UFC Vegas 9: Brian Kelleher to face Kevin Natividad after COVID-19 test forces Ricky Simon out
UFC featherweight Brian Kelleher was supposed to face fellow Ricky Simon at this weekend’s UFC Vegas 9 event. However, Simon has been pulled from the…
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Submission Underground 17 Results: Mason Fowler taps Craig Jones, retains Absolute title
Submission Underground 17 went off last night, live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event there was a trilogy match between SUG Absolute champ…
UFC Vegas 8 Post-Fight Bonuses: Ricardo Lamas and Bill Algeo put on a show
UFC VEGAS 8 just wrapped up at the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, NV. Headlining the action was a light heavyweight bout between former…
Kenosha resident Ben Rothwell sends message of support for the Black Lives Matter movement
Kenosha, WI is currently the site of protests against racial injustice and police killings of Black people. The protests are in response to the police…
UFC Vegas 7 Medical Suspensions: NSAC orders rib X-ray for Dobson, toe sutures for Rodriguez
UFC Vegas 7 went down last weekend and in the main event Frankie Edgar made a successful bantamweight debut, beating Pedro Munhoz by split decision.…
UFC Vegas 8 Results: Smith and Rakic make weight, two prelim fighters come in heavy
The UFC continues to roll onside it’s pseudo-bubble known as the UFC APEX. Tomorrow night’s offering, UFC Vegas 8, offers a light heavyweight clash as…
Stipe Miocic not interested in Francis Ngannou rematch, wants ‘new challenge’ instead
Stipe Miocic is fresh off another record UFC title defense to Daniel Cormier at UFC 252. The win solidified Miocic as one of, if not…
‘Why destroy your legacy for a bum like McGregor?’: Manny Pacquiao’s coach bashes rumored super fight
It remains to be seen if there are any legs to all the hinting that has been going on about a potential super fight between…
Renato Moicano to fight Magomed Mustafaev on October 17 UFC card
Recently Renato Moicano let everyone know that he wanted to take on a former UFC champion for his next bout in the lightweight division. He…
Shana Dobson’s win at UFC Vegas 7 called biggest UFC upset ever
At this weekend’s UFC Vegas 7: Munhoz vs. Edgar event Shana Dobson earned Performance of the Night honours by finishing Mariya Agapova with a second…
Dana White claims Tony Ferguson ‘probably’ next for Dustin Poirier
UFC President Dana White spoke with reporters last night (virtually) after UFC on ESPN 15 wrapped up, a show that saw Frankie Edgar take a…
Photo Vault: Russian Hercules and circus wrestlers of the 1900s
Both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts can trace their lineages through the circuses and carnivals that took place on piers and in big tops…
Ryan Hall injured, out of fight with Ricardo Lamas
It has been over a year since TUF 22 winner Ryan Hall last stepped inside the UFC Octagon. It had been expected that Hall would…
Bellator MMA reveals debut dates for Cat Zingano and Liz Carmouche
Bellator MMA has announced back-to-back shows for September 11 and 12, both to be hosted in the ‘FightSphere’ aka Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in…
UFC Vegas 7 weigh-in results and video: Edgar and Munhoz make weight, two fighters pulled from card
The UFC remains in Vegas this weekend, with another offering from within its APEX facility. Headlining this event is the bantamweight debut of former UFC…
Bellator 244: weigh in results and video: Bader 204, Nemkov 203.9
Bellator MMA is back inside their ‘FightSphere’ bubble this Friday. That bubble is formed around their regular stomping grounds of the Mohegan Sun Casino and…
Backyard MMA fight ends with gunfire, suspect at large
According to the Star Gazette out of Elmira, NY, authorities from the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office are seeking a suspect who fired a handgun during…
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa now set for September 26, additional bouts announced
During the broadcast of this weekend’s UFC 252, the UFC announced that it’s next pay-per-view, featuring a middleweight title fight between champion Israel Adesanya and…
Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic to headline August 29 UFC event
During last night’s UFC 252 broadcast the promotion revealed that their August 29th event will feature light heavyweights in its main event slot. At the…
‘F—k, look at my eye’; Daniel Cormier says he lost vision after eye poke during UFC 252 fight with Stipe Miocic
Daniel Cormier was unsuccessful in his attempt to wrest the UFC heavyweight title back from Stipe Miocic last night. The former UFC light heavyweight and…