10:11 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — AJ McKee felt a bit of pressure heading to the ring Saturday night. And it wasn’t just the weight of the black samurai costume he wore for his elaborate walk out. With a McKee win, his Bellator promotion would sweep its competition with Japan’s Rizin. On top of that,
Month: December 2022
After a 2021 that only had a handful of what I would consider genuine robberies (Maycee Barber vs. Miranda Maverick, I’m looking at you), and even less that registered on a wider viewership scale (Gleison Tibau vs. Rory MacDonald, anyone?), I was optimistic that 2022 would not only feature few judging controversies, but that fans,
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has come to terms to fight in RIZIN in 2023. There was an unexpected appearance during the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN FF event on New Year’s Eve. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao appeared to announce that he will be competing in RIZIN Fighting Federation in 2023. This comes after Pacquiao retired from
John Dodson continued his comeback campaign earlier today (Sat., Dec. 31, 2022) at Bellator MMA vs RIZIN from inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, when the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title challenger flattened flyweight Hideo Tokoro with a first-round TKO (punches). Before the action even started fight fans were presented with a hilarious
Check out these photos highlighting A.J. McKee’s unanimous decision win over Roberto de Souza at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. (Photos by Rizin FF) aj-mckee-rizin-ff-40-rizin-vs-bellator-1 A.J. McKee def. Roberto de Souza aj-mckee-roberto-de-souza-rizin-ff-40-rizin-vs-bellator A.J. McKee def. Roberto de Souza aj-mckee-roberto-de-souza-rizin-ff-40-rizin-vs-bellator-1 aj-mckee-roberto-de-souza-rizin-ff-40-rizin-vs-bellator-2 A.J. McKee def. Roberto de Souza aj-mckee-roberto-de-souza-rizin-ff-40-rizin-vs-bellator-3 A.J.
Rizin 40: Rizin vs. Bellator Official Weigh-in Results The fighters competing on the Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator fight card in Japan officially weighed in on Thursday. The event takes place at the famed Saitama Super Arena. The main card pits promotion against promotion. In the main event, Rizin FF lightweight Champion Roberto de
As the historic Bellator MMA vs. Rizin event approaches on New Year’s Eve, check out a behind-the scenes video profiling the headliners of the event at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The second episode of the series features former Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champ Kyoji Horiguchi as he and coach Mike Brown take in MMA
UFC star Paddy Pimblett is the latest professional cage fighter to make an internet trash talker pay for his words with actions. Pimblett is 4-0 in his UFC career after a stint in Cage Warriors that featured a title reign. He last fought at UFC 282, winning a unanimous decision against Jared Gordon in Las
Adrian Yanez is expected to make a big step up in competition when he takes on perennial bantamweight contender Rob Font at an upcoming UFC event on April 8, per a recent report by MMA Fighting. The matchup has also been confirmed by additional news outlets, but the location and venue remain undetermined at this
Sara McMann sees a fight with Cris Cyborg on the horizon, but she wants to earn it. After an almost 10-year UFC tenure, McMann (13-6) signed a multifight deal with Bellator and will compete in the featherweight division. The 42-year-old Olympic silver medalist in wrestling is targeting a March return, but would like to get
Ahead of Thursday’s UFC 229 Press Conference with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor, take a look back at some of McGregor’s most entertaining press conference moments throughout his career. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
The best UFC mic moments of 2022 | Video These UFC fighters graced us with a memorable performance on the mic! Take a listen to some of the best mic moments that were heard throughout 2022 by some of the year’s top fighters. Hear from Michael Chandler, Paddy Pimblett, Raul Rosas Jr., Sean Strickland, welterweight
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7:43 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Seven appears to be the lucky number. Or unlucky, depending on whether or not you start the year with a UFC championship belt wrapped around your waist. Exactly a year ago, I made predictions for ESPN on what fighter would be champion at the end of 2022 in each of
You’ve already seen our Big Five of 2022’s year-end award season: Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year, Submission of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. But MMA was way too crazy and chaotic in 2022 to be restrained to just five. So as the final hours tick down
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen doesn’t believe that lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett will be interested in fighting at the London-held pay-per-view next March. Pimblett has certainly made a splash in his first full calendar year inside the Octagon. After giving fans a taste of the entertainment he can bring on debut last September, knocking Luigi
The first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event of 2023 took a serious hit yesterday with the news that Geoff Neal was injured and out of a highly anticipated fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Rakhmonov is undefeated (16-0) and dominated the extremely tough Neil Magny en route to a second round submission win in June. He’s another
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