Written by Even after all these years, Liz Carmouche is still doing her thing – and doing it well. At Friday’s 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 event in Orlando, Fla., Carmouche (23-8) made quick work of Ilara Joanne (12-10), as she finished the Brazilian fighter with ground-and-pound strikes for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 2. Carmouche […]
Ekaterina Shakalova never counted herself out. While the oddsmakers may have, Shakalova (9-2) proved them all wrong when she submitted former Bellator champion Juliana Velasquez (13-4) on Friday at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2. The tap came at 2:05 of Round 1. With the upset victory, Ukraine’s Shakalova advances to the semifinal round where she will […]
Jake Hadley immediately turned some heads in his PFL debut. In his first fight following his UFC release, Hadley (12-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) defeated Matheus Mattos (14-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on Friday at 2025 PFL 2 in Orlando, Fla via a rare Scottish twister submission at 2:16 of Round 3. View this post on Instagram […]
Check out these photos from the fights at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2, which took place at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Fla., and featured welterweight and featherweight opening-round tournament bouts. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA.) Elora Dana def. Diana Avsaragova – 2025 PFL World Tournament: First Round Elora Dana def. Diana Avsaragova – […]
Elora Dana stepped onto the biggest stage of her career to date and delivered at 2025 PFL World Tournament 2. In a preliminary card bout in the women’s flyweight tournament Friday in Orlando, Fla., Dana (8-0) made quick work of former Bellator standout Diana Avsaragova (6-2), as she submitted the Russian fighter with a neck […]
Dustin Poirier thinks Michael Chandler needs to prove he’s worthy of a top contention spot at lightweight. Former Bellator champion Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday’s five-round UFC 314 co-headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Kaseya Center in Miami. Chandler has fought elite competition since joining the UFC […]
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Justin Gaethje is rooting for Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Former Bellator champion and ex-UFC title challenger Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) meets Paddy Pimblett (22-3 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday’s five-round lightweight co-headliner (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Kaseya Center in Miami. Gaethje beat Chandler in a Fight of the Year barnburner at UFC 268 […]
According to Caio Borralho, Nassourdine Imavov rejected to fight him. Both Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) sit atop of the middleweight division as they vie for a title shot. Borralho previously called out Imavov, and revealed that the UFC tried to match them up, but Imavov was not interested. […]
MIAMI – UFC 314 ceremonial weigh-ins are in the books, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event. The weigh-ins took place at Kaseya Center, which hosts the card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+). A vacant featherweight championship fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes headlines the card, but that’s just the tip […]