MMA Fighting has UFC Saudi Arabia results for the Adesanya vs. Imavov fight card, a live blog of the top two fights, and more from the anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday afternoon. In the main event, two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya squares off against Nassourdine Imavov in a top middleweight contest. … Read more
Israel Adesanya could be the first domino to fall in a middleweight shakeup. The two-time UFC champion puts his spot in the contender line up for grabs Saturday at UFC Saudi Arabia when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event. Adesanya and Imavov are trending in opposite directions, with “The Last Stylebender” having … Read more
Bryce Mitchell got people in the MMA community talking — including UFC CEO Dana White, and his fellow fighters in and out of the organization. On the debut episode of his podcast, Mitchell went on a tirade claiming that through his research, Adolf Hitler was a “good guy,” and that the holocaust wasn’t real. White … Read more
It’s safe to say Conor McGregor might not exactly have an unbiased opinion when it comes to the Nurmagomedov family. Following a five-round classic on Saturday that saw Usman Nurmagomedov defeat Paul Hughes by majority decision in the main event at PFL Dubai, McGregor weighed in with his thoughts on the fight. While it was … Read more
Conor McGregor is still interested in fighting both Jake and Logan Paul. Earlier this week, McGregor and the Paul brothers made unlikely allies as the trio found themselves together while heading to the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump. McGregor has a bit of a history with both brothers and was even rumored to be targeting … Read more
There’s no doubt that Umar Nurmagomedov fought through a broken hand during his five-round decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311 and now it might force him to take an extended break from action. On Tuesday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions handed down from UFC 311 to MMA Fighting with … Read more
Islam Makhachev made short work of Renato Moicano in the main event of UFC 311 to retain the lightweight championship, while Merab Dvalishvili silenced the doubters and handed Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss to keep the 135-pound world title. After the first pay-per-view card of the year, where do both champions go? On an all-new … Read more
Umar Nurmagomedov is already looking ahead to another championship opportunity. The previously undefeated fighter fell short in Saturday’s UFC 311 co-main event, dropping a unanimous decision to bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in a dramatic five-round contest. Though Nurmagomedov had his moments, the inexhaustible Dvalishvili outlasted the challenger en route to his first title defense and … Read more
Alex Pereira says he wasn’t forced to Magomed Ankalaev, he demanded it. During Saturday’s UFC 311 event, the promotion announced that Pereira would defend his light heavyweight title against Ankalev in the main event of UFC 313 on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Despite Ankalaev’s constant attempts to say that Pereira was … Read more
Merab Dvalishvili’s leg was in bad shape at UFC 311, not that anyone seemed to notice. Somehow, Dvalishvili not only successfully defended his bantamweight title with a spectacular five-round performance against Umar Nurmagomedov in Saturday’s co-main event, he also managed to hide a wounds that might have prevented him from competing at all. At the … Read more