• UFC 224 Embedded, Episode 6: ‘I’m going to take that hype from her’

    In the latest episode of UFC 224 Embedded, the fighters meet the press and square off, Amanda Nunes looks at old photos, the fighters cut weight, and more.
  • Israel Adesanya Eyeing Winner of Paulo Costa vs. Uriah Hall

    Despite having his next bout booked, Israel Adesanya is already looking forward. Adesanya is scheduled to take on Brad Tavares in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” 27 Finale. It’ll be “The Last Stylebender’s” first headlining Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout. He’ll be putting his perfect 13-0 professional mixed martial arts record on the […]
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  • Fabian Edwards: ‘If it isn’t a title shot next, there’s something wrong with BAMMA’ 

    With Mike Shipman leaving for Bellator and vacating the middleweight title, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before BAMMA would announce that blue-chip prospect Fabian Edwards would compete for the strap.There was a lot of talk about his clash with SBG’s Claudio Conti being contested for the vacant title this Saturday night in Dublin at BAMMA 35. Edwards’ notorious teammate and reality television star, Aaron Chalmers, even campaigned for upping the stakes of the showdown
  • Ahead of inaugural season, PFL institutes its own uniform policy

    When the Professional Fighters League officially relaunches next month, its logo won’t be the only new look it will be featuring.
    MMAFighting.com has learned that the promotion has instituted its own uniform policy, however, unlike the UFC’s recent deal with Reebok, this one will allow fighters to feature their own sponsors while competing.
    Below are the details, according to a deck that was distributed to fighters and their camps in March and subsequently obtained by MMAFighting.co
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  • Marcin Held meets Callan Potter in promotional debut at ACB 88  

    Marcin Held will be going behind enemy lines for his ACB debut when he meets Australian standout, Callan Potter, in Brisbane at ACB 88 on Jun. 16.ACB confirmed the lightweight bout with MMA Fighting on Friday.Held (23-7-0) signed with ACB after banking his first UFC win in four trips to the Octagon, a decision over debutant Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Gdansk. Since then, the jiu-jitsu ace took two victories at grappling event, Quintet 1. To begin his UFC stint, Held took three consecutive losses ag
  • Megan Anderson Interested in Seeing How Holly Holm Game Plans For Her

    Megan Anderson is intrigued by her match-up with Holly Holm. On June 9, Anderson will make her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut. Welcoming her to the Octagon will be former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holm. The women’s featherweight clash will be featured on the main card of UFC 225. Anderson is a former Invicta FC […]
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  • Paul Daley: If Bellator is ‘trying to punish me’ with Fitch fight, ‘it’s a big mistake’

    Barring an unlikely change of heart, Paul Daley’s fight against Jon Fitch on Saturday will be one of Daley’s last under the Bellator umbrella.
    The veteran welterweight has publicly feuded with the promotion since his September 2017 knockout win over Lorenz Larkin. Along the way, Daley has repeatedly cited a lack of respect he feels he’s received from Bellator executives and expressed disgruntlement with the lackluster promotional push he feels he’s gotten since his defea
  • MMA manager Brian Butler-Au describes ‘scary’ robbery at gunpoint in Rio before UFC 224

    Several UFC employees and people involved in the mixed martial arts business were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday night. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the frightening occurrence.
    On Friday, MMA manager Brian Butler-Au, told the story of what happened to TMZ Sports. Butler-Au, who represents the likes of UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway among many others, said he and others were hanging out across the street from the fighter hotel at an outdoor bar wh
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  • MMANews Fantasy League Tips: UFC 224

    UFC 224 takes place on the 12th May at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is headlined by a UFC women’s bantamweight championship fight, as champion Amanda Nunes takes on challenger Raquel Pennington. This event marks the second round of our MMANews Fantasy League which gives our fans the chance to […]
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  • Bellator 199 weigh-in video

    At the Bellator 199 weigh-ins, all 38 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights will step on the scales Friday afternoon.
    Ryan Bader and Muhammed Lawal will have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds (with one-pound allowance).
    The Bellator 198 weigh-in video can be seen above, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
    See the Bellator 198 weigh-in results below (courtesy of MMAjunkie)
    Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET)
    Ryan Bader (225.1) vs. Muhammed Lawal (217.4)
    Jon Fitch (171) vs. Paul Daley
  • UFC Made The Wrong Move Cutting Yair Rodriguez

    On early Friday morning a bombshell broke. UFC president Dana White confirmed to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times that the UFC has officially released top-15 featherweight contender and former Ultimate Fighter winner Yair Rodriguez. According to White, the UFC offered Rodriguez bouts against Zabit Magomedovsharipov and Ricardo Lamas and he turned them both down, […]
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  • Bellator 199 Weigh-in Results: Ryan Bader vs. King Mo Official

