• Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 Poster Released (Photo)

    Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz are set for a trilogy fight later this year. The two mixed martial arts (MMA) legends will go head-to-head in an MMA event being put on by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. The show goes down from The Forum in Inglewood, California on November 24th. Earlier today the […]
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  • Bellator signs Machida brothers’ training partner Weber Almeida to multi-fight deal

    Another member of the Lyoto Machida crew has joined the Bellator roster.
    Weber Almeida, a 1-0 bantamweight, has signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with the company, Bellator officials told MMA Fighting. The promotion has yet to set a date and opponent for Almeida’s Bellator debut.
    Almeida, 31, won his MMA debut by first-round TKO in 2015, and describes himself on social media as a six-time Brazilian champion in karate, a Pan American champion in kickboxing, and bronze medalist at the ka
  • Yair Rodriguez Wants To Settle Business With Zabit Magomedsharipov

    It looks like Yair Rodriguez wants his crack at Zabit Magomedsharipov. Originally, the pair were booked to fight at UFC 228 this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. Instead, Magomedsharipov fought Brandon Davis after Rodriguez was forced off the card with an injury. Magomedsharipov defeated Davis with a spectacular modified kneebar in the second round. Rodriguez took to Twitter and […]
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  • Evan Dunham Says UFC Never Paid His Ambulance Bill

    Evan Dunham has been a loyal UFC fighter for the past nine years. The 155-pound competitor’s first fight with the promotion was back in 2009, which he won via first-round knockout. In his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Dunham has amassed a record of 18-7-1. Out of 27 total fights, Dunham has won 18 – […]
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  • Report: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman Headlines TUF 28 Finale

    UPDATE: It appears Kamaru Usman’s manager has debunked the report from Combate: This is news to me my man — Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) September 12, 2018 Original: The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale reportedly has its headliner, when Rafael dos Anjos takes on Kamaru Usman November 30th at the Palms Casino’s Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. […]
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  • BREAKING: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman Headlines TUF 28 Finale

    The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale reportedly has its headliner, when Rafael dos Anjos takes on Kamaru Usman November 30th at the Palms Casino’s Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. News of the bout was broken by Raphael Marinho of Combate.com. This will be the second main event for both gentleman, who were on opposite ends of […]
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  • Colby Covington Compares Khabib-Conor to Junior Varsity

    Colby Covington compares the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor to junior varsity. Nurmagomedov will put his lightweight gold on the line against McGregor in the main event of UFC 229. The bout will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Oct. 6. Many […]
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  • Darren Till’s nutritionist: ‘He can make 170 with ease for years to come’ 

    Darren Till is unsure about what division his future lies in, but his nutritionist, Eoghan Gallagher, is confident that “The Gorilla” can make 170 “with ease for years” if he plans to continue as a welterweight.Gallagher was tasked with one of the most high profile weight cuts in recent memory and passed the test with flying colors when Till hit the scales at 169 pounds on Friday for his title fight with champion, Tyron Woodley.The nutritionist had no hesitation claiming
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  • Lyoto Machida to Make Bellator MMA Debut Against Rafael Carvalho in Hawaii on Dec. 15

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will make his Bellator MMA debut against Rafael Carvalho when the promotion travels to Hawaii on Dec. 15.
  • John Wood Believes That Francis Ngannou Doesn’t Have An Ego Problem

    Much has been said about Francis Ngannou’s attitude after his appalling performance against Derrick Lewis at UFC 226. After UFC 226, UFC President Dana White made bizarre claims about Ngannou’s ego, putting his character into question. White claimed that Ngannou’s “ego ran away with him big time”. This was seen by many as a backstab from […]
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  • The ‘Dragon’ Takes Hawaii In Bellator Debut

    Earlier today we brought you the news that Bellator MMA would be heading to Hawaii for a card on December 15th in Honolulu. The card to be headlined by Hawaii’s own Ilima-Lei Macfarlane as she tries to defend her Flyweight title against former UFC fighter Valerie Letourneau. Well it didn’t take long for them to […]
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  • Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 poster released

    The trilogy bout between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz inches closer and closer to reality.
    For anyone still doubting that this third meeting between the two cagefighting legends is actually happening, Golden Boy Promotions has released an official poster for its first MMA event that will be headlined by Liddell vs. Ortiz 3.
    The third fight is on! @ChuckLiddell vs @titoortiz Saturday, Nov 24 @theforum LIVE on PPV. #OrtizLidell3 pic.twitter.com/0yP03BnTBt— Golden Boy Boxing (@GoldenBoyBoxin
  • Urijah Faber Gives His Thoughts On The Potential Fight Between Logan Paul & Sage Northcutt

