Thor Silva has taken the first step to following in his father’s legendary footsteps. Silva, the 19-year-old son of MMA icon Wanderlei Silva, won his amateur MMA debut on Sunday at Fight Music Show 2, which took place at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. With his father cageside in his corner, Silva came
Month: September 2022
UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer recently described the journey he’s had to make it to the Octagon, including an extremely troublesome childhood. Pyfer has quickly established himself as one of the leading prospects to keep an eye on in MMA’s premier promotion. Whilst he initially saw his chance to join the UFC fall away when he
Today was a good day for Japanese combat sports as RIZIN Fighting Federation completed a double-header slate of events with Super RIZIN and RIZIN 38. Super RIZIN featured the return to Japan of Floyd Mayweather, who previously came and lit up Tenshin Nasukawa for the promotion’s big New Years Eve 2019 event. This time, Mayweather
Bikini wearing Mackenzie Dern hoses herself off in Instagram video No. 5-ranked women’s strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern headlines this weekend’s UFC Vegas 61 fight card against No. 6-ranked Xiaonan Yan. Dern (12-2) is one of the most accomplished submission grapplers to step inside the octagon. Seven of her 12 wins have come by way of
Adam Borics expects to shock the world at Bellator 286. Borics (18-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) challenges featherweight champion Patricio Freire (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) in the main event on Oct. 1 at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. As is usually the case for fighters who go up against “Pitbull”, the Hungary-born fighter is an underdog
MMA Fighting has Fight Music Show 2 results for the Cyborg vs. Silva event Sunday evening from the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. In the main event, Bellator featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will make her professional boxing debut against Simone Silva. Silva is 17-21 overall and has lost eight straight fights. Cyborg is one
Floyd Mayweather has kept his unbeaten record in tact with a second-round TKO of Mikuru Asakura at Super Rizin in Saitama, Japan. The 50-0 boxer didn’t have it all his way, however. After a tentative first round, Asakura managed to put leather on Mayweather in the second. The 16-3 Rizin MMA fighter unleashed a huge
Floyd Mayweather and Mikuru Asakura threw down earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 24, 2022) inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan in a special exhibition boxing match for Rizin. Asakura seemed to start the bout fairly well, landing an early cross to the body alongside some jabs. Mayweather answered in kind, targeting the body with
Bellator 285 Weigh-in Results and Video All competitors successfully made weight this morning ahead of Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally event, which takes place on Friday at the 3Arena in beautiful Dublin, Ireland. The event is headlined by a lightweight bout between lightweight contenders No. 3-ranked Benson Henderson and No. 7-ranked Peter Queally. Bellator 285 Official Weigh-in Results
Floyd Mayweather is 45. He could probably do this when he’s 75. The unbeaten Hall of Famer knocked out Mikuru Asakura in the second round of a scheduled three-round exhibition in the Super RIZIN headliner in Saitama, Japan. The 30-year-old Japanese mixed martial artist was game and had his moments, landing a few eye-catching punches.
6:36 PM ET Popular UFC lightweight Bobby Green said in an Instagram video Friday night that he was forced out of a scheduled fight at UFC 276 due to a positive drug test. Green said — as he was in training camp for the scheduled July 2 bout against fellow veteran fighter Jim Miller —
Jose Aldo will always have a home with the UFC. Speaking to the media after the UFC’s latest Contender Series event, UFC President Dana White was asked for his thoughts on Aldo’s recent retirement and he had nothing but wholehearted praise for the longtime featherweight champion. “We love him,” White said. “This will always be
Tensions between boxing promotor Eddie Hearn and Jake Paul have recently hit a new high after a lawsuit filed by Hearn. After an initial report by TMZ, Hearn will file a lawsuit over $100 million against Paul for defamation stemming from Paul’s accusations of Hearn paying off judges. The claims arise from the ‘Fight of
Big men locked inside a small cage has proven a winning formula. Earlier today, UFC revealed Derrick Lewis (26-10 1 NC) vs. Sergei Spivac (15-3) as the headline of its UFC Vegas 65 event, scheduled for Nov. 19 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis enters the fight as the No. 7-ranked contender
It’s not a stretch to say that 2022 hasn’t quite bit what lightweight Peter Queally wanted it to be. Initially looking like he would fight in February, a long-standing shoulder issue put Queally on the shelf for the entire year up to this point, where 10 months after his last fight he’ll finally be able
Eddie Hearn is taking legal action against Jake Paul. The Matchroom Boxing CEO has filed a lawsuit for defamation, as they claim reputational damage from a recent interview where Paul accused Hearn of paying off judges. This is according to TMZ, who reported the news on Friday. “Both legally and ethically there is a clear
Watch Shakur Stevenson vs. Robson Conceicao full fight video highlights from their main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets. Stevenson vs. Conceicao took place Sept. 23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Shakur Stevenson (19-0) and Robson Conceicao (17-2) collided in the main event. The fight aired live on ESPN. Shakur Stevenson
The MMA community making a lot of the fact that Conor McGregor has not been tested by USADA so far in 2022, and now we have some direction about what is happening. The fighting future of McGregor has been in question since the moment he broke his leg in the rubber match with Dustin Poirier,
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