UFC president Dana White said Saturday that Paulo Costa has to compete in the light heavyweight division moving forward after his weight debacle earlier this week.Costa dropped a unanimous decision to Marvin Vettori in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas. The bout was initially scheduled...
After a week full of drama, Marvin Vettori is back in the win column.Vettori defeated Paulo Costa via unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) in the UFC Fight Night light heavyweight main event Saturday in Las Vegas.More to come.
Fedor Emelianenko scored a massive knockout win in his Russian homecoming.The legendary heavyweight finished Tim Johnson with a two-punch combination at the 1:46 mark of the first round in the Bellator 269 main event Saturday in Moscow.More to come.
Warning: Story contains coarse languageConor McGregor said in a since-deleted tweet Friday that he intends to kill Tony Ferguson in the Octagon."Me and you are fighting one day, mate, and I'm gonna end your life in there full of it," McGregor wrote, according to MMA Junkie's Mike Bohn.He added: "I...
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman thinks he knows why Leon Edwards isn't getting the next title shot.Usman said it comes down to Edwards' most recent performance: a dominant decision win over Nate Diaz in June, but one that will be remembered for a final-minute rally in which Diaz badly rocked...
Warning: Video contains coarse languageUFC middleweight Marvin Vettori is known to express anger during prefight staredowns with his opponents for no apparent reason - but this time, his anger was justified.Vettori hurled insults toward Paulo Costa and flashed the double birds as they came face to...
A top-10 featherweight who's been out of action since June 2020 is finally set to return to the Octagon.Josh Emmett has been booked to face Dan Ige at UFC 269 on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas, sources told MMA Junkie on Thursday night.Emmett, ranked No. 7 at 145 pounds, is coming off a unanimous decision...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) placed Kevin Lee on temporary suspension after the UFC fighter tested positive for the amphetamine Adderall, an NSAC representative confirmed to MMA Fighting's Shaun Al-Shatti on Wednesday.Lee reportedly tested positive for the banned stimulant in an NSAC-a
An Italian DJ pressed charges against Conor McGregor on Tuesday following an alleged altercation with the UFC star last weekend in Rome, the Carabinieri police in the Como province confirmed to CNN's Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo.Francesco Facchinetti is accusing McGregor of attacking him without...
The UFC is planning to shift Saturday's main event between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa to a catchweight bout amid weight concerns for the Brazilian, officials told ESPN's Brett Okamoto.The contest appeared in doubt after Costa revealed Wednesday that he weighed 211 pounds and wouldn't be able to...
Charges will not be filed against UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell after he was arrested following a domestic violence incident last week, reports ESPN's Marc Raimondi, citing a document filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office on Monday.The document lists "lack of sufficient...
Demetrious Johnson has done it all in mixed martial arts.He was the UFC flyweight champion for six years. He broke the record for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history. He pulled off one of the craziest submissions ever - the Mighty Wiz Bar, as it has since become known - against Ray Borg....
Vadim Nemkov is still the Bellator light heavyweight champion, and he's headed to the grand prix final.Nemkov submitted Julius Anglickas with a kimura at the 4:25 mark of the fourth round in the Bellator 268 main event Saturday night in Phoenix.With the semifinal victory, Nemkov is set to defend...
Corey Anderson punched his ticket to the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Final with an emphatic finish of Ryan Bader.Anderson defeated Bader via TKO at the 0:51 mark of the Bellator 268 co-main event Saturday night in Phoenix.With the victory, Anderson advances in the tournament and is set to...
