Author: mmafighting
Brandon Royval is looking forward to a trip to Brazil. On Friday, Royval took to social media to dismiss any concerns about his knee following his recent win over Brandon Moreno and declare that he is ready to challenge flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro. See Royval’s tweet below: Knees cleared, beat the #1 ranked fighter on short notice in his own country. I’m not getting held down ever again. UFC 301 is a go for me— Brandon (@brandonroyval) March 1, 2024 Knees cleared, beat the #1 ranked fighter on short notice in his own…
Chael Sonnen seems to be confused about Jorge Masvidal calling him out — and calling him a “fake-ass gangster” — but as expected, Sonnen had some things to say in response. Masvidal mentioned how he’d love to fight Sonnen, calling Sonnen plenty of choice names on The MMA Hour. While Sonnen had plenty to say in regards to the interview, he also wanted to address the fake gangster part of the equation. “Jorge Masvidal tried to come at me and call me a fake gangster. I have more felonies than he does, which is jailhouse talk. I wouldn’t expect any…
Khabib Nurmagomedov does not understand what the UFC is doing. In April, UFC 300 will take place in Las Vegas, Nev. and one of the most anticipated bouts of the evening will be a “BMF” title fight between lightweight contender Justin Gaethje and former featherweight champion Max Holloway. It’s a contest many believe could end up as the Fight of the Year but there is one major issue: Gaethje was the presumed next challenger for lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Makhachev intends to defend his title in June, most likely at the UFC’s debut in Saudi Arabia, but with Gaethje now…
Eddie Hearn admits that he’s nervous ahead of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Francis Ngannou. Last year, Ngannou nearly shocked the world when, in his boxing debut, he lost a contentious split decision to lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury that saw Ngannou drop Fury in the third round. Now, Ngannou will make his sophomore outing against Joshua, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion, when the two face off in a 10-round boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And with his fighter now facing down the lineal MMA heavyweight champion, Hearn acknowledges that he’s a bit nervous about the fight. “This fight…
Two key fights ended in frustrating disqualifications at Friday’s ONE Championship show in Qatar. Arjan Bhullar, a former UFC fighter and ONE heavyweight champion, was looking to rebound from a title loss to Anatoly Malykhin as he took on knockout machine Amir Aliakbari at ONE 166, but neither fighter engaged much in the opening round. Veteran referee Herb Dean had to stop the bout and threaten both Bhullar and Aliakbari with a yellow card for not engaging, but the real punishment only came later. Aliakbari tried to attack more in the following rounds, but Bhullar did not engage. Dern dinged…
Jake Paul is willing to lay out the red carpet for Sean Strickland. A budding rivalry between Paul and Strickland has seen the two trade verbal shots at one another, with Strickland claiming that the UFC won’t allow him to accept a fight with Paul, and Paul now firing back by saying that the former middleweight champion should be free to spar whoever he wants. Strickland was recently caught on camera roughing up popular streamer Sneako in a spar, which is why Paul doesn’t understand why they can’t meet in a similar arrangement. “‘Seany’ Strickland, the guy seems to be…
Keito Yamakita displayed his grappling skills to secure an impressive submission victory Friday at ONE Championship 166 in Qatar. The Japanese wrestler took on Filipino striker Jeremy Miado in the first bout of the evening in Lusail and kicked off the action with a nasty choke. Yamakita didn’t waste any time taking Miado to the ground and immediately attempting to secure a rear-naked choke, with no hooks in, before locking a bulldog choke. The choke was in, and Yamakita went a step further by using the cage to apply pressure and force Miado to tap in just over four minutes…
At the UFC Vegas 87 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings, courtesy of Ag. Fight. In the main event, Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev can weigh no more than 266 pounds, the maximum allowed for their non-title heavyweight fight. The UFC Vegas 87 official weigh-ins are at 11 a.m. ET. Heavyweights Collide In Las Vegas! Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev face off – LIVE HERE – on Saturday. Watch Live Stream Here Main card (ESPN+ at 4 p.m. ET) Jairzinho Rozenstruik…
Daniel Cormier may be retired from fighting, but he keeps finding himself in beefs nonetheless. Earlier this week, Cormier went on his YouTube channel and responded to the idea floated by Nate Diaz that Diaz would come back to headline UFC 306 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Cormier wasn’t keen on the idea, saying that while Diaz could be on the card, he believes that other fighters are more deserving of the main event. Unsurprisingly, Diaz did not take kindly to that, posting his rebuttal to Cormier on Thursday. “This b**** is not a fighter. Complete opposite. Good talk…
LOS ANGELES — Watch the latest faceoff between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia from Thursday’s press conference at AVALON Hollywood in Los Angeles. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) is boxing’s former undisputed lightweight champion and the current WBC super lightweight champion, as well as the No. 7 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, according to Ring Magazine. He defends his title against former WBC interim lightweight champion Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) on April 20 at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. After previous stops on The MMA Hour and in New York City, the duo’s week-long press tour ended with an unhinged…