Paige VanZant | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC veteran and BKFC fighter Paige VanZant believes she may have been infected with the COVID-19 virus shortly after her husband, Bellator fighter Austin Vanderford, was scratched from an upcoming fight due to a positive test. VanZant, who’s expected to make her BKFC […]
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After earning first UFC finish, Sean Brady ‘would love’ to fight Robbie Lawler
Thomas Lakes, MMA Fighting After securing his first UFC finish and performance bonus, Sean Brady has earned quite a bit of buzz in the 170-pound division. The undefeated prospect improved to 3-0 in the octagon with an impressive second-round submission win over Christian Aguilera at UFC Vegas 8 this past […]
One-time UFC title challenger, WEC veteran Ricardo Lamas officially retires
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting One-time UFC featherweight title challenger and WEC veteran Ricardo Lamas has officially retired. Lamas, 38, announced the news Monday on MMA Junkie Radio and later confirmed it to MMA Fighting. He leaves the sport with a 20-8 professional record and 11-6 run in the UFC that […]
Alistair Overeem has ‘no problem’ running it back with Jairzinho Rozenstruik: ‘I destroyed that man’
Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alistair Overeem | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Alistair Overeem knows he would probably be knocking on the door of title contention right now if not for the result in his fight against Jairzinho Rozenstruik. On that night in December 2019 at UFC on ESPN 7, Overeem had […]
Bethe Correia announces retirement bout with Yanan Wu for Dec. 5 UFC event
Bethe Correia announced she will enter the octagon one last time in December. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting It appears Bethe Correia is not done with the UFC just yet. The UFC parted ways with the bantamweight veteran following a decision loss to Pannie Kianzad that marked the final bout […]
Kamaru Usman: Colby Covington fight could be ‘best and possibly worst-case scenario’ for Tyron Woodley
Kamaru Usman | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting A welterweight grudge match for the ages will headline the UFC’s upcoming card on Sept. 19 when former teammates Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley finally square off after spending years taking shots at each other through interviews and social media. To add to […]
Report: Nick Diaz targeting return in early 2021
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Fans could be seeing Nick Diaz make the walk to the octagon very soon. Diaz’s manager, Kevin Mubenga, on Sunday revealed to ESPN that Diaz has gone through a 14-week diet and training regimen. The one-time UFC welterweight title challenger also has completed a test weight […]
On to the Next One, Episode 8: Matches to make after UFC Vegas 9
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC In the seventh episode of On to the Next One, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alex K. Lee put on their matchmaker hats following Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 8 event at the UFC APEX. Future fights were discussed for headliners Alistair Overeem—who earned a fifth-round […]
Austin Vanderford out of Bellator 246 due to positive COVID-19 test
Austin Vanderford | Bellator MMA Austin Vanderford has been removed from next Saturday’s Bellator 246 card due to a positive COVID-19 test. Replacing Vanderford in his scheduled middleweight bout with Daniel Madrid (17-6) will be a returning Pat Casey (6-2). MMA Fighting confirmed the fight with people with knowledge of […]
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gerald Meerschaert in the works for UFC event on Sept. 19
Khamzat Chimaev | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A middleweight showdown between highly touted prospect Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert is currently in the works for the upcoming UFC event on Sept. 19. Multiple sources confirmed the planned pairing to MMA Fighting following an initial report from […]