Invicta FC held their weigh-ins Friday for their fourth event set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 5. Friday’s weigh-ins took place at the Aladdin Holiday Inn in Kansas City, Missouri. In the headlining bout, Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt each made the strawweight limit of 115 pounds or less for their title bout on [...]
Since launching her promotion last year, Invicta Fighting Championship president Shannon Knapp has laid down a challenge for fight fans everywhere. Knapp knows a certain segment of the mixed martial arts community has trouble accepting the notion of an all-women’s promotion. But since Invicta’s 2012 debut, Knapp has been convinced that all fans need to [...]
LAS VEGAS — As expected, both competitors in Saturday’s UFC heavyweight title rematch made weight. Champion Junior dos Santos and former titleholder Cain Velasquez regularly clock in well below the 265-pound weight limit, and Friday’s UFC 155 weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was no exception. Dos Santos clocked in at 239, Velasquez, who [...]
The UFC traditionally follows a formula when it comes to selecting bout order at the top of its cards. Title fights take precedence above all else, and when there’s multiple belts on the line, the heaviest weight class headlines. Exceptions to the rule are rarely made, and UFC 157 is no different. That’s exactly why [...]
All 20 fighters made weight Friday afternoon local time (Thursday night U.S.) for the upcoming UFC on FX 6 at the Gold Coast Convention Center in Queensland, Australia. The event, which is the culmination of “The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes” series pitting Team Australia vs. Team United Kingdom, is headlined by the coaches’ fight between [...]
Diego Sanchez’s long and winding road is ready to take another turn. With little prompting, the “Ultimate Fighter 1″ champion and Jackson’s MMA fighter took to Twitter on Monday and announced he is moving back to the lightweight division. “MY NEXT FIGHT WILL BE AT LIGHTWEIGHT,” Sanchez tweeted, the caps all his. The news came [...]
For 14 months, B.J. Penn was no longer a part of the world which he helped build, instead choosing a self-imposed exile to his homeland of Hawaii. He returned with thoughts of a future rich with success that would build upon his already established legacy. He left with more heartache. And headache. And … well, [...]
SEATTLE — A bizarre scene unfolded at the UFC on FOX 5 weigh-ins on Friday afternoon, with Nate Diaz missing weight by .6 pounds but the mistake going unnoticed and unmentioned by the officials at Seattle’s Key Arena. Unlike non-title bouts, which allow competitors a one-pound allowance, championship bouts require fighters to weigh-in at or [...]
For as long as he lives, B.J. Penn will be remembered by those who saw him for a mix of otherworldly talent, an infuriating inability to reach his vast potential, and a courageous willingness to confront giants. History suggests that is unlikely to change now, even if Penn has returned from his premature retirement with [...]
Less than one month after saying her doctors have warned her that it is impossible to cut an extra 10 pounds to make the bantamweight limit, Cris Cyborg is apparently willing to buck their advice, saying she would attempt to make it down to 135 pounds to set up a title fight with champion Ronda [...]