Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, will not only be making his pro debut in mixed martial arts, but it will be his first career fight. The issue that has slipped the minds of many: How did the former WWE champion get a fighting license when he has never fought? And how did he get a license in Ohio, where MMA fighters must appeal to the executive director if they don’t have five amateur bouts?...
Weigh-ins are critical events which take place before the actual fight-nights to check if the fighters fit into their groups’ weights or not. If a fighter fails to make the weight, then often championship matches are called off and depending on the state where the fight is taking place, the actual fights are canceled as well. With all this in mind, the fighters were naturally tense as their months of training and weight-cuts came into play....
Without having gotten a single Knockout in his career thus far, Martin went into the fight hoping to make it his first Knockout in his professional career. In case you didn’t know… Neither Tony Martin nor Ryan LaFlare has had the best run in the UFC of late. While LaFlare has fought in nine separate fights in the UFC and lost only two, those two were the big fights that would have helped to set him apart from the rest....
The main event features Rose Namajunas heading down into enemy territory to defend the women’s strawweight title against Brazilian Jessica Andrade. In the co-main event, former middleweight champion and all-time great Anderson Silva faces Jared Cannonier. Also, former featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo battles top contender Alexander Volkanovski. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year The main event will have Namajunas (9-3) competing for the first time since beating Joanna Jędrzejczyk in their rematch by unanimous decision at UFC 223 in April 2018....
The Brazilian fighter also beat Joseph Benavidez twice earlier this year. Figueiredo is favored to extend his 2020 record to 4-0 with a headlining win against Moreno as betting analysts see him as the superior fighter even on short rest. Elsewhere on the UFC 256 main card, Tony Ferguson will try to squeeze something positive out of his disappointing year in a matchup against Charles Oliveira. Renato Moicano vs. Rafael Fiziev, Kevin Holland vs....
The main event will be Alexander Volkanovski vs. “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung for the Volkanovski’s featherweight title. Volkanovski made his pro debut in 2012, and in 2013 he lost in his fourth career fight. Since then, he has compiled a 20-fight winning streak. He came to the UFC in 2016, and in 2019 he beat Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title. Volkanovski beat Holloway in a rematch for the title and beat Brian Ortega in September to hold onto the belt....
Namajunas made her pro debut in 2013. Joining the UFC in 2015, she shocked the world by beating Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 to become UFC strawweight champion. She lost the title against Jessica Andrade, beat Andrade in a rematch, and reclaimed the belt against Zhang Weili in April 2021. In a rematch in November, Namajunas beat Zhang to retain the title. A silver medalist in the 2013 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships, Esparza made her pro debut in 2010....
There was originally rumor and innuendo that after his third loss in a row at UFC 243 to Sergey Spivak, that the UFC was cutting ties with Tai Tuivasa. Thus ending, at least for now, the UFC fans seeing a live shoey and in person. But apparently, now the 27-year-old Australian will be on the lookout for his 10th win and most likely his 9th KO. Tuivasa had won his first nine pro fights before the slide happened....
For the vast majority of that time, the 34-year-old “Cowboy” has been a championship contender, first at lightweight and more recently in the welterweight division. But after rattling off four consecutive victories to start his time in the 170-pound ranks and position himself on the fringes of title contention, the veteran gunslinger enters this weekend’s event in Austin, Tex. in the midst of the roughest patch of his career....
Number 4-ranked middleweight contender Jack Hermansson will try to enter the title picture when he meets number 13-ranked contender Marvin Vettori, who is looking to break into the top-10. Hermansson was originally scheduled to face Darren Till, but the latter was forced to pull out due to an injury. Up-and-coming prospect Kevin Holland stepped in to take Till’s place, but also ended up pulling out after testing positive for COVID-19....
The former UFC welterweight didn’t fail in his maiden bare-knuckle boxing fight at BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 on Saturday. Perry got the nod from all three judges after outpointing Julian Lane. BroBible caught up with Perry backstage for a brief recap of his win. As the 30-year-old spoke, he suddenly grabbed the mic and pretended to be a weather-forecast reporter. ‘Platinum’ hilariously likened the amount of blood from his opponent and the cheers from the crowd to rainy weather:...
