UFC President Dana White recently admonished matchmaker Sean Shelby for his inability to keep Jeremy Stephens from getting physical with Drakkar Klose during their pre-fight staredown earlier this month, claiming the only reason a promotion official is on stage is to prevent physicality. And potential injuries. “We’re not standing there to look good and take
Month: April 2021
1:42 AM ET Diego Sanchez, one of the longest-tenured athletes in UFC history, is officially no longer with the promotion. The UFC terminated Sanchez’s contract Tuesday, according to UFC president Dana White. Sanchez, 39, basically announced the split on Thursday, as he posted “Free at last” on his personal Instagram. Sanchez was scheduled to face
Rory MacDonald pulled off an old-school trick when he couldn’t get the rear-naked choke against Curtis Millender, using a diversion to get the tapout at the 3:38 mark of the first round in the PFL 2 headliner. When Millendar fought MacDonald’s hands, trying to stay alive after giving up a takedown, MacDonald gave up one
Editorial News Yoel Romero Next weekend’s Bellator 258 co-main event has taken a hit as Yoel Romero has been forced to pull out of the fight. Bellator MMA released a statement late Thursday night that Romero did not pass his pre-fight medical clearance and as a result, the fight against Anthony Johnson will be postponed.
“I wouldn’t want him to,” Brown said. “People see all the cool stuff on Facebook and all the lights; that looks cool, but in reality, there’s a lot of heartbreak, there’s a lot of pain. This is a tough sport. This is the fight game and it’s not what people think and I don’t want
Diego Sanchez did not get to go out of the UFC on his own terms, but he is just happy to be out. Less than 24 hours after it was revealed that Diego Sanchez was out of his “farewell bout” against Donald Cerrone planned for next weekend, we now are just bidding farewell to both
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) continued its unparalleled 2021 season at Ocean City Casino resort, in Atlantic City, N.J. The eight-fight event featured a statement win from Rory MacDonald, a dominating performance by Ray Cooper III, and a first round knockout by Cezar Ferreira, securing the second fastest knockout in PFL history. Making his highly
By Farah Hannoun | April 30, 2021 8:50 am Jiri Prochazka made quite the impression in his UFC debut. The former Rizin FF light heavyweight champion drew a stern test in former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 251, which took place July 11 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Having scored knockouts in 23
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Have we seen the last of inaugural Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion and former title challenger Diego Sanchez inside the Octagon? “The Nightmare” has been vocally complaining about his treatment from UFC, claiming they left him at the airport and disrespected him via commentary. Today, he posted “FREE AT LAST, FREE AT
6:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Rory MacDonald came within a round of being UFC welterweight champion. He later did win a Bellator championship. And on Thursday night, he will begin a quest to capture the PFL welterweight championship and the $1 million prize that comes with it — and it’ll take four fights to get
UFC vet Cezar Ferreira started his PFL career with a bang at PFL 2, knocking out Nick Roehrick in just 37 seconds. A right hand took Roehrick’s legs as Ferreira backed up him and fired heavy punches. Follow up shots left Roehrick slumped against the fence as the referee intervened at the ESPN+ bout on
Editorial News Next month’s stacked Bellator 259 card will also welcome back a former champion looking to make a statement in his old division. After a three-fight run in the featherweight division, former champion Darrion Caldwell is headed back to the bantamweight division and will have a rematch on tap for his return on May
Jacoby went on to earn himself another UFC contract through Dana White’s Contender Series last summer, and with wins over Justin Ledet and Grishin, he’s where he’s always wanted to be. And at 33, he may just be in his physical prime as well. Needless to say, he wasn’t going to turn down the Cutelaba
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 261! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Unlike Khabib Nurmagomedov before him, Kamaru Usman does not get his wish to be placed at #1 on the pound-for-pound rankings over Jon Jones, and the rankings remain exactly the same this week, including Jones at
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