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 Smith v Teixeira: Weigh-Ins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/q2UuuKYRcUuSM_lRhMahUyWJjcE=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66824076/1224397435.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</small> <p>A middleweight matchup between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3761/marvin-vettori">Marvin Vettori</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4183/karl-roberson">Karl Roberson</a> has been rebooked one month after it was originally scheduled to take place. </p> <p>Multiple people...
<img alt="UFC Fight Night Azure v Kelleher" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/H5a1nP4AX35X2UyVrIoltNXUCqw=/0x1:3998x2666/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66830728/1224710990.jpg.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images</small> <p>This is The A-Side Live Chat.</p> <p>For this episode, UFC bantamweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1400/brian-kelleher">Brian Kelleher</a> joins José Youngs and Peter Carroll to react to some of the top stories in mixed...
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1bIeYYL37yqcsyVslGp5O1Zk7sg=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66840841/DC_5815.0.jpg"> <small>Sage Northcutt | ONE Championship</small> <p><a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3363/sage-northcutt">Sage Northcutt</a> knows his previous fight was a mistake.</p> <p>It wasn’t the first loss of his career. But in terms of results and injuries, it was by far the most devastating. After moving up to...
<img alt="Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour - New York" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lG-YZ3rtDZkCa-bAtk6grB_U6CY=/0x0:4274x2849/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66865598/814069558.0.jpg"> <small>Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images</small> <p>Opening odds on <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1859/conor-mcgregor">Conor McGregor</a> vs. <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/101/anderson-silva">Anderson Silva</a> are nearly as fantastical as the matchup. </p> <p>After former two-division champ McGregor agreed to...