On April 12, 2019, Joshua Pacio became a two-time ONE Championship world champion after knocking out Yosuke Saruta with a head kick in the fourth round of their strawweight title bout at ONE Championship: Roots of Honor at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. More...
By the age of 40, most combat sport athletes have already slid past their prime and are considered done. In MMA, where the demands to the body and psyche are far more steep, the peak performance window of a fighter often closes earlier. However, for...
Here’s what you need to know ahead of Stephen Loman’s fight against Elias Boudegzdame at Brave 22 At the close of 2018, Team Lakay had five world champions. But unlike Folayang, Belingon, Eustaquio, and Pacio, BRAVE bantamweight champion Mark Stephen Loman has never had the bright lights...
Excellent matchups, no circus of any form, just fights — the return of Tiger BRAWL Bacolod is in the books. Seriously, the only real intermission that night was when the crowd sang “Happy birthday” to Rio Saoy. On a night filled with thrilling performances, here...
It was a two-day event that featured gi and no gi action courtesy of Encore’s resident stranglers along with other grapplers from NorCal Grappling Crew, KMA, New Era Wrestling comprising of Sprawl, Atos, and Origins BJJ members, as well as independent competitors. On day 1, brothers...
The main event features a lightweight showdown between Rio de Janeiro’s Afonso Cego and local bet, 6100 Martial Arts and Fitness’ Miguel Mosquera. Cego, a Brazilian Luta Livre black belt, started his career in Brazil and now represents Catalan Fighting System. He is coming off...
<img alt="UFC Fight Night: Martin v Cifers" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/P80a_Sn26DhcZk3OGmSdAhGKznQ=/0x0:4079x2719/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67316938/1269572211.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Mallory Martin | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</small> <p>Following a dramatic comeback win, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4037/mallory-martin">Mallory Martin</a> let it all out in the cage.</p> <p>The strawweight prospect unleashed a loud scream after submitting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2551/hannah-cifers">Hannah Cifers</a> in...
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/D5A7_RPDBG3Jt1nCQlLIsiD63Dc=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67345207/055_Thiago_Santos_x_Kevin_Holland.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>A pivotal light heavyweight clash between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/938/thiago-santos">Thiago Santos</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/388/glover-teixeira">Glover Teixeira</a> will headline the upcoming <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1148/ufc-vegas-10">UFC Vegas 10</a> card with the full event announced on Wednesday.</p> <p>Santos will be making his first appearance since...
<img alt="UFC Fight Night Overeem v Sakai: Weigh-Ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PSI3vZ2seB9saCJ4cpQmjSmE1to=/0x0:3338x2225/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67356426/1270662676.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Alistair Overeem | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/32/alistair-overeem">Alistair Overeem</a> is ready for his 66th professional MMA bout.</p> <p>At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 9, “The Reem” tipped the scales at 252.5 pounds...
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kfUllqFEjaMSY0u4bpAop57iDBM=/300x0:1920x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67369756/btl_ep15_clean.0.jpg"> <p>Check out episode 15 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the trilogy matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp as they give their takes on <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/108/nick-diaz">Nick Diaz</a>’s reported comeback in early 2021, and what...