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PFL Nashville fight week is here! After a month-long island between phases in the ongoing PFL World Tournament following PFL 4 in Orlando on May 1, the road to the August finals resumes this Thursday. Following the residency from Universal Orlando, the fabled PFL SmartCage touches down in Nashvil...
Rizin has announced their first lineup of matches for their big summer show, Super Rizin 4. At a press conference Saturday night at the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced seven matches, including two title matches. More matches are expected to be announced after Rizin’s sho...
Jason Jackson entered the 2024 calendar year with clarity. After the PFL bought Bellator MMA in late 2023, he found himself on the good side of the purchase, remaining in the now-late Bellator MMA to compete in the Bellator Champions Series in June of last year. During the BCS, Jackson, who won a...
Merab Dvalishvili had a dominant submission victory over Sean O’Malley at UFC 316 has solidified his position as one of the most formidable bantamweight champions in UFC history. The Georgian fighter’s third-round choke finish marked his second consecutive victory over O’Malley and extended his i...
UFC 300 came at an interesting time for MMA’s No. 1 promotion. Just a few short months earlier, Dana White‘s promotion had just celebrated its 30th anniversary of operation, but times were often difficult for the organization in the early days of operation. If you might recall, back in the 1990s,...
ONE Championship has announced the main event for ONE Fight Night 34, set to take place on August 1 in U.S. primetime at Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium. Reigning ONE Lightweight Muay Thai World Champion Regian Eersel will put his title on the line against rising British contender George Jarvis...
Kayla Harrison has staked her claim to being called possibly the greatest female combat sports athlete of all time. Kayla Harrison Wins UFC Title In Dominant Fashion Walking into the most important bout of her mixed martial arts career at UFC 316, Kayla Harrison locked horns with two-time promo...
UFC 316 is here! Tonight, Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center is the destination for the latest spot on Dana White’s promotion’s world tour for 2025. Live coverage of tonight’s event begins in just a few short hours with the early prelims at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT. Inside the United States, this phase of th...
ONE Fight Night 32 is here! Tonight, the June schedule of competitive violence begins in Bangkok, Thailand, where it’ll already be Saturday morning by the time the show gets underway. Live coverage of tonight’s show begins at just past 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT. Inside North America, ONE Fight Night 32 is...
UFC 316 is almost here. Tomorrow evening, Prudential Center serves as the host venue for the final premium live event of the spring season. Live coverage of the card begins Saturday night with the early prelims at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT on ESPN+ (United States only) and UFC Fight Pass (worldwide.) Late...
Taking place at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, UFC 316 opens up the month of June with an entertaining fight card from top to bottom, including two championship contests featuring two of the top male and female competitors in the sport. Seeking to take back his throne in impressive...
How Childhood Abandonment and a Mother’s Love Helped Chatri Sityodtong Create the ONE Championship Empire ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong recently appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show to share his journey from Thailand to building the world’s largest martial arts organization – an...
ONE Championship returns to U.S. primetime with another stacked martial arts showcase. On Friday, June 6, ONE Fight Night 32 emanates from Bangkok’s iconic Lumpinee Stadium on Prime Video. With Nakrob Fairtex taking on Jaosuayai Mor Krungthepthonburi in the main event, the card is loaded with com...
UFC 316 fight week is now in full swing with the last pay-per-view of the spring season just a few days away. Saturday night, the promotion’s June schedule begins with its first trip to Newark, NJ in more than a year. Dana White‘s promotion sets up shop this weekend at Prudential Center. Live cov...
Looking to reclaim his position at the top of the pecking order at 135-lb, Sean O’Malley enters his much-anticipated rematch with Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316 with a lot to gain, but also a lot to lose. Having once reigned over the bantamweight class for nearly a year, “Suga” Sean O’Malley ripped...
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) kicked off the welterweight portion of the show’s 33rd season with an entertaining slugfest. Team Cormier Sought First Victory In TUF Competition Coming off the heels of a dominant performance in the opening contest of the season in last week’s TUF episode, Team Sonnen...