As the spectacle of Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather draws near, the media parade heats up. Mayweather is fresh from his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about the fight and said some interesting things. Despite talks of the fight not selling as well as people thought, Mayweather says it’s on track to beat...
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation wants to push and develop MMA as a sport all across the world. While most of us may still look at cage fighting as some sort of niche and bizarre spectacle, the IMMAF pictures a future where MMA is looked at as a legit sport. The UFC has tried to...
A first in MMA history was made today after the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) had a hearing with MMA veteran Josh Thomson. Thomson met with the commission on Tuesday regarding his controversial loss, which took place back in February against Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Freire won by KO in the second round moments after an...
Wild R2 between Marcio Lyoto and Fabio Aguiar. Ref completely ignores illegal strikes, then follows up w/ non-stoppage at the end of the rd. pic.twitter.com/CEVrhoeuYb — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 13, 2017 One of the most common and dangerous problems in mixed martial arts is poor officiating. For every good referee – such Big John McCarthy...
Though he is no longer the UFC superstar he once was, Chael Sonnen has carved out some real success under the Bellator MMA banner. His first fight, of course, was a disappointing loss to the retiring legend Tito Ortiz. In his next fight, however, he rebounded with a dominant decision win over long-time rival and...
The recent news of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) approval of four new weight classes in professional mixed martial arts was a big announcement for the future of the growing sport. In addition to the newly approved 165-pound, 175-pound, 195-pound and 225-pound divisions, the ABC unanimously approved of four new recommendations brought to them...
Wednesday morning, surprising news surfaced that the Association of Boxing Commissions had unanimously approved the introduction of four new weight classes to Mixed Martial Arts. In addition to the nine weight classes that were already sanctioned, there are now four new weight classes being added to the mix! 165 pound super lightweight division 175 pound...
A Chinese MMA club has sparked controversy after a video featuring the club hit the Internet. The South Morning China Post reports that police in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, have started an investigation after a video featuring two young teens fighting in a cage went viral on the Internet. The Pear Video that features the MMA...
The main event of ‘Megdan Fighting’ in Serbia this year resulted in an extremely unexpected ending as Vaso Bakocevic capitalized on his opponent’s slip and landed a brutal soccer kick that put the previously undefeated Stefan Zviljer to sleep. As the referee rushed in to stop the fight, Bakocevic landed some clean ground and pound...
Throughout the course of the buildup to Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s highly anticipated boxing match on August 26th, combat sports fans have continued to question just what would happen if Conor McGregor were to begin using MMA moves against Mayweather in the fight. While it has been made explicitly clear that if McGregor were...
The beauty of mixed martial arts is the many disciplines of combat that all blend together create the sport that has garnered so many fans today. Here, we take a look at this impressive highlight reel performance from back in 2013 where Olivier Fontaine and Sofiane Benchohra met in the ring at Lyon Fighting Championship...
On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will battle the undefeated Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. For all the Irishman’s talent as a mixed martial artist, he is not believed to have much of a chance in this bout, given the gulf of boxing experience between himself and Mayweather. Yet according to Mike...
Wait for it… • • • • • • #MMA #funnyMMA #liveMMA #watchliveMMA #MMAhighlight #MMAhighlights #puke #vomit #spew #fight #fights #fighting #fighter #fighters #heavyweight #superheavyweight #KOP #KOP57 A post shared by FloCombat (@flocombat) on Jul 17, 2017 at 2:21pm PDT Fouls happen in competition from time to time. There have been some fighters accidentally defecate...
Horrible news struck the MMA community over the weekend as reports surfaced that a fighter died in Kentucky following an amateur bout. 37-year-old Donshay White was pronounced dead on Saturday after he was taken to a hospital after collapsing backstage following his fight against Ricky Muse at the Hardrock MMA 90 event. White suffered a...
Wednesday in Toronto, Canada, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and undefeated prizefighter Floyd Mayweather appeared onstage together for the second time following the first press conference stop in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Toronto stop was a much more intense one, with McGregor seemingly getting the feel for the boxing style press conference after admittedly...
