Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) straw-weight champion Carla Esparza has been booked to make her return to action against Randa Markos a the upcoming UFC Fight Night event set for Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Feb. 19, 2017. FOX Sports brought word of the matchup earlier today. And at least one person isn’t happy about […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight bruiser Mark Hunt appears to be moving forward with his UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner against Alistair Overeem, scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2017. It’s a rematch he’s been pining for since 2012. No word yet if Overeem has accepted the contract clause — […]
Source: MMAJunkie For someone who hadn’t tasted defeat in almost 10 years, ex-champion Dominick Cruz seems to be taking Friday’s title loss with a lot of poise. Speaking for almost 15 minutes after losing the UFC’s bantamweight belt to Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in UFC 207’s pay-per-view co-headliner, Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) patiently broke down the […]
Bellator 149: “Shamrock vs. Gracie” took place Feb. 19, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Even though the third and final encounter between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie headlined, history will also remember the show as the last fight of the late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris had a quite a […]
Michelle Waterson absolutely destroyed any momentum Paige VanZant had into the earth last Saturday night, submitting the popular strawweight in the very first round… With a rear-naked choke in less than four minutes in the main event of UFC on FOX 22… Waterson’s performance left nothing to be desired… It was a near flawless performance for her… And […]
Ronda Rousey was as broke as she could possibly be… She was living out of her car… Of course this was all before she made it big in mixed martial arts (MMA)… While she is undoubtedly one of the highest-paid athletes in the sport, “Rowdy” isn’t motivated by money. Unlike other mega combat stars such as […]
Today I became a Brazilian American, a symbol of all the hard work and opportunities I’ve received since moving to the USA 8 years ago. pic.twitter.com/pLa82P4eTE — Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) December 13, 2016 “The first time I went to America, I had the opportunity to fight here and people really appreciate my work and appreciate […]
In what was his Featherweight debut at UFC on Fox 21 earlier this year, Anthony Pettis tipped the scales right on the 145-pound mark. Unfortunately, his second attempt didn’t go as smooth, as “Showtime” came in three pounds over the weight limit for his interim Featherweight title fight against Max Holloway, which headlined last weekend’s (Sat., […]
The UFC TUF 24 Finale payouts are out! The 125lb champ Demetrious Johnson made a huge $350,000 after Tim Elliot’s and his incredible bout for the title… After a 5-round brawl that included “Mighty Mouse” almost getting guillotined, and Demetrious demonstrating his absolutely superb top control, The “Mighty Mouse” himself emerged victorious via decision… Champ Demetrious Johnson: […]
Get ready for some fireworks at the UFC TUF 24 Finale! Flyweighters Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Tim Elliot will face off for the 125lb belt… Plus you can look forward to tons of other stars on the bill, such as Joseph Benavidez, Henry Cejudo, Ryan Hall, and Henry Cejudo… FOX Sports 1 Main Event: 125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight […]
