Aside from a scare late in the first round, former champion Robert Whittaker turned in a phenomenal performance in an all-out striking affair against Paulo Costa. The middleweight bout was one filled with action from two powerful top-tier fighters. When time expired after three rounds, Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) claimed victory over Costa (14-3 … Read more
Brian Ortega’s first attempt vs. Yair Rodriguez ended in an injury and a loss. The second attempt started with an injury and ended in victory. In a rollercoaster 15-minute stretch, Ortega (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) overcame an ankle injury and an onslaught of striking to defeat Rodriguez (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) by arm-triangle choke at … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/02/ufc-news-opinion-analysis-video-live-stream-pfl-bellator-francis-ngannou-boxing February 26, 2024 8:00 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian … Read more
PFL vs. Bellator: Champions takes place Saturday and MMA Junkie has you covered with live and official results throughout the entire card. The event features PFL fighters vs. Bellator fighters at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The main card airs live on pay-per-view at 3 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+ at noon ET. … Read more
While the PFL and Bellator titles won’t be on the line Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the winner of each champion vs. champion matchup will go home with special hardware. Monday, the promotion released a first look at the special PFL vs. Bellator: Champions title belts that the winners of the head-to-head champions fights will … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/02/junkie-radio-episode-3436-ryan-bader-jon-jones-ufc-300-more February 12, 2024 10:11 pm ET Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,436, the fellas welcome Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader to the program for an … Read more
The first PFL vs. Bellator news conference is scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT), and you can watch it live right here on MMA Junkie. PFL vs. Bellator, the first even since PFL’s acquisition of Bellator, takes place Feb. 24 at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a main card … Read more
Vadim Nemkov no longer holds a Bellator title. Now a heavyweight, Nemkov (17-2) has officially vacated the Bellator light heavyweight title, a promotion official confirmed Tuesday to MMA Junkie. Nemkov had previously revealed to MMA Junkie in August his intention to move up a weight class and acknowledged forfeiture of championship status would likely result. … Read more
