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UFC Vegas 49, also known as UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green, UFC Fight Night 202, UFC on ESPN+ 60, is the 595th event in league history, and will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the UFC APEX, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Islam Makhachev vs, Bobby Green serves as the main event. Makhachev intends to push his win streak to ten, and further demonstrate that he is the second coming of his friend and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov. Green, who replaced original opponent Beneil Dariush on ten day’s notice when the latter suffered an ankle injury, is demonstrating a very large measure courage ..read more

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Bobby Green is not impressed by the recent red hot streak of his UFC Vegas 49 opponent Islam Makhachev. On Saturday night, inside Las Vegas’ UFC APEX, Green (29-12-1) will take on the challenge of a man who has gone unbeaten in his last nine fights in the Octagon. Furthermore, he will compete against the fourth-ranked lightweight on about two weeks’ notice. But in his usual devil-may-care style, “King” seems unconcerned about the task ahead and unimpressed in which the way the Russian has won in the UFC. In his Wednesday media scrum to talk about his fight, Green gave his thoughts on Makhachev ..read more

Triller and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) are looking to combine powers after announcing that the popular music app has purchased a “majority stake” in the Philadelphia-based bare-knuckle fighting outfit. On Wednesday, Triller — owner of fight promotion Triller Fight Club — announced their acquisition of the fast-growing boxing organization in a new press release. TFC boss Ryan Kavanaugh called the move a “natural evolution” and the next step in a combat sports revolution. “We see this as both a natural evolution and also a revolution for combat sports,” said Fight Club’s Ryan Kav ..read more

Jared Cannonier has goals of financial “independence” and “sovereignty,” and believes his new six-figure UFC contract will help towards reaching that pursuit. Cannonier (15-5) is one of the best middleweight fighters on the planet. He is ranked second in the UFC divisional rankings and looks to be in line to face division king Israel Adesanya in his next bout. Continued success is his goal as an athlete, but as a man, he also wants to give himself and his family financial security for years to come. “The Gorilla” believes he is finally achieving that end with a new contract that will net him s ..read more

The UFC Vegas 48 medical suspensions are in — exclusively on MixedMartialArts.com — and they reveal that eight of the 24 competitors on the card could be sidelined into the summer In the night’s main event, fast-rising light heavyweight talent Jamahal Hill dished out a filthy knockout win over UFC veteran Johnny Walker in the first round. In earning his fourth victory inside the Octagon, “Sweet Dreams” also did some damage to himself. He will need X-rays and an MRI on his elbow, forearm, and knee, respectively, to receive clearance to return to action. If not, he could be out of competition un ..read more

At Bellator 274, former welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov didn’t just beat Chance Rencountre with a vicious body kick. He also broke five of the American’s ribs and punctured his lung. UFC veteran Rencountre (16-5) did not have the Bellator debut he was hoping for on Saturday night, inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Not only did his matchup with dangerous striker Koreshkov (25-4) last just 38 seconds, but the body kick that ended his night early also did serious damage. On Sunday, Rencountre’s Suckerpunch Entertainment manager Brian Butler-Au posted an x-ray image of his c ..read more

UFC Vegas 49 brings Octagon action back to the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 26. The ESPN+ exclusive event will be headlined by a 160-pound catchweight fight between two red hot lightweight talents. After top-five 155-pound fighter Beneil Dariush had to drop out of the card’s main event due to injury, the promotion was left trying to salvage a headliner with the division’s hottest talent Islam Makhachev. With 10 days’ notice, in jumps MMA veteran Bobby Green, on the heels of victory a couple of weeks ago at UFC 271 against Nasrat Haqparast. Although Russian star Makhachev is a big ..read more

Jamahal Hill made quick work of Johnny Walker in their light heavyweight bout Saturday night, recording a first-round knockout in the UFC Vegas 48 main event at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Hill connected on an overhand right to Walker’s temple at 2:55 of the opening round. Hill landed another with Walker on the deck before the referee stepped in. Jamahal Hill thrashes Johnny Walker in UFC Vegas 48 main event “It’s time to start having a different kind of conversation because y’all are asking the wrong questions,” Hill said in his postfight interview. “Where’s he going next? How good am I for ..read more