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6:44 PM ET UFC flyweight fighter Alex Perez said it was a seizure that forced him out of his 125-pound contender bout against Manel Kape at UFC San Antonio this past Saturday. On Sunday, Perez wrote on social media that he suffered a seizure while doing his prefight warmup, which is why he withdrew from

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin Luke Rockhold expressed an interest in branching out after walking away from UFC, but I don’t know if this is exactly what he envisioned! While backstage at last weekend’s (Sat. March 25, 2023) UFC San Antonio event, Rockhold ran into NBA legend Tim Duncan,

Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is still here, looking fantastic at 41. In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 43, Holm (33-2-3 MMA, 8-6 UFC) won a clear unanimous decision against Yana Santos, and even proved she’s still adding new wrinkles to her game. There were a few times in the fight “The

Randi Field has personified toughness throughout her life. Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s Field (3-1) went down a reflective path ahead of her last fight in April 2022. Suffering a near-fatal accident in her youth, Field managed to build a life and career in combat sports, continuing to show a strong will with each performance. Field defeated

1:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Mixed martial arts has had a small number of standout fighters who have won championships in two weight classes. Bellator MMA soon might have the first three-division champ in a major fight promotion. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who reigns at featherweight and vacated the lightweight title in 2021, will go for

The finalized lineup for Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 is set, and it features nine former UFC fighters. Monday, the promotion announced its fight card, which is headlined by boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The event takes place Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and streams on UFC

If regular Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments are a little too slow for those of you inflicted with MMA mania, maybe you should check out combat jiu-jitsu. While it may not be the fastest growing sport in the world, combat jiu-jitsu has found it’s niche and succeeds in dragging Brazilian jiu-jitsu back to its self-defense roots. The

SAN ANTONIO – Albert Duraev already has his sights set on a potential next opponent. Minutes after his UFC on ESPN 43 win over Chidi Njokuani on Saturday, Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) told MMA Junkie in a post-fight news conference he hopes to get matched against Brazilian middleweight and jiu-jitsu specialist Andre Muniz (23-5 MMA,

10:55 PM ET It’s not easy to stand out in the UFC’s absolutely stacked 135-pound bantamweight division, but Cory Sandhagen is finding a way to do just that. Sandhagen (16-4) was brilliant over the course of a five-round split decision over Marlon “Chito” Vera (22-8-1) on Saturday, in the main event of UFC Fight Night

The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas played host to a special Fight Night event last night (Sat., March 25, 2023) featuring a Bantamweight brawl between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen. After 25 minutes of action, Sandhagen walked away with a split-decision win (highlights here). In the co-main event, Holly Holm started off her new

A nasty gash has forced lightweight Nikolas Motta out of his UFC 287 bout. Motta announced his withdrawal Friday and shared a graphic image of the gaping laceration, which is placed on his right eyebrow line. Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was expected to face Ignacio Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at the April 8

Henry Cejudo wasn’t impressed with Marlon Vera’s performance at UFC San Antonio last night (Sat., Mar 25, 2023) inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas … at all. That’s because “Chito” likely dropped his No. 3 Bantamweight ranking, losing a split decision to Cory Sandhagen in a five-round main event (watch highlights). While the fight

10:56 PM ET What were the biggest moments from the first UFC event in San Antonio since 2019? Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim offer up their final thoughts after the 10-fight card at the AT&T Center. It was trendy a few years ago to call Cory Sandhagen a future UFC bantamweight champion. After back-to-back jaw-dropping

Check out these photos from the fights at 2023 PFL Europe 1, which took place at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England. (Photos courtesy of PFL Europe) Dan Hardy PFL Newcastle Dan Hardy PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Oscar Ownsworth def. Lewis

7:30 PM ET Saddle up. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, one of the most active and popular fighters of the past several decades, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC San Antonio broadcast. Cerrone, 39, will join a prestigious class that includes former longtime UFC champions

For the third time in 36 hours, a UFC San Antonio match up has bit the dust. Unfortunately, it was also one of the best match ups on the card! UFC announced on the UFC San Antonio broadcast that Alex Perez vs. Manel Kape was canceled due to a medical issue backstage with Perez. In

SAN ANTONIO – UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 43 takes place at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, Marlon

10:38 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano as its headliner for a UFC Fight Night on April 29, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.. Moicano posted the news to his social media on Thursday, and sources told ESPN Tsarukyan has also agreed to the 155-pound bout.