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...
<figure> <img alt="MMA: UFC Fight Night-Tampa-Swanson vs Gracie" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3Fsn-q2BBa-yYwc_ehqu6dvx8QM=/0x0:4307x2871/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68496154/usa_today_13507444.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>Having just lost one year of his fighting career to injury, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/236/cub-swanson">Cub Swanson</a> is...
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/k30mTOqpTko8-zCndRMHcLfl5ww=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66776168/113_Justin_Gaethje.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>The <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1094/ufc-249-ferguson-vs-gaethje">UFC 249</a> post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.</p> <p>UFC officials will...
<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AApaKrS9pLoSlabzwqxYJx9BWcQ=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68507308/052_Gokhan_Saki_vs_Khalil_Rountree.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <p>A new light heavyweight clash between <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3650/khalil-rountree">Khalil Rountree</a> and <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4342/marcin-prachnio">Marcin Prachnio</a> has joined the lineup for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1179/ufc-257">UFC...
<img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4KmRNiDNI1eiMs47-lo8k0Tb1jM=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66789283/312_Brian_Kelleher.0.jpg"> <small>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</small> <p>UFC bantamweight <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1400/brian-kelleher">Brian Kelleher</a> believes that it’s time that USADA stops punishing fighters for using marijuana. </p> <p>Following <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2077/kelvin-gastelum">Kelvin Gastelum</a>’s second positive test for marijuana, Kelleher defended the one-time interim middleweight challenger, saying the substance...