Joe Schilling avoids lawsuit due to Florida’s stand-your-ground law defense In 2021 former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling was caught on camera knocking out a bar patron in Florida. When the video was first released many criticized him for taking a violent approach but a judge declared earlier this month that he was acting in self-defense.
Month: April 2023
Aljamain Sterling has dealt with his share of haters in the two years since he became the UFC bantamweight champion, and his coach expects that to continue whether he wins or loses his next fight. Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) will look to make his third consecutive title defense when he takes on former dual
Adriano Moraes is nearing the end of his lengthy standing as a major player in the ONE Championship flyweight title picture. Moraes (20-4), who became the inaugural ONE flyweight champ in 2014, is gearing up for yet another title fight with the promotion. This one likely is the biggest of his career. May 5, Moraes
Watch Song Yadong KO Julio Arce 👊 UFC Fight Video Song Yadong and Ricky Simon top the UFC Vegas 72 fight card this weekend. Can Yadong put the hurt on Simon the way he did Julio Arce at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez? Yadong currently sits a couple spots ahead of Simon in the
Check out these photos from Thursday’s BKFC 41 news conference, which featured Luke Rockhold, Mike Perry, Eddie Alvarez, Chad Mendes, Ben Rothwell, Josh Copeland, Bec Rawlings and Christine Ferea. The fighters took questions and faced off for the media ahead of BKFC 41, which takes place Saturday at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is just a couple of days in front of its highly-anticipated BKFC 41 event, locked and loaded for this Sat. night (April 29, 2023) at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., featuring former UFC sluggers “Platinum” Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold. In the BKFC 41 co-headliner, ex-UFC contender Chad “Money” Mendes
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC Fight Night 223. UFC Fight Night 223 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC)
Nate Diaz on Thursday voluntarily turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department. The move comes after the New Orleans PD issued an arrest warrant stemming from a recent street fight that Diaz was involved in. “Nate voluntarily turned himself into the New Orleans Police Department this morning at approximately 7:10AM CT,” Diaz’s representative,
The final BKFC 41 pre-event news conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the festivities right here on MMA Junkie at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). Expected to attend are UFC veterans Mike Perry, Luke Rockhold, Eddie Alvarez, and Chad Mendes, along with Bare Knuckle FC president David Feldman.
Former two-division UFC champion and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo is returning to action after three years away, which raises a few questions for some. Cejudo’s exit from fighting was one most combat spot athletes dream of, but rarely get to experience. “Triple C” walked away from the sport on a win, with the flyweight
Another UFC Vegas 72 shake-up, Brian Kelleher drops out The UFC Vegas 72 fight card just can’t catch a break. Already hit with the headliner change two weeks before the event and several fight week shake-ups, the bout between Brian Kelleher and Journey Newson has now been scratched. A bantamweight battle between Kelleher and Newson
LAS VEGAS – More than two years after he was signed to the UFC, Fernando Padilla will finally get the chance to make his debut on Saturday when he meets Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night 223. Delays, which were largely centered around visa issues, prevented the Mexican prospect from keeping on the timeline he intended
UFC Fight Night 222’s Bobby Green talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his no contest with Jared Gordon due to an accidental clash of heads in Las Vegas. Full fight recap: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-fight-night-222-video-bobby-green-vs-jared-gordon-no-contest-accidental-headbutt Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: http://bit.ly/3YstIQd Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part
UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber supports Deiveson Figueiredo’s decision to remain at flyweight. Figueiredo announced that he’s moving up to bantamweight after losing his UFC flyweight title to Brandon Moreno in their fourth fight at UFC 283 in January, but opted to stay at 125 pounds. Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) is projected to
Chad Mendes hasn’t lost his desire to compete, but it needs to be worth it in order for him to continue past BKFC 41. Mendes takes on Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event Saturday at 1STBANK Center in Denver. The main card streams on FITE TV with a $49.99 price point. Mendes, a multiple-time UFC
LAS VEGAS – Song Yadong recognizes Ricky Simon is a tough fighter, but the skills don’t have him worried. At UFC Fight Night 223 on Saturday, Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) and Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) collide in a five-round main event at the UFC Apex. The bout originally was scheduled for a three-round
Israel Adesanya ‘grateful’ for rivalry with Alex Pereira UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya cleared out the middleweight division until an old rival, Alex Pereira, showed up in the fight promotion. Heading into their UFC 281 title bout, Pereira had beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing, once by decision and once by knockout. In dramatic fashion, Pereira
LAS VEGAS – Caio Borralho is pushing himself to the limit in pursuit of greatness, and that means mixing it up with some of the best in his division inside the training room. Borralho (13-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meets Michal Oleksiejczuk (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 223 co-main event, did not
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