UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker has recalled an interesting interaction the City Kickboxing team had prior to this past weekend’s pay-per-view. On Saturday night, Hooker returned to 155 pounds at UFC 281, opening the main card against rising prospect Claudio Puelles. “The Hangman” was one of four CKB fighters who made the trip from New
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The UFC handed out Performance of the Night bonuses after Saturday’s card, including the winners of the first and final bouts of the event. After UFC Fight Night 215, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. ‘Performance of the Night’:
Fans who tuned in early to watch the UFC Vegas 65 main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac are going to be quite disappointed. UFC Vegas 65 was to see the return of fan favorite Lewis, who was looking to get back on track after losing three of his last four contests. Looking to
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Dillon Danis and Nate Diaz nearly came to blows following UFC 281 in New York City – slaps and drinks were thrown. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie on
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev is eager to get back in the Octagon and has a slew of potential fights on his mind for his return. Chimaev hasn’t fought since a win over Kevin Holland at UFC 279 earlier this year. He’s training for his return in Stockholm, Sweden as the UFC ponders their next move
Bellator MMA’s network television debut is going to be a big one. Officials today announced that Bellator 290: “Bader vs. Fedor 2” will be the promotion’s first MMA card to air on CBS on Sat., Feb. 4, 2023, after inking a deal with the network to air combat sports events moving forward. Headlining the Bellator
Daniel Cormier and Helwani got into a friendly debate over their top 5 fighters of all time when DC appeared in studio on The MMA Hour. 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
CHICAGO – Tyrell Fortune is no longer worried about the matchmaking for his fights. Fortune was hoping to avenge his losses to Timothy Johnson and Linton Vassell but instead drew unranked Daniel James at Friday’s Bellator 288 event at Wintrust Arena. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Whether it was his
Alexander Volkanovski is taking time to connect with fans. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is getting ready for the biggest fight in his career so far but was able to take some time out and train with a few fans. Volkanovski was beginning his promotional tour for his upcoming lightweight title fight against 155-pound champion
Check out live stream video for Wednesday’s Invicta FC 50 event, which will feature a one-night tournament to crown a new strawweight champion. The all women’s promotion heads to Denver, Colo. for the fight card, and will be overseen by the Colorado Combative Sports Commission, with open scoring to be utilized. The opening round matchups
Coming off a three-win 2021 to start off his pro career, lightweight Archie Colgan has so far been able to keep his momentum going with back-to-back wins this year. Having originally hoped to get more fights in this year, having to take some time off limited the amount of bouts Colgan could have, but he’s
Islam Makhachev on Dana White and the UFC promotion for ‘playing games’, Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski off the table? Makhachev could face winner of Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler next, UFC fighter Neil Mangy breaks Georges St Pierre’s welterweight record for most MMA wins, Two bouts announced for the upcoming UFC 283 and UFC
UFC 281 winner Chris Gutierrez spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his knockout victory over Frankie Edgar on Saturday in New York. Full fight recap: https://bit.ly/UFC281CG Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has suggested that lightweight contender Dustin Poirier should dismiss talk of him facing Beneil Dariush next February. This past weekend at UFC 281, Poirier returned to action for the first time since his devastating failed championship challenge against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 last December. Initially after the result, “The
Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier locked down the third-round win via submission over opponent Michael Chandler on Saturday in the featured main card matchup at UFC 281. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order
Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 50 official weigh-ins and faceoffs in Denver. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel/Invicta FC) Melissa Oddessa Invicta FC 50 Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Elise Pone Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Melissa Oddessa vs. Elise Pone Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Melissa Oddessa
Michael Chandler is interested in a trilogy with free agent Eddie Alvarez but is laser-focused on another shot at UFC gold. Chandler lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 last Saturday. It was a back-and-forth war that met high expectations, with Poirier securing a late submission victory. Chandler remains one of the biggest lightweight UFC