Jake Paul has always touted higher pay for fighters and it sounds like he – along with his Most Valuable Promotions – is putting his money where his mouth is. Chatting with UFC star Jorge Masvidal on the Death Row MMA show, Paul was asked about how the pay for Netflix’s first-ever MMA event, headlined […]
The referees and judges for the upcoming Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card have been selected by the California State Athletic Commission ahead of the cards on Saturday from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. with the event airing on Netflix. The commission shared the selections with MMA Fighting on Wednesday. In the main event, […]
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano is just days away, and after all of the talk, it’s time for MVP MMA to actually put on a show. So are we headed for delight or disaster? Eleven fights—like, an actual MMA card!—are set to go down this Saturday, from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif., with the […]
Francis Ngannou wanted to walk away from fighting after the death of his son. In 2024, Ngannou suffered one of the greatest tragedies that can befall a person: the death of his child. Ngannou’s 15-month-old son, Kobe, died suddenly from complications from a malformation on his brain, completely upending the former UFC heavyweight champion’s life. […]
The PFL is about to crown a new welterweight champion. On Wednesday, the PFL announced that top contenders Thad Jean and Shamil Musaev will square off for the vacant welterweight championship in the main event of PFL D.C., which takes place at the CareFirst Arena on July 25. Jean is one of the brightest young […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. I think about Kimbo Slice a lot. How he was once one of the five most […]
A total of 11 fighters were handed indefinite medical suspensions after competing at UFC 328 this past Saturday night in Newark, N.J. On Wednesday, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board released the full list of suspensions from the event, which was headlined by Sean Strickland reclaiming the UFC middleweight title in a close split […]
Sean O’Malley is excited to compete on the upcoming UFC White House card but he might not be quite as enthusiastic about what he’s wearing to the octagon that night. On Monday, the UFC revealed the new exclusive fight kits made by Venum that the fighters are wearing for the UFC White House card. All […]
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano collide in a five-round MMA showdown with nostalgic vibes this Saturday in California, on a show promoted by Most Valuable Promotions that airs live on Netflix. The women’s MMA pioneers have been preparing for months, and they share a common training partner: UFC bantamweight Jacqueline Cavalcanti. Undefeated in five UFC […]
Sean Strickland, why must you keep doing this. Listen, I know rankings are silly. Especially pound-for-pound rankings, which are for the most part theoretical and often of nebulous criteria depending on who you ask. But I like them. They’re fun to debate. They’re still real to me! But you know what’s not fun? Strickland knocking […]
