News

01 Jan Morning Report: Max Holloway willing to fight ‘100 times’ if necessary to prove he’s better than Alexander Volkanovski

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="Max Holloway" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_xKIGXpTwkBfNYvKbNG0Xvr1dFE=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68515152/443_Max_Holloway.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Max Holloway | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> At <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1125/ufc-251">UFC 251</a>, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/1541/max-holloway">Max Holloway</a> came up short in his rematch with featherweight champion...

01 Jan Claressa Shields explains why she joined PFL over UFC and her frustrations with the current state of boxing

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="Claressa Shields v Ivana Habazin - Media Workout" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0iAYchaszZpuvVIyYlzTNoyBits=/0x0:5155x3437/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68515435/1178656790.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Claressa Shields isn’t making the move from boxing to MMA just for...

01 Jan Video: Between the Links: UFC 256 Fallout, Figueiredo vs. Moreno classic, UFC Vegas 17 preview

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/gkjLDGLVdasJW6jR3HyhJ_E8P3s=/300x0:1920x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68515741/BTL_EP29_CLEAN.0.jpg"> </figure> Check out episode 29 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti who give their reactions to the incredible...

01 Jan Dhiego Lima vs. Belal Muhammad off UFC Vegas 17 due to positive COVID-19 test

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/_2Vb4e-mn06jeru4ovdrba0LpRc=/0x0:1920x1280/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68515817/133_Belal_Muhammad.5.jpg"> <figcaption>Belal Muhammad | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> Saturday night’s <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1178/ufc-vegas-17">UFC Vegas 17</a> is down to 14 fights after the cancellation of a welterweight...

01 Jan Yoel Romero agrees to contract with Bellator MMA, expected to debut at light heavyweight

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/7Ojlrz11U-imA1jwSObRZZDKxhk=/2x0:2882x1920/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68510351/138_Yoel_Romero.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Esther Lin, MMA Fighting</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/387/yoel-romero">Yoel Romero</a>’s free agency didn’t last long. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that...

01 Jan Making the Grade: UFC 256 edition

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="UFC 256: Figueiredo v Moreno" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/w4kaabtSvld9ABGt9C-WZW0p_rU=/0x0:4938x3292/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68511263/1290964967.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> It’s almost impossible to remember the original plans for <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1151/ufc-256">UFC 256</a>, which was supposed...

01 Jan Video: Aleandro Caetano gets knocked out by illegal upkick, wins Shooto Brasil title

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/iE8V6mjXsyrpalYc4TpsNqUzHdY=/0x25:2280x1545/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68511666/Captura_de_Tela_2020_12_14__s_13.11.17.0.png"> </figure> Aleandro Caetano starred one of the most unusual title wins in MMA history Sunday, when he became the Shooto Brasil super bantamweight champion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Caetano took on Diego...

01 Jan Rafael de Freitas granted pre-trial release, judge grants modified restraining order

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="The Ultimate Fighter 18: Team Rousey v Team Tate" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/LpspFy1laZmLaY7FY2A2BOHMNko=/0x0:2000x1333/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68512191/179444729.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> Jiu-jitsu coach and former The Ultimate Fighter...

01 Jan UFC 256 Aftermath: A changing of the guard from old stars to new contenders

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="UFC 256: Ferguson v Oliveira" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/cmx-kC94D4V9aQ1UdaUx7Sl-87k=/0x0:4851x3234/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68512945/1290958828.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC</figcaption> </figure> This past Saturday, the UFC put on their final pay-per-view event of the year, and...

01 Jan Renato Moicano understands referee Chris Tognoni, but believes ref ‘made a mistake’ in Rafael Fiziev stoppage

Posted at 00:00h in News by 0 Comments

0 Likes

<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2QpCm-WnXa_2FVgubDWSgtH501A=/0x1:4916x3278/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68513297/UFC_256__Moicano_v_Fiziev_20201212_JB_0008.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Renato Moicano lost to Rafael Fiziev in the preliminary portion of UFC 256 in Las Vegas. | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4895/rafael-fiziev">Rafael...