Polish MMA fighter Robert Bryczek unleashed one of the cleanest straight rights you’re likely to see to KO Mateusz Strzelczyk at MMA Fight 4. The duo fought at 190-pound catchweight on the main card of MMA Fight 4 in Bedzin, Poland this past Saturday. Bryczek went into the bout a huge -1000 favorite against the
Month: September 2022
8:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN It’s not easy being No. 2. You’re habitually overlooked, an afterthought, banished to the background. But every so often, the orchestra’s second fiddle gets to step under the bright lights at center stage and show their stuff. This autumn brings several opportunities for Bellator MMA to take more of the
Spike Carlyle wasn’t happy with Bellator 286’s official weigh-ins. The 29-year-old lightweight missed weight by 0.6 pounds on Friday, tipping the scales at 156.6 pounds for his co-headlining matchup against A.J. McKee, which is a non-title bout. That was Carlyle’s second attempt after being given an additional hour to cut weight; the UFC veteran initially
It’s become clear that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has no idea how to handle new fighters, and its inconsistency will be on full display this Saturday evening (Oct. 1, 2022) at UFC Vegas 61 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where Mick Maynard’s and Sean Shelby’s matchmaking decisions continue
UFC Vegas 61 main event weigh-in video: Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 61 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas officially weighed in on Friday. A women’s strawweight bout between No. 5-ranked Mackenzie Dern and No. 6-ranked Yan Xiaonan headlines the event. Watch the fighters as they step
LOS ANGELES – Juan Archuleta is happy to stick to bantamweight just in case there’s another opportunity at the grand prix. Archuleta (25-4 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) meets Enrique Barzola (18-6-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) on Saturday’s Bellator 286 main card at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on
Anderson Silva explains his one problem with UFC president Dana White. Excerpt from the Sept. 21, 2022 episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on
If there’s one thing that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and rising lightweight star Paddy Pimblett have in common, it’s their thoughts on Chael Sonnen… During a recent episode of his podcast, Chattin Pony, Pimblett was joined by Ortiz, who recorded five successful defenses during his stint on the UFC’s 205-pound throne between
7:02 PM ET The UFC has booked a featherweight main event between two undefeated contenders in Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev for its UFC Fight Night on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, UFC officials told ESPN. The promotion has not announced a location for that event, but it’s expected to take place in Las Vegas
Surging featherweights Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev will headline UFC Vegas 64 on Nov. 5 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. MMA Fighting previously reported verbal agreements were in place for the matchup, which pits the No. 11 (Evloev) featherweight against No. 13 (Mitchell) in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. ESPN.com first broke news of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The last few years haven’t been kind to Lyoto Machida. The 44-year-old former UFC champion has lost his last four bouts, but it’s not necessarily all bad. He took both Gegard Mousasi and Phil Davis to split-decisions, so it’s not as if “The Dragon” is just getting crushed outright. Recently, Machida
Check out Dana White’s ridiculous backyard | Video UFC president Dana White has a lot of things, but arguably none better than the outdoor setup at his Las Vegas residence. White recently gave a tour of his backyard to BBQGuys showing off his pools, terraces, sitting areas, and outdoor kitchen. Did we mention that he
The ONE on Prime Video 2 ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs take place Thursday (Friday locally) in Singapore, and you can watch a live stream of the festivities right here on MMA Junkie at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT). The main event features a third encounter between champions as atomweight titleholder Angela Lee challenges Xiong
MMA fighter Brandon Jenkins rebounded in a big way following back-to-back losses in the UFC with a nasty knockout at Unified MMA 46. Jenkins faced Neal Anderson in a lightweight matchup on the main card of Unified MMA 46 on Friday. The two lightweights had been on losing skids entering the fight, with the winner
9:31 AM ET UFC women’s strawweight contenders Mackenzie Dern and Yan Xiaonan look to shake up the rankings as they go head-to-head at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+). Dern, ranked No. 6 in ESPN’s divisional rankings, earned a split
Don Shainis has the opportunity to shake up the UFC featherweight rankings on two weeks’ notice when he makes his octagon debut this Saturday. Shainis faces Sodiq Yusuff in a main card matchup at this weekend’s UFC Vegas 61 event at the UFC APEX. “Shameless,” a former Cage Titans featherweight and FAC lightweight champion, plans
Jake Paul may soon be stepping away from the ring and into a cage. As an undefeated professional boxer, Paul (5-0) has made a name for himself by most recently defeating former mixed martial arts (MMA) champions, Tyron Woodley (twice) and Ben Askren. On Oct. 29, 2022, Paul is tasked with what many consider to
Entering his bout this past April with Nianoa Dung at Bellator 279, Lance Gibson Jr. had built quite a start for himself during his career with four wins in a row, and was looking to add to that success. Following a bit of a rough start, Gibson was able to get things rolling his way
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