1:34 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Freire‘s first title defense, scheduled for July 22 against Sidney Outlaw, has been postponed because of an unspecified injury, the promotion announced. The title bout was to headline Bellator 283 in Tacoma, Washington. With Freire sidelined, Bellator is elevating a fight between former welterweight champ
Month: July 2022
Alexander Volkanovski is on the mend. The reigning UFC featherweight champion announced on Thursday that he is set to undergo surgery to repair a broken thumb he suffered in his trilogy match against Max Holloway at UFC 276. Volkanovski posted an x-ray of the injury to social media and explained that he suffered the broken
A standout striker in a division chock-full of concussive bruisers, Tiger Muay Thai’s Rafael “Ataman” Fiziev makes his first main event appearance this Saturday (July 9, 2022) opposite former Lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fiziev has steadily established himself as a genuine contender following a disastrous UFC debut
The UFC 276 bantamweight bout between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz ended in a no contest, but O’Malley believes Munhoz robbed him of a spectacular finish. The fight ended in the second round after O’Malley accidentally poked Munhoz in the eye while trying to maintain his distance. A doctor was called in and after Munhoz
If Rafael Fiziev isn’t a household name yet, he might be after Saturday. Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) takes on former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) in his first UFC main event. He comes into the bout on a five-fight winning streak with post-fight bonuses in four straight bouts. Fiziev and
Whether it’s assisting his family or just basking in the rewards and fame of his success so far, the 29-year-old relished it as much as he could. “Whatever my family need, I could help them out with,” Turcios said. “Whatever I need, I could help myself out, too. I remember them days we were living
Former UFC dual-weight champion Henry Cejudo believes the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion should stop pushing middleweight champion Israel Adesanya after his performance last week. Adesanya successfully retained his 185-pound title last weekend with a unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier. Although Adesanya outclassed Cannonier for the majority of the fight, his performance
Jul 6, 2022 Shortly after former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos dropped the belt in 2016, he moved up to welterweight, where he had an up-and-down run against the iron of the 170-pound division. He won three in a row to earn a shot at an interim championship, but a loss in that fight
RIZIN Fighting Federation returns July 31 to the Saitama Super Arena with an atomweight grand prix as one of the attractions, and the tournament includes UFC and Bellator veteran Jessica Aguilar. A former champion in WSOF, Aguilar returns to action nearly two years after her most recent bout, a split decision setback to Danielle Taylor
Rafael Fiziev and Conor McGregor were majorly friendly during a recent Twitter interaction, but unsurprisingly, things escalated a bit quickly. After coming across a highlight of Fiziev’s incredible head kick dodging abilities in Muay Thai, McGregor was complimentary but critical at the same time. Saying; “This is awesome. Change the roundhouse to an axe kick.
Jake Paul was supposed to box Tommy Fury on August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but the fight was suddenly cancelled. In an interview with ESPN, Paul explained what happened and placed the blame squarely on Fury. “This is typical Tommy Fury behavior of pulling out of fights, being scared to
Nina Nunes experienced plenty of fight camps prior, but none with the adversity-filled circumstances like the lead-up to her April 2021 submission loss to Mackenzie Dern at UFC on ABC 2. As she reflected on the defeat at a UFC on ESPN 39 pre-fight news conference Thursday in Las Vegas, Nunes (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
“I won the fight and I hadn’t told Firas,” he said with a chuckle. “We get back to the hotel and I’m like, ‘I just bought a house two weeks ago,’ and he was like, ‘Are you crazy?! You’ve been house shopping?! Do you know how much stress that is?!’ “I’m finally in a place
Darren Till has pulled out of his UFC London bout against Jack Hermansson due to an undisclosed injury. ESPN was the first to reveal the news on Wednesday that Till is off of the July 23 card. Till was set to return to action after a long layoff due to injury. The #9-ranked middleweight last
7:45 PM ET The UFC is putting together a new co-main event for its return to the United Kingdom. Darren Till is out of the scheduled middleweight co-headliner against Jack Hermansson at UFC London on July 23 due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Hermansson will remain on the card, and UFC.com
A little over a year after announcing his retirement, up-and-coming flyweight contender Jimmy Flick is getting ready to launch his comeback. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting that Flick is expected to end his retirement and begin the process of returning to the UFC. The 31-year-old Flick could re-enter the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya fired back at Chris Pratt on Wednesday following the actor’s comments on Adesanya’s performance at UFC 276 this past weekend. Despite going five rounds with a dangerous contender in Jared Cannonier “Last Stylebender” has caught some flack for not scoring a finish. Adesanya had talked a lot of game
Chris Weidman: ‘I plan on coming back,’ details ESPN E60 documentary Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman plans to return to the octagon later this year. Weidman suffered a horrific broken leg at UFC 261 in April 2021 in the opening moments of a bout against Uriah Hall. He underwent surgery and has been on
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