Check out these photos from the fighters on the scale at the Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins and pre-fight fighter faceoffs at the host hotel in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) Sharaf Davlatmurodov Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins
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It’s been 10 years since UFC on FOX 7 took place starring Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez in San Jose, CA. The card also featured a young Nate Diaz who nearly missed weight for his fight with Josh Thompson. Check out this flashback video we shot at the time. [embedded content] Diaz would go on
Check out these photos from the fighters on the scale at the Bellator 294 official weigh-ins at the host hotel in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) Sharaf Davlatmurodov Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Blake Smith Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Cris Lencioni Bellator 294
HONOLULU – DeAnna Bennett isn’t surprised the stars aligned for a rematch with Liz Carmouche. Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) defends her title against Bennett (13-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 294 headliner at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In what was
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane heads into Saturday’s Bellator 295 looking to get her belt back. Coming off of two straight losses, former Bellator flyweight champion Macfarlane was looking to rebound in her last bout versus Bruna Ellen last August and avoid a three-fight skid. While she admittedly did not have the best experience against Ellen, Macfarlane picked
It appears the UFC tried to book Jan Blachowicz against Paulo Costa in a light heavyweight bout, though whether it comes to fruition remains to be seen. UFC 288 recently lost it’s co-main event bout between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush due to injury, leaving Dana White looking for a new co-headliner for the May
Stephen Thompson is excited to see a striker atop the welterweight division. Two of the longest-reigning welterweight champions in UFC history have been Georges St-Pierre and Kamaru Usman, who both possessed a strong wrestling game. No one had an answer for Usman’s dominance in the 170-pound division until Leon Edwards came along and defeated him
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LAS VEGAS – Sergei Pavlovich welcomes Curtis Blaydes’ pursuit of takedowns in the UFC Fight Night 222 main event. Going into Saturday’s heavyweight headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, the strengths of both men are quite obvious. Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is a devastating knockout specialist, while Blaydes
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski sees Yair Rodriguez as a serious threat. Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will look to unify his belt with interim champ Rodriguez (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on July 8 at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. Rodriguez captured the interim title with a flawless submission of Josh Emmett, showing that he’s
Watch Curtis Blaydes drop Chris Daukaus 👊 Fight Video Curtis Blaydes heads in UFC Vegas 71 with incredible knockout power and enormous potential. He showed his power in this blistering finish of Chris Daukaus. On Saturday night, Blaydes steps into the UFC Vegas 71 main event opposite Sergei Pavlovich. This showdown will help shape the
Khabib Nurmagomedov correctly predicted that Alexander Volkanovski was going to be a stern test for Islam Makhachev. According to Javier Mendez, Nurmagomedov expressed concern about the matchup, which the American Kickboxing Academy coach initially dismissed. But as Nurmagomedov thought, Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) ended up taking lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) to
LAS VEGAS – Brad Tavares isn’t holding his breath for a UFC event in Hawaii. Despite Hawaii having a number of high-level fighters across the UFC roster, Tavares (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) doesn’t like the chances of the promotion hosting an event on his home island. The UFC middleweight veteran was once hopeful of fighting
When it comes to her 2022, flyweight Liz Carmouche sees the year as a success not so much for winning a Bellator championship, but for the fact that she had to win two fights to prove she did it. She returns for her next defense at Bellator 294 on Friday. After Carmouche’s title win over
Take a look at the biggest and baddest finishes from fighters who have competed on past seasons of Dana White’s Contender Series. Tune in to DWCS Tuesdays at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. 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
In the latest On the Nose, Ariel Helwani answers questions about Charles Oliveira’s recent run, Nate Diaz’s delayed return, Conor McGregor’s return opponent, if Charles Oliveira should have been stripped of title, and more. 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 on
This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a heavyweight showdown. In the main event, Sergei Pavlovich takes on Curtis Blaydes in a fight scheduled for five rounds. Elsewhere, many other MMA and boxing events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under