Earlier this month, Bellator welterweight star Paul Daley began angling for a fight with former UFC contender and recent Bellator welterweight title challenger Lorenz Larkin. Shortly thereafter, Larkin replied to Daley’s callout, accepting the fight for later this year. This of course, raised immediate questions about the status of a long-discussed scrap between Daley and...
Monday afternoon, the MMA community was shocked to learn that top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi had signed with Bellator MMA after being unable to reach a deal with the UFC. Mousasi broke the news, which immediately hit social media, setting off a chain of reactions from members in the MMA community. Mousasi was of...
Last night, in the main event of UFC 213, Australia’s Robert Whittaker collided with Cuba’s Yoel Romero in an interim middleweight title fight. While Romero started strong, Whittaker stole the momentum in round three, and battered his foe to an impressive, unanimous decision win. With this result, Whittaker becomes the UFC interim middleweight champion. He is...
This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 213, surging Cuban contender Yoel Romero will collide with Australia’s Robert Whittaker for the interim UFC middleweight title. Romero will enter this fight with a reputation as one of the best middleweights on earth. He’s on a 10-fight win-streak. This streak has seen him dispatch game opponents...
Most of those coming from the world of boxing are not giving Conor McGregor much of a chance against Floyd Mayweather. Boxing analyst Max Kellerman is claiming that “The Notorious” will not land a single punch on Mayweather in the course of their fight in the ring. However, what are MMA fighters who also have...
On July 4th, citizens of the United States celebrate American Independence day. The date marks a period of celebration and relaxation for many American citizens. Below is a compilation of how the MMA community spent the 4th of July: Just thinking about freedom. #thesecolorsdontrun🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July!!! https://t.co/4LBiUDkOVg — Ricardo Lamas (@RicardoLamasMMA) July 4,...
Sometimes crazy and strange things happen in fights. Sometimes it’s at the decision of a referee or judge while other times it’s just the strange way things go for the fighters when they’re in the ring or cage. Here, we take a look at 10 of the strangest endings to fights in mixed martial arts....
Every time an aging fighter loses, be it somebody like Fedor Emelianenko, or our very own BJ Penn, there follows an immediate tidal wave of calls for their retirement. In the opinion of MMA pioneer Phil Baroni, who has been fighting for nearly 20 years, however, nobody should be able to tell a fighter when...
It took less than two minutes for Garrett Holeve, also known as “G-Money” to take out his opponent in his last fight. Holeve is an adaptive athlete from South Florida with Down syndrome and is an inspiration to other adaptive athletes looking to compete just like anyone else. According to Local10, this was Holeve’s third...
While all MMA fights and JiuJitsu matches start on the feet, the advantage wrestlers possess is the ability to dictate where a fight takes place, should they be skilled enough to secure takedowns. In the video above, you can see BJJ black belt Stephan Kesting and Pride FC veteran Denis Kang demonstrate two simple takedowns...
Check out the first Teepee submission in MMA history by Suman Mokhtarian at Hex Fight Series 9 on Friday.Suman Mokhtarian – MMA Fighter moves to 6-0 with this win.Tickets to Hex 10 (Perth) are on sale now from www.hexfightseries.com Posted by Hex Fight Series on Saturday, June 24, 2017 Ever heard of the “teepee” submission?...
Courtney King TKO's Colbey Northcutt in R2 at #LFA14 pic.twitter.com/gDXkPzBfvp — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 24, 2017 Friday night on the LFA 14 fight card, Colbey Northcutt, the sister of UFC prospect ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt, made her highly anticipated professional MMA debut, where she lost via TKO in the 2nd round due to ground & pound...
In 2015, Estonian Sumo wrestler Baruto Kaito stepped into the ring with Kickboxing legend Peter Aerts for an MMA fight that left many fight fans stunned. While many expected Aerts to dominate the fight despite his age, it was Kaito who managed to pick up the win, in a pretty lopsided affair. To make matters...
