The MMA world received some surprising news on Friday night that Olympic silver medallist and former UFC middleweight title contender Yoel Romero was released by the promotion. And judging by the reaction of Romero’s manager Malki Kawa, the news came as a surprise to the Cuban wrestler and his team, too. “While we didn’t expect Romero’s time in the UFC ...
Marvin Vettori inserts himself in UFC middleweight title picture with short-notice win over Jack Hermansson Marvin Vettori took the call on short notice but landed the biggest win of his career as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Jack Hermansson to rise to the top five in the UFC middleweight rankings. “The Italian Dream” scored a knockdown in the ...
Whether he has completely retired from active MMA competition or not, Khabib Nurmagomedov looks like he will be involved in the sport for a long time to come. After buying local promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship for $1 million last week, renaming it Eagle Fighting Championship, he has been on a press tour in Russia and Central Asia to talk about ...
T.J. Dillashaw is less than two months away from being eligible to return to compete in mixed martial arts and he already has his eyes set on the UFC bantamweight title. Disllashaw was handed a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for testing positive for EPO in pre-fight testing ahead of his attempt at winning the UFC ...
Few fighters have had more bad luck than Leon Edwards in 2020. Edwards was all set to face Tyron Woodley in the biggest fight of his career, headlining at the O2 Arena in his nation’s capital, before UFC London was the first event to fall through in March once the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic started to grip the country. “Rocky” looked ...
Featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez will not be fighting until at least March 2021 after the United States Anti-Doping Agency handed him a six-month suspension. The Mexican, who hasn’t competed since his unanimous decision win over Jeremy Stephens in October, 2019, was reportedly handed the ban due to not reporting his whereabouts for testing three times in the last 12 months. ...
One of the most decorated female boxers of all time has signed with Professional Fighters League to confirm her transition to mixed martial arts. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Claressa Shields will compete in the PFL lightweight division away from the promotion’s season format in 2021, instead fighting in standalone bouts like fellow Olympic champion Kayla Harrison does according to ...
Anthony Smith scores first-round submission win over Devin Clark There were some big shoes to fill after the main event fight between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis was called off once the former tested positive for COVID-19. On short notice, Anthony Smith and Devin Clark agreed to have their fight become a five-round headline bout, but Smith only needed one ...
Heavyweights in MMA have the uncanny knack for career reinvention and getting better with age. However, this can also mean that competitors in the higher weight classes find it trickier to know when it is time to hang up the gloves. Alistair Overeem is a prime example of a fighter who continues to iron out the wrinkles of his game ...
Despite the short-notice efforts from UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and challenger Brandon Moreno, who both agreed for a quick turnaround title fight after winning last weekend at UFC 255, December’s pay-per-view is back down to one title fight. UFC 256 was all set to feature Petr Yan’s first defence of his UFC bantamweight title against Aljamain Sterling. However, the ...