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Eddie Alvarez will need time to recover after suffering a broken orbital bone as a result of his two-round war with Mike Perry in the BKFC 56 main event. The former UFC lightweight champion confirmed his injuries on Monday after first speculating that he likely had a broken orbital, which caused significant swelling on the left side of his face. After sitting down in the corner at the end of the second round, Alvarez’s head coach Mark Henry ultimately waved off the fight and the bout was stopped with Perry earning the TKO victory. “Confirmed two fractures in my left…
Jamahal Hill is confident that he will soon be vindicated in regards to recent charges stemming from an alleged altercation with a family member. On Dec. 1, it was reported that Hill had been charged with misdemeanor domestic violence in Kent County, Mich., after allegedly assaulting James Anthony Hill Jr. According to the initial report from TMZ, James is Hill’s brother. The case is ongoing so few details have emerged from the parties involved, but Hill took a moment to address the situation in a YouTube video released over the weekend. “There’s been a lot of reports out today about…
Dana White’s Contender Series doesn’t resume until 2024, but that doesn’t mean the UFC is done handing out contracts this year. Heavyweight prospect Robelis Despaigne has joined the promotion’s heavyweight roster following an unbelievable four-second knockout of Miles Banks at Fury FC 84 this past Sunday in Houston. Despaigne’s signing was announced shortly after his win. Watch the blindingly fast finish below. All it took was one good right hand from Despaigne to floor Banks and give Despaigne his fourth win in four pro bouts, all by first-round knockout. This was also the third straight fight in which Despaigne needed…
It turns out Dana White and Elon Musk have a lot in common. Just recently, the UFC CEO revealed that he had a past altercation with a sponsor that told him to remove a post he made on social media showing support for former president Donald Trump. In response, White claimed to have told the unnamed UFC sponsor “go f*** yourself”, and promised that he’ll never bow down to pressure like that no matter how much somebody is paying him. On Wednesday, Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk said exactly the same thing following a mass exodus of advertisers…
Arman Tsarukyan is now likely a win away from getting to a lightweight title shot, and a potential rematch with Islam Makhachev following his absolute drubbing of Beneil Dariush in the main event of UFC Austin on Saturday. With the 155-pound division being in a wild place, Tsarukyan finds himself in an interesting spot following the biggest win of his career. On an all-new edition of On To the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee discuss what could be next for Tsarukyan after stopping Dariush in just over a minute in the headliner. Additionally, future matchups…
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Recapping the weekend in combat sports. 1:10 p.m.: BKFC star Mike Perry joins us to talk about his win over Eddie Alvarez at BKFC 56. 1:40 p.m.: UFC welterweight Sean Brady recaps his UFC Austin win over Kelvin Gastelum. 2:05 p.m.: Ex-UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo joins to talk his bantamweight debut win over Rob Font at UFC Austin. 2:30 p.m.: Ex-UFC bantamweight champ Miesha…
Deiveson Figueiredo leveled up at UFC Austin this past Saturday. The 35-year-old Brazilian finisher reached the pinnacle of the sport in the flyweight division, holding the UFC title on two occasions and competing in the first-ever tetralogy in promotional history. However, after dropping the 125-pound crown to his rival Brandon Moreno in January, Figueiredo decided the brutal weight cuts were enough and it was time to take his talent to 135 pounds. Tasked with the perennial top 10 contender Rob Font as his welcoming party, Figueiredo passed his test with flying colors, pitching a 30-27 shutout across the board en…
Former Bellator flyweight champion Juliana Velasquez believes the Professional Fighters League has taken the right step in acquiring Bellator to battle the UFC for the top stop in the MMA sphere. Velasquez said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that the future is bright for both PFL and Bellator fighters after the former announced its acquisition of the latter in November. PFL will continue with its traditional season format in 2024, with Bellator running as an international circuit. “PFL is growing a lot,” Velasquez said. “These fights they’re doing, Francis Ngannou in boxing and these YouTubers, Jake Paul… I think…
Impa Kasanganay refused to be defined by a disappointing UFC run. In 2020, Kasanganay signed with the promotion from Dana White’s Contender Series with a 7-0 record following his second appearance on the show. Then 27, he was viewed as a promising prospect, and he defeated Maki Pitolo in his UFC debut. Kasanganay’s second UFC fight proved to be memorable, but for all the wrong reasons. Joaquin Buckley caught him with one of the most unbelievable kick knockouts in MMA history, a highlight that was replayed countless times. Two fights later, he was out of the UFC. Fast forward to…
Mayra Bueno Silva plans to leave no doubt that she’s the best bantamweight in the world at when she fights at UFC 297. The Brazilian standout takes on Raquel Pennington for a vacant 135-pound title in the Jan. 20 co-main event in Toronto, and she’s bristling with confidence ahead of her title opportunity. Based on how Pennington fared in her championship bout against Amanda Nunes at UFC 224, Silva isn’t expecting her to put up much of a fight. During that May 2018 clash, Pennington could be heard on the broadcast telling her corner, “I’m done” heading into the fifth…