Former WWE wrestler and neuroscientist Chris Nowinski took aim at UFC president Dana White and TBS following the premiere episode of “Power Slap: Road to the Title,” a reality series about the UFC-backed slap fighting league, which premiered Wednesday on cable TV. Nowinski, one of the country’s leading experts on concussions, shared a video Thursday
Day: January 19, 2023
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Matt Frevola blasts ‘dumb SF’ Dana White Slap Fighting show On Wednesday night Dana White’s Power Slap show debuted on TBS and it received mixed reviews. One of those reviews came from rising UFC star Matt Frevola, who took his thoughts to Twitter on Thursday morning. “I don’t want to know how much money went
UFC Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier previews the strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade set to headline UFC 237 on Saturday, May 11. 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 UFC. To start your 7-day free trial, visit
At UFC Sao Paulo media day, all the fighters on the main card squared off Thursday morning. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Subscribe to the podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/mmahour MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive interviews,
The UFC is back with its first pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 283 takes place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+. In the
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira sees two viable options for his first title defense. Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) dethroned Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) to become middleweight champion at UFC 281. He thinks either a rematch with Adesanya or a matchup with former champ Robert Whittaker will be next – and he doesn’t have a
Belal Muhammad has an explanation for why he’s ranked higher than Gilbert Burns. During UFC 283 media day, Burns took issue with Muhammad being higher than him in the UFC’s official welterweight standings. Muhammad is unbeaten in his past nine fights and most recently bounced Sean Brady out of the ranks of the unbeaten with
A former Bellator welterweight champion is moving back up a division, and he has his first assignment. Douglas Lima (32-11 MMA, 14-7 BMMA) has been booked for a middleweight matchup against Costello van Steenis (14-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) when Bellator returns to France this spring. Bellator officials announced the new booking Thursday, as well as
RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC 283 hasn’t even happened yet, but simply getting to fight week was a bit of a logistical struggle for Gilbert Burns. While some might thinks Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) would be a tad disappointed to fight UFC 283 opponent Neil Magny (27-9 MMA, 20-8 UFC), rather than partake in
Anthony Smith gives brutal analysis of Francis Ngannou’s boxing: ‘He’s below average’ Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was unable to reach a contract agreement with the fight promotion after two years of negotiations. “The Predator” was giving an offer that would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in UFC history, but he turned
Daniel Cormier says a loss to Rafael Fiziev would be a major setback for Justin Gaethje. Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) faces Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the UFC 286 co-main event March 18 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The former interim lightweight champion has
Brandon Moreno’s preparation for his upcoming championship bout didn’t come under ideal circumstances. The UFC interim flyweight champion was forced to split and cut all communication with his head coach James Krause just a little over a month away from his fourth title fight with rival Deiveson Figueiredo at Saturday’s UFC 283 in Rio de
UFC champ Francis Ngannou turns free agent, could join PFL, Dana White talks about his incident with wife, and addresses the MMA media, Former champ Charles Oliveira ready to face Beneil Dariush in march or april 2023 and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in
The four fighters competing in the two title fights that headline UFC 283 on Saturday: Glover Teixeira, Jamahal Hill, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno, faced off at Wednesday’s media day. Former titleholder Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill heading the fight card for the vacant light heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo
The upcoming UFC Fight Night event on April 15 now has its co-main event. A pair of exciting featherweights will take the cage in the co-feature as Edson Barboza is set to take on Billy Quarantillo. The event does not yet have a confirmed venue or location, although it is not expected to take place
Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title challenge at UFC 285 won’t be his last fight in the Octagon, despite speculation he might retire. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following a three-year hiatus to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut. The Jones/Gane fight came to fruition
Invicta FC is back for the first time in 2023, and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie. The promotion brings an eight-fight card featuring two title fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at the top. Invicta FC 51 takes place at ReelWorks Denver, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In the