Cris Cyborg is one of the greatest fighters in women’s MMA history, but Larissa Pacheco still expects some fans and experts to downplay her feat if she beats her fellow Brazilian countrywoman in the co-main event of PFL’s Oct. 19 pay-per-view in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pacheco enters the...

Larissa Pacheco expects people to downplay win over Cris Cyborg: ‘They’ll always have excuses’

UFC and Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach has died at the age of 45. Reports about his passing were first posted by family members on Facebook, including from Radach’s stepmother and brother. Additional sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Monday. The cause of death has not been revealed...

UFC, Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach dies at 45

Sean O’Malley’s second title defense as the UFC bantamweight champion will be one to remember. The “Sugar Show” takes center stage against surging top contender Merab Dvalishvili as the featured attraction atop the “one-time ever” Las Vegas Sphere event for Noche UFC on Sept. 14. The Mexican Independence Day special is expected to be unlike anything ever seen before as an MMA event and the slow-burning rivalry getting the main event slot is just what O’Malley hoped for.

Morning Report: Sean O’Malley feels bad for Merab Dvalishvili: ‘I’m gonna make him look stupid’

Remember the epic trilogy between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic? Those fights were something else! Their last battle at UFC 252 was particularly intense. It was during this fight that Cormier had a sudden realization. Both fighters were exhausted in the fifth round, but neither was backing down. Suddenly, Miocic...

Daniel Cormier Reveals The Exact Moment He Knew His Time In The UFC Was Over

Since Belal Muhammad became the welterweight champion, fans have been wondering who his next title defense will be against. One unexpected name in the mix is Sean Strickland, the top middleweight contender who is currently focused on middleweight gold but is also known for his rivalries across other divisions. Amid...

UFC Champ Belal Muhammad Trolls Sean Strickland’s Fight Plan With Teeps And Wild Last-Second Moves

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Former UFC champion Demetrious Johnson has issued a detailed response to some of Belal Muhammad’s...

Demetrious Johnson responds to Belal Muhammad’s harsh criticism of his MMA analysis: “I haven’t seen you fight that much!”

Khamzat Chimaev made a massive impression on fight fans after competing for the UFC three times in two months. Now it seems like the promotion is pushing a similar schedule for their new rising star Shara “Bullet” Magomedov, who will fight again at UFC 308 in October. The...

The new Khamzat? Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov eyed for third fight in four months at UFC 308

Beneil Dariush thinks his experience would be too much for Paddy Pimblett to handle. Dariush finds himself in a tough spot having lost his last two outings via TKO or KO. Dariush is hoping to show that he’s still got plenty of fight left in him. Will he get a chance to prove that against Paddy “The Baddy?”

Beneil Dariush welcomes UFC fight with Paddy Pimblett: “I really do think experience plays a factor”

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UFC champion Alex Pereira has accomplished more than anyone could have anticipated in his short UFC career, and he is now taking his belt with him anywhere he goes.

UFC champion Alex Pereira is wearing his belt on his wrist with amazing bracelet

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Larissa Pacheco can already hear the excuses if she defeats Cris Cyborg on the October...

Larissa Pacheco anticipates excuses after Cris Cyborg bout at PFL Super Fight: “I don’t owe anyone anything”

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Five months after ruining his UFC career, Igor Severino is getting a second chance in another prominent organization.
Czech-Slovak promotion OKTAGON MMA announced Tuesday that it has signed Severino to a contract. Terms of the deal were not included.
Severino (8-1) joins OKTAGON after he was disqualified for biting Andre Lima in the arm during his UFC debut fight back in March. Immediately after the event, UFC CEO Dana White announced Severino was released from his contract. Severino apologized for biting Lima days after the incident, saying “that’s not who I am” in an interview with MMA Junkie.
Severino subsequently received a nine-month suspension and $2,000 fine from the Nevada Athletic Commission, which oversaw his fight with Lima.

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We are delighted to announce the addition of Igor Severino (8-1) 🇧🇷 to the OKTAGON MMA roster.
The former Jungle Fight champion and UFC veteran has a 100% finishing rate and is a top, young talent.
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Severino, 21, had earned his UFC opportunity through Dana White’s Contender Series. The Brazilian boasts a 100% finishing rate in his eight wins.

OKTAGON MMA signs Igor Severino five months after infamous UFC biting incident

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One of the losing fighters on Week 3 of Dana White's Contender Series needed some serious medical attention after his fight.

UFC CEO Dana White Shares Graphic Photos of Contender Series Injury

Robert Whittaker has some words of caution for Alex Pereira. At UFC 305, Dricus du Plessis made the first successful defense of his middleweight title by stopping former two-time champion Israel Adesanya. It was an impressive win that caught the attention of former middleweight champion and current light heavyweight champion Pereira, who suggested post-fight that he might make a return to 185 pounds to square off with du Plessis. But Whittaker says Pereira shouldn’t view du Plessis as an easy mark.

Robert Whittaker: Dricus du Plessis may look ‘like a pub fighter,’ but Alex Pereira facing him at 185 is a bad idea

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

The last UFC pay-per-view event of the year has a lot of different possibilities to headline. Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return bout against Michael Chandler was supposed to happen on International Fight Week at UFC 303 in June. Unfortunately, a broken pinky toe for the Irishman axed that plan and pushed the thought of the matchup back to December at the earliest. That’s according to each fighter anyway, as UFC CEO Dana White has since stated McGregor will not fight in 2024.

Morning Report: Arman Tsarukyan says ‘there’s no point’ to anti-bullying PSA if Islam Makhachev fight happens in December

BKFC is giving the people what they want. On Monday, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship announced its upcoming BKFC 67 card, which takes place on Oct. 12 at Marbella Arena in Marbella, Spain, will feature a high-profile amateur encounter between two sizable MMA personalities: Ben Davis and Oscar Willis. An rising...

MMA media personalities Ben Davis, Oscar Willis set to fight at BKFC 67

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

Mariya Agapova is removing her gloves and she’s taking her talents to BKFC. The promotion announced via Instagram stories on Tuesday that Agapova has signed with the bare-knuckle outfit following a six-fight run in the UFC. No information in regards to a debut date, or opponent was revealed. Agapova...

Ex-UFC fighter Mariya Agapova signs with BKFC

Speaking to UFC veteran Vince Morales, a training partner of Merab Dvalishvili, he explained that he will be too much for Sean O’Malley. At UFC 306, we are likely to see a new UFC world champion in the bantamweight division. Merab Dvalishvili Drowns Sean O’Malley. Sean O’Malley is...

Exclusive: UFC Veteran Says Merab Dvalishvili Swamps Sean O’Malley: “Merab will have O’Malley drowning and looking for a way out”

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Igor Severino signs with Oktagon MMA after UFC release for biting opponent

Brazilian prospect Igor Severino has a new fighting home after signing with Oktagon MMA following his release from the UFC after biting his opponent in his...

Igor Severino signs with Oktagon MMA after UFC release for biting opponent

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