    The sport of mixed martial arts has seen incredible growth in the mainstream market in recent years, and an increasing number of celebrities and personalities now want to associate themselves with the sport. This was shown again when Youtube sensation Logan Paul revealed his interest to sign with the UFC. Of course, these comments didn’t […]
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  • Lyoto Machida debuts against former champion Rafael Carvalho at Bellator Hawaii

    Lyoto Machida has a date and opponent set for his Bellator debut.
    The former UFC light heavyweight champion will meet ex-Bellator middleweight titleholder Rafael Carvalho at Bellator’s Hawaii debut on Dec. 15, multiple sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by ESPN.
    The fight card takes place at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
    Machida (24-8) parted ways with the UFC on a two-fight winning streak, defeating Eryk Anders via decision in February and scoring a stunning
  • Conor McGregor Releases New Footage From His Training Camp Ahead of UFC 229

    The biggest fight in UFC history will take place on October 6th and the former two-division champ Conor McGregor will return to the octagon after a gap of almost two years to face the current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. But it seems that there has been minimal promotion for the event which everyone considers […]
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  • UFC 228 Preliminary Viewership Averages 560,000

    The UFC 228 preliminary viewership numbers have been revealed. The FX preliminary broadcast drew an average of 560,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). The event peaked at 683,000 viewers for the featured strawweight clash between Tatiana Suarez and Carla Esparza. The pre-fight show took in 217,000 viewers on FX while the post-fight show did 64,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1. […]
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  • Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor press conference in New York next week

    Let the hype begin.
    UFC 229 is less than a month away, and the promotional pitch for the mega-card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will begin in earnest a week from Thursday, Sept. 20, with a press conference at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
    UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, and UFC president Dana White will be on hand for the event, which is scheduled for 5 p.m. E.T.
    Although the event will be streamed onlin
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor Press Conference Set for Sept. 20 in New York

    One of the most anticipated promotional events in recent memory will take place next week in New York.
  • McGregor/Khabib UFC 229 Press Conference Date Set

    There is a date for the much anticipated and highly speculated press conference for the Conor McGregor/Khabib Nurmagomedov showdown for UFC 229. Brett Okamoto of ESPN reports that the press conference is set for next Thursday, September 20th, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event will not be open to the […]
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  • Jessica Andrade Urges Fans to Help Her Receive UFC Title Shot

    Jessica Andrade urges fans to assist in her quest to receive a shot at Rose Namajunas’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. This past Saturday night (Sept. 8), Andrade took on Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event of UFC 228. Andrade earned a first-round knockout victory. The finish earned her a “Performance of the Night” […]
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  • Jose Aldo: UFC Proposed Short-Notice Bout with Donald Cerrone to Headline Sao Paulo Card

    If everything had worked out, UFC Fight Night 137 could have had quite the intriguing main event.
  • Ilima-Lei Macfarlane to Defend Title vs. Valerie Letourneau at Bellator’s First Hawaii Event

    Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will defend her flyweight crown on home soil when Bellator MMA makes its first-ever trip to Hawaii on Dec. 15.
  • New York State of Mind: Karate Combat is Coming to the ‘Big Apple’

    Karate Combat is bringing its knockout-heavy events to New York City on Sept. 27 with their next event, Karate Combat: One World.
  • UFC 228 prelims do lowest number in past year

    A combination of the UFC 228 prelims being moved to unfamiliar territory on FX, college football competition, along with no major interest in the show, led to the lowest numbers in one year.
    Saturday’s show averaged 560,000 viewers, peaking with 683,000 viewers for the Tatiana Suarez win over Carla Esparza in the final of the four matches on the show.
    It was the lowest number since the prelims before UFC 215, held on Sept. 9, 2017. That night saw a series of circumstances that hurt the nu
  • Mark Hunt Calls Brock Lesnar a ‘F*cking Little C*nt’

    Mark Hunt calls Brock Lesnar many things and none of them are favorable. It’s no secret that Hunt is against fighters who have used performance enhancing drugs. The “Super Samoan” has rained down insults in the direction of competitors such as Jon Jones and Alistair Overeem. Perhaps no fighter has taken more heat from Hunt […]
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  • Ilima-Lei Macfarlane to headline Bellator’s debut in Hawaii vs. Valerie Letourneau

    Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is bringing a title fight back to the islands.
    MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that the flyweight champion will defend her belt against Valerie Letourneau in the main event of Bellator’s first visit to Hawaii, which is set to take place on Dec. 15 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
    The bout was first reported by KHON2. An official announcement is expected to be made shortly.
    The event will air live on the DAZN streaming service.
    Macfarlane, 28, will be
  • Erick Silva Believes Bellator Debut Fight Against Lorenz Larkin is Good Matchup

