MMA News

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

No celebrity is safe from Dillon Danis. Earlier this week, the Conor McGregor stablemate responded to some recent comments from Steven Seagal by challenging the 66-year-old actor to a fight in the Bellator MMA cage.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

Last night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) — not to be confused with WBKFF — touched down in Cancun, Mexico with BKFC 4. The card was billed as a USA vs. Mexico event, as each matchup pitted an American fighter against a Mexican fighter or fighter of Mexican heritage. In the main event, all-action UFC veteran Leonard Garcia made a return to the ring against infamous Ultimate Fighter veteran Julian Lane. Leonard Garcia won this BKFC 4 main event showdown by second round knockout.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

Last night, in the main event of the stacked UFC Fortaleza card on ESPN+, former World Series of Fighting bantamweight king Marlon Moraes avenges his only UFC loss, defeating the always tough Raphael Assuncao by first-round submission. With this dominant victory, Marlon Moraes is now inarguably the top contender for TJ DIllashaw’s UFC bantamweight title. Yet having recently watched Dillashaw come up short in a flyweight title fight with Henry Cejudo — a fight he lost by first-round TKO — Moraes says he isn’t sure this fight is an opportunity Dillashaw deserves.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former UFC featherweight champ and bona fide MMA legend Jose Aldo picked up another huge win, this time at the expense of Renato Moicano, who he dispatched with a volley of second-round punches. This victory generated reactions from many MMA stars — including several of Aldo’s rivals in Conor McGregor, Brian Ortega, Alexander Volkanovski and reigning featherweight champ Max Holloway.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

Last night, in the main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, top bantamweight contenders Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao met for a second time. While Assuncao won their first fight with a hard fought split decision, Moraes came out on top in their second affair in a big way, winning by submission via guillotine choke in the very first round.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2019

Last night, the UFC returned to ESPN+ with the thirteen fight UFC Fortaleza card. Among the viewers for this stacked card was former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Speaking on Twitter after the fight, the Irish MMA star shared his thoughts on the passionate fans that turn up for the UFC’s cards in Brazil, and announced that he hopes to compete in the country before his career draws to a close.

Drake Riggs - February 2, 2019

That’s right! Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is officially returning to the combat sports world! But fortunately for any possible opponents, he won’t be doing so as a fighter. At the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s (BKFC) fourth event on Saturday night in Cancun, Mexico it was announced that Anthony Johnson has joined the BKFC team.

Chris Taylor - February 2, 2019

A key bantamweight bout between top contenders Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Marlon Moraes entered tonight’s UFC Fortaleza main event on a three fight win streak. His latest effort saw him destroy Jimmie Rivera back in June of 2018.

Chris Taylor - February 2, 2019

A key featherweight bout between former division champion Jose Aldo and surging contender Renato Moicano co-headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Renato Moicano entered tonight’s contest on a two fight win streak, his latest being a submission victory over Cub Swanson.

Thomas Taylor - February 2, 2019

Earlier this week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) convened to decide the fates of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, who were involved in a hectic, post-fight brawl after their UFC 229 contest. Conor McGregor was handed a $50,000 fine and six month suspension. Khabib Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, was hit with a much heavier $500,000 fine and a nine-month suspension, though this suspension can be reduced to six months if completes an anti-bullying public service announcement.

James Lynch - February 2, 2019

It appears like UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next title defense will be against Tony Ferguson. That’s according to Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz who responded to a fan on Twitter late Friday evening.

Drake Riggs - February 1, 2019

There was once a time in the MMA history books where Jose Aldo vs Anthony Pettis was a fantasy fight being made into reality. However, it wasn’t meant to be. But could 2019 be the year for it…? Both Pettis and Aldo are former WEC and UFC champions thus making them rather historic figures. At a time, they were about as good as it gets when it came to MMA strikers.

Drake Riggs - February 1, 2019

After all the chaos that has unfolded atop the UFC’s welterweight division in late 2018, we now finally have our answer as to how things will shake out. At March 2, UFC 235’s co-main event will feature the welterweight crown being fought over between the challenger Kamaru Usman, and the champion Tyron Woodley.

Thomas Taylor - February 1, 2019

Earlier this week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) handed hefty punishments to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their roles in the frenzied brawl that followed their UFC 229 fight.  Nurmagomedov was handed a $500,000 fine and a nine-month ban, which can be reduced to six months if he completes an anti-bullying PSA. McGregor, meanwhile, received a lighter six-month suspension and $50,000 fine. 

Tom Taylor - February 1, 2019

This weekend, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former featherweight champ Jose Aldo will battle surging contender Renato Moicano. Speaking at Thursday’s UFC Fortaleza media day, Jose Aldo harkened back to late 2018, when he was briefly linked to a lightweight fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Aldo was excited about this fight, but now that Cerrone is chasing a fight with Conor McGregor, he no longer sees it as an option.

Tom Taylor - February 1, 2019

Until very recently, former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm was expected to fight Aspen Ladd at UFC 235 on March 2. Then, at last night’s UFC 235 press conference, UFC President Dana White casually dropped the news that Holm would not be competing on the card after all. In the wake of this news, many members of the MMA community guessed that Holly Holm could be reallocated to a title fight with Amanda Nunes, who currently owns the UFC bantamweight and featherweight belts. Brazilian publication Combate is reporting that this is indeed the case.

Cole Shelton - February 1, 2019

At UFC 235 Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight title. However, it will not be against Colby Covington, rather he will take on Kamaru Usman. To many, the news was surprising given Covington was the interim welterweight champion and seemed to be next in line. But, according to American Top Team owner Dan Lambert, Covington was skipped because he turned down a fight for possibly another interim title.

James Lynch - February 1, 2019

Thursday at the UFC 235 Press Conference, UFC President Dana White casually mentioned that the Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd matchup had been removed from the card. Turns out, there’s a good reason why.