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Bella Mir releases statement following disappointing Contender Series loss
Bella Mir is ready to move on from the first setback of her MMA journey. The 23-year-old bantamweight prospect—and daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir—suffered a disappointing loss Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series, where she dropped a decision to Alex Apodaca. Mir was an astronomical favorite according to oddsmakers, but was unable […]
Referee, judges selected for Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn fight in September
The officials for the highly anticipated showdown pitting Ryan Garcia against Conor Benn have been selected ahead of the fight on Sept. 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission selected the referee and judges for the fight where Garcia is putting his WBC welterweight title up for grabs. […]
Tom Aspinall releases statement refuting UFC departure rumors: ‘I’m not leaving’
Tom Aspinall is here to stay. The UFC heavyweight champion released a statement Wednesday affirming his standing with the promotion, apparently reacting to social media rumors that he has relinquished his title and his time with the UFC has come to an end. “I’m not leaving the UFC,” Aspinall wrote. “I’ve never said I have […]
Former UFC heavyweight Chris Barnett signs with Power Slap
Chris Barnett is headed to the Power Slap podium. The promotion announced Wednesday that Barnett has signed on to compete, with an opponent and date still to be determined. See the official announcement below. Barnett (23-10 in MMA) is a longtime combat sports veteran, having competed as a heavyweight in MMA since 2009. Following a […]
Ex-Bellator fighter Alejandra Lara suspended 9 months after testing positive for cocaine metabolites
Ex-Bellator fighter Alejandra Lara has been suspended nine months and also fined by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for a banned substance following her loss in Tuff-N-Uff back in April. On Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Mike Detmer presented an adjudication agreement in place after Lara tested positive for benzoylecgonine, which is a metabolite […]
Kevin Holland denies being Contender Series fighter Dana White claims has made over $11M in UFC career
Dana White made a surprising comment about a former Contender Series fighter making big money and all signs pointed to it being Kevin Holland. Just one problem: Holland says it isn’t him. Following Tuesday’s Contender Series show, White spoke to the media and told reporters the opportunity to earn a UFC contract on the long-running […]
Tyson Fury admits to not training hard enough for Francis Ngannou: ‘It wasn’t really a fight’
Tyson Fury nearly suffered a catastrophic loss to Francis Ngannou. Looking back, he realizes he didn’t take the former UFC heavyweight champion as seriously as he should have. In an interview with ALF Global, Fury admitted that he was underprepared for his October 2023 crossover boxing match against Ngannou. The most memorable moment of the […]
Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett, and Gable Steveson fined for jumping outside the octagon at UFC 329
Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett, and Gable Steveson all faced fines after jumping out of the cage to celebrate at UFC 329 in July. On Wednesday during the monthly meeting for the Nevada Athletic Commission, the three fighters were each fined $2,500 as punishment for leaping outside the cage after their respective fights were over. The […]
Alex Apodaca reacts to massive upset win over Bella Mir: ‘It’s sick. I think it’s so cool that I pulled it off’
Alex Apodaca did it. She actually did it. On Tuesday night, Apodaca faced Bella Mir in the main event of Week 3 of Contender Series, coming in as the biggest underdog in the show’s history. To most, Apodaca was supposed to be a stepping stone for Mir to move on to the UFC, but Apodaca […]
Merab Dvalishvili clears up issue with Islam Makhachev following UFC 330 reaction
Merab Dvalishvili has no beef with Islam Makhachev, despite what Makhachev seems to believe. A recent clip of Makhachev speaking to Russian reporters showed the UFC welterweight champion accusing Dvalishvili of being critical of his success. Makhachev recently successfully defended his title against Ian Machado Garry in the main event of UFC 330, and Dvalishvili’s […]
Morning Report: Michael Bisping calls it ‘a crime’ for NSAC to withhold UFC 329 fighter salaries for celebrations
Max Holloway, Paddy Pimblett, and Gable Steveson might not be getting paid as much as they thought for their fights at UFC 329. All three are currently scheduled to have hearings Wednesday with the Nevada State Athletic Commission regarding the possibility of their purses being held due to the fighters climbing the fence following their […]
‘Holy fraud check’: Pros react to Bella Mir’s shocking upset loss on Contender Series
Bella Mir’s upset loss sent shockwaves through the MMA world. On Tuesday night, Mir ended up on the wrong end of one of the biggest upset losses in MMA history, dropping a unanimous decision to Alex Apodaca in the main event of Week 3 of Contender Series. Daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir […]
DWCS Season 10, Week 3 results: Bella Mir suffers biggest upset loss in Contender Series history