    UFC veteran Erick Silva has made the move to Bellator MMA and in his promotional debut with the Viacom-owned promotion, he thinks he has a good stylistic matchup for it. Following having a lengthy run in the UFC that includes 15 fights, he went 7-8 while fighting inside of the Octagon under the promotion banner. […]
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  • Bellator Beats UFC In Race To Hawaii

    Rob DeMello of the KOHN 2 News made Hawaiin MMA fans very happy this morning when he announced that Bellator MMA would be making the organizations inaugural trip to Hawaii this December. A big win for the organization in a market that had been previously targeted by the UFC. The event is rumored to take […]
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  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk Reacts to Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s UFC 228 Loss

    Joanna Jedrzejczyk reacts to Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s knockout loss at UFC 228. Kowalkiewicz went toe-to-toe with Jessica Andrade in the co-main event of UFC 228 this past Saturday night (Sept. 8). Many expected the bout to be a clash of styles between the more technical striker in Kowalkiewicz and the powerhouse that is Andrade. What we […]
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  • Valentina Shevchenko Says She’ll Gladly Fight Joanna Jedrzejczyk For Vacant 125-Pound Title

    Valentina Shevchenko is ready to move on with her Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight career, and she already has a next step in mind.
  • Din Thomas Comments On Fans' Frustration With Tyron Woodley, Changes After UFC 228

    Tyron Woodley entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship heralded as an explosive wrestler with one-punch knockout power. That reputation was borne out by his initial run with the promotion, up to and including his highlight-reel starching of Robbie Lawler to win the welterweight championship in 2016.
  • Urijah Faber: Sage Northcutt vs. Logan Paul ‘could be a really smart financial move’

    LAS VEGAS --The way Urijah Faber sees it, free agent Sage Northcutt belongs in the UFC.“The ideal thing, in my opinion, would be for Sage to be a UFC world champion,” Faber told MMA Fighting on Monday.
    But at the same time, Faber has always had one of the best business senses of any fighter in the MMA game, and he also understands that a matchup between the Team Alpha Male standout and the YouTube superstar could potentially make Northcutt a lot of money in a hurry.“He’s
  • Jimmie Rivera Eyeing Fights With Dominick Cruz & Cody Garbrandt

    Jimmie Rivera is targeting bouts with two former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight title holders. Rivera is coming off a unanimous decision victory over John Dodson at UFC 228. The two competed this past Saturday night (Sept. 8) inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. While the fight was uneventful, “El Terror” was in […]
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  • Woodley vs. Covington Could Turn Ugly Fast, But it Has To Happen

    The leadup to the presumed upcoming welterweight title fight between champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Colby Covington is going to be ugly, but this is the fight that has to happen. After tapping out Darren Till in devastating fashion to defend his title at UFC 228, Woodley’s next opponent should be Covington, who was recently […]
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  • Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington Could Turn Ugly Fast, But The Fight Has To Happen

    The leadup to the presumed upcoming welterweight title fight between champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Colby Covington is going to be ugly, but this is the fight that has to happen. After tapping out Darren Till in devastating fashion to defend his title at UFC 228, Woodley’s next opponent should be Covington, who was recently […]
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  • The A-Side Live Chat: Michael Chiesa suing Conor McGregor, UFC 228 fallout, Nicco Montaño, Fabricio Werdum

    This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting.
    Today on the show, we’ll talk Michael Chiesa suing Conor McGregor for the now-infamous bus attack in Brooklyn. Does Chiesa have any kind of a case? Why is the fan response to Chiesa so negative? Is the lawsuit worth the venomous feedback?
    We’ll also discuss all the storylines coming out of UFC 228, especially Tyron Woodley’s dominant win over Darren Till and who could be next in line for the welterweight title. Is Colby Covington n
  • John Wood says he didn’t see ego issue with Francis Ngannou, still believes he can be ‘unstoppable force’

    Francis Ngannou hasn’t had the best 2018.
    The rising heavyweight prospect, whom many believed was destined for stardom, lost to UFC champion Stipe Miocic in a one-sided unanimous decision at UFC 220 back in January. In his return bout, Ngannou fell to Derrick Lewis by unanimous decision in a listless — historically inactive — performance at UFC 226 in July.Last December, Ngannou’s stock could not have been higher after a wicked, Knockout of the Year against Alistair Over
  • Tatiana Suarez Names Her Toughest Opponent in Strawweight Division

    Tatiana Suarez seems to have all the makings of a future champion: an ever-evolving game, a sharp mind, and a dominant base—arguably the most dominant base in the entire strawweight division: her world-class wrestling skills. Her dominant performance over former strawweight champion Carla Esparza at UFC 228 have led some to question, who exactly can […]
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  • José Aldo Only Accepting Title Fight or Brian Ortega at Featherweight

