanuel Sanchez! Patricio “Pitbull” Freire continued to lord over two divisions at Bellator 255. The lightweight and featherweight champ choked out Emmanuel Sanchez in the featherweight championship main event, which was also a Featherweight Grand Prix semifinal bout. Check out the Bellator 255 highlights below! Having defeated Sanchez,