Category Archives: Yahoo! Sports – Mixed Martial Arts News

Agilan Thani was handed a very tough match-up in the main event of ONE: Pursuit of Power . The Malaysian was matched with Swedish striking specialist Zebaztian Kadestam and held his own for the first ten minutes before being stopped in the third round at the Axiata Arena. The venue, which will play host

Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was scheduled to face Francis Ngannou at UFC 215 in September 2017. He was pulled from the event after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a potential violation. On April 25, dos Santos was cleared of any wrongdoing. He's sat on the sidelines

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Following the cancellation of his scheduled Bellator 188 bout against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire last November, featherweight Daniel Weichel has been on the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity to fight. While not one to lose motivation easily, Weichel admits that having to wait eight months to finally

Brock Lesnar still faces a few hurdles before he can set foot in the Octagon to challenge dual-division champion Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight championship. Cormier, after taking the heavyweight belt from Stipe Miocic at UFC 226, called out Lesnar, who was in attendance. The WWE Universal Champion

Nick Diaz and his legal team were surprised earlier this week when the Clark County (Nevada) District Attorney's official filed an amended complaint that included additional felony charges against the UFC fighter in his recent domestic violence case. Diaz was originally charged with felony domestic

ONE: Kingdom of Heroes is set for the Impact Arena in Bangkok on Oct. 6. The card will be headlined by a world title boxing match with Srisaket Sor Rungvisai set to defend his WBC super flyweight belt against an as yet undisclosed opponent. All the fights will be inside a ring and there will also be

One of the biggest names to ever fight in the UFC appears to be getting ready for his comeback as the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency confirmed to MMA Junkie that Brock Lesnar re-entered the drug-testing pool on July 3.

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Isarael Adesanya scored the biggest victory of his career when he earned a dominant decision over Brad Tavares in The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale main event. Luckily for him, he also averted landing on the TUF 27 Finale medical suspension list issued by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Tavares wasn