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Chris Weidman recounts foot injury that’s sidelined him from MMA for more than 2 years There could be heard a collective gasp when Chris Weidman suffered his horrific injury in April 2021. The moment seemed unreal and incredibly painful to the viewers, and Weidman confirmed it was just as painful as it looked. “As soon

Conor McGregor posts video of him sparring on TUF Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor coached the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter and released video of him sparring on the show. While coaching his team, McGregor regularly worked out with them, including sparring. On Wednesday, McGregor released video of him sparring with an unknown

Israel Adesanya training footage: ‘The mindset is definitely different’ heading into UFC 287 Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is in his final preparations for his UFC 287 rematch with current titleholder Alex Pereira. Having lost to Pereira in mixed martial arts and twice in kickboxing, Adesanya says his mindset is different heading into the MMA

Earlier this month Conor McGregor and the UFC’s anti-doping agency got into a bit of an online feud after McGregor implied he had something in the works with USADA to allow him to bypass the six-month testing period prior to returning to the cage. Those statements then forced USADA to release a statement of their

Holly Holm Speaks Out, ‘Let’s Protect The Children’ When former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to the Octogaon and defeated Yana Santos, she took the time on the mic to call for America to “protect the children.” So of course when she arrived at the post-fight presser, she was asked to elaborate on those thoughts.

Paddy Pimblett calls for Jared Gordon rematch from hospital bed | Video Lightweight Paddy Pimblett underwent successful surgery for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon, and called for a rematch with “Flash.” Pimblett sustained an ankle injury in his controversial unanimous decision win over Gordon in December and recently

Patricio Pitbull looks to make MMA history, fighting for bantamweight title in June Patricio Pitbull already has (or has held) the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles and now he’s looking for his third title at bantamweight. According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of

Former Two-Time UFC Champ Carla Esparza Announces Pregnancy Former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza revealed that she’s expecting her fight child. “Cookie Monster” announced her pregnancy via social media on Sunday. “So we’ve been keeping a little secret for the last 14 weeks… we’re expecting! Baby Cookie Monster 🍪 Grand Entrance September 2023,”

Holly Holm dominates Yana Santos in UFC San Antonio co-main event Former women’s bantamweight champion and No. 3 ranked Holly Holm faces No. 3 ranked Yana Santos in the UFC San Antonio co-main event on Saturday. Holm entered he bout coming off a split decision loss to No. 4 ranked Ketlen Vieira, She was hoping

Cory Sandhagen decisions Marlon Vera in UFC San Antonio main event A bantamweight match between No. 3 ranked Marlon Vera and No. 5 ranked Cory Sandhagen headlined Saturday’s UFC San Antonio fight card in Texas. Vera entered the bout on a four-fight winning streak while Sandhagen snapped a two-fight losing streak with a win over

UFC San Antonio Post-Fight Press Conference Video The big winners fielded questions from the media following Saturday’s UFC San Antonio during the event’s post-fight press conference. In the fight card’s main event, Cory Sandhangen ended Marlon Vera’s four-fight winning streak via split decision shaking up the bantamweight rankings. [embedded content]

UFC San Antonio Bonuses: Finishers banked an extra $50,000 Following Saturday’s UFC San Antonio event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Fight Of The Night: CJ Vergara vs Daniel Lacerda It was only the second fight of the night, but it was one

UFC announced that former WEC and UFC lightweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the Class of 2023. The 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Thursday, July 6, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event will

Seo Hee Ham beats Itsuki Hirata at ONE Fight Night 8 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) The fight between Seo Hee Ham and Itsuki Hirata has been in the works for some time with the original bout postponed after the Japanese fighter missed weight. They finally got to face off at ONE Fight Night

UFC San Antonio Live Results: Vera vs. Sandhagen UFC San Antonio: Vera vs. Sandhagen results begin at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, March, 25, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Click on the fight below in the UFCSanAntonio:Veravs.Sandhagen Live results section for live

Following two years of cancelled bouts, and grappling matches, UFC featherweight Daniel Pineda is ready to finally return to action in definitive fashion. As Pineda puts it, he’s eager to get back to doing what he loves after having waited so long to do so. “It’s been crazy,” Pineda told MMAWeekly.com. “I’ve been in the

Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo is arguably the most accomplished athlete in combat sports history. Before winning the UFC flyweight and bantamweight championships, Cejudo became the youngest America Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics at age 21. He’s the only person to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC

UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen Ceremonial Weigh-in Video The athlete competing on Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 fight card participated in the event’s ceremonial weigh-ins for the public in San Antonio, Texas on Friday. The event is headlined by a bantamweight fight between contenders Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen. Both men are ranked