LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 06: Glover Teixeira of Brazil poses on the scales during the UFC weigh-ins at UFC APEX on November 06, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) The UFC returns to Rio de Janeiro this week, landing in Brazil for the first time since the start of the … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada — After two straight losses, one by a controversial split decision against Jared Cannonier, Sean Strickland got back into the win column at UFC Vegas 67 on Saturday. Stepping up on short notice to replace Kelvin Gastelum paid off for Strickland (26-5), who was never in real danger in the fight. It … Read more
Sean Strickland, UFC Vegas 67 weigh-ins Credit: Eddie Law/Cageside Press UFC Vegas 67 is official, although Friday’s official weigh-ins didn’t go without a hitch. Although all the main card fights are ready, one preliminary card fight fell through at the weigh-in after Sijara Eubanks failed to hit the scale. About an hour after the weigh-in … Read more
Nasourdine Imavov, UFC Paris Ceremonial Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press After a few weeks of not knowing what to do with themselves, UFC fans (and MMA fans in general) are finally seeing the sport back in full swing. While Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN ended 2022 pretty well, it was the only MMA action from a … Read more
AJ McKee, Bellator MMA weigh-in vs. RIZIN Credit: Bellator MMA With one final major event remaining in the mixed martial arts calendar year, Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN is a true cross-promotion between Japan’s RIZIN fight federation and Viacom-backed Bellator. More than a handful of entertaining bouts, Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN paired some of the best … Read more
Mamed Khalidov and Mariusz Pudzianovski, KSW 77 Credit: KSW All fighters participating in KSW 77 on Saturday successfully weighed in for the official weigh-in event on Friday. KSW’s final card of the year is headlined by one of, if not the biggest fights in the promotion’s history, as Mammad Khalidov moves up in weight to … Read more
Jared Cannonier, UFC 276 weigh-in. Credit: Alex Behunin/CagesidePress The final UFC card of 2022 arrives on Saturday, and on Friday morning in Las Vegas, fighters hit the scales for the official UFC Vegas 66 weigh-ins. Headlined by a middleweight bout between contenders Shawn Strickland and Hared Cannonier, the card has a few punches in the … Read more
Jan Blachowicz, official UFC 282 weigh-ins Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press UFC 282 is official, with only one fighter missing weight at Friday morning’s official weigh-ins. While headliners Jan Blahovich and Magomed Ankalaev made championship weight for their featherweight title fight, the only downside on Friday was Daniel Da Silva coming in at three kilos. Da … Read more
Jan Blachowicz, UFC Vegas 54 weigh-ins Credit: Alex Behunin/Cageside Press UFC 282 isn’t what card fans expected as December approaches, with the promotion’s final Pay-Per-View of the year quickly approaching. In the final leg of the build-up to the Las Vegas event, his main event fell through, with Jiri Prochazka forced to relinquish his title … Read more
Raufeon Stots, Bellator 279 media day Credit: Bellator MMA Bellator’s bantamweight grand prix continues at Bellator 289 this Friday; a day earlier, the full card was set to weigh in for the Connecticut-based event. Bellator 289 hosts both semifinal fights in the 135lb tournament. In the main event, interim champion Raufeon Stotts is scheduled to … Read more