UFC Vegas 49 has a new headliner, with one of the standout performers from UFC 271 set for a swift turnaround. Lightweight Bobby Green, who wowed the crowd at Toyota Center in Houston as he outpointed Nasrat Haqparast to earn a unanimous decision victory last weekend, has been drafted in as a short-notice replacement to face surging Russian contender Islam ...
Steroids have plenty of word associations linked to them. Cheaters. Bodybuilders. Muscles. Aggression. Bad skin. They were invented to help people who didn’t have enough testosterone. They are there to help and science is catching up. A paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation found they can also help recovery in muscle injuries and stimulate muscle repair. No surprises for ...
The infamous “Shark Tank” in San Jose, California will play host to two massive title fights as Bellator MMA loads up for a huge event on Friday, April 15. Topping the card is a rematch of the biggest fight in Bellator history, as newly-crowned Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee, takes on the man he defeated to win the crown, former ...
Abu Dhabi-based promotion UAE Warriors has announced it has moved its upcoming two events in February to the Emirate’s brand new Etihad Arena. The state-of-the-art facility, situated on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, opened in 2021 and has become the new home of the UFC in the Middle East following the promotion’s stint on “Fight Island,” with the most recent ...
After a few paperwork issues, February 19th’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas now has a new headliner. The light heavyweight bout between Brazil’s Johnny Walker and American Jamahal Hill has been promoted to the main event slot after the lightweight clash between Rafael Dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was forced to be removed from the card. The Dos ...
After a few paperwork issues, February 19th’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas now has a new headliner. The light heavyweight bout between Brazil’s Johnny Walker and American Jamahal Hill has been promoted to the main event slot after the lightweight clash between Rafael Dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev was forced to be removed from the card. The Dos ...
ONE Championship bantamweight contender Tial Thang has apologized for his part in his no contest with Sunoto Peringkat at ONE: Bad Blood on Friday. The two bantamweights faced off on the preliminary card in Singapore with both men looking to claim a decisive win to propel themselves toward a title shot. But the bout ended abruptly when Thang connected with ...
Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker for a second time to retain the UFC middleweight title, then revealed that he already knows what he wants next. Adesanya outpointed former champ Whittaker to earn a unanimous decision on the scorecards after five rounds of their title rematch, polling scores of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46. Then he said that he is eyeing a summer ...
Australian slugger Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa knocked out the UFC’s knockout king at UFC 271, then announced himself as the next big thing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Tuivasa, who has been a longtime fan-favorite for his penchant for knockouts, happy-go-lucky demeanor, and his tendency to drink beer from fans’ shoes after his victories, added another layer to his personality ...
Jared Cannonier brought out the big guns at UFC 271 to stop fellow contender Derek Brunson and claim a dramatic come-from-behind victory, then issued the strongest possible callout for a shot at the middleweight title in his next outing. Cannonier looked close to being finished in the first round against Brunson, who dropped him, then locked up a rear-naked choke ...