Few fans seemed sympathetic towards the Bellator fighter and most comments were aimed at taking a jab at him. Dillon Danis is known for his controversial comments in the fight world and one fan joked that he might have been arrested for it. An Instagram user commented on a post related to Danis’ arrest: While Dillon Danis holds a 2-0 professional MMA record, he has been out of the cage since 2019....
Prior to this fight against, Gerald Meerschaert had suffered two back-to-back losses against Jack Hermansson at UFC on Fox 31, followed by a defeat to Kevin Holland at UFC on ESPN 2. Heading into this fight, Meerschaert was in a desperate need of a win against Trevin Giles, who competed in just three fights prior to this one. Giles made his Octagon debut in 2017 and holds wins over James Bochnovic and Antonio Braga Neto....
Berry oversaw the ceremonial face-off between Namajunas and Zhang Weili. However, ‘Thug Rose’ admitted that she didn’t realize Berry was present for her fight up until the bout was over. In the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Rose Namajunas revealed: Namajunas retained the UFC women’s strawweight title after five rounds of back-and-forth action against Weili. A huge takedown in the fifth round secured the victory for the champ, handing the Chinese star a second consecutive loss....
Cejudo and Moreno have a long history with one another. The former helped Moreno early on in his career, letting him stay in his house while helping Moreno with whatever he needed. Things changed between the two when Cejudo picked Alexandre Pantoja over Moreno during The Ultimate Fighter 24. Moreno then started working with Joseph Benavidez, who faced Cejudo during the finale of The Ultimate Fighter. Benavidez and Moreno continued sparring with one another over the years....
But as the first month of 2019 comes to a close, the division is headed toward serious delays that have the potential to stifle the growth of the weight class and ravage a robust group of contenders and prospects. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Henry Cejudo knocking out TJ Dillashaw in their flyweight championship fight two weeks ago at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York was the worst possible outcome for the members of the 135-pound ranks....
Amidst the pandemic, the UFC ventured away from its schedule in the United States and looked to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE as a place to host events. The UFC hosted four events at ‘du arena’, an open-air venue, in July 2020. Fight Island opened with UFC 251, headlined by Kamaru Usman’s title defense against the BMF Jorge Masvidal. They continued to conduct three more fight nights: Calvin Kattar vs....
Marvin Vettori vs. Jack Hermansson Round 1: Jack Hermansson started in the orthodox stance and went for a low leg kick right away. Marvin Vettori fired back and landed a left early on. Vettori was closing the distance early on and there was a lot of steam behind his punches. Hermansson fired back, but it wasn’t long before Vettori dropped the highly-ranked UFC middleweight. Marvin Vettori tried to get the choke, but Jack Hermansson stalled and spent the next two minutes stuffed against the fence being pressured by the Italian....
Some were happy at the prospect of Lesnar returning to try to recapture UFC gold. Others were angry Lesnar would get a shot at Cormier because he has only competed one time since he originally retired from MMA in December 2011 after losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. That one appearance came at UFC 200 in July 2016, when Lesnar scored a unanimous decision victory against Mark Hunt, only for the results to be overturned and declared a no contest due to Lesnar failing a drug test....
‘The Hangman’ is set to move back down to the featherweight division next month. Volkanovski, his fellow City Kickboxing teammate, happens to be the champion at 145 lbs. During an interview with MMA Junkie, Hooker was asked whether the duo would fight one another. He answered: The Kiwi added that if all goes to plan at 145 lbs, he could be in the title picture by next year. Alluding to Volkanovski’s upcoming bout against Chan Sung Jung and his imminent trilogy fight with Max Holloway, Hooker added:...
Ben Askren’s run in the UFC On November of 2018, the Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced that the signing of former ONE and Bellator Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren in exchange for Demetrious Johnson, who was traded to ONE Championship in return. In his promotional debut at UFC 235, Ben Askren faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler in a fight which ended in a fairly controversial manner, courtesy of referee Herb Dean....
