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Bare Knuckle FC held their KnuckleMania 3 event tonight, on Feb. 17, at the Tingley, Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The card featured fights with former UFC fighters Diego Sanchez, John Dodson, and Greg Hardy. MMA News has the official results and highlights on the card right here! The main event of BKFC: KnuckleMania 3

UFC Hall of Famer Diego Sanchez fought hard in his bareknuckle debut, but former WBA boxing champion Austin Trout was too much to handle. At BKFC Knucklemania 3, which took place Friday at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., Sanchez continued his storied combat sports career by trying his hands in gloveless competition. Despite Sanchez’s best

Beneil Dariush isn’t opposed to fighting Charles Oliveira, but the timeline doesn’t suit him. Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) currently is riding an eight-fight winning streak and has no doubt that the most deserving title contender. But he was passed up when lightweight champion Islam Makhachev opted to chase after the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter,

Jeremy Kennedy thinks beating Pedro Carvalho should earn him a title shot. Kennedy (18-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) takes on SBG Ireland’s Carvalho (13-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) in the Bellator 291 co-headliner Feb. 25 at 3Arena in Dublin. Kennedy is coming off a TKO win due to injury over rising star Aaron Pico at Bellator 286.

Check out these photos of the UFC Fight Night 219 official weigh-ins and faceoffs at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ken Hathaway, MMA Junkie) Juancamilo Ronderos Clayton Carpenter Carpenter vs. Ronderos Themba Gorimbo A.J. Fletcher Fletcher vs. Gorimbo Philipe Lins Ovince Saint Preux Saint Preux vs. Lins Khusein Askhabov Jamal Emmers Emmers

Tabatha Ricci expects a win over Jessica Penne to catapult her career. Ricci (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) faces Penne (14-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC) at UFC 285 on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Penne is a former Invicta FC atomweight champion and a former UFC title challenger. She was part of “The Ultimate Fighter” season

LAS VEGAS – A short-notice women’s flyweight headliner is set after both fighters made weight Friday. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 219, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield stepped on the scale at the official weigh-ins. Andrade (24-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) stepped up on

Fabricio Andrade is confident that if things remain on the feet with John Lineker, he takes him out. Andrade (8-2-1) will run things back with Lineker (35-9-1) for the vacant bantamweight title in the ONE on Prime Video 7 main event Feb. 25 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Their first fight this past

Carl Deaton III is the opponent Joe Solecki has been looking for. For weeks the UFC has been seeking an opponent for Solecki (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and it’s found one in the shape of newcomer Deaton III (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The fight has not yet been signed but both parties have verbally agreed

LAS VEGAS – Josh Parisian is just happy he’ll get back in the cage Saturday. Winning will be the icing on the cake. This past November, Parisian was pulled from a heavyweight fight with Chase Sherman when he experienced heart palpitations before the fight. After some checkups and testing, doctors cleared him to get back

Check out these photos from the 2023 PFL Challenger Series 4 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs in Orlando, Fla. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL) Charlie Decca 2023 PFL Challenger Series 4 weigh-in Charlie Decca 2023 PFL Challenger Series 4 weigh-in Jose Aguayo 2023 PFL Challenger Series 4 weigh-in Jose Aguayo 2023 PFL Challenger Series 4 weigh-in

LAS VEGAS – Jamal Pogues was stoked to get a UFC shot and make his debut in 2022, but the big picture got in the way. Pogues’ mom, he said, is battling Stage 3 cancer. When his dad had a health issue, as well, he made the choice to help care for them, as well

Daniel Cormier has shared a thoughtful response to Jon Jones‘ blessing for him to perform commentary on the UFC 285 main event. At UFC 285, Jon Jones will make his long-awaited heavyweight debut when he faces Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight championship. Prior to this move that has been years in the making, Jones

Check out these photos from the BKFC Knucklemania 3 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event taking place at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) BKFC ring girls BKFC ring girls David Feldman BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins David Feldman BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins Derek Perez BKFC Knucklemania 3 weigh-ins Derek

Conor McGregor has touched down in Las Vegas and is ready to begin filming the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Former two-division UFC champion McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will coach a team of men’s bantamweights and lightweights opposite former UFC lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler. Check out video of McGregor arriving at the

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has responded Jon Jones’ recent statement. Jones, who shared the cage twice in an intense title fight rivalry with Cormier, recently said he would have no issues with his adversary on commentary for his upcoming main event heavyweight title bout against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in Las Vegas.

Ciryl Gane’s life has changed a lot over the past five years and even as a multitime UFC title challenger, the balancing act has proven difficult. With a kickboxing background long engrained in martial arts being, Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) finds the rapid onboarding of other responsibilities has sometimes proven impossible. “I love grappling,”

LAS VEGAS – William Knight wants Carlos Ulberg after UFC Fight Night 219. Knight and Ulberg have gone back-and-forth on social media, and Knight hopes that fight gets booked. In June 2022, Ulberg picked up a first-round TKO of Tafon Nchukwi, who stopped Knight at CFFC 80 in 2019. But first, Knight (11-4 MMA, 3-3