Merab Dvalishvili reveals he had a hand injury before fight with Petr Yan Merab Dvalishvili dominated former bantamweight champion Petr Yan earlier this month, making the former champion look like a shell of his former self. Now he’s revealed that he was suffering from a hand injury ahead of the fight and re-injured it during
Day: March 23, 2023
Another high-profile wrestler is headed to Bellator as Olympic silver medalist Kadi Magomedov has signed with the promotion. Bellator announced Thursday that Magomedov – whose full name is Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau – agreed to a multifight, multiyear deal. He will compete in the featherweight division and is expected to debut later this year. .@BellatorMMA is pleased
SAN ANTONIO – Albert Duraev aims to prove he’s more than just a wrestler at UFC on ESPN 43. Duraev (15-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) faces Chidi Njokuani (22-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on Saturday’s main card opener at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Duraev will be facing another
While he might not have been as active as some fighters were in 2022, flyweight Joe Camacho feels like the year was ultimately a positive one for him. Following a unanimous decision win in June over Alden Coria at LFA 134, Camacho spent the remainder of the year on the sidelines, but remaining undefeated to
A disagreement over terms of a rematch might’ve sunk the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Fury and Usyk agreed to a 70-30 split of the revenue in Fury’s favor for a fight that has been scheduled for April 29. However, they reportedly couldn’t agree on a split if
The UFC has a middleweight main event for its first card for the 2023 summer months. Top-15 185-pounders Jack Hermansson (23-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) and Brendan Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) will headline the UFC’s June 3 card. UFC broadcast partner ESPN first reported the main event. The show doesn’t have an announced venue or
LAS VEGAS – Biaggio Ali Walsh is looking to get as much experience as possible before becoming a professional MMA fighter. Walsh (2-1) meets Isiah Figueroa (1-1) in an amateur bout at 2023 PFL 2 on April 7 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Given his family name (he’s the grandson of Muhammad
SAN ANTONIO – Holly Holm expects to end her combat sports career under the UFC banner after signing a new six-fight contract with the promotion. The 41-year-old former women’s bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) was originally set to enter Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event with Yana Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on
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Former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev hit their marks on the scale for the UFC 286 co-main event in London. Full weigh-in coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-286-london-leon-edwards-kamaru-usman-rematch-rafael-fiziev-justin-gaethje-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream #UFC286 #JustinGaethje #RafaelFiziev
SAN ANTONIO – Due to life events and a series of unfortunate bout cancelations, former UFC flyweight title challenger Alex Perez hasn’t competed as often as he would like. At UFC on ESPN 43, Perez (24-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to action to take on Manel Kape in his first appearance since last July. Perez
Holly Holm signs new six-fight deal, wants to embark on ‘scary’ title run On Saturday at UFC San Antonio, former bantamweight champion Holly Holm will return to the Octagon. Holm has only fought once in the last three years and is nearly one year removed from that bout, a split decision loss to Ketlen Vieira. But
Jorge Masvidal’s beef with Colby Covington is far from over. Neither Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) nor Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) have competed since they shared the octagon in one of the biggest grudge matches in recent history at UFC 272 in March 2022. The former friends, roommates and training partners saw their relationship
LAS VEGAS – Sadibou Sy is looking at the 2023 PFL season as a new chapter. Sy (13-6-2) won the 2022 PFL welterweight title by going 4-0 last year, defeating Nikolay Aleksakhin, Rory MacDonald, Carlos Leal, and finally Dilano Taylor to win gold and the $1 million prize. Despite his successful season, Sy isn’t going
Jake Paul among 8 celebrities charged for ‘illegal touting’ of crypto company According to a press release from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jake Paul was among several celebrities charged for “illegally touting” a crypto company. The celebrities were charged alongside Justin Sun and three of his companies Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd.,
LAS VEGAS – Bruno Cappelozza will get an opportunity to avenge his most recent loss at 2023 PFL 2. Cappelozza (15-6) will run things back with Matheus Scheffel (17-9), who handed Cappelozza his most recent loss when he won by unanimous decision last June. Cappelozza rematches Scheffel at PFL 2 on April 7 at The Theater
Champ Leon Edwards trains with a new confidence. Rafael Fiziev sightsees in the cold. Teammates Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje debate fashion before heading back to work in the gym. UFC 286 is on Saturday, March 18. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital
Conor McGregor discusses the night he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 and whether he ever doubted a UFC return. Excerpt from the 03/15/2023 episode of The MMA Hour with Conor McGregor. 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