Dana White says Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight in the UFC in 2020 Judging by White’s recent interview with ESPN (via MMA Mania), Mayweather is now likely to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at some point in 2020. White stated that he and his promotion will have to play out some sort of procedure before the UFC President starts talking with Mayweather’s manager, Al Haymon. When can we expect Mayweather Jr....
While most guests were not visible and stayed hidden, it was Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, who was spotted in the party according to reports by Politico. In case you didn’t know… The United States of America witnessed their mid-term elections in 2018, which saw the House coming over to the Democratic Party, while the Republican party won over the Senate. The elections were closely fought between both parties....
When White attended Trinity Sport Combat’s event, ‘Trinity Kings 8’ last weekend in Hawaii, he was not only scouting for local talent, but was probably also looking for an opportunity to make the event happen. In fact, he was accompanied by Holloway himself by the cage while witnessing the main card fight between Troy Lamson and Alex Munoz, who also happens to be a former Contender Series fighter. They were joined by Urijah Faber as well....
Although Jones categorically denies the incident, UFC President, Dana White, still took a moment to comment on the accusation, and it is fair to say he was less than impressed with this latest incident involving Jones and the law. In case you didn’t know… While Jones’ legacy in mixed martial arts is undeniable, the New Yorker has a long list of demeanour’s outside the cage which are hard to ignore....
In case you didn’t know… Having won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in shocking fashion at UFC 226 by beating Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier is now set to make his first title defense this coming Saturday against top heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis. Lewis who earlier this month had already scored one of the most impressive wins over Alexander Volkov, will step back into the Octagon in less than a month’s time from his last fight, as he is all set to challenge for the UFC Heavyweight title for the very first time in his career....
In case you didn’t know… At UFC 212, Max Holloway defeated Featherweight veteran Jose Aldo via third-round TKO in a title unification bout to win his first title in the UFC. In October, Holloway signed a new deal with the promotion and was expected to face Frankie Edgar at UFC 218 in December of 2017. However, due to an injury, Edgar eventually pulled out of the card and was replaced by Jose Aldo....
In case you didn’t know… Initially having challenged for the UFC Flyweight Title two years ago, Henry Cejudo and Flyweight veteran Demetrious Johnson squared off in a rematch for the UFC Flyweight Championship in the co-main event of UFC 227. Following a back-and-forth fight, Cejudo went on to win the bout via split decision to become the second ever UFC Flyweight Champion in history. Meanwhile, at UFC 217, TJ Dillashaw defeated Cody Garbrandt in order to capture the UFC Bantamweight Championship for the second time in his career....
While Vick lost to Niko Price within the very first round, taking his current streak of losses to four, Gifford’s fate was sealed with a series of punches from Mike Davis towards the end of the third round. Updates on the injuries Vick took a vicious upkick to his face which kept him unconscious for a concerning amount of time. It seemed like Vick had pinned Price down on the floor, but the upkick from Price was so well-aimed and powerful that Vick was out almost as soon as the heel made a slamming contact with his jaw....
However, giving fight fans some hope, ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani stated that Joanna will do everything she possibly can to try and make weight as she does not want the fight to be canceled. ‘Karate Hottie’ not up for a catch-weight bout Since the “Karate Hottie” would not budge into accepting a catch-weight fight, opponent Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be forced to attempt a scary weight cut in order to be able to make weight for the main event....
It’s certainly an interesting stylistic fight, one that many believe will be unfavorable to Jedrzejczyk. The Polish fighter has admitted in the past that she declined fights against Zhang, but the timing has seemingly worked out well and the two will go head-to-head at UFC 248, in what is presumably the co-main event. Jedrzejczyk appeared on the UFC Unfiltered podcast to talk about her upcoming fight, stating that she believes that Jessica Andrade, the woman Zhang beat for the title, is a very similar fighter....
