Category: MMA News

  • Valentina Shevchenko accepts Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s challenge

    Valentina Shevchenko accepts Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s challenge

    Saturday afternoon the MMA community was stunned to learn that just hours before she was scheduled to step into the Octagon to fight Valentina Shevchenko, Amanda Nunes had been pulled from the card after being hospitalized. Without missing a beat, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk offered to step in and fight Shevchenko on short […]

  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk attempting to step in and fight Valentina Shevchenko

    Joanna Jedrzejczyk attempting to step in and fight Valentina Shevchenko

    In a surprising turn of events, after UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was pulled from her UFC 213 main event scrap with Amanda Nunes tonight in Las Vegas, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who is teammates with Amanda Nunes at American Top Team, is now attempting to convince UFC President Dana White to […]

  • Amanda Nunes pulled from UFC 213

    Amanda Nunes pulled from UFC 213

    Unfortunate news surfaced Saturday morning that UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes had been hospitalized ahead of her UFC 213 title defense against Valentina Shevchenko tonight. Shortly after, MMAJunkie’s John Morgan confirmed with UFC President Dana White that Nunes was indeed off the card. Interestingly enough, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk attempted to convince […]

  • Amanda Nunes reportedly hospitalized, UFC 213 main event in jeopardy

    Amanda Nunes reportedly hospitalized, UFC 213 main event in jeopardy

    In a surprising turn of events, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has reportedly been hospitalized, and her UFC 213 main event scrap with Valentina Shevchenko is now in jeopardy according to multiple sources. Amanda Nunes has been feeling ill this week. She's currently in the hospital. Tonight's main event is in jeopardy. No official […]

  • Anthony Pettis explains change in training camp ahead of UFC 213

    Anthony Pettis explains change in training camp ahead of UFC 213

    Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be making his highly anticipated return to the lightweight division tonight at UFC 213 when he faces UFC veteran Jim Miller in a pivotal fight for the former champ. Ahead of the fight, Anthony Pettis spoke to MMAFighting to explain what he did different for this training camp […]

  • Tony Ferguson responds to Justin Gaethje’s callout

    Tony Ferguson responds to Justin Gaethje’s callout

    Friday night in the TUF 25 Redemption Finale, former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje picked up a thrilling win over Michael Johnson in the main event, as the two delivered an action-packed two rounds that ultimately saw Gaethje pick up a TKO win over ‘The Meance’. Following the fight, Gaethje called out top ranked UFC lightweight […]

  • Justin Gaethje calls out Tony Ferguson, says McGregor “better be watching”

    Justin Gaethje calls out Tony Ferguson, says McGregor “better be watching”

    Friday night in Las Vegas, former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje made his triumphant UFC debut as he knocked out Michael Johnson in the second round of their main event scrap of the TUF 25 Finale. Following the thrilling win, many immediately began to speculate as to who Gaethje should fight next, he spoke at the […]

  • Conor McGregor reacts to Gaethje vs. Johnson main event

    Conor McGregor reacts to Gaethje vs. Johnson main event

    Friday night in Las Vegas, Justin Gaethje made his highly anticipated UFC debut as he faced UFC veteran Michael Johnson in a highly anticipated grudge match that will go down as one of the most thrilling fights of all time. The fight earned praise from nearly every member of the MMA community given its back […]

  • TJ Dillashaw congratulates friend Jesse Taylor on winning TUF

    TJ Dillashaw congratulates friend Jesse Taylor on winning TUF

    Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw sat cageside Friday night as his former Cal State Fullerton wrestling teammate, and TUF Redemption Team Dillashaw member, Jesse Taylor defeat Dhiego Lima to become the winner of TUF Redemption. Taylor’s win comes nine years after he was set to compete in the TUF Finale after advancing to the […]

  • Fighters react to tonight’s insane TUF 25 Finale Main Event

    Fighters react to tonight’s insane TUF 25 Finale Main Event

    Fighters react to tonight’s insane TUF 25 Finale Main Event A key lightweight scrap between Michael Johnson and Justin Gaethje headlined tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas. After a wild opening round, which saw Michael Johnson badly hurt Gaethje, Justin was able to rally late in round two and come away with the […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Justin Gaethje TKO’s Michael Johnson (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Justin Gaethje TKO’s Michael Johnson (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje A key lightweight scrap between Michael Johnson and Justin Gaethje served as the main event of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Johnson comes out quickly. He lands a hard left jab and then a right hand that stuns Justin. […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Jesse Taylor submits Dhiego Lima

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Jesse Taylor submits Dhiego Lima

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Jesse Taylor vs. Dhiego Lima Dhiego Lima and Jesse Taylor squared off to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 25 in the co-main event of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Taylor instantly charges forward and grabs a hold of a single leg. […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Drakkar Klose defeats Marc Diakiese (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Drakkar Klose defeats Marc Diakiese (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Marc Diakiese vs. Drakkar Klose A lightweight scrap between Marc Diakiese and Drakkar Klose took place on tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Klose lands two hard leg kicks to start. Diakiese misses with a spinning kick and Klose lands another hard low kick. […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Jared Cannonier TKO’s Nick Roehrick (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Jared Cannonier TKO’s Nick Roehrick (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Jared Cannonier vs. Nick Roehrick A light heavyweight scrap between Jared Cannonier and Nick Roehrick took place on tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Nick lands a left jab to start things off. He misses with a follow up right hand. Cannonier circles and […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Brad Tavares defeats Elias Theodorou

