One of the strange quirks of MMA is that some of the nicest people you’ll meet in the sport also happen to be some of the most dangerous people on the planet when they’re shut inside the cage. That’s certainly the case with the main event of UFC 267, as two light heavyweights with gentle personalities outside the cage, but ...
He may be 45 years old and in the middle of his apparent retirement tour, but Fedor Emelianenko is still very much a factor at the sharp end of Bellator’s heavyweight division. “The Last Emperor” knocked out Tim Johnson at Bellator 269 with a stunning three-punch combo to score a crowd-pleasing victory in front of his fellow countrymen in Moscow, ...
The UFC bantamweight fight the world needed to see was undoubtedly the championship rematch between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan. The controversial nature of their first fight, which saw Sterling crowned the new undisputed champion after Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee to a downed opponent, meant the rematch was an essential fight booking. But, with Sterling suffering from ...
This weekend sees the latest big-time UFC event, with two championships on the line at the top of the fight card at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, reigning light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz puts his 205-pound title on the line against Brazilian veteran and former title challenger Glover Teixeira, while the co-main event features a battle ...
Mixed martial arts can’t help but awaken something primal inside you. Man against man. The purest of contests. Only a few rules to govern their actions. It’s probably why it’s the world’s third most popular sport. Even if you’re just a fan, it’s not always like soccer where you can kick around with your friends. MMA is a contact sport ...
Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight title clash with Brian Ortega at UFC 266 went down in history as an instant classic and one of the greatest title fights ever seen inside the UFC octagon. Volkanovski ran out the victor via unanimous decision after a breathless five rounds that saw the momentum swing back and forth as the Australian showed the grit and ...
One of the rising stars of Asian MMA has withdrawn from the semi-finals of ONE Championship’s women’s atomweight grand prix, leaving just two of the original competitors remaining in the final four. Despite her relative lack of experience compared to her rivals, Japanese fighter Itsuki Hirata was handed a berth in the tournament, and the unbeaten 22-year-old booked her place ...
The UFC Apex played host to UFC Fight Night 196: Costa vs. Vettori as the two middleweight title contenders went toe to toe in a light heavyweight main event looking to move one step closer to a title rematch with 185-pound champ Israel Adesanya. The UFC’s photographers were in place at cageside and you can check out their images via ...
The super heavyweight battle between five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski and Senegalese wrestling’s King of the Arena Serigne Ousmane Dia, aka Bombardier, captured the imagination as the two powerhouse athletes went toe to toe in the co-main event of KSW 64 in Lodz, Poland. KSW’s official photographers were on hand to capture the action live and you can check ...
There are big fights and there are big fights. The co-main event of KSW 64 was a BIG fight. That’s because it featured a colossal matchup between super heavyweight behemoths Mariusz Pudzianowski and Serigne Ousmane Dia, better known by his fighting moniker, “Bombardier.” It saw five-time World’s Strongest Man Pudzianowski put his skills to the test against the Senegalese wrestling ...