Credit: KSW Interim featherweight gold was on the line Saturday at KSW 112 in Szczecin, Poland. Coming off a major card last month that saw heavyweight champion Phil De Fries once again defend his title (his thirteenth overall, an absolutely mind-boggling number), KSW 112 was a smaller affair, though it did feature Marcin Held, the […]
Credit: Legacy Fighting Alliance Ahead of a big weekend for MMA and the massive UFC 322 in New York City, Legacy Fighting Alliance was in action as LFA 222 took place in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Vinicius Pires had claimed the promotion’s 135-pound title in March and was looking to defend his title for the first time […]
The grit, fire and resilience that define Repp are evident every time she steps into the cage. At LFA 215, she suffered early setbacks against Lidia Helena, being dropped by a left hook in the opening round, but survived to fight on. In the second, Repp turned the tables and landed a thunderous right hand […]
Cody Haddon, UFC 322 media day Credit: Dylan Napoleone/Cageside Press Cody Haddon has been forced out of his UFC 322 bout due to injury and Ethyn Ewing will step in on short notice to take on Malcolm Wellmaker this Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The fight will now be contested at featherweight. The UFC announced […]
AJ McKee with the Bellator featherweight and Grand Prix title belts. Photo: Lucas Noonan/Bellator AJ McKee is known as ‘The Mercenary’ and it appears he has secured a payday to remain under contract with the PFL. John Martin, CEO of the Professional Fighters League announced on Wednesday that McKee (23-2), a former Bellator MMA featherweight […]
New York, NY – Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko shut down her emotions during Fight Week, she clarified during Wednesday’s UFC 322 media day. The two-time women’s 125-pound champion was asked about blocking out emotions during training camp, but admitted it would be too tall an order. “No, it’s like emotion, don’t have emotions during […]
New York, NY – “One of the best fighters ever in the UFC, so I’m looking forward to testing myself against him.” Here’s how Jack Della Maddalena sees his UFC 322 main event title fight with Islam Makhachev this Saturday. Since becoming welterweight champion at UFC 315 in Montreal earlier this year, not much has […]
New York, NY – Flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield is in action at UFC 322, in a rematch that has been in the works for years. Since arriving in the UFC, Blanchfield (13-2) has been consistently asked about a rematch with Tracy Cortez after losing a split decision to her in 2019 under the Invicta FC […]
New York, NY – Wrestling versus Jiu-Jitsu was the storyline leading up to Rodolfo Vieira’s fight with Bo Nickal at UFC 322 this Saturday. But Vieira, who would be the BJJ side of that equation (with multiple BJJ World Championships and other wrestling titles), doesn’t quite see it that way. “Yes, everyone asks me about […]
New York, NY – It’s been more than a year since fight fans have seen Cody Haddon in action, but the Australian bantamweight finally returns this Saturday at UFC 322. It’s a big card, and a fairly high-profile opponent in Malcolm Wellmaker, who welcomes Haddon back to the bright lights of the UFC. It’s also […]