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Brad Tavares defeats Elias Theodorou

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou A middleweight scrap between Brad Tavares and Elias Theodorou took place during tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas, Nevada. Round one begins and Theodorou rushes in with a low kick. He follows that up with a high kick. Elias is utilizing a lot […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Jordan Johnson defeats Marcel Fortuna (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Jordan Johnson defeats Marcel Fortuna (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Marcel Fortuna vs. Jordan Johnson A light heavyweight scrap between Marcel Fortuna and Jordan Johnson kicked off tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Johnson starts things off with a right hand. Fortuna replies with a leg kick. Johnson with a jab and then drops […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: Angela Hill defeats Ashley Yoder (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Angela Hill defeats Ashley Yoder (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder A women’s strawweight scrap between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder served as the featured bout of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale prelims. Round one begins and Yoder immediately gets to work with some kicks. She moves forward and grabs a hold of Angela in the clinch. Ashley […]

  • TUF 25 Finale Results: James Krause defeats Tom Gallicchio (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: James Krause defeats Tom Gallicchio (Highlights)

    TUF 25 Finale Results: Tom Gallicchio vs. James Krause TUF 25 competitors Tom Gallicchio and James Krause squared off during the prelims of tonight’s finale event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Gallicchio immediately presses forward in search of an early takedown. Krause is sticking and moving early. James throws a kick but Tom […]

  • McGregor Sports and Entertainment gets first massive feature

    McGregor Sports and Entertainment gets first massive feature

    McGregor Sports and Entertainment is the featured promotion sitting right next to Floyd Mayweather’s Mayweather Promotions logo on the Mayweather vs McGregor World Tour graphic that the UFC posted on Friday. The announcement of the four-city international press tour will jump to three different countries in four days. BREAKING: #MayMacWorldTour featuring @TheNotoriousMMA & @FloydMayweather announced […]

  • VIDEO | Rousimar Palhares ends fight in 37-seconds with opponent screaming in pain

    VIDEO | Rousimar Palhares ends fight in 37-seconds with opponent screaming in pain

    Rousimar Palhares separated Alexei Ivanov foot in less than 40 s. (FNG 70) pic.twitter.com/wpQCZWB7mx — Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) July 7, 2017 Rousimar Palhares was back in competition on Friday. The former WSOF champion fought Alexei Ivanov at FNG – Fight Nights Global 70. The matchup between Palhares and Ivanov was the featured main event of the […]

  • Yoel Romero explains love-hate relationship with Michael Bisping

    Yoel Romero explains love-hate relationship with Michael Bisping

    UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and top middleweight contender Yoel Romero have a rather lengthy, and very public, rivalry going back quite some time now. Following Yoel Romero’s knockout of Chris Weidman at UFC 205, where Bisping was in attendance for his Fox Sports 1 duties, the ‘Soldier of God’ campaigned for a fight with […]

  • VIDEO | Showtime releases epic promotion for Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

    VIDEO | Showtime releases epic promotion for Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

    The mega money fight featuring the two biggest stars from combat sports is coming on August 26 as Floyd Mayweather will welcome Conor McGregor into the boxing ring. Mayweather is undefeated in his professional boxing career holding a perfect 49-0 record while McGregor will make his professional boxing debut with a 0-0 pro boxing record. […]

  • Chuck Liddell weighs-in on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather

    Chuck Liddell weighs-in on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather

    Ahead of the highly anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather superfight on August 26th, MMA fighters and boxers have continued to offer insight into the bout, giving breakdowns of the scrap in interviews, and on social media. The general consensus amongst fighters is that Conor McGregor likely needs to land a big punch early in […]

  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour schedule announced

    Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour schedule announced

    Thursday evening news surfaced regarding the first Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor press conference, which will be held at the Staples Center on Tuesday July 11th. Friday morning, the combat sports community awoke to news of the full Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour schedule, which you can see below! TUESDAY, JULY 11 LOS […]

  • Travis Browne opens up on home robbery

    Travis Browne opens up on home robbery

    Recently, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey revealed that her Venice home was burglarized before she and her hubby, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, left for New Zealand. Browne, without missing a beat, wound up finding the robbers at a nearby skate park and alerting police officers. The incident flew under the radar when it […]

  • Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather press conference set for July 11th

    Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather press conference set for July 11th

    With the countdown officially underway for the highly anticipated Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match, the reports of the media tour recently began to emerge. Now however, an official announcement regarding the press tour has surfaced, after the Staples Center posted on social media that tickets were on sale for the highly anticipated press […]

  • Ticket prices for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

    Ticket prices for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor

    Thursday afternoon, tickets for the highly anticipated August 26th boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor went on sale on the T-Mobile Arena website. While tickets for the event were expected to be extremely expensive, fight fans will be stunned to learn that the cheapest seats in the arena were sold at $2,425, while […]

  • Anthony Pettis on UFC 213 fight: “I’ve just got to go make a statement”

    Anthony Pettis on UFC 213 fight: “I’ve just got to go make a statement”

    This Saturday at UFC 213, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon when he takes on fellow UFC veteran Jim Miller. Ahead of the fight, Anthony Pettis knows he’s likely in a must-win situation after going just 1-4 over the course of his last 5 fights, with […]