Given that Penn has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, this does not come as a huge surprise. BJ Penn’s UFC run and numerous controversies BJ Penn is a UFC Hall of Famer and nothing short of a legend of the sport. Unfortunately for him, and his many fans, the former UFC Champion has been wrapped up in a lot of controversies recently in his life outside the Octagon....
Schaub hailed Till for showing dedication towards his craft by bearing expenses to move to Sweden and beginning to train with ‘an absolute monster’ like Chimaev. He explained that since Till’s grappling is weak, it’s good he wants to improve it by training with a wrestling expert like Chimaev. In a recently shared video on his YouTube channel, Schaub said: Brendan Schaub feels Darren Till could become the next face of British fighting after Michael Bisping Schaub also said that there hasn’t been a popular British champion since Michael Bisping and hopes Till can achieve the same feat down the line....
The nature of the injury is still undisclosed and this is what Ariel Helwani wrote: This undoubtedly comes as a big disappointment to UFC fans, many of whom considered this the most exciting fight to end the year. Ortega had taken a long time off following a beating from Max Holloway when attempting to gain the UFC Featherweight Championship. However, he was dominated and stopped at the end of Round 4 after his eye was swollen shut....
In an episode of Beyond the Fight as well as on ESPN’s The Chael Sonnen Show, the 44-year-old gave props to the aforementioned five fighters. Chael Sonnen explained that this list isn’t necessarily about the best/greatest fighters, but rather about the fighters who are the most dominant inside the octagon. Sonnen pointed out that GSP took his opponents down, brilliantly controlled them and dominated them from top position. Additionally, Sonnen noted that Khabib Nurmagomedov took his opponents down, mauled them, and expertly used leg entanglements....
The MMA world has been sent into a frenzy with the announcement of a certain Irishman’s comeback to the Octagon. On 18th January, UFC 246 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada is going to be headlined by the former UFC ‘Champ-Champ’ Conor McGregor and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in a massive non-title welterweight clash. At a press conference held in Moscow back in October, McGregor said that he will be returning on 18th January but refused to reveal the name of his opponent....
He also pointed out that the Frenchman was not matched against wrestlers. ‘The Predator’ claimed that the UFC protected Gane in order to build his hype before he fought for the title. Ngannou admitted that Gane has a good striking game but stressed that MMA is about the all-round skillsets of fighters. In a recently shared video on his YouTube channel, Ngannou said: Check out the video below: Ciryl Gane explains why he doesn’t mind not getting a shot at redemption against Francis Ngannou Ngannou, known for being a violent knockout artist, put up a wrestling masterclass to defeat Gane via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 270....
Frankie Edgar is set to move down to Bantamweight – something that has seen him already challenged by several fighters. Ricky Simon and Petr Yan have already issued challenges to face the former Lightweight Champion. Petr Yan and Ricky Simon issue challenges to former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar There are Superstars calling out Frankie Edgar, including Ricky Simon and Petr Yan. Petr Yan retweeted the announcement with an emoji, signaling that he was open to a fight with Frankie Edgar....
According to GSP, he’s apparently willing to fight the winner of the McGregor vs Khabib and a potential return to the Octagon could very well be on the cards as well. In case you didn’t know… Following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 back in 2013, former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre stated that he would be taking some time-off from Octagon competition, as he eventually went on to vacate his title and went on hiatus up until 2017....
During a timeout, the Bruins’ cheer squad went to midcourt to get the crowd pumped up. The group’s performance had the opposite effect, however, after a female cheerleader fell hard on her lower back. MORE: Ranking the basketball conferences Then things got worse: As she was being removed from the court to receive medical attention, the person carrying her tripped, resulting in another hard fall. ESPN sideline reporter Molly McGrath reported the cheerleader, whose name was not disclosed, was able to leave the court under her own power....
