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The whole story hinges on their odd couple dynamic with Mahiro, the antisocial coiled spring who expresses herself best with physical violence (Izawa is a highly-accomplished MMA fighter and stunt performer), and happy-go-lucky Chisato, whose cheerful goofiness flips into a homicidal rage if you really piss her off, with Takaishi's comic timing bouncing off Izawa's[...]

Conor McGregor followed through on his promise to MMA fans to announce his next fight on New Year's In a video posted to all of his social channels, he confirmed that his next opponent will indeed be Michael Chandler, but instead of the long-rumored fight taking place at UFC 300 on April 13th, it will[...]

Because guess what that means? Yup, beginning in January 2024, a lot of right-wingy folks who love MMA are going to have to process the fact that Bud Light is going to be very much in their viewing lives Earlier this year, Anheuser-Busch faced a boycott from some folks who have way too much time[...]

MMA legend Daniel Cormier will be the special guest referee for Seth Rollins vs Matt Riddle at WWE's Extreme Rules PLE The grudge match between Riddle and Rollins will take place inside the Fight Pit, which is a match that takes place inside a steel cage and can be won only by submission or knockout,[...]

He also served as the referee for the infamous fight between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976 WWE Head of Creative Triple H released the following statement on his official Twitter this afternoon honoring Gene LeBell and his contributions. Gene LeBell remained a towering figure in the history and expansion of mixed martial arts and sports entertainment[...]

The price of world peace is an MMA tournament with fighters competing for their religion to be the "absolute dominion" of faith for the world It will release on Netflix, marking Netflix and Blumhouse's eighth collaboration. The cast includes several established names: Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Patton Oswalt (AP Bio), Andy Allo (Upload),[...]

Coach Lambert and the two MMA fighters were seated in the crowd throughout the show, but business really picked up when Tony Schiavone tried to interview the team in the middle of the second hour Lambert, who proved as good as any heel on the mic today, got in the ring to cut a promo[...]

That was his first MMA loss and is looking to get back on the winning track He beat Vettori before in 2018, though some, including Vettori, believe he won that fight He has been on a tear since, and it will be interesting to see how Stylebender handles him Also at UFC 263, a rematch[...]

Pierre is the greatest MMA fighter of all time, and he got there by training with not only the best but the most unorthodox group of people in the world Take Jean-Charles Sharbowsky for instance The man not only is a skilled fighter, he does his training while drunk Do not take that to mean[...]

 The question immediately became "who's next?", as fans pondered who could possibly rise from the shadow of Virk's monumental legacy at the WWE announce table and seize the microphone to lead Raw into the next post-Virk generation?  Well, we actually got the answer pretty quickly, as WWE has announced that Jimmy Smith from the world[...]

Who will leave UFC 262 the lightweight champion? Will it be Charles Oliveira or Michael Chandler? Find out Saturday night on ESPN+.

On that same card, "The Last Stylebender" headlined and soundly defeated Paulo Costa with strikes in the second round, cementing himself as one of the sport's biggest rising stars. In the co-main event, two-division champ and the greatest women's MMA fighter in history, Amanda Nunes returns to the octagon to face Megan Anderson, who has three first-round finishes in[...]

The UFC and TikTok announced a new partnership this morning with the global MMA brand looking to deepen its relationship with the social media platform Part of the deal will include a new weekly live show featuring live looks at weigh-ins and press conferences, athlete interviews, arena tours, fighter training segments, and more The shows[...]

The MMA world has also reacted, as she was one of the top female fighters in the sport for years before she ever picked up a blaster Decorated MMA journalist and awesome person Ariel Helwani has covered Carano for years at this point and commented on what she posted the other day Here is what[...]

For some reason, Smith took an opportunity to say this about female UFC and MMA fighters: Steven A Smith, ESPN First Take for February 3, 2021, via YouTube screencap. Steven A Smith Yet Again With A Bad Take On MMA, UFC "First of all, I love it I think that there's an awful lot of women that are[...]

Eminem dropped a UFC style video for his song "Higher" today, ahead of tonight's UFC 257 card- and make sure to keep an eye out for cameos.

The weigh-ins were earlier today, and all fighters made weight with one exception.  Two fights were removed from the card. A rematch destined to happen! 💎 @DustinPoirier vs 🇮🇪 @TheNotoriousMMA – tomorrow night on PPV! [ Get the PPV: https://t.co/vFZAHQckS9 ] pic.twitter.com/rdbk09rBEe — UFC (@ufc) January 22, 2021 UFC 257 Should Be A Banger From Start To Finish Conor last competed[...]

ABC obviously wants to counter-program the NFL playoffs that continue today as well, and they are getting a great UFC card to do it. UFC Fight Island 7 UFC Fight Island 7 Kicks Off A Huge Week For Them At the top of the broadcast, UFC President Dana White will address the MMA nation about the future of[...]

UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich fired from his commentating job after appearing at the Capitol Riots last week.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star and former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre says the series is "the biggest thing I’ve done in my life."

The trailer for Conor McGregor's UFC 257 return has been released, and boy can we not wait. It goes down January 23rd.

Who will walk out of UFC 254 this Saturday afternoon as undisputed lightweight champion of the world: Khabib Nurmagomedov or Justin Gaethje?

Ahead of this Saturday's UFC 254 title fight, Khabib Nurgomedov posts a moving animated tribute to his late father.

I'm an honest man… It wasn't my fight." Humble and honest in victory, @guram_dze doesn't believe he beat Mateusz Gamrot at #UFCFightIsland6 pic.twitter.com/GsNUmbNPi7 — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 17, 2020 Kudos To A UFC Fighter For Being Honest "It's not my fight It's bulls—, No 1 bulls— I'm an honest man[...]

Tonight at UFC Fight Island 6, Brian Ortega and "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung settle their beef in the Octagon.

Cejudo landed nearly a dozen unanswered blows to the head while Cruz was recovering, but in all fairness, he did appear to be getting up and did not seem to be knocked out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqd3yHQRCwMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: UFC 249: Henry Cejudo Post-fight Press Conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqd3yHQRCwM) After the fight, during an in-ring interview with[...]

The worlds of MMA and boxing collided once again this week when boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya claimed he would knock out UFC star Conor McGregor in two rounds and then attacked UFC's Dana White "Two rounds!" De La Hoya said in a CBS podcast interview "Because one thing about me, I went for[...]

The problem is it doesn't go far enough. Putting pro wrestling and MMA promoters in positions of power in the federal government is exactly what we need to get through this crisis Who knows better how to fight the coronavirus and economic catastrophe than people in the fighting business, fake or otherwise? You have to be[...]

Now in the interest of full disclosure, we've been Carano fans since her MMA days and her attention-grabbing turn in "The Merc with a Mouth's" big screen debut. Disney+ On Saturday, we learned who Carano is a big fan of: Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World, The Help), who stepped behind the camera to direct Carano in most-recent[...]

You don't see that talked about in many super-hero comics and I think being a hero means being a good parent. The sci-fi elements really speak to the traditional comic book fan but this story is deeply rooted in MMA as well Mike might have this super-powered armor, but it's only good at far range and[...]