mmaweekly.com —  1+ day ago

...When former bantamweight champion Holly Holm returned to the Octogaon and defeated Yana Santos, she took the time on the mic to call for America... ...So of course when she arrived at the post-fight presser, she was asked to elaborate on those thoughts.... ...campaigning for (other than protecting children) but many thought she might have been speaking on the transgender in sports issues or the drag queen...

mmaweekly.com —  1+ day ago

...View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carla (@carlaesparza1). Esparza last fought in November., losing to Zhang Weili by submission.... ...Former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion Carla Esparza revealed that she's expecting her fight child....

mmaweekly.com —  1+ day ago

...According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of Bellato 297.... ...Additionally, Bellator's current reigning (and defending) interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots will face Patchy Mix at Bellator 295 on April... ...Also on the card is the main event light heavyweight title fight between Vadim Nemkov and Yoel Romero.... ...The winner of that fight is expected to face the winner of Pettis vs. Pitbull....

mmaweekly.com —  1+ day ago

...Lightweight Paddy Pimblett underwent successful surgery for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon, and called for a rematch... ...Gordon is scheduled to face Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night 222 on April 22 in his next outing....

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...The 2023 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Thursday, July 6, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.... ..."Cowboy Cerrone is one of the best lightweights in UFC history," UFC President Dana White said.... ...CRUNKILTON, which took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.... ...Cerrone will enter the UFC Hall of Fame as a member of the Modern Wing, joining others in this distinguished category, including Forrest Griffin...

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...(James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com).... ...The fight between Seo Hee Ham and Itsuki Hirata has been in the works for some time with the original bout postponed after the Japanese fighter missed... ...At the start of the third round Hirata was issued a yellow card for refusing to engage in a striking match with Ham.... ...This brought a warning from the referee with the Japanese fighter showing no interest whatsoever in engaging in a striking battle....

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...Following Saturday's UFC San Antonio event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based... ...Fight Of The Night: CJ Vergara vs Daniel Lacerda.... ..."Nate The Train" came rolling through San Antonio, Texas as he submitted Austin Lingo in the second round to earn his third straight victory inside... ...Performance Of The Night: Nate Landwehr. ...

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...In the fight card's main event, Cory Sandhangen ended Marlon Vera's four-fight winning streak via split decision shaking up the bantamweight rankings... ...The big winners fielded questions from the media following Saturday's UFC San Antonio during the event's post-fight press conference....

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...A bantamweight match between No. 3 ranked Marlon Vera and No. 5 ranked Cory Sandhagen headlined Saturday's UFC San Antonio fight card in Texas.... ...Vera entered the bout on a four-fight winning streak while Sandhagen snapped a two-fight losing streak with a win over Song Yadong in his last outing... ...Sandhagen answered with a combination. It was a much better round for Vera. ... ...Vera applied a guillotine choke but Sandhangen escaped. Sandhagen delivered left hands and moved to side control....

mmaweekly.com —  3+ day ago

...In her time away, She married Professional Fighters League athlete Thiago Santos and the couple had their first child.... ...Former women's bantamweight champion and No. 3 ranked Holly Holm faces No. 3 ranked Yana Santos in the UFC San Antonio co-main event on Saturday.... ...When Santos got to her feet Holm took her down and delivered right hands.... ...In the closing seconds of the round, Holm mounted Santos and rained down punches. Santos clinched early in the final frame....