UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will get his chance at becoming a two-division UFC champion against light heavyweight king Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. UFC 259 takes place on 6 March and will also feature a women’s featherweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson. At the time of writing, no location has been announced for the event. Dana ...
Kyoji Horiguchi had to wait over a year to get his hands on Kai Asakura after suffering a shocking knockout defeat to him at Rizin 18 and he more than made up for lost time. At Rizin 26 in the famed Saitama Super Arena, the long-awaited rematch between Horiguchi and Asakura was over almost as quickly as their first fight, ...
Yesterday, news broke that the fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards had been cancelled for a second time. And, also for a second time, the reason behind that is COVID-19 according to MMA Junkie. The pair were originally scheduled to fight on the UFC’s final event of the year, UFC Fight Night 183 on 19 December. However, that fight ...
Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis announced he will be testing the waters of free agency after fighting out the last bout on his UFC contract this past weekend. Pettis, who fought under the UFC banner for almost a decade, defeated top names during his tenure with the promotion, such as Benson Henderson, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Gilbert Melendez, ...
The results from the 12th World MMA Awards are in and some of mixed martial arts’ biggest names are among the winners. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes, and ‘BMF’ king Jorge Masvidal picked up some of the biggest awards on the night, broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and hosted by Dolph Lundgren. Due to ...
The UFC will kick off 2021 with a bang after Dana White announced they will begin the year with three events in the space of a week on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. On 16 January, this UFC Fight Night event will be headlined by former champion Max Holloway and Calvin Katter, an intriguing featherweight contest with title implications. There ...
UFC Flyweight & Bantamweight Champion, Henry Cejudo parodies Cardi B’s – ‘WAP’ for the 12th annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards. Written by Adam Hunter, directed by Rick Lee, produced by Dave Farra and sang by Jared Jones. Bellator Light Heavyweight Phil Davis & UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz parody BTS – ‘Dynamite’ for the 12th annual Fighters Only ...
Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson dominates gritty Geoff Neal over five rounds Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson was back to his best as he put on a striking clinic against the dangerous Geoff Neal in Saturday night’s main event. The two-time UFC welterweight title challenger won a shutout unanimous decision over Neal, scoring 50-45 on each scorecard, reflecting his dominance. Neal had a hard ...
Jose Aldo is one of the most decorated fighters to ever compete under the UFC banner and he is still motivated by championship gold at 34 years old. And that’s despite not having won inside the Octagon since February, 2019. The former UFC and WEC featherweight king is currently on a three-fight losing skid, suffering defeat to current UFC 145-pound ...
DOLPH LUNDGREN RETURNS TO HOST 12th ANNUAL FIGHTERS ONLY WORLD MMA AWARDS ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK – SATURDAY, DEC. 26 AT 9:00PM ET Las Vegas, NV – Lifelong martial artist and star of Rocky IV and Creed II, the legendary Dolph Lundgren, today announced he is back for the second year in a row to host the Fighters Only 12th ...