    Widely recognized as the greatest featherweight of all time, José Aldo is not giving up on reclaiming the championship he held for so long. The last time we saw Aldo compete in the Octagon, he scored a TKO victory over Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2, and Aldo believes that victory […]
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  • Morning Report: Mark Hunt goes off on ‘f**king cheating’ Brock Lesnar getting a heavyweight title shot

    As you know by now, Brock Lesnar is set to return to MMA early next year in a big way: a UFC heavyweight title shot against current champion Daniel Cormier. It’s a fight that has MMA fans conflicted. Some support Cormier getting this “money fight,” while others are against Lesnar getting a title shot despite not having legitimately won a fight in over eight years, but it’s fair to say the man who most recently competed against Lesnar in MMA is among the most upset about
  • UFC partners with Hall of Famer Bas Rutten to launch UFC | BAS Body Action System

    Las Vegas – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced a new multi-year licensing agreement with UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten to launch the UFC | BAS Body Action System®. The agreement, negotiated by IMG, allows Rutten, a former UFC heavyweight champion and three-time King of Pancrase, to produce a UFC branded edition of his patented MMA training device to sell online and at select retailers globally.Developed by Rutten to maximize and revoluti
  • TUF: Heavy Hitters - Episode 3 Recap

    The third fight of the season is already in the books as heavyweights Justin Frazier and Anderson Da Silva clashed on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters.It was an intriguing showdown between Team Whittaker's top overall pick in Da Silva as he went up against Team Gastelum's last heavyweight selection in Justin Frazier.Last week it appeared Kelvin Gastelum's reasons for rating Frazier so low were justified after he watched the Arkansas native struggle to get through one tra
  • TUF Heavy Hitters: Episode 3 Preview

    It's been all Team Gastelum thus far on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters, as the middleweight contender's latest win took place in the women's featherweight division last week.Pannie Kianzad bested Team Whittaker fighter Katharina Lehner in the first women's fight at 145 pounds to punch her ticket to the next round of the women's featherweight tournament while putting her team up 2-0 in the competition. Tonight’s episode will feature the second heavyweight fight of the season as selecte
  • Taisumov wants the Top 10 with a win in Moscow

    Since making his UFC debut in 2014, Russian knockout artist Mairbek Taisumov has earned five knockout victories and three straight Performance of the Night honors.Despite losing a unanimous decision to Michel Prazeres, Taisumov’s record hasn’t had another blemish.Now 6-1 since his promotional debut (26-5 overall), Taisumov has a strong qualification on his UFC resume and his last five opponents to use as references: knockout power.In his last five fights, opponents have been lucky to
  • Russia Rocks Its First Ever Open Workouts

    If there was any doubt that the UFC would be well received in Russia it’s surely gone now. On Wednesday evening, hundreds of fans packed the Cition Arena to get a first look at some of the fighters during UFC Fight Night Moscow: Hunt vs. Oleinik’s open workouts.And they weren’t disappointed.After a brief introduction from host Dan Hardy, greeting fans and taking pictures with the crowd the night kicked off with Alexei Kunchenko. His impressive 18-0 record has the attention of m
  • Oleinik honored to headline Moscow with Hunt

    Aleksei Oleinik punches Travis Browne in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 213 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)" />Calling Aleksei Oleinik a “submission specialist” feels like it undersells the unique skill set the 41-year-old Russian carries into each fight; like calling prolific novelist James Patterson a “working writer.”Both are true statements, but they don’t exactly give you the full pictu
  • Blachowicz vs Krylov to have huge impact on light heavyweight division

    Over the last several years, the light heavyweight division has ceded its position as the glamour division in the UFC.For quite some time, the 205-pound ranks played host to many of the biggest names in the sport and could be counted on to continually produce compelling, competitive entertaining matchups. But as Jon Jones ascended to the top of the division, several of those established, iconic figures who made the weight class what it was started to slow down and other weight classes began to g
  • BJ Penn returns on December 29 against Hall

    A UFC Hall of Famer and MMA legend will return to the Octagon on December 29, as BJ Penn battles former Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Hall in a UFC 232 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Back in the Octagon for the first time since June 2017, Hawaii's Penn storied career has seen him defeat the likes of Matt Hughes, Jens Pulver, Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Matt Serra and Caol Uno en route to a pair of UFC titles at lightweight and welterweight. This December, "The Prodigy" will attempt to hand
  • Conor McGregor Posts Highlight Video of Training Camp Ahead of UFC 229

    Some in the MMA community have bemoaned the lack of promotion leading up to the blockbuster lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor at UFC 229.
  • UFC 228 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Facing Indefinite Layoffs

    Four competitors from this past Saturday’s UFC 228 card are facing potential indefinite suspensions.

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