Bella Mir’s arrival will have to wait. On Tuesday night, Week 3 of Season 10 of Contender Series took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, headlined by what was supposed to be a fait accompli with Bella Mir finally taking her place inside the UFC. Instead, Alex Apodaca delivered one of the biggest upsets in […]
DWCS Results: Mir vs. Apodaca
MMA Fighting has Dana White Contenders Series results for the Mir vs. Apodaca fight card and more from the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday night. In the main event, Bella Mir makes her anticipated DWCS debut when she squares off against Alex Apodaca in a bantamweight contest. Mir, who is the daughter […]
Duel Arena fight card, start time: Mike Perry vs. Dillon Danis
Mike Perry and Dillon Danis could kick off a new promotion this weekend. Perry and Danis clash in a mixed martial arts contest in the Duel Arena main event at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday night. Perry, who is 6-0 in the BKFC, returns to the MMA ring for the second time since […]
Aljamain Sterling has humble reason for why he would ‘absolutely not’ have taken Jean Silva fight at Noche UFC
Aljamain Sterling knows his limits. The former UFC bantamweight champion and current featherweight contender used his podcast to address a rumor that he was in talks to fight Jean Silva at Noche UFC on Sept. 12. Silva was originally scheduled to face Yair Rodriguez in the headlining bout of the card, but Rodriguez withdrew due […]
Shara Bullet draws Gracie family star for RAF Moscow debut
Shara Bullet has his first RAF assignment, and it’s none other than former Bellator title contender Neiman Gracie. The promotion announced Monday that Bullet is set to wrestle Gracie at RAF Moscow, which takes place at Russia’s VTB Arena on Sept. 5. See the official announcement below. Bullet (a.k.a. Shara Magomedov) has risen to prominence […]
Shogun Rua to retire after Glover Teixeira boxing match: ‘I think it’s the last one’
RIO DE JANEIRO — Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will enter a boxing ring Saturday to face Glover Teixeira in a battle of former UFC champions in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and that will likely be the last time he ever puts gloves on to fight. The former UFC and PRIDE titleholder spoke with MMA Fighting during the […]
Islam Makhachev: ‘I have at least 3 more very hard and exciting fights waiting for me’
Islam Makhachev isn’t leaving any time soon. Earlier this month, Makhachev made history, defending his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330, setting the record for the most consecutive wins in UFC history. The win solidifies Makhachev as a historically great fighter; however, the performance was heavily criticized as Makhachev failed to finish […]
Matt Brown understands why Mike Perry took Dillon Danis fight over returning to BKFC to face Darren Till
Mike Perry made a name for himself in the UFC, but he arguably became a star through his blistering performances as a bare-knuckle fighter in BKFC. From his six-round slugfest against Michael “Venom” Page to scoring dramatic wins over former UFC champions like Luke Rockhold and Eddie Alvarez, Perry not only found a home in […]
Morning Report | Dana White credits Jake Paul for ‘ballsy move’ fighting Anthony Joshua, but has no interest in promoting him
Even Dana White was impressed by Jake Paul putting his money where his mouth is and fighting Anthony Joshua. In December, Jake Paul answered his haters by finally fighting a legitimate boxer in the prime of his career, and he did so in grand fashion, taking on former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. The YouTuber-turned-boxer […]
On To the Next One: Matches to make after UFC Sacramento
Gregory Rodrigues picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday, outlasting Anthony Hernandez in the five-round middleweight headliner of UFC Sacramento. With the 185-pound division being in a strange place, and multiple contenders hoping for their shot at Sean Strickland and the middleweight title, where does “Robocop” go from his recent victory. On […]
UFC Sacramento medical suspensions: Both main eventers dealing with possible broken leg after 5-round war
Gregory Rodrigues and Anthony Hernandez went to war in the UFC Sacramento main event, and they’ll both have the scars to show for it. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions stemming from the event with both main event fighters looking at potential six-month layoffs due to eerily similar injuries. Rodrigues, […]
The Ultimate Insider: Behind the scenes of The Ultimate Fighter 34’s wild celebration, contestant’s drunken antics
The Ultimate Fighter 34 strawweight final is set following another episode featuring friends facing off, as well as some classic reality television shenanigans of which the viewers only got a glimpse of. Before we discuss how Michael Bisping treating his team to a night out devolved into chaos, let’s look at this week’s fight, which […]
Mario Piazzon likes ‘hostile atmosphere’ with intense DWCS face-off, vows to ‘slice’ opponent’s face
Mario Piazzon returns to Dana White’s Contender Series with another shot at earning a UFC deal, and he likes the atmosphere built around his heavyweight clash with Guilherme Uriel on Aug. 25 in Las Vegas. The Brazilian heavyweight duo will collide Saturday night at the Meta Apex, and there seems to be bad blood between […]
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