Jon Jones is weighing his heavyweight options. “Bones” added another belt to his collection in March 2023, when he made quick work of Ciryl Gane at UFC 285. Since then, Jones has been waiting to schedule a fight with heavyweight great Stipe Miocic, but the division has seen plenty of movement and rumblings that have piqued his interest. Interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has frequently called for a unification bout, and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has made overtures to move up...
The UFC 301 fight card features a plethora of fights from the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night. In the main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja puts his belt on the line against Steve Erceg. Pantoja has reeled off five straight wins, while Erceg has collected 11 victories in a row. Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo battles Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight contest in the co-main event. Check out the UFC 301 fight card below. Main card (ESPN+ PPV...
And people say Alex Pereira can’t wrestle. Though the UFC light heavyweight champion and former middleweight champion is best known for his skills as a striker, that doesn’t mean Pereira isn’t a well-rounded mixed martial artist. The former GLORY kickboxing champion is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, and as we learned on Tuesday, a better wrestler than one might think. UFC 301 takes place this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, and though Pereira isn’t competing, he’s still in attendance in...
The Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia fight card is packed with plenty of gold on the line at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez will put his undisputed super middleweight titles up for grabs when he squares off against unbeaten challenger Jaime Munguia. Alvarez (60-2-2) has reeled off three straight wins since his loss to Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022. He has picked up decision wins over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder, and Jermell Charlo. Meanwhile, Munguia has...
Follow the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 live blog for Mike Perry vs. Thiago Alves, the main event on Saturday in Los Angeles. While he may never have found consistent success in the UFC, Perry has blossomed into a true star in BKFC. The bombastic power-puncher has quickly risen to be the face of bare-knuckle boxing after a string of bloody victories. Perry debuted in the promotion in February 2022 with a hard-fought win over Julian Lane, then found his stride with monster showcases over Michael Page,...
Conor McGregor continues to expand his combat sports empire after becoming a part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships. The former two-division UFC champion made the announcement on Saturday night during the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 card from Los Angeles. Under the deal, the Irish superstar’s company McGregor Sports and Entertainment becomes a part owner of BKFC, with Triller remaining the majority shareholder in the company. “’The Notorious’ Conor McGregor here. Ladies and gentlemen, the...
This is the UFC Vegas 91 live blog for Matheus Nicolau vs. Alex Perez, the main event Saturday night in Las Vegas. Nicolau originally joined the UFC in 2015 after losing in the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4, and made an immediate splash, going 3-0 in his first three fights. After a knockout loss to Dustin Ortiz though, Nicolau received his walking papers. Two wins on the regional circuit brought Nicolau right back to the big show, and he made the most of it, rattling off four...
Uros Medic got back on track and it came at the expense of Tim Means’ brain cells. Saturday night at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Medic faced Means in the main card opener of UFC Vegas 91. Coming off a loss in his most recent bout, Medic needed to make a statement and he did, obliterating Means with an uppercut and follow-up shot just two minutes into the first round. Check out the brutal highlight below. After a brief feeling out period between the two, Means thought he had Medic timed and looked to...
Chris Padilla overcame a stacked deck at UFC Vegas 91. The debuting lightweight signed up to fight James Llontop on just five days’ notice and went on to score a first-round submission Saturday in Las Vegas. Padilla was a 3-to-1 underdog on most books and he was facing an opponent that missed weight by half a pound. Watch Padilla’s impressive choke-out below. Padilla’s strategy was clear from the start: Match Llontop in the striking and look for openings for takedowns. Sure enough, Padilla...
Ariane da Silva rides the longest win streak of her UFC career heading into her UFC Vegas 91 clash against flyweight prospect Karine Silva this Saturday, and sees the matchup as an opportunity to prove she belongs among the elite of the sport. Da Silva, formerly Ariane Lipski, forced Casey O’Neill to tap to an armbar this past December to go 3-0 in 2023 and enter the top 15 of the UFC’s flyweight rankings. Now she aims for another big jump by stopping Silva’s fast — and thus far undefeated — UFC...
MMA Fighting has BKFC KnuckleMania 4 results for the Perry vs. Alves event, a live blog of the main event, and more from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday night. In the main event, undefeated BKFC fighters Mike Perry and Thiago Alves will square off in a light heavyweight contest. Lorenzo Hunt will attempt to win his third BKFC belt when he squares off against Mick Terrill in a heavyweight contest. Check out BKFC KnuckleMania 4 results below. Main card (Triller PPV at 10...
Derek Anderson barely got the chance to celebrate booking his next fight against Cedric Doumbe at the upcoming Bellator Paris card before disaster struck. The veteran fighter suffered a gruesome foot injury riding his bike that will knock him out of the fight against Doumbe, which was scheduled on May 17 at the Accor Arena in Paris. Anderson posted the news along with a gnarly photo of his foot on social media and PFL officials also confirmed his withdrawal from the fight on Tuesday. “Love you...