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After a short delay, ONE Friday Fights 109 will be treated to the debut of Japanese kickboxing superstar Kaito Ono. He meets Mohammad Siasarani in featherweight kickboxing action on Friday, May 23. The pair will square off inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Muay Thai mecca: Lumpinee Stadium. Kaito Ono B...
BKFC 74 is upon us. On the same night as UFC 315, bare-knuckle boxing takes center stage in the western half of the United States. Saturday night, David Feldman‘s promotion sets up shop for the second and final time in the month of May, with this week’s show originating from Maverik Center. After...
A thrilling firefight has been added to the ever-flourishing ONE Fight Night 32: Nakrob vs. Jaosuayai card as a young phenom takes on a battle-tested veteran. Undefeated Colombian star Johan Estupinan will lock horns with promotional mainstay Taiki Naito. That battle will go down inside the iconi...
UFC 315 is upon us. Saturday night, seven days removed from Dana White’s promotion’s first trip to Iowa in close to a quarter of a century, the schedule for the month of May continues with the second of three straight cards to begin the year’s fifth month. This week, on the eve of the Mother’s […]
Standing as one of the leading representatives of French mixed martial arts, Manon Fiorot has steamrolled her way through the best that the UFC flyweight division has to offer. Joining the promotion in 2021, she has beaten every single opponent put in front of her, ranging from several former tit...
Reinier de Ridder’s spectacular win over UFC golden child Bo Nickal lit up the combat sports world over the past weekend. It also caught the attention of one man in particular, Anatoly Malykhin. The ONE Championship two-division king congratulated his former rival while still making sure to asser...
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen may have just punched his ticket to a massive championship main event later on in 2025. Cory Sandhagen Nets Monumental Victory in Iowa Making his return after suffering a unanimous decision setback to Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC on ABC 7 last August, Cory Sa...
Dana White has asserted himself as the most powerful man in combat sports. For close to 25 years, he’s held the role of president and later CEO of MMA’s No. 1 promotion, the UFC. In recent times, Dana White has hinted at the possibility that he may cross over into the sweet science of boxing […]
Tye Ruotolo successfully defended the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship at ONE Fight Night 31. In a 10-minute battle, the ONE Championship grappling ace bested Dante Leon in Bangkok, Thailand. Although he won, the Atos BJJ star only gave himself a six or seven as a rating. ...
UFC 315 is just around the corner and there are two compelling title fights alongside a whole host of exciting fights elsewhere on the card. The UFC 315 headliner sees the welterweight championship on the line in Montreal as Belal Muhammad looks to defend the belt for the first time against strea...
Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is a seasoned veteran of combat sports. After holding the ONE Middleweight (205 lbs) and Light Heavyweight (225 lbs) Championships, he turned his attention to MMA’s No. 1 organization, the UFC. Since moving from Chatri Sityodtong’s promotion to Dana White’s c...
With just three victories inside the Octagon, Zhang Mingyang has catapulted himself into the upper echelon of the UFC’s light heavyweight rankings. Coming up from the Chinese regional circuit, the reputed Eastern finisher has dazzled fans since arriving in the promotion in 2024. In his most recen...
UFC Des Moines is here! Tonight, Dana White’s promotion makes a return to Iowa that’s almost a quarter of a century in the making. Prior to this evening, MMA’s top promotion last made a visit to the state on June 9, 2000, months before Dana White joined the company as its president. Much has chan...
ONE Fight Night 31 is here! Tonight, Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand is the host setting for the martial arts promotion’s monthly showing on Amazon Prime Video inside North America. Live coverage tonight kicks off at just past 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on Prime. If you’re watching ONE Fight ...
UFC Des Moines is almost here. Saturday night, the UFC returns to Iowa for the first time since before the turn of the century for the first Fight Night card in the month of May. Wells Fargo Arena will get an evening off from the world of indoor football this weekend as the famed Octagon serves […]
For the first time since 2000, the UFC makes its way back to Iowa for a special showcase of some of the best that the bantamweight division has to offer when Cory Sandhagen battles Deiveson Figueiredo in the headlining bout of UFC Des Moines. Before that, though, Reinier de Ridder looks to extend...