Gina Carano fired from The Mandalorian for social media posts Gina Carano, a pioneer in women’s mixed martial arts, is no longer a part of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Carano’s character, bounty hunter Cara Dune, was a major character in the Disney+ award-winning show. Carano’s social media posts and interaction have drawn criticism
By MMA Junkie Staff | February 11, 2021 12:05 am At UFC Fight Night 184, three men scored big wins. You had Alexander Volkov stopping Alistair Overeem in the heavyweight main event, Cory Sandhagen hitting a “Knockout of the Year” candidate on Frankie Edgar in the bantamweight co-main event, and Beneil Dariush earning a split
Feb 8, 2021 Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight championship against former training partner Gilbert Burns in the main event of UFC 258 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The title fight, which takes place at the UFC’s Apex facility, will be on pay-per-view, which fans can purchase here. The five-fight PPV main card begins at
Glover Teixeira will make weight for UFC 259, serving as a backup fighter for the main event clash between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Israel Adesanya in Las Vegas. Teixeira does not have a fight booked for the March 6 pay-per-view event, which takes place at UFC APEX, but will be ready in case Blachowicz
Ricky Simon Key Stats: 33 takedowns landed (2nd all-time among BW), 47.8% takedown accuracy (tied 3rd), 32.8% control time (6th) What It Means: Simon is an exhausting wrestler whose physical strength makes him a daunting problem for opponents to solve. He really embraces the wrestling-grind in the Octagon, and his tricks long the fence make
According to his coach, Charles Oliveira has no interest in fighting Nate Diaz at 165, 175, or any division at all. In an interview released yesterday, Nate Diaz discussed who he would like to face next inside the Octagon. At the top of his list was Dustin Poirier, and the only other name he mentioned
Drakkar Klose will look to get back into the win column at UFC Vegas 19 on February 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada after having his three-fight win streak snapped by Beneil Dariush at UFC 248. But he won’t be doing it against Jai Herbert. That’s because Herbert has been forced out of the Lightweight matchup
UFC 258 Embedded: ‘We’ll quarantine the whole time… we can’t jeopardize the event.’ UFC 258 Embedded features the fighter from Saturday’s pay-per-view event at The Apex in Las Vegas, where welterweight champion Kamaru Usman puts his belt on the line against former teammate Gilbert Burns in the main event. [embedded content] Kamaru Usman compares himself
By Danny Segura | February 10, 2021 6:15 pm Alexa Grasso has no regrets leaving the UFC strawweight division. The Mexican fighter competes Saturday for the second time in a weight class above her original division. Grasso (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) takes on Maycee Barber in the co-main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas,
With nearly an 80% finishing rate in his professional career, Tony Ferguson has amassed a collection of impressive knockouts and submissions. Count down the top 5 of his UFC career ahead of his UFC 238 matchup with Donald Cerrone on June 8. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with
At the UFC 178 Weigh-ins, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier both made weight in front of a wild crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Subscribe to our channel for more MMA videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn – Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/MMAFighting) and follow us on Twitter (@MMAFighting)! – MMA
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Ottman Azaitar hosted a post-fight press conference after his TKO of Khama Worthy at UFC on ESPN+ 35 on Saturday in Las Vegas. 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: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Find us on Instagram:
3:00 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is still the UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, although even he believes the belt should belong to Dustin Poirier. Speaking to Match TV, Nurmagomedov (29-0) said he believes Poirier “deserves” to be the UFC’s 155-pound champion, following his knockout victory over Conor McGregor last month. Before the fight, UFC president Dana
This is The A-Side Live Chat. For this episode, José Youngs, Alex Savas, and E. Casey Leydon react to some of the biggest news in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include fallout from UFC Vegas 18, including Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen’s violent KO wins, the recent Bellator announcement, the upcoming Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix,
Robertson is currently tied with Roxanne Modafferi and Katlyn Chookagian for the most fights (nine) in the UFC women’s flyweight division. In those nine fights, Robertson has secured the most submissions (four) by a woman in UFC history. She also currently has the most stoppage wins in UFC women’s flyweight history (five) and she has
Bellator has a new home on SHOWTIME. By now fans have heard about the new tournament news. But in the grand scope of Bellator’s future and how fans can see their presentation of mixed martial arts, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker returns to familiar territory with SHOWTIME Sports and is bringing the Bellator MMA roster
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As he so often does following important Lightweight/Welterweight fights, Nate Diaz recently emerged from his self-inflicted coma to talk himself back into some fights! The Stockton bad boy set his sights on Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira, specifically targeting those fights at 170 lbs. It may not make any sense, but