The UFC held its first pay-per-view event in London on Saturday, bringing the welterweight champion Leon Edwards back to England to defend his title in an immediate rematch and trilogy fight with former champion Kamaru Usman as part of UFC 286. This followed two successful events and a historic American knockout in August. The 15-fight card had a packed O2 …

At ONE Fight Night 8 on Amazon Video, Allycia Hellen Rodrigues is prepared to show off her skills once more. The ONE atomweight Muay Thai world champion will fight Janet Todd for the title on March 24 in her much anticipated return to the ring. In the co-main event of the evening, the two ladies will face off to see …

The highly anticipated heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic appears to have a date. Jon Jones demanded a fight with Stipe Miocic after his convincing victory at UFC 285, and the heavyweight agreed. However, it now appears that the highly anticipated matchup may not go as planned. When Jones was slated to make his comeback last year, …

It seem that we’ll have to wait for Arjan Bhullar’s comeback. The match between the current heavyweight champion and interim champion Anatoly Malykhin has been removed from the schedule of a March 24 event in Singapore, according to ONE Championship’s announcement on Wednesday. The main event’s title unification matchup between Bhullar and Malykhin was scheduled. The matchup was postponed “due …

Before their UFC championship match, Leon Edwards suggests Kamaru Usman take the easy way out: Retirement. UFC welterweight champion Edwards faces Usman in his first title defence, and he isn’t surprised if his opponent loses again. After their UFC title match, Leon Edwards recommended that Kamaru Usman resign and pursue a career in fashion. In the main event of UFC …

Thiago Santos, a former contender for the UFC light heavyweight championship, is hoping to make a statement under a new promotional banner. Former UFC champions Anthony Pettis, Jeremy Stephens, Rory MacDonald, and Olivier Aubin-Mercier are among those who have previously moved from the Octagon to the Professional Fighters League’s SmartCage. After leaving the MMA leader, UFC in 2022, a new …

At ONE Fight Night 10, Aung La N Sang is certain that he will defeat Fan Rong by first-round technical knockout. After their initial battle at ONE Fight Night 6 on Prime Video in January was called off, the two middleweight veterans are scheduled to square off on Friday, May 5, on a US fight card in Denver, Colorado. The …

Openweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix competitor Liam Harrison reveals why he is hesitant to compete in it. Liam Harrison is one fighter that has disqualified himself from the next open weight Muay Thai World Grand Prix, which will be held under the ONE Championship banner. Although “The Hitman” is not one to back down from a challenge, he is …

Despite Dana White’s warning, Merab Dvalishvili is still unwilling to fight “my friend and my brother,” Aljamain Sterling. Dvalishvili dominated former bantamweight champion Petr Yan over the course of five rounds last Saturday at UFC Las Vegas, turning up the finest performance of his MMA career. A title shot would ordinarily be his after the victory. Yet because he and …

Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader will now feature Danny Sabatello vs. Marcos Breno. Danny Sabatello is poised to return for the first bout since coming up short in his effort to win the Bellator bantamweight grand prix. Officials from the promotion unveiled the new bout schedules on Tuesday for Bellator’s return to Hawaii in April. On April 21 and April 22, the …

In addition to rematching Anatoly Malykhin this year, Reinier de Ridder plans to defend his middleweight title. Reinier de Ridder, also known as ‘The Dutch Knight,’ has ambitious plans for 2023. On May 5 at ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video, he will first compete in a submission grappling match against Tye Ruotolo followed by two world title fights. …

The second half of the 2023 regular season will start on June 8 in Atlanta, Georgia at Overtime Elite Arena, live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+, according to a March 9 announcement from the Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest-growing and most innovative sports league. The PFL Regular Season follows a real sports season pattern, with top fighters from …

With his MMA career coming to a close, Benson Henderson has no regrets. Following a title loss to Bellator champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at Bellator 292, the former WEC and UFC lightweight champion announced his retirement this past Friday, ending a 17-year career. Henderson kept his promise in the end. The 39-year-old pledged to hang up his gloves after his next …

UFC 290 will feature a fight between Yair Rodriguez and Alexander Volkanovski. According to reports, Yair Rodriguez will be Alexander Volkanovski’s opponent when he makes his comeback to the 145-pound weight class. Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez are reportedly planning a fight for the lineal UFC featherweight championship at UFC 290. Earlier today (Monday, March 13, 2023) Fox Sports revealed …

The main event of Rizin Landmark Vol. 5 will be a featherweight battle between Mikuru Asakura and former champion Juntaro Ushiku. At a news conference, the promotion just recently made the event official. Yutaka Saito and Ren Hiramoto’s 145-pound fight is promoted by the Japanese organisation as the second main event of Rizin Landmark Vol. 5, which takes place on …

