By Dave Doyle@davedoylemma MMAfighting.com It used to be that when a fighter left the UFC, that competitor was instantly branded a failure by much of the mixed martial arts fan base. But that’s not so much the case anymore as we head into 2019. No one disputes that the UFC is […]
Greg Hardy vs. Allen Crowder listed as UFC Brooklyn co-main event
By Mookie Alexander@mookiealexander Bloodyelbow.com The UFC is giving disgraced former NFL player Greg Hardy a high-profile spot for his UFC debut. During Saturday night’s UFC 232 broadcast, the promotion revealed its main card bout order for UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw, and listed Hardy’s fight vs. Allen Crowder as the […]
Gabi Garcia and Barbara Nepomuceno interview each other before Rizin 14
By Guilherme Cruz@guicruzzz MMAfighting.com Rizin Fighting Federation 14 will feature Floyd Mayweather vs. Tension Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing match, Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Darrion Caldwell for the bantamweight championship, and many other veterans and rising prospects at the Saitama Super Arena on Dec. 31 in Japan. Yet, no match is as heated as Gabi Garcia vs. […]
Cat Zingano suffers eyelid laceration at UFC 232; veteran referee explains why it was TKO loss
By Nick Baldwin@NickBaldwinMMA Bloodyelbow.com It appears Cat Zingano won’t have to deal with any long-term damage after her fight against Megan Anderson at UFC 232. Zingano lost to Anderson via first-round TKO on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California, but the fight ended in bizarre fashion. Anderson attempted a head […]
Guillermo Rigondeaux gets opponent for January 13th return
By Patrick L. Stumberg Badlefthook.com Guillermo Rigondeaux will indeed make his PBC debut on January 13th, opening the Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes broadcast of the Jose Uzcategui-Caleb Plant card in Los Angeles. BoxRec had originally listed Rigo’s opponent as Daniel Rosas, but The Ring reports that he’ll instead fight Giovanni Delgado (16-8, 9 KO). Delgado […]
Dana White: ‘I would love to see B.J. (Penn) retire’
By Alexander K. Lee@AlexanderKLee MMAfighting.com If it were up to UFC president Dana White, this will be the last we see of B.J. Penn inside the Octagon. At the UFC 232 post-fight press conference, White spoke glowingly of Penn, a former lightweight and welterweight champion who was an integral part of the promotion’s rise in the […]