Home MMA News

MMA News

Kleber Koike, RIZIN 39

First Match-Ups Announced for Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN New Year’s Eve Show

RIZIN 40 will take place on December 31, 2022, and as previously announced, the card will be set up as a Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-promotional event. In a press conference on Wednesday, the promotions revealed that the main card...
Brandon Royval, UFC

Brandon Royval vs. Amir Albazi Set for UFC’s December 17 Card

Flyweight action has been lined up for the UFC's final event of 2022. Brandon Royval is set to face Amir Albazi at the UFC's Fight Night event on December 17, 2022. News of the booking was first reported by Eurosport;...
Carlos Mota

UFC Vegas 63 Sees Two Fighters Get New Opponents

Carlos Mota is finally getting a shot in the UFC. For the past couple of years, Brazil's Mota (8-1) has been a flyweight prospect to watch. The 27-year old started his career 5-0 and quickly worked his way to a...
Ilia Topuria UFC

Bryce Mitchell vs. Ilia Topuria in the Works for UFC 282

The worst-kept secret in MMA over the past week is inching closer to reality, as a featherweight fight between Bryce Mitchell and Ilia Topuria is in the works for UFC 282. Mitchell (14-0) was originally supposed to face Movsar Evloev...
Patricio Pitbull Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN Announced for New Year’s Eve in Japan

Bellator MMA will once again return to Japanese shores, putting some of their best talents up against RIZIN Fighting Federation stars on New Year's Eve. Promotion officials announced the news on Monday, singling out four Bellator stars that will take...
Paddy Pimblett UFC

Paddy Pimblett Books UFC 282 Fight Against Jared Gordon

Paddy Pimblett will return to the octagon at UFC 282 in December. The British lightweight known as "The Baddy" has signed on to face Jared Gordon at the upcoming Pay-Per-View event on December 10, 2022. Pimblett himself shared the news...
Bryce Mitchell, UFC 272

Sunday MMA Quick Hits: UFC Fighters Banned from Betting, Flat-Earther Mitchell Wants to Debate...

The UFC has finally gotten around to banning its athletes from betting on fights, in what was thought to be a no-brainer. Speaking of no-brainers (apologies over the low blow), Bryce Mitchell wants to debate Joe Rogan over the...
Conor McGregor, UFC 264

UFC: Conor McGregor No Longer in USADA Testing Pool, Per Dana White

Conor McGregor's rather buff physique has been a topic of conversation the past few weeks — and UFC President Dana White has now revealed that the former double champ is no longer part of the USADA testing pool. "Yeah, yeah....
Marina Rodriguez, UFC

Amanda Lemos vs. Marina Rodriguez Promoted to UFC Vegas 64 Main Event

In the wake of Bryce Mitchell vs. Movsar Evloev falling through, the UFC has changed courses as far as its November 5, 2022 main event is concerned. During Saturday's UFC 280 broadcast, promotion officials announced that UFC Vegas 64 would...
Petr Yan and Sean O'Malley, UFC 280

Makhachev, Muhammad Earn Performance Bonuses, O’Malley-Yan Gets Fight of the Night at UFC 280

UFC 280's main card lived up to the hype on Saturday, with three of four bonus winners coming from the Pay-Per-View portion of the Abu Dhabi-based event. Three big fights capped off the night, and while an injured T.J. Dillashaw...

RECENT

Baisangur Susurkaev Hoping to Return in Four or Five Months After...

Newark — With a possibly broken hand in a splint following his victory at UFC 328, Baisangur Susurkaev was nevertheless upbeat. The Russian middleweight improved...