UFC President Dana White announced co-main-event bouts for the next two upcoming pay-per-views as well as a deep UFC 290 card in July during International Fight Week. However, the rest of the summer is still in question. Fans are curious about when UFC champions Jamahal Hill and Zhang Weili will defend their titles next. It
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The UFC announced on Friday that former champion Robert Whittaker will face Dricus Du Plessis in a No.1 contender matchup for the middleweight division at UFC 290 in July. The winner of the fight between Whittaker and Du Plessis will face 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya later this year, with the fight likely to take place
At Bellator 294 in Honolulu, Liz Carmouche defended her flyweight championship title for the second time against DeAnna Bennett by submitting her via arm triangle choke at 4:29 in the fourth round. It was unique in that Bennett was ineligible to win the belt after missing weight by 1.2 pounds earlier in the week, meaning
Patchy Mix won the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix on Saturday night in Honolulu by defeating Raufeon Stots with a left knee to the chin. In the early moments of the fight, the fighters were on their feet as Stots, a two-time NCAA Division II wrestling champion, prevented grappling specialists from taking him to the
Demetrious Johnson, one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, has not decided whether he will retire after his upcoming fight. He will defend his ONE Championship 135-pound title against Adriano Moraes in Colorado on May 5. It will be Johnson’s first fight in the US since 2018 and ONE’s first event in the
The New Orleans Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for former UFC star Nate Diaz on suspicion of second-degree battery. Diaz was involved in a brawl last week on Bourbon Street following a Misfits boxing card in the city. According to police spokesperson Karen Boudrie, witnesses alerted police to a white male who was
On June 8th, Brendan Loughnane and Rob Wilkinson will continue their pursuit of consecutive PFL championships in the second round of the promotion’s regular-season matchups. Loughnane, with a record of 27-4, will face Jesus Pinedo (20-6-1) in the featherweight main event of PFL 4, which will be held at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.