MMA Fighting has Bellator 269 results for the Fedor vs. Johnson fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live Bellator 269 Twitter updates from the VTB Arena in Moscow on Saturday. In the main event, Fedor Emelianenko will square off against Tim Johnson in a heavyweight contest. Emelianenko and Johnson have both …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. vaccine mandate is far from ideal for Tai Tuivasa, but he’ll do what’s necessary to ensure that his fight isn’t jeopardized. Tuivasa (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) faces Augusto Sakai (15-3-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 198 on Nov. 20, which takes place at the UFC Apex …
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Marvin Vettori isn’t going to let Paulo Costa forget the hoops he made him jump through this week. “The Italian Dream” had to be held back from his UFC Vegas 41 main event counterpart by matchmaker Sean Shelby at Friday’s official weigh-in staredowns, with the bad blood already boiling due to their fight being changed …
LAS VEGAS — To listen to Paulo Costa tell the story, the UFC decided after arranging a middleweight bout for him with Marvin Vettori that just days before the match to change the weight class and throw the entire show into disarray. Costa weighed 211 pounds on Wednesday, and didn’t sound the least bit apologetic …
Jake Hadley got Dana White to break a long-standing rule and hopes to prove him right now that he’s a part of the roster. Hadley earned a contract on a recent episode of Dana White’s Contender Series with a second-round submission win over Mitch Raposo. The performance was certainly contract-worthy, but Hadley missed weight by …
Another one of Saturday’s fights has been saved. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Damon Martin confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change that Zviad Lazishvili will step in on three days’ notice as a replacement for Aaron Phillips to fight Jonathan Martinez (13-4) at UFC Vegas 41. The change was first reported by mma.ideas. …
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LAS VEGAS — Many scoffed, or even laughed, at Marvin Vettori when he acted shocked at Bruce Buffer’s announcement following UFC 263 in June that made official Israel Adesanya’s unanimous decision victory over him in their middleweight title fight. Seconds before Buffer read the judges’ verdict, when Adesanya greeted Vettori after the final bell, Vettori …
LAS VEGAS — The middleweight bout on Saturday at Apex between No. 2 Paulo Costa and No. 5 Marvin Vettori figures to be a fan-friendly bout. The more fan-friendly you believe it will be, though, figures to influence who you believe will win the fight. Both men are coming off title fight losses to champion …
Saturday’s UFC Vegas 40 event may have been lackluster, but there was still one lone bright spot for longtime fans of the sport: Jim Miller. At the age of 38, Miller stole the show with his highlight-reel knockout of Erick Gonzalez just 14 seconds into the second round. The win capped off Miller’s 38th appearance …
Former UFC fighter Brian Gassaway has died at 49. A veteran of 52 professional fights, Gassaway competed around the world for various notable promotions also including WEC, Bellator, King of the Cage, Shooto and Pancrase. According to a GoFundMe launched for funeral expenses, as well as numerous posts from friends and family on his personal …
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Longtime Holly Holm coach Mike Winkeljohn is certain the former UFC bantamweight champion will return before the end of the year. Finding a suitable opponent remains the bigger challenge. According to Winkeljohn, a laundry list of top-tier opponents at 135 pounds have turned down Holm, the most recent of which was Miesha Tate, who defeated …
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Francis Ngannou has his first title defense lined up, but it’s not with the name he was originally hoping for. It’s no secret that Ngannou has long sought a megafight with UFC star Jon Jones, with a discussion around the two brewing for the past two years and coming to a boil with Ngannou claiming …
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An Italian DJ said MMA star Conor McGregor punched him and broke his nose at a party in Rome. Francesco Facchinetti and his wife made the allegations on social media and said they were out clubbing with the star, MMA Mania reported. It was hours after McGregor and his partner, Dee Devlin, had their son …
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PHOENIX – Vadim Nemkov is still the light heavyweight champion. At Bellator 268, Nemkov (14-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) defeated tournament alternate Julius Anglickas (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) via submission (kimura) at 4:25 of Round 1. The event took place Saturday at Footprint Center. The main card aired on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie. Heavy …
What happens in training, stays in training is the typical approach in the MMA landscape, but Corey Anderson has a method to his madness ahead of his bout with Ryan Bader at Bellator 268. The matchup between the former UFC contenders finally takes place inside the Bellator cage in the co-main event of Saturday’s event …
Despite two losses to Israel Adesanya in head-to-head matchups, Marvin Vettori has no doubt he’s superior to the UFC middleweight champ. After losing a split decision to Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in April 2018, Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) spent years claiming he should’ve won and he would solidify it in a rematch. He …
It wasn’t enough for Superbon to claim ONE Championship gold. He had to do it by taking out one of the world’s best kickboxers in spectacular fashion. Superbon became ONE’s inaugural 145-pound kickboxing championship Friday at ONE Championship: First Strike in Kallang, Singapore, on Friday, nailing a sniper head kick on Giorgio Petrosyan in the …
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LAS VEGAS — Guys like Jim Miller are why mixed martial arts has become so popular. Yeah, UFC fighters like Conor McGregor, Israel Adesanya, Francis Ngannou and Nate Diaz are the big names, attract the most headlines and make the most money, but it’s the rank-and-file guys who are the heart of the promotion. They’re …