    UPDATE: Ryan Bader and Muhammed Lawal made weight for their Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix bout. We’re still updating weigh-in results below. The Bellator 199 weigh-ins are underway. Tomorrow night (May 12), Bellator 199 goes down from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. In the main event, Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will take […]
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  • Yair Rodriguez informed UFC intends to release him

    It seems Yair Rodriguez will no longer be a UFC fighter.The season one winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America has been informed of his release by the UFC for refusing to take a fight for UFC 227 on Aug. 4. The news was first reported by the LA Times early Friday morning; MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani later confirmed the report, and added that the UFC has only informed Rodriguez of his release, but has yet to officially cut him from the roster.Rodriguez was offered two opponents for
  • UFC 224 Group Robbed at Gunpoint Friday Morning Before Weigh-ins

    Sucker Punch Entertainment’s Brian Butler-Au and several unidentified Ultimate Fighting Championship employees were robbed at gunpoint Friday in UFC 224 host city Rio de Janeiro, according to Dana White.
  • Bellator 199 Weigh-in Results: Ryan Bader-‘King Mo’ Grand Prix Semifinal Gets Green Light

    The 2018 Bellator MMA heavyweight grand prix has begun to separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • Bellator 199 Weigh-in Results: Ryan Bader-‘King Mo’ Grand Prix Quarterfinal Gets Green Light

    The 2018 Bellator MMA heavyweight grand prix has begun to separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • UFC 224 Weigh-in Results: Mackenzie Dern Misses Weight by Seven Pounds

    If Amanda Nunes plans to further consolidate power atop the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division, she will have to go through Raquel Pennington.
  • Yair Rodriguez Cut By UFC For Turning Down Fight Against Zabit Magomedsharipov

    Featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez was officially cut by the Ultimate Fighting Championship for refusing to take a fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov, according to a report by Los Angeles Times’ Lance Pugmire.
  • Colby Covington Makes Controversial Comments Towards UFC Staffers Robbed In Brazil

    UFC employees working Saturday’s UFC 224 event in Rio de Janeiro were robbed outside the host hotel on Thursday according to President Dana White (via ESPN’s Brett Okamoto). Just spoke to UFC president Dana White about an incident that is apparently ongoing right now in Brazil. White was just told several employees and others associated […]
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  • Muhammed Lawal Responds to Matt Mitrione’s Harsh Comments

    It didn’t take long for Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal to respond to the latest comments made by Matt Mitrione. These two fighters are known to speak their minds when speaking to the media to promote their fights. Lawal and Mitrione are slated to meet in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter Final as part of […]
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  • Eddie Alvarez Opens up on Reason he’s Not ‘Super Excited’ About Dustin Poirier Rematch

    Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is still not quite where he thought he would be. Just last week, it was reported that the promotion was attempting to book a second fight between Alvarez and Poirier that would most likely take place at UFC on FOX 30. Their first fight took place at UFC 211 […]
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  • Scott Coker Addresses Bellator Ratings Taking a Hit in 2018

    The ratings of Bellator MMA on the Paramount Network this year have been a hot topic. Bellator MMA and Scott Coker are slowly but surely putting together a roster that has a mixture of key fighters to their roster that features not only fighters who have risen through the ranks in Bellator but also fighters […]
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  • Amanda Cooper calls Mackenzie Dern a ‘disgrace’ for missing weight

    Amanda Cooper isn’t happy about Mackenzie Dern badly missing weight, and she’s looking forward to making her pay for it in the Octagon.
    The two were scheduled to meet in a strawweight bout on the main card of UFC 224 on Saturday at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, but Dern came in heavy at Friday’s weigh-ins, hitting the scale at seven pounds over the 115-pound limit (plus a one-pound allowance).
    It was ruled that Dern would be fined 30 percent of her show money (10 perce
  • Lightweight Contenders Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier Set for Rematch at UFC on Fox 30

    Speculation has been mounting for some time when Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contenders Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier would lock horns again inside the Octagon after their controversial fight.
  • Full UFC 224 Early Weigh-In Results. Mackenzie Dern Misses Weight By Seven Pounds.

