It’s official: Nick Diaz is fighting again. More than 17 years after their UFC 47 fight, Robbie Lawler and Nick Diaz are back – but who will come out on top this time? The UFC has officially announced that Diaz will be taking on Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 on
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Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is widely considered one of, if not the best lightweight MMA fighter of all time, and he did it all with a brutally crushing top game. The “smesh,” as it’s commonly known, led to victories over the likes of Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Rafael
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One of jiu-jitsu’s most accomplished active competitors is set to make her MMA debut in July. Multiple-time IBJJF world champion Talita Alencar will compete in MMA for the first time when she meets Staci Vega in a strawweight bout at Titan FC 70 on Friday, July 2. Alencar “is posed
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Elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mackenzie Dern is scheduled to take one big step closer to fighting for the UFC strawweight title. In a recent interview with TMZ, UFC president Dana White revealed that the company is targeting a fight between Dern and top strawweight contender Marina Rogriguez. As the
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Former UFC heavyweight champion and two-time ADCC champion Fabricio Werdum’s Profesional Fighters League (PFL) debut did not go to plan. After quickly securing a takedown in his main event fight with Renan Ferreira at PFL #3, Werdum secured a triangle choke that appeared to elicit a tap from Ferreira. The
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Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison is continuing her streak of domination in MMA. On Thursday night at PFL #3, Harrison squared off with Mariana Morais, her first opponent of 2021, and finished the fight quickly and brutally. Watch video of Harrison’s ground-and-pound TKO victory below. View this post
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Here’s a sentence you definitely didn’t expect to read today: MMA legend Nick Diaz has partnered with porn website Stripchat to teach self defense techniques to adult cam girls. Diaz posted about the deal on his Instagram, and MMAJunkie provided additional details. View this post on Instagram A post shared
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On Thursday, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) held the second event of its 2021 season, which featured the debuts of former UFC title challenger and Bellator champion Rory MacDonald, as well as Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist “Shoeface” Antonio Carlos Junior. The card had five finishes by knockout or submission, including those
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Upcoming UFC Lightweight Title contender Charles ‘do Bronx’ Oliveira has earned the third degree on his BJJ black belt. This comes just weeks before he goes for the UFC Lightweight Title against Michael Chandler at UFC 262. The title was previously held by the notorious and now-retired Khabib Nurmagamedov. The
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Russian light heavyweight MMA fighter Gadzhimurad Antigulov is facing charges for weapons found while he was detained for investigation into a December 2020 wedding brawl. RT reported the news of Antigulov’s newest legal troubles. The incident that sparked the investigation was caught on video. At a wedding in Russia, Antigulov
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