The first UFC pay-per-view event of 2022 will cement the promotion’s undisputed heavyweight champion. According to reports from French outlet La Sueur that were subsequently confirmed with sources by MMA Junkie, current champ Francis Ngannou will take on the recently-crowned interim champion Ciryl Gane on Saturday, January 22. The bout will see the former training partners face off for the ...
Former two division UFC world champion Henry Cejudo has been making the headlines for different reasons over recent days, but ‘The Messenger’ hasn’t just been campaigning for his octagon return. Cejudo has made no secret of his desire to return to the UFC and challenge reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. But, in his latest appearance in his podcast, “The ...
Former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos headed into Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 38 main event with one aim – win at all costs. The Brazilian, the only man to win on a judge’s scorecard against the pound-for-pound great Jon Jones, arrived in Las Vegas desperate to turn his form around following three consecutive defeats in his last three ...
Cage Warriors crowned a hat-trick of new champions, with new flyweight, bantamweight, interim featherweight belt-holders added to the promotion’s roll of honour this past weekend. London’s iconic York Hall in Bethnal Green played host to the promotion’s latest “Trilogy” series, with Cage Warriors 127, 128 and 129 serving up three back-to-back nights of action, with a new champion crowned on ...
The Bellator cage landed in London for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the English fans came out in force for a wild night at Bellator 267. The SSE Arena at Wembley was packed to the rafters for the first big-arena MMA event since lockdown, and the event had the feel of a big reunion as the fans ...