Khamzat Chimaev had passport confiscated in Russia, unable to leave country According to a report from Brazilian outlet Combate, Khamzat Chimaev is stuck in Russia. Khamzat Chimaev had passport confiscated in Russia, unable to leave country The outlet says that the Russian government seized the passport of Chimaev while he was traveling to visit family.
Anthony Smith doesn’t enjoy having idle time on his hands. The one-time UFC title challenger remains a top ranked light heavyweight while also spending time on his Sirius XM radio show, co-hosting the Believe You Me podcast with Michael Bisping and serving as an analyst on numerous UFC broadcasts. That’s not even mentioning that he’s
10:19 PM ET The first-ever quadrilogy fight in UFC history will take place early next year in South America. Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his flyweight belt against former champion and current interim champ Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on Jan. 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Figueiredo, who
Oleinik and Latifi were originally scheduled to face each other in March, but the day of the event, Latifi withdrew from the fight due to illness, so the bout was rescheduled two weeks later at UFC 273. However, Latifi withdrew again, and Oleinik faced Jared Vanderaa, winning via scarf hold at 3:39 of the first
Fresh off the heels of this weekend’s reports that Daniel Cormier will serve as a guest referee at WWE Extreme Rules, DC appeared on Monday Night Raw to make it official and put both of the bout’s combatants on notice. During the latest installment of WWE Monday Night Raw, the former champ-champ appeared during a
Tito Ortiz versus Dana White in a boxing match is on the long list of fights that got away. Despite the working relationship they once had as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion and promotional president, Ortiz and White weren’t the fondest of each other back in the day. The pair disliked each other
Sean O’Malley declares Conor Mcgregor the G.O.A.T. The conversation about who is the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) of mixed martial arts has been going on since before MMA was actually mixed martial arts. In the beginning, the argument was centered around which traditional martial art was superior. The Ultimate Fighting Championship was built on
A bantamweight matchup between Ronnie Lawrence and promotional newcomer Cameron Saaiman is set for the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2022. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bout between Lawrence and Saaiman is set for UFC 282, which is set to take place Dec. 10 at T-Mobile
9:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Followers of MMA need no introduction to Anderson Silva. But for those combat sports fans who follow just boxing as well as those social media mavens drawn to boxing merely by the presence of YouTube personality Jake Paul, there is much to know about Silva, who will face Paul in
PRELIMS Heavyweight Bout: Ilir Latifi (253) vs Aleksei Oleinik (254) Lightweight Bout: Joaquim Silva (155) vs Jesse Ronson (155.5) Middleweight Bout: Krzysztof Jotko (185.5) vs Brendan Allen (186) FIGHT WEEK INTERVIEWS: Mike Davis | Mackenzie Dern | Tabatha Ricci | Randy Brown | Sodiq Yusuff | Brendan Allen | Randy Costa | Xiaonan Yan Light Heavyweight Bout:
Bo Nickal’s highly anticipated UFC career may end before it has even begun, should the UFC put him anywhere but the main card. The NCAA Division I champion has kicked the UFC’s doors down, rather than walk through them like most. A two-time winner of Dana Whites Contender Series, he now has a date to
Bo Nickal feels he’s ready for Khazmat Chimaev right away. The newest member of Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) roster hasn’t even fought for five minutes in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career as a whole. After Nickal made his initial callout of Chimaev following his contract-winning performance last week (Sept. 27, 2022), Chimaev hit the
Wanderlei Silva loses Brazilian Congressional election Mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva officially announced his retirement from MMA on September 1, but took a loss on Sunday in the Brazilian political arena. Silva ran for the office of ‘Federal Deputy for Paraná, one of the 26 states in Brazil, as a member of the far-right Progressive
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Intro as we catch up after a busy combat sports weekend. 1:05 p.m.: A.J. McKee joins the show to discuss
Sep 29, 2022 Less than two days after earning a UFC contract, mixed martial arts prospect Bo Nickal has already booked his Octagon debut. The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Nickal (3-0) and Jamie Pickett (13-8) for UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, officials told ESPN on Thursday. Nickal earned a
On the fast track to that goal after winning her first six UFC bouts, the Liaoning native hit a roadblock in her last two fights, as she was stopped by current strawweight champion Carla Esparza and then lost a split decision to fellow contender Marina Rodriguez. Now she needs to right her ship by beating
The UFC was not happy about Casey O’Neil potentially fighting a Twitter troll. While some fighters are not particularly active on social media, others like top-ten UFC flyweight O’Neil are more inclined to interact with fans online. However, this recently led to an incident where she was challenged to a sparring session by a troll
While Nate Diaz certainly has the attention of the freakshow faction in boxing, he now has an offer to fight from a legit name in Adrien Broner. While Broner’s best days are behind him, he has amassed a 34-4-1 pro boxing record over 14 years and has held multiple championship belts in four different weight
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