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Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters. MMA fans have seen fighters retire and then un-retire so many times that MMA retirements are never quite believed the first time around. Ben Askren, who retired in November 2019 and then returned

Kelvin Gastelum injured, Sean Strickland steps in to face Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 Sean Strickland has stepped up on five-days notice to replace Kelvin Gastelum against Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Vegas 67 main event on Jan. 14. ESPN first reported the news on Monday and the fight promotion confirmed the development in

Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury Kelvin Gastelum shares graphic video of mouth injury. Kelvin Gastelum is out of his fight with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday due to a mouth injury. The details of the injury are still a bit sketchy but he did release a photo and video

Paul Felder’s not sure if Conor McGregor will fight this year Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is the go-to name for fighters in a few different weight classes to call out, but Paul Felder isn’t sure if the Irishman will fight in 2023. McGregor hasn’t fought since July 2021. He appears to be fully

BELLATOR MMA announced the re-signing of No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound competitor, No. 8-ranked lightweight contender, and former BELLATOR Featherweight Champion, AJ “Mercenary” McKee (20-1) to an exclusive, multi-year, multi-fight, contract. “Our top priority has always been to cultivate talent from the ground up, and with AJ [McKee] I can proudly say we have witnessed this young man blossom

With UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling uncertain if he’ll be able to compete in March, top contender Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo take aim at each other. A match between Sterling and Cejudo seemed like a done deal, but Sterling recently revealed the he may not be ready to compete by the targeted March date

Dana White won’t face punishment from UFC for NYE domestic violence incident UFC president Dana White addressed the domestic violence incident that happened between he and his wife on New Year’s Eve during Wednesday’s UFC Vegas 67 media day. White will not face punishment from the fight promotion for slapping his wife in a nightclub

Bellator announces Lightweight Grand Prix On Wednesday Bellator announced a new World Grand Prix, this time featuring lightweight fighters. This is the sixth tournament of its kind in modern times with heavyweight (Ryan Bader), welterweight (Douglas Lima), featherweight (AJ McKee), light heavyweight (Vadim Nemkov), and bantamweight (Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix) coming before. Headlining the tournament is

UFC Vegas 67 Main Event Weigh-in Video The UFC Vegas 67 main event fighters, Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland, officially weighed on on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Kelvin Gastelum was slated to face Imavov, but was forced out of the bout due to injury. Strickland stepped up on short notice and

UFC Vegas 67 Weigh-in Results: One fight canceled The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. The first UFC fight card of 2023 is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between ranked middleweights Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was

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

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

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

Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury fight off again: ‘He literally went into hiding’ Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury is not happening … again. According to Paul, Fury “went into hiding” to avoid their match-up a second time. Though nothing is official, Paul says he’ll take “on a new opponent on short notice” to remain on

Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will make his octagon return at UFC 278 on August 20 against former title challenger Paulo Costa. The 37-year old hasn’t fought since July 2019, but plans to jump right back in the mix with a win over the No. 5 ranked Costa. His preparation for the upcoming bout is

Pedro Munhoz shares medical record following eye injury against Sean O’Malley Fans have not been kind to Pedro Munhoz following his no-contest over Sean O’Malley at UFC 276. They’ve taken to social media to blast the veteran fighter for faking the eye injury to “get out” of the fight (of which the judges scored for

UFC 276 judges scored Sean O’Malley losing the first round, O’Malley calls them ‘stupid’ The UFC 276 main card bantamweight bout between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz ended in the second round due to an accidental eye poke. Munhoz was unable after being poked in his eye. Munhoz was O’Malley first Top 10 ranked opponent,

Jessica-Rose Clark reveals arm surgery likely after nasty submission at UFC 276 Jessica-Rose Clark’s time in the Octagon at UFC 276 was short and not at all sweet. She suffered a scary armbar submission loss to Julija Stoliarenko in the card’s first bout of the night. It was so quick that viewers saw her arm dislocate