By Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn | April 4, 2021 9:15 am ANAHEIM, Calif. – Michael Bisping has commentated alongside some of the best, but there’s one person he’s yet to work with. Bisping’s transition from fighter to commentator has been one with a goal of adding value, insight and personality to the broadcast booth.
1:10 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov to headline an event in June, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the heavyweight matchup, which will headline UFC Fight Night on June 26 at a location to be announced. Gane (8-0), of France,
A new poster has emerged ahead of UFC Vegas 23 on April 10 after Kevin Holland stepped up on short notice to face Marvin Vettori in the new five-round main event. Holland is looking to bounce back after he lost a largely one-sided contest to Derek Brunson in March, which snapped a five-fight win streak
Due to injuries, please note the following updates for next weekend’s event: Darren Till has been removed from his main event middleweight bout against Marvin Vettori. Replacing Till will be Kevin Holland, who steps in on short notice after competing in his first UFC main event just weeks earlier. Bea Malecki has been removed from
Two top-5 heavyweights will meet when Ciryl Gane faces Alexander Volkov as the headliner of the June 26 UFC card. According to an ESPN report, Ciryl Gane and Alexander Volkov have verbally agreed to fight one another on June 26 in what will be the second fight of the year for both men. There is
Fight fans got to see a ridiculous highlight-reel finish on Friday when Paul Capaldo scored a perfect spin kick knockout at Cage Fury Fighting Championship 95 in Philadelphia. Capaldo, who came into the fight undefeated, was matched up against rising youngster Chris Vasil. After two back-and-forth rounds it was Capaldo who landed the most meaningful
Flashback: Jon Jones talks to Steve-O about Francis Ngannou and UFC pay Jon Jones has long been at odds with the UFC over his contract. The situation resurfaced recently when the potential megafight between him and newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou became a very public negotiation that has turned ugly. That’s nothing new
By MMA Junkie Staff | April 3, 2021 8:30 pm Follow @MMAjunkie UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Khabib Nurmagomedov’s influence was felt at Bellator 255 beyond just the cousin who shares his last name. Magomed Magomedov (18-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) closed out the preliminary card at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., with a second-round submission of Cee
Fightlore, a new UFC FIGHT PASS Original series, teaches you about the man with the golden throat and great taste in suits as Bruce Buffer takes you through his amazing life story from meeting his brother, Michael Buffer at the age of 28 to his fistfight with UFC Fighter, Frank Trigg inside a packed elevator.
Before UFC 187, Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson pulled off a fake brawl prank at the UFC’s Welcome to the Show event Saturday in Los Angeles. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com /subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com
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#UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier previews his rematch with Conor McGregor at #UFC257, discusses Khabib Nurmagomedov’s future and more in this interview with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter:
12:10 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Two-division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire showed off what makes him the best fighter in Bellator and perhaps the top featherweight in all of MMA on Friday night. Freire, a 33-year-old from Brazil, handed Emmanuel Sanchez his first stoppage loss with a technical submission by guillotine choke in Round 1 to
From the day she was crowed the first ever UFC women’s flyweight champion, Nicco Montano has known her purpose was more than just fighting or trying to hold onto a belt. In addition to her achievement in the 125-pound division, the now 32-year-old veteran was also the first Native American to ever hold UFC gold
“I kicked him in the head, but I kicked him light,” Griffin said. “It was more like a slap kick, but my foot hit his ear and his ear started ringing. After the practice he was like, ‘my f****** head’s still ringing!’” Not that a former champion, TUF winner, savior of a sport and frontrunner
Michael Chandler is basing his belief that he will break Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 on past evidence. Michael Chandler is on record in recently stating that he believes that Dan Hooker was a tougher test than Oliveira will be, and one of the reasons he came to that conclusion is because Hooker never gives
Colby Covington has declared himself the official backup for the upcoming welterweight title fight rematch between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 later this month. Seeing as Covington is the No. 1-ranked welterweight in the world this isn’t that far of a stretch. UFC hasn’t made anything official, but if something was
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announced BELLATOR 259 on Friday, May 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’s Leslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena