A new month of competitive violence kicks off with a new promotion making its debut on UFC Fight Pass this Friday night. The month of February in MMA begins with the sport heading to Montreal for Samourai MMA Chapter 9. It's the first show from Samourai MMA to stream on Fight Pass after a stint of pay-per-views on FITE.TV.
Angel Pacheco's journey into MMA is a tale of unexpected inspiration, family influence, and a deep passion for the sport. In a recent interview with Mike Kachan on the Couch Warrior Podcast, Pacheco, a Dana White's Contender Series Contract Winner and now a UFC fighter, shared his come up story and shed light on his experiences in mixed martial arts.
Takeru Segawa was set for a flyweight kickboxing superfight against Rodtang Jitmuangnon for his ONE Championship debut. However, an injury pushed the Thai star out of the match. Instead, Takeru was granted an even bigger opportunity for his ONE 165 main event.
This weekend, the UFC is dark, but that does not mean that it's a weekend short on action and excitement. While MMA's top promotion experiences its first bye week of 2024, another organization lifts the lid on their calendar of events for the year.
OKTAGON MMA, based out of the Czech Republic, kicks off its 2024 schedule by heading to England, specifically Newcastle, for OKTAGON 52. Live coverage of OKTAGON 52 kicks off beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.
As is customary inside the United States, this event is streamed exclusively on DAZN. All told, absent of any postponed fights between now and the weekend, the final version of OKTAGON 52 features a 10-fight card.
Get ready for a night of intense action as Urijah Faber's A1 Combat returns in style for 2024. The promotion will not only kick off its season but also welcomes a brand-new 3-year deal with UFC Fight Pass. This event takes place at Sacramento State University's Union Ballroom, bringing fight night home to Sacramento, California.
There's some good and bad news at the very top. We'll give you the bad news first: The UFC only scheduled two events for January, and UFC 297 is the last show before a bye week next weekend.
Here's the good news: UFC 297 takes place this Saturday night from Scotiabank Arena, the home court of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, and it's a good-looking card on paper. Absent any postponements between now and Saturday, the final version of UFC 297 will feature 12 fights on a full evening of MMA action.
Live coverage kicks off at 6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ with early prelims, followed at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT with late undercard action on ESPNEWS and ESPN+. The five-fight main card starts at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
A special note to our audience in Canada: UFC 297 on Saturday night marks the first pay-per-view event from the UFC in its new media rights deal with the Rogers Sportsnet cable network. Sportsnet replaced TSN as the UFC's rights holder after a decade.
