212 shares By John Morgan | February 8, 2021 10:10 pm Former Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus is alleged to have struck a female victim multiple times before stabbing her with “a sharp instrument.” The details come via an arrest affidavit filed with the Hollywood (Fla.) Police Department, which MMA Junkie obtained Monday. Straus (26-9
7:26 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his challenger, Gilbert Burns, step into the Octagon on Saturday night, they will be kicking off an unprecedented run of title bouts. From this weekend’s UFC 258 event through UFC 260 six weeks later, there will be six fights in which a belt
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“If Faber wanted to come back, I would,” he began, stopping himself before dismissing a second fight with “The California Kid,” whom he beat at UFC 203. “Well, the two big hits I got from Faber in that fight were an eye-poke and a groin shot, so I would like that one back to f***
Mike Perry has called out several fighters as he looks for his next scrap. Mike Perry took to social media over the weekend to call out several fighters like Alan Jouban, Li Jingliang, Robbie Lawler, Conor McGregor, Al Iaquinta, Paul Felder, Vicente Luque, and Niko Price. “Platinum” also called out Li Jingliang for good measure
Gilbert Burns will look to fulfill a lifelong dream this Saturday night (Feb. 13, 2021) when he takes on current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, in the main event of UFC 258 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Before then, let’s roll back the hands of time to see one of Gilbert’s biggest wins
Watch Kamaru Usman choke out Hayder Hassan ahead of UFC 258 [embedded content] Take a look back to 2015, when Kamaru Usman earned his shot in the UFC by winning Season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter as a rising prospect with this win over Hayder Hassan. Now, Usman is looking to defend his welterweight title
By Nolan King | February 8, 2021 5:20 pm Former Bellator featherweight champion Daniel Straus is once again in trouble with the law. Straus (26-9 MMA, 12-6 BMMA) was arrested Friday in Florida and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon according to arrest records from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest was
UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor gives his introduction speech to his team after the fights to get into the house on episode 2. “The Notorious” explains the thought process behind why he won’t be “coaching” the fighters this season.
At UFC 222 open workouts, Brian Ortega discusses the songs he chose for his workout, sparring with his little brother, his living situation, fighting Frankie Edgar and much 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 More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA
Alistair Overeem talks to reporters at UFC Fight Night 184 media day ahead of his heavyweight main event with Alexander Volkov on Saturday in Las Vegas. #UFCFightNight184 #UFCVegas18 #AlistairOvereem For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the
10:30 PM ET Cory Sandhagen made a statement on Saturday night in Las Vegas, knocking out veteran Frankie Edgar with a memorable strike that will be seen on highlight reels for many years to come. Sandhagen’s flying knee landed flush on Edgar’s chin, sending him to the canvas and knocking him out. Sandhagen has now
Chris Leben couldn’t have written a better ending to his career. The 40-year-old veteran, who spent years competing in the UFC after he was part of the original cast of The Ultimate Fighter, officially retired on Friday night after earning a devastating first-round knockout over Quentin Henry at BKFC KnuckleMania. Leben had already been out
Key Stats: 7:40:51 total fight time (1st all-time), 70 takedowns landed (4th all-time), 2,339 strikes landed (3rd all-time) What It Means: At 39 years old, Edgar showed he has plenty left in the tank in a hard-fought bantamweight debut against Pedro Munhoz. Perhaps the most encouraging thing was that fight looked like a classic fight
Alexander Volkov is not content with his TKO victory over Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 18 and has big plans for the future. In the main event of UFC Vegas 18, Alexander Volkov picked up his second consecutive victory when he TKOed Alistair Overeem in the second round. This would make for one of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to action last night (Sat., Feb. 6, 2021) to stage UFC Vegas 18 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Alexander Volkov knockout Alistair Overeen in the headlining act (highlights). In the co-main event of the evening, Cory Sandhagen knocked out former Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, in the
While the first half of 2020 was a wash for light-heavyweight Fabio Cherant, he was able to rebound and have a productive second half of the year, picking up back-to-back wins. For Cherant, who was coming off a loss in only bout of 2019, to salvage 2020 with two straight wins made the struggles he
By Blue Corner | February 7, 2021 6:30 pm Social media has become a significant part of the sporting landscape. But few, if any, professional sports match the level of interaction and personal access provided by MMA. In an individual competition in which nearly every athlete is chasing the same goal of financial success and