Kyoji Horiguchi Beats Makoto Shinryu for Flyweight Gold, Proposes in Cage at RIZIN 45
A night of surprises and explosive finishes (is it really a RIZIN show without a soccer kick finish?), RIZIN 45 had a little bit of everything — and was capped off by a flyweight title fight as Kyoji Horiguchi...
Kai Asakura Floors Juan Archuleta with Knee, Claims Gold at RIZIN 45
Juan Archuleta may have been stripped of his bantamweight title for missing weight ahead of RIZIN 45 — but he showed up at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year's Eve ready to fight. In a mulligan he would later...
MMA 2023 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year
It's that time of year again — time to hand out the (virtual) hardware for our 2023 MMA awards. Knockout of the Year had plenty of contenders, including human highlight reel Justin Gaethje, lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, and recent...
New Year, New Fight? Conor McGregor Says Fight Announcement Coming on New Year’s Day
Could the long wait for an announcement regarding Conor McGregor's next fight finally be over? The former UFC double-champ has not fought since breaking his leg in the rubber match of his trilogy with Dustin Poirier in July of 2021....
Juan Archuleta Misses Weight, Stripped of Bantamweight Title Ahead of RIZIN 45
Juan Archuleta has been stripped of his bantamweight championship after missing weight ahead of RIZIN 45. RIZIN officials announced the news following Saturday's official weigh-in. Archuleta missed the mark by nearly six pounds (63.80kg), leaving only opponent Kai Asakura eligible...
John Dodson Surprised by RIZIN 45 Match-Up, Plans to “Destroy” Ougikubo As Quickly As...
39 and feeling fine is one way to describe flyweight John Dodson these days. The former two-time UFC title challenger sits on a three-fight win streak in MMA as he heads into RIZIN 45, where he's been paired up with...
More Details Announced for UFC’s New Anti-Doping Program, Marijuana Off Banned List
The UFC's new-look anti-doping program is set to launch in just a matter of days, and in advance of that December 31, 2023 kick-off date, the promotion has released more details about the program. With USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency)...
Reinier de Ridder vs. Anatoly Malykhin II, at Middleweight, Headlines ONE 166: Qatar
ONE 166 in Qatar this March has its main event set, with a rematch that will see Reinier de Ridder look to defend his middleweight crown — while Anatoly Malykhin becomes the latest fighter looking to achieve triple crown...
Jasmine Jasudavicius Hoping for Another Clean Sweep for Canada at UFC 297
Jasmine Jasudavicius was already chomping at the bit ahead of UFC 297, when we spoke with the flyweight star ahead of her January 20, 2024 fight with Priscila Cachoeira. In an interview conducted just prior to Christmas 2023, the Canadian...
UFC’s Themba Gorimbo Wants to Be Inspiration, Not Role Model
Themba Gorimbo had a breakout year in 2023, picking up his first win in the UFC, while being gifted a house by Hollywood and pro wrestling legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who had been moved by the Zimbabwean fighter's...
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