UFC superstar Conor McGregor is known as one of MMA’s finest knockout artists. McGregor’s left hand has, in fact, become the stuff of legends. Let’s revisit the first time the Irishman secured a knockout win in MMA. Unsurprisingly, the Irishman finished his first-ever pro MMA fight via knockout. In his pro debut in March 2008 … Read more
Ariel Helwani has stressed how big of a loss some MMA promotions could potentially suffer by missing out on Bo Nickal. Nickal, one of the hottest prospects in the sport, was recently signed by the UFC after two dominant victories on Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS). As far as Helwani is concerned, a number of … Read more
Welcome to today’s edition of Sportskeeda’s daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest UFC updates and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts. In today’s issue, we talk about a couple of fighters from Dana White’s Contender Series being added to the EA Sports video game, Charles Oliveira’s coach making a … Read more
Juan Archuleta, Bellator 277/279 Press Conference, Los Angeles Credit: Alex Behunin/Cageside Press Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta returns to action at Bellator 286 this Saturday. Archuleta (25-4) is looking to shake off back-to-back losses, the most recent of which saw him bounced from the bantamweight grand prix, in an interim fight with Sergio … Read more
LAS VEGAS — Prepare yourselves for some Bo Nickal hype. Nickal, a three-time NCAA Division I national collegiate wrestling champion, starched another opponent on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night, submitting Donovan Beard with a triangle choke just 52 seconds into their middleweight bout. It was Nickal’s second win on the Contender Series in … Read more
Former UFC champion Cris Cyborg picked up an eight-round decision win in her boxing debut on Sunday night in Brazil. The MMA legend, who has won 20 fights by knockout in her MMA career, looked good but was unable to find the finish against Simone Silva during the Fight Music Show 2 co-main event in … Read more
Leon Edwards isn’t swerving from the obvious matchup for his first UFC welterweight title defense: a trilogy bout with Kamaru Usman. Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is just more than a week removed from one of the most shocking championship victories in UFC history. After losing three of four rounds and with less than a … Read more
Welcome to today’s edition of Sportskeeda’s daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest UFC updates and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts. In today’s issue, we talk about a UFC veteran explaining how the company could end up retaining Nate Diaz, Islam Makhachev responding to Michael Chandler’s criticism and more. … Read more
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s almost impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or … Read more
MMA legend Conor McGregor appears to be edging closer to his eagerly anticipated comeback and has begun full-contact sparring again. The former dual-weight UFC champion has been out of action since fracturing his tibia and fibula at UFC 264 in July 2021 and is not expected to return to the Octagon until next year. getty … Read more
