PFL Signs Hattan Alsaif, 2023 Muay Thai World Championships Gold Medalist
The Professional Fighters League has struck a deal believed to represent the first female from Saudi Arabia to sign with a major MMA promotion. Hattan Alsaif, a gold medalist at the 2023 International Federation of Muay Thai Associations World Championships,...
Dana White Doesn’t Agree with “95%” of What Sean Strickland Says, but “It’s His...
Dana White has addressed some of the controversy set off by Sean Strickland in Toronto earlier this month at UFC 297. Strickland, now the UFC's former middleweight champion following a split decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis at the January...
Corey Anderson vs. Karl Moore Booked, Vacant 205lb Title Fight Headlines Bellator Belfast
Bellator MMA will kick off 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and when it does, Corey Anderson will get his next shot at light heavyweight gold. Now owned by the PFL, Bellator will be run as a separate entity for the...
Charles Johnson Irritated With Stretch Of Apex Fights, Looking To Show New Version Of...
After an extremely active 2023, Charles Johnson returns to the Octagon this coming weekend at UFC Vegas 85, as he takes on the undefeated 17-0 Kazakh, Azat Maksum. "InnerG" competed four times under the UFC banner in 2023, and that...
Superlek Wins Decision Over Takeru Segawa In Fight of the Month
One of the biggest stars in Japan made his ONE debut on Sunday as Takeru Segawa challenged flyweight kickboxing champion Superlek Kiatmuu9 for his title. As two fighters at the apex of the most popular combat sports in their country,...
Kade Ruotolo Erases Doubts, Dominates Rematch With Tommy Langaker
ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling champion Kade Ruotolo rematched his rival, fellow elite jiu-jitsu practitioner Tommy Langaker, in ONE 165's co-main event. They first fought for this title last year, with Ruotolo winning by a somewhat controversial decision on points....
40-Year-Old Shinya Aoki Dominates, Chokes Out John Lineker
Japanese MMA legend Shinya Aoki had to pivot on a moment's notice to fight John Lineker at ONE 165 instead of Sage Northcutt. The swith from Northcutt to Lineker is large, as Northcutt is a large welterweight while Lineker weighed...
Nieky Holzken Predictably Runs Through Sexyama in Boxing Round of Mixed-Rules Bout
Two aging greats faced off in an unusual form of special-rules bout at ONE 165 when Yoshihiro "Sexyama" Akiyama tried to get to the third round, a round under the MMA rulset, by surviving three minutes of boxing and...
Marat Grigorian Comes Back, Earns First Finish in Six-Fight Series Vs Sitthichai
For an incredible sixth time, former kickboxing champions Marat Grigorian and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong threw down in a ring, but this would be the first time in ONE Championship after the last four fights were under the GLORY kickboxing banner. Sitthichai...
Garry Tonon Submits Martin Nguyen With Ease, Cements Number One Contender Status
Jiu-jitsu star Garry Tonon went to Japan for ONE 165, looking to earn a third straight submission win over former two-weight champion Martin Nguyen. Tonon took his BJJ black belt and used it as his base to begin the transition...
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UFC Freedom 250 Full Card Staff Picks
Since 2017, we've been publishing our staff picks for the main cards of most major, and a handful of smaller, MMA events, from the...