December 2021

8:00 AM ET Every year in every sport brings ups and downs, memorable performances, the emergence of new stars. In mixed martial arts, the leading fight promotion, the UFC, has eight weight classes for men and four for women and ran 43 fight cards in 2021, making plenty of room available onstage for athletes to…

Former Belgian kickboxing champion Frederic Sinistra has passed away at his home after a severe case of COVID-19. Sinistra had been admitted into the hospital back in November at the request of his kickboxing coach. Just weeks later, Sinistra checked himself out of the hospital against the advisement of doctors and opted to treat himself…

After suffering a one-sided loss at the hands of Belal Muhammad UFC Vegas 45 a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, Nevada, Stephen Thompson has had some time to himself to reflect on his second straight defeat. But the 38 year-old precision striker isn’t contemplating retiring from combat sports. Not even a little bit. That’s…

2021 UFC Comeback of the Year Nominees | Video Look back at the best come-from-behind UFC wins in 2021. The fight promotion put out their nominees for the category of Comeback of the Year. The nominations include: Julian Marquez’ UFC 258 anaconda choke win over Maki Pitolo, Anthony Hernandez’ UFC 258 guillotine choke win over…

There might’ve not been an official winner in the Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather bout earlier this year, but Paul claims he’s the financial loser. Paul and Mayweather went the full eight rounds, with both having their moments in the ring. The bout wasn’t officially sanctioned due to the large size disparity between Paul and…

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alex Pereira is one of the most exciting Middleweight prospects in the world, and he’s not against using that to his advantage. The talented Brazilian kickboxer recently scored a fight vs. Bruno Silva on March 12, a pretty devastating puncher in his own right who went 3-0 inside the Octagon in…

‘Big’ John McCarthy picks his Top 10 best Bellator MMA fights of 2021 | Video 2021 has been a challenge for all but despite difficulty we have had the privilege to see some amazing fights. In this video, ‘Big’ John McCarthy counts us down through his picks for top ten Bellator MMA fights of the…

Dec 12, 2021 Jeff Wagenheim Julianna Peña believed. She might have been the only one. Peña entered Saturday night’s UFC 269 co-main event as a 6½-to-1 betting underdog against Amanda Nunes, and who could argue with that? She was up against the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, and a two-division champion. Amanda…