Darren Till believes a win over Robert Whittaker on Saturday night will earn him a shot at the UFC middleweight championship. The Liverpudlian only made his victorious middleweight debut against Kelvin Gastelum at the end of 2019, meaning he could be challenging for the 185-pound title just three fights into his tenure in his new division if all goes according ...
As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused almost all of the events industry to shut down, businesses have been forced to find creative ways to stay afloat and offer their fans a product. British fight promotion Contenders is no different and has found a unique way to host an MMA event with a live audience in a unique way. On ...
UFC Fight Island 2: Deiveson Figueiredo submits Joseph Benavidez to become your new UFC flyweight champion The fight lasted less than five minutes, but Deiveson Figueiredo produced a fine fighting performance to comprehensively beat Joseph Benavidez to become the UFC’s third-ever flyweight champion. Figueiredo started the fight in stellar fashion, knocking Benavidez down early with a right hook. Following his ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...
Calvin Katter gets unanimous decision over Dan Ige Calvin Kattar continued his campaign to get over his loss to Zabit Magomedsharipov last November and reassert his position as one of the best featherweights in the world. Having defeated Jeremy Stephens in May, Kattar took on an in-form Dan Ige who had won his last six fights – including a split ...
UFC 251: Kamaru Usman defends welterweight championship against Jorge Masvidal Taking and accepting this fight on just six-days’ notice, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Jorge Masvidal played their parts in building one of the most hotly-anticipated UFC pay-per-view events in recent years. It all started at a frenetic pace. Perhaps sensing the preparation for his first UFC title ...
As combat sports fans gear up for the first night of Fight Island, the UFC dropped news on the next iteration of their EA Sports video game. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and BMF title winner Jorge Masvidal, who competes for the UFC welterweight belt against Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, were announced as the series’ latest cover stars. EA ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...
On Friday, the UFC named Venum as the promotion’s exclusive outfitting partner once their Reebok deal expires in 2021. A renowned brand in the combat sports world, Venum will begin its relationship with the UFC in April, 2021. From UFC fight kits to fan apparel, Venum will be producing it all. However, Reebok will continue on as the promotion’s official ...
Voting is now open for the 12th annual World MMA Awards. Head here to vote for your favourite fighters and MMA personalities. Fighters Only has extended the nomination period from 12 months to 18 months (1st January 2019 – 30th June 2020) to best account for all global MMA action and performances. The star-studded, black-tie 2020 World MMA Awards event will ...