Month: August 2020

Fedor Emelianenko pens poignant tribute to late coach Heavyweight MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko has written a poignant tribute to his coach Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov, who recently passed away. Emelianenko, who is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight in the history of the sport, paid his respects on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   […]

UFC’s Ben Rothwell throws support behind Black Lives Matter movement UFC heavyweight veteran Ben Rothwell has thrown his support behind the Black Lives Matter movement. Rothwell, a native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Jacob Blake was shot by police officers last week, weighed in on the situation on Instagram. He began by sharing a post that […]

Frankie Edgar Intrigued By Matchup with Former Bantamweight King Dominick Cruz Frankie Edgar’s victory over Pedro Munhoz immediately made him a person of interest in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s bantamweight division. Now “The Answer” has his sets set on a fellow former champion. https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Frankie-Edgar-Intrigued-By-Matchup-with-Former-Bantamweight-King-Dominick-Cruz-174865

Ricky Simon Out; Brian Kelleher Now Faces Kevin Natividad at UFC Fight Night 176 Brian Kelleher will welcome Kevin Natividad to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 176 on Saturday. https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Ricky-Simon-Out-Brian-Kelleher-Now-Faces-Kevin-Natividad-at-UFC-Fight-Night-176-174863

With mental side of game on point, Alex Caceres confident like never before LAS VEGAS – Alex Caceres beat Austin Springer with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Caceres, who won his third straight for his best UFC […]

Dominick Reyes changes tune on Jon Jones, thanks ‘light heavyweight GOAT’ for experience It appears Dominick Reyes has moved on from Jon Jones – at least for now. Since dropping a razor-thin decision loss to then UFC light heavyweight champion Jones, Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) has been chomping at the bit to run things back […]

Polyana Viana glad evolution of fight game finally led to a win at UFC on ESPN+ 33 LAS VEGAS – Polyana Viana beat Emily Whitmire with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 33 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Viana, Who snapped a three-fight skid […]

Ricardo Lamas considering retirement following UFC Vegas 8 fight Former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas is considering retirement following his decision win over Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 8 last Saturday. Lamas opened up on his potential retirement after his victory over Algeo, who replaced Ryan Hall on short notice, was in the books. […]

Aljamain Sterling shuts down TJ Dillashaw’s title talk Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is optimistic he’ll reclaim the division’s title, but Aljamain Sterling isn’t buying it. Dillashaw reigned over the UFC bantamweight division from late 2017 to early 2019. After a loss to Henry Cejudo at flyweight, however, he tested positive for the banned […]