Usman Nurmagomedov, the lightweight champion, faced Benson Henderson in the main event of Bellator 292 to make his first championship defence. With 16 victories, Nurmagomedov had a perfect record entering this battle. Even though Henderson was a past UFC and WEC Lightweight Champion, Henderson had the MMA skills that could have caused problems for Nurmagomedov although he appeared to be …

On Saturday at UFC Las Vegas, Alexander Volkov and Alexandr Romanov competed in the co-main event as heavyweight contenders. There is no way to overstate how differently the two Alexanders battle. Volkov is a lanky kickboxer who uses his length to beat opponents up from the outside while Romanov is a robust and bulky wrestler who knocks down and smashes …

At UFC Fight Night 221 on Saturday, Merab Dvalishvili put on a commanding performance of cardio and pace, breaking the organization’s takedown attempt record en route to a unanimous decision win over Petr Yan. Dvalishvili, who was competing in his first-ever UFC main event, pressed Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) mercilessly for the duration of the 25 minutes with a …

After getting hurt during one of his training practices last year, British Muay Thai sensation Liam Harrison has yet to recover. The Muay Thai society as a whole was affected by his absence from the ring. In order to kick off the year and possibly return to world championship contention, he had originally planned on engaging in three significant matches. …

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Benson Henderson is the marquee championship match that serves as the opening act for the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix. When reigning champion Nurmagomedov faces multiple-time champion Henderson at Bellator 292 on Friday night, it will be the present and future vs. the history. In San Jose, against a fighter with extensive experience, Nurmagomedov (16-0) makes the …

At ONE Fight Night 8 on March 24, Bhullar and Malykhin will ultimately square off for the undisputed ONE heavyweight world title. Arjan Bhullar will fight Anatoly “Sladkiy” Malykhin for the vacant heavyweight championship. After missing the scheduled world championship match against Malykhin in September of last year due to an arm injury, Bhullar will make his comeback at that …

On May 6, 2023, at UFC 288 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Kron Gracie, a prominent MMA figure from the Gracie family who has participated in six UFC fights, will make his long-awaited return to the UFC. In a three-round featherweight fight, Gracie will make his UFC debut against Charles Jourdain (13 wins, 6 defeats, and 1 …

Jared Gooden, an experienced veteran, will take the place of Abubakar Nurmagomedov in their welterweight matchup this Saturday against Carlston Harris. Through his three fights in the promotion so far, Khabib’s younger cousin has seen an odd run. The Russian, who recently joined the organization after a less-than-stellar stint with the PFL, struggled to adjust to life in the octagon …

In the second round of their featherweight showcase on Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, unbeaten Xtreme Couture representative Brahyan Zurcher submitted David Evans and secured a Professional Fighters League contract during Week 6 of the PFL Challenger Series. Evans (5-2, 0-1 PFL) exited the game 1:37 into Round 2, losing his first career match through submission. With kicks, …

In the main event of Rizin 42, two of the best bantamweights in Rizin will square off, and a scattering of international talent will further spice up a packed schedule for Tokyo. Following fight announcements shared by the promotion on social media, Rizin 42, which will take place at the Tokyo Ariake Arena on Saturday, May 6, is expected to …

Ray Borg, a fellow UFC veteran, will be welcomed into the Bellator cage by Kyoji Horiguchi. On April 22 at Bellator 295 in Honolulu, former bantamweight champions Horiguchi (31-5) and Borg (16-5) will square off. Once Borg agreed to the promotion, ESPN first speculated about the potential fight in late February. The flyweight booking was first reported by MMA Mania. …

The latest UFC Fight Night’s main event is a bantamweight fight. In the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will face Merab Dvalishvili. Although a title shot may be in the cards for the victor of the contest on Saturday, Dvalishvili has previously stated that he would not force a title contest if …

The Bellator 292 main card on Friday at SAP Center in San Jose, California opening fight features a battle between two standout finishers at 170 pounds: No. 2 welterweight contender Michael Page (20-2) and No. 5 ranked Goiti Yamauchi (28-5). The interim welterweight title fight between “MVP” and Logan Storley at Bellator 281 ended in a split decision for Storley, …

At ONE Championship’s first on-ground U.S. event, ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III on Prime Video on Friday, May 5, former ONE Lightweight World Champion Ok Rae Yoon will square off with American veteran Lowen Tynanes. The inclusion to the epic card was disclosed on March 3, by the Singapore-based promotion. When Tynanes returns to the Circle for …

Zebaztian “The Bandit” Kadestam will have his hands full on May 5th when he competes in ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video against the highly decorated “Robocop” Roberto Soldic. The contest features a classic confrontation between one of the most seasoned competitors in the division and a fresh face trying to advance in the rankings. Zebaztian Kadestam expressed his …