Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! Welcome to Midnight Mania! The title situation is getting a little testy between BMF strap-hanger Max Holloway and undisputed UFC Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Holloway, understandably, is at the top of the world right now. “Blessed” smoked Justin Gaethje on the UFC 300 main card (watch highlights), earning the BMF belt in one of the greatest knockouts of all time and a masterclass technical performance. At 32 years of age, Holloway is back in prime position to contend fo ..read more

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Belal Muhammad is not happy with Leon Edwards. The mixed martial arts (MMA) world thought it knew what was next atop Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Welterweight division. A championship rematch between the current titleholder, Edwards, and top contender, Muhammad, makes sense going forward. Yet, “Remember the Name” remains waiting. UFC 300 appeared to be a strong possibility for the rematch to land this past weekend (April 13, 2024). Ultimately, Edwards was the only one in the conversation to be a part of the mega event. With the card no ..read more

Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Professional Fighters League (PFL) will stage its third 2024 regular season event tomorrow night (Fri., April 19, 2024), inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill, which will be streaming LIVE on ESPN+ and ESPN 2 for stateside viewers, while international PFL fans can catch the “Koreshkov vs. Umalatov” action on DAZN starting at 7 p.m. ET. Headlining PFL Chicago — which will feature welterweights and featherweights — former Bellator 170-pound champion, Andrey Koreshkov, will face Magomed Umalatov, who is undefeated at 14-0. In the co ..read more

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Yan Xiaonan went through quite the rollercoaster ride in her first career Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title fight. The co-main event of UFC 300 saw the Strawweight title on the line this past weekend (April 13, 2024). The reigning two-time champion, Zhang Weili, was set to defend for the fourth time overall when tasked with her fellow countrywoman, Yan. Zhang won the China vs. China showdown via a hard-fought unanimous decision, but the majority of the drama came at the end of round one. After a largely successful opening four minutes f ..read more

Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images The Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia press conference did not have an official staredown; however, they did close the Thurs. afternoon show with a juicy little nugget regarding the Misfits Boxing 15 headliner on May 25. Elle Brook vs. Paige VanZant, according to the graphic captured below. Brooke was NOT happy about the leak. “Feel like everyone just found out I was pregnant before I did,” the OnlyFans star wrote on social media. “Just to clarify, I am not pregnant. Just referring to incompetent people leaking shit early.” VanZant teased her boxing ..read more

UFC The MAC is BACK! Former two-division titleholder and the sport’s top pay-per-view (PPV) draw, Conor McGregor, makes his long-awaited return to cage fighting at UFC 303 when he collides with The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31 nemesis Michael Chandler to close out the promotion’s annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas! Event: UFC 303 “McGregor vs. Chandler” Date: Sat., June 29, 2024 Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada Start times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC 303 Main Event On ESPN+ PPV: 170 lbs.: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler UFC 30 ..read more

Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Pugnacious pugilists Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will participate in a special pre-fight press conference today, LIVE at 2 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. “The Dream” and “King Ry” are just a couple of days in front of their 12-round super lightweight title bout on DAZN, taking place this Sat. night (April 20, 2024) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. To order the Haney vs. Garcia fight on DAZN click here. Garcia, 25, returned to the win column with an eighth-round knockout victory over Oscar Duarte late last year in Houston. As for Haney, also 2 ..read more

Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has agreed to defend his 145-pound crown against ex-division titleholder Max Holloway, but only if “Blessed” puts his “BMF” belt on the line, giving “El Matador” the opportunity to walk away with a second strap. If not, Topuria will grant Alex Volkanovski an immediate rematch. “Without the BMF belt, I don’t want him at all,” Topuria told The MMA Hour. “If not, I’m going to fight with Volk for the rematch. But because he has that belt, I’m excited about that. That’s why I want him. He’s been saying, ‘Right now I have a ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alex Pereira took a low blow from Jamahal Hill in the main event of UFC 300 last weekend in Las Vegas, prompting referee Herb Dean to step in and call a halt to the action. Pereira, however, was unfazed by the groin shot and told Dean to back off and let him work. Moments later, Hill was stopped by way of technical knockout. Former UFC heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier, was serving as color commentator alongside Joe Rogan and play-by-play man Jon Anik during the UFC 300 PPV event. “DC” and his cousins — who are apparently experts in this sort ..read more

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Some lady in California came extremely close to getting beat up after picking the wrong woman to test: a UFC women’s flyweight contender. Some lady in California came real close to getting her butt kicked after trying to instigate a fight with the UFC’s Maycee Barber. Barber is currently ranked No. 4 in the women’s flyweight division and is on a six fight winning streak. That could have been extended to seven if she was less patient during a recent parking lot incident captured by her friend and fitness model Demi Bagby. The video shows Bagby and ..read more