    Mackenzie Dern’s weigh-in issues continue to haunt her young MMA career. The jiu-jitsu sensation missed weight this morning by a staggering seven pounds over the strawweight limit at 123-pounds ahead of her fight against Amanda Bobby Cooper. Watch her step on the scales below 123-Pounds Grappling star Mackenzie Dern missed weight for her #UFC224 strawweight […]
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  • Darren Till Hits Back At Bullying Claims: You Haven’t Got A Clue

    After posting a sparring video, UFC welterweight Darren Till received huge backlash, with some fans claiming that he’s bullying his sparring partners due to the mismatch in ability. In the video, Till is shown dominating his sparring partner, hurting his opponent badly on two separate occasions with well placed left hands and hard body shots. Methods […]
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  • Polaris 7 Card Starting to Take Shape with Welterweight Tournament

    One of Europe’s premier submission grappling promotions is back for its latest installment.
  • Knockout Artist Volkan Oezdemir has a Message for Former Champ ‘Shogun’ Rua

    Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight contenders Volkan Oezdemir and Mauricio Rua are set to do battle in main event of UFC Fight Night 134 on July 22, which takes place inside the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
  • Kelvin Gastelum Confident a Title Shot Looms if He Can Knock ‘Jacare’ Out at UFC 224

    Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Ronaldo Souza meet this weekend at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, with the winner of the fight likely to be given a title fight against the winner of Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, who square off in July at UFC 225.
  • Scott Coker: Ratings for Bellator on new Paramount Network will ‘take time’

    There have been some visible growing pains for Bellator on the new Paramount Network.
    Though Paramount and Spike, which Bellator called home since 2013, are technically the same channel, ratings have dropped since parent company Viacom rebranded the station in January. Bellator 197 represented a new low-water mark for the Scott Coker era, averaging just 242,000 viewers on Paramount. The four cards before that averaged fewer than 500,000 viewers. Just about every figure is down in the Spike-to-P
  • Michael Bisping Tells Jorge Masvidal To ‘Get A Life’

    Michael Bisping has been the topic of discussion lately, as he toys with the idea of retirement. After two disappointing back to back losses, Bisping is unsure whether he will fight again and receive the send-off that he deserves. Throughout this uncertainty, numerous UFC fighters have put their name forward to fight Michael Bisping. One […]
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  • UFC 224 weigh-in results: Mackenzie Dern misses strawweight limit by seven pounds

    Mackenzie Dern has had issues making weight in her fighting career ,and Friday was no exception.
    At the weigh-ins for UFC 224, Dern hit the scales at 123 pounds, seven pounds over the strawweight limit (116 pounds) for her fight with Amanda Cooper on Saturday at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
    The undefeated 25-year-old weighed in with over an hour remaining, so it is doubtful that she will make a second attempt given the enormous disparity.
    Prior to joining the UFC, Dern (6-0) twice fail
  • UFC 224 weigh-in video live now

    At the UFC 224 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s fights at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
    In the main event, UFC champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Raquel Pennington will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.
    The UFC 224 official weigh-ins are at 8 a.m. ET.
    The UFC 224 ceremonial weigh-in video will be available at 4 p.m. ET.
    Check out UFC 224 weigh-in res
  • Morning Report: Eddie Alvarez explains why he’s ‘not super excited’ about Dustin Poirier rematch

    On Thursday, it was announced that Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier would finally have the rematch to their controversial no-contest at UFC 211. But while Poirier has been calling for the rematch for months, Alvarez has been less keen on the idea. Yesterday, after it was announced that Alvarez had signed the bout agreement and was waiting on Poirier to do so also, “The Underground King” took to Instagram Live to explain why he was cool on the idea of a rematch but why he agreed to i
  • Wagner Prado vs. Chris Fields booked for KSW 44

    UFC veteran Wagner Prado’s signing to KSW was confirmed Thursday, and the Brazilian has already booked a former Cage Warriors champion, Chris Fields, as his first assignment with the promotion for KSW 44 on Jun. 9 in Gdansk.KSW confirmed the light heavyweight bout with MMA Fighting Friday following the official announcement of Prado’s signing on Thursday.Prado (13-3-0) has gone 5-1 since his release from the UFC. He went on a four-fight winning streak on the Brazilian national scene
  • UFC 224 weigh-in video

    At the UFC 224 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Saturday night’s UFC 224 fights will step on the scale Friday, and we’ll have the live video here at MMA Fighting.
    In the main event, UFC champion Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington will have to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds.
    The UFC 224 official weigh-ins are at 8 a.m. ET, and MMA Fighting will have the live video.
    The UFC 224 ceremonial weigh-in video will be at 4 p.m. ET.
    Check out UFC 224 weigh-in results below
  • Top 15 Featherweight Yair Rodriguez Released from the UFC

    Yair Rodriguez is no longer on the UFC roster. Following a tumultuous negotiation over his next fight, the UFC has cut ties with Rodriguez after he reportedly couldn’t come to terms on bouts against either Ricardo Lamas or Zabit Magomedsharipov. UFC president Dana White first announced the news via the L.A. Times on Thursday. Sources […]
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  • Pennington continues to knock down goals, with the world title up next

    Not many fighters can come off an 18-month layoff and into a title shot. Then again, not many fighters are Raquel Pennington, who challenges Amanda Nunes for the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 224 on Saturday. And no one knows it better than “Rocky.”“I definitely earned the title shot,” Pennington said. “I’ve never turned down a fight and I’ll take on whoever it is. I believe everybody in this division has something to offe
  • Nunes motivated to prove people wrong

    Professionally speaking, Amanda Nunes’ greatest dream came true on July 9, 2016 when she stormed through Miesha Tate in the main event of UFC 200 to become the first Brazilian female to wear championship gold in the UFC.This weekend, the reigning, defending and undisputed women’s bantamweight champion gets to cross her next biggest dream off her wish list as she returns to her home country to defend her title against Raquel Pennington in the main event of UFC 224.“My first drea
  • Jacare feels great going into UFC 224

    Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is in a good mood on fight week as he approaches his Saturday co-main event against Kelvin Gastelum. His move to Orlando, Florida seems to suit him well, and while longtime manager Gilberto Faria is still handling the bulk of translation duties for the Brazilian middleweight contender, Souza’s English is starting to come together.“Yeah, I’m trying,” he said. “My English is good like your Portuguese.” He laughs and I tell him
  • Gastelum eyeing title shot after Jacare bout

    Kelvin Gastelum can smile about it now. It’s a sign that, at 26, he’s matured, not just as a fighter, but as a man. That’s a lot to get to in the space of a few years, but he’s done it, and now, he won’t ever be the youngest champion in UFC history, but he is on track to getting that belt eventually.“My career hasn’t played out exactly the way I expected it,” he said. “I remember thinking (former UFC light heavyweight champion) Jon Jones won
  • Coulter meets de la Rocha in UFC 225 bout

    The big men of the Octagon will be in action on June 9, as Rashad Coulter battles Chris de la Rocha in a UFC 225 bout at United Center in Chicago.In the UFC 225 main event, which airs live on Pay-Per-View, Robert Whittaker defends his middleweight title against Yoel Romero. The co-main event features Rafael Dos Anjos' showdown against Colby Covington for the interim UFC welterweight title. Tickets are on sale now.Dallas' Coulter has scored all eight of his pro wins by knockout, and his exciting
  • Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier 2 Set for UFC on FOX 30 in Canada

    After jumping over a few hurdles, the highly anticipated rematch between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier is finally set for UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 28 The deal came together late Thursday afternoon according to multiple sources with both sides agreeing the fight. There were a few obstacles that delayed […]
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  • Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier 2 to take place at UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary

    After months of rumors and back-and-forth accusations, Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier will finally face each other in the Octagon again.
    Sources confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that the two lightweight contenders have agreed to a rematch, which will take place at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, on July 28.
    On Thursday, Alvarez tweeted a message at Poirier suggesting that the bout was official.
    See you in Calgary @DustinPoirier best of luck my friend @ufc&mdash
  • Kelvin Gastelum Says he Needs to Make a Statement at UFC 224 to Receive Title Shot

    Kelvin Gastelum believes an impressive finish over Jacare Souza should get him a shot at middleweight gold. Gastelum knocked out former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Michael Bisping in the first round of their bout at UFC Shanghai. It was a crucial win for Gastelum, who was submitted in his previous outing by […]
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  • UFC Hamburg poster released

    The UFC’s poster for its upcoming trip to Germany is filled with international flare.
    On Thursday, the promotion released promotional material for its July 22 show at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, featuring Switzerland’s Volkan Oezdemir, Brazilian stars Mauricio Rua and Glover Teixeira, and Sweden’s Ilir Latifi.
    Your official #UFCHamburg! poster!
    Get your seats ➡️ https://t.co/OdpdjdCaib pic.twitter.com/ySoswVtf8E— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) May 10, 2018In
  • UFC 224 Embedded, Episode 5: ‘He looks like a Mexican Clark Kent’

    In the fifth episode of UFC 224 Embedded, Kelvin Gastelum, Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida ready for their photo shoots, the other top fighters on the card participate in open workouts, Belfort’s mother talks about her son’s final fight in Rio de Janeiro, Mackenzie Dern meets up with her father, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Megaton Dias, and much more.
  • Lyoto Machida Eyeing Title Contention After UFC 224

    Lyoto Machida believes he can once again be in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title picture. Machida is set to share the Octagon with Vitor Belfort this Saturday night (May 12). This bout is set to take place on the main card of UFC 224. Belfort says this will be the last bout of his […]
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  • NLRB could seek ‘injunctive relief’ for Leslie Smith in UFC case

    The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has flagged Leslie Smith’s case against the UFC as one that could need swift, injunctive relief, MMA Fighting has learned.
    An NLRB regional director sent a letter to Smith’s attorney Lucas Middlebrook last week, asking him to be prepared to present his evidence against the UFC “as quickly as possible,” so the board can determine whether or not to seek an injunction in U.S. District Court, per the document obtained by